The daring young boy.........

So, we have been taking care of Dab Dab and Sugars for 10 months and this past weekend, we had the first true injury. There have been bumps and bruises along the way but, miraculously considering Dab Dab's penchant for mischieviousness, there have been no ER visits for him. Well that all changed Sunday night. When he woke up from his nap, he decided to climb up onto his headboard, which is about 1 1/2 inches wide, and peel the lettering on the wall above his bed. He got two letters of his name peeled off when he slipped and got his leg caught between the headboard and the wall. Daddy immediately went in and rescued him and checked him out and he seemed fine. We even went to McDonalds that night and he played for a few hours. The next afternoon I discovered that his left calf was bigger than his right and that it was tensed up. I thought that maybe he had pulled a muscle or something. But when I took him to the ER and they did an X-Ray, it turns out he had a fractured Tibea!!! He was such a brave boy. They put a splint on him and told me to keep him from walking around. Yeah, right! I think that this child may have come out of the womb and a fast walk! He doesn't run as much as he flies.
I was hoping that they would put a walking cast on him but it ended up going up to his mid thigh and they bent his leg at the knee. But it does have dinasaurs on it, which he thinks is really cool.
This week has basically been spent tending to his every need and trying to keep him happy. Since I just got out of a cast myself, I know how frustrating it can be. While he cannot walk right now, he is getting really good at scooting around on his bottom. He is also pretty good about ordering me around. I live to serve, I guess. I am just glad he is feeling better since he got his cast on. I think that the splint allowed too much movement and it was hurting him.
So, since he is too little for crutches or a walker, we will carry him around or push him in a stroller. He is being a little trooper and hopefully will be back to climbing and jumping in no time.
TTFN