Well, we started the week off well enough — Tom was on furlough and joined us for Dylan’s gymnastics session on Monday morning. Afterwards, I went to work and Tom took the kids to the park! And, whaddaya know? Poor little Dylan teetered on a playground structure platform and toppled backwards into the sand. According to Tom, the fall was only about 2-ish feet, but Dylan landed square on his butt and he extended his arm to catch himself (as he’ll tell you himself!) and that was enough to do some damage!
Tom took him to Urgent Care, but Dylan passed all of the range-of-motion tests so they sent them home. But, the next morning, Dylan was pretty sore and he couldn’t move without crying out and wincing, so we decided to take him back for some x-rays.
It was also Cameron’s 4-month appointment with the doctor (slightly delayed, but on-track for her vaccinations), so I took her in while Tom was with Dylan. Cameron got her vaccinations and a glowing report — 95th percentile for weight, 90th for height, and (wow) 75th for head circumference!! This little girl is so sweet and is growing increasingly inquisitive. She’s grabbing for everything in sight — today, she even played with Wedgits with Dylan — and she continues to have a pretty strong interest in solids. Luckily, we have nothing to worry about with our dear little girl!
Cameron was done with the doctor before Dylan was (and even though she wailed when she got her two shots in her thighs and she tried to spit out the oral vaccine, a little nursing set her right)….
When we got to Dylan’s exam room, I discovered (because, of course, Tom was already there), his elbow was fractured! So, here he is with his splint and sling!
He has been a trooper throughout this whole thing. After the doctor’s office, he still wanted to go to school and the teachers reported he did great! He needed a lot of help playing with things and he complained about the splint being “so confusing,” but overall, he did well!
Back at home, he was still having trouble putting his GeoTrax together so he good-naturedly told me his “splint was soooo annoyin’!” We’re happy he’s not in great pain anymore. Next week, we go to Orthopedics to see if he needs a cast. Also, we’re, of course, very thrilled with our Pink Princess, who’s as healthy and as jolly as can be! Watching her play now just elicits endless smiles!!
