Monday, August 30, 2010

Flying High!

Yes, this is us in the ER. Not were we'd want to spend our evening.It all started back at our house around 5pm. Jon was in the laundry room and I was in Rylee's room cleaning up. All of the sudden we heard a thud. Not the kind of thud you hear when your son is banging his cars on the wall or the kind of thud you hear when your kids jump up and down on the second floor. You know how when you're a parent you know what your kids are doing even when you're not in the room, well, I knew that Brody was on the top bunk of the bunk beds and he was throwing down Rylee's stuffed animals to donate. Then it comes, the thud you DON'T want to hear. Here it is, the result of that thud.Wait a minute, it's not supposed to bend there?! Jon constructed a quick splint out of cardboard and kerlex. I'm glad his training comes in handy at home. Once we got to the hospital Brody took off the splint and said, "All better, go home". It's hard knowing what's in store for him when he doesn't have a clue. It made Jon and I so sad. Thank you Wilkins for watching Rylee! And the X-ray results are a broken right radius. Poor baby.Ouch, you can see the soft tissue bend where it is broken. Not so happy after the IV and thanks Dee for getting it on the first try!Watching Jungle Book and The Land Before Time while waiting for procedural sedation and the tug.Here is Brody sedated with twitching eyes wide open (weird to say the least) and MD McInturf putting his wrist back into place.Usually it takes a while for kids to wake up and when they do they are hysterical and disoriented. Not our brave little man. He came to quick and was pleasant. Love our little flyer!! Let's please not repeat this!!Two days after he got his cast and he couldn't be happier because he picked the color orange...his favorite! We love you so much!!

4 comments:

The Brittons said...

That stinks. At least it was not at our house with his hx. I wish I could have been working to help out. hope to see you all soon. Hope he is doing good.
Chris

Fisher Family said...

I recognized the way that arm looks! So sad for him... but glad he's feeling better!

Janene Christensen said...

It probably won't be the last time Kim, sorry to say! At least he is resiliant and happy! We've had so many broken bones and stitches I need to set up a separate savings account to pay for it!

Kelly Evanson said...

what a brave little one. glad everything is over with and he is back to normal. we had this same thing with our 6 yr old with the tramp. it is so hard to see the kids in pain like that. what a fun cast too!!