We Joined the Club

 It was just a matter of time before we made that fateful trip to the ER for the inevitable broken bone and that time has come.  Well, not exactly.  There was no ER visit, but there is a broken bone.  Last Sunday night Levi & Naomi were innocently playing at church while we were taking out turning doing the weekly cleaning.  There were having a great time running and chasing each other and then there were tears.  We weren't concerned and she gave us no reason to be.  We kissed her boo boo and she went right back to playing.  When we arrived home we noticed that her hand was a little swollen and she wasn't really wanting to use it to hold her fork to eat.  We checked her fingers, she laughed, so we figured it was just a little bruised from the fall and all would be better in the morning.

Monday comes and I literally think nothing of it.  She complained once or twice, but for most of the day she was her normal, crazy self.  We went to soccer practice and she was running all over the place, falling down, and acting completely normal.  We only got concerned because her hand was still pretty swollen (almost twice the size) so we made plans to go to the doctor the next day.

Tuesday comes and while Tuesday literally requires a post all its own lets just say after much frustration with my pediatrician's office we discover that she will need to be seen by a pediatric orthopedist because her x-rays show a possible stress fracture.  Wednesday we make the trek to Atlanta to see the orthopedist.  It takes no time for them to examine her before they rule that her right hand definitely has a break.  On the bright side she got to pick her cast color and of course she picked purple.  She has to wear it for three weeks and so far we're in one and a half weeks.  It has taken her no time to get used to it and I think she actually likes it.  Thursday night after her bath it actually came off!!!  I know right!  That is not supposed to happen.  I called the doctor and was told to watch it over the weekend and we'd make a decision come Monday.  Today they decided to have us come back in tomorrow for a new cast since her hand was moving more than they'd prefer.  Let's just hope she is this happy after she gets her new one tomorrow.