We always thought the first broken bone among our children would probably happen to Joshua, but we were wrong. Today during recess Caitlyn was swinging on the playground and she fell off the swing onto the ground. At first she was more concerned about her lip which was bleeding. She went to see the nurse and Caitlyn also mentioned that her wrist was hurting, but it looked fine. So, back to class she went. About an hour later, Caitlyn's wrist was hurting more and it started to swell. So, the nurse called me and I went to pick her up from school. We went to the regular pediatrician first who looked at her wrist and then referred us to an Orthopedic Surgeon. It was swollen, but not displaced or anything and she wasn't crying or upset. She and Caleb (who was home from school with a cold) were even wrestling, as usual. Anyway, they took an x-ray and discovered a small crack in her wrist. She doesn't even have to have a cast. She just has to wear a wrist splint for three weeks. Oh yeah, and as every kid dreams, the break is on her right arm and she is right-handed. So, no writing at school or for homework. She wasn't exactly complaining about that. In fact, she wasn't complaining at all until I told her she couldn't take the brace off because there was a crack on the bone. Up until then she didn't really understand what had happened.
On a side note, there is one thing that I won't miss about New York which I was reminded of again today. I didn't have time to find someone to watch the other 3 kids while all this was going on. The doctor was about to go to lunch so we had to rush over there and the Ortho had said to send us right over after that. We were just running from one thing to another and my kids hadn't had lunch and it was Ellie's naptime, etc. So when the Ortho walked in he said, "Oh, are there any more kids running around here?" Now I know it's not fair to make generalizations about people, but I'm going to do it anyway. People in New York are children-a-phobic!!! Ok I know that's not even a real word. But, I am sick and tired of people thinking I am from another planet because I have 4 children. It's not that big a deal people! Get over it and I will try to do the same about you! Okay I'll get off my soapbox now. I'm going to bed, finally! Good night.
4 comments:
I am so exicted you are moving back to Utah!! And sorry about the dumb doctor --- just get back here where 4 isn't that many!! Love you.
man, what a day. you are so great! i wouldn't have known you had such a crazy day if you hadn't said something. you looked so great and relaxed last night. that is why i love being around you. you remind me that life can be crazy, but we can still smile, still love our kids, and everything will work out! you're awesome. we will miss you terribly!
POOR CAITLYN! Another thing you can be excited about, is, strangers won't tell you how to parent your child! I had people stop me all the time in PA and tell me what to do, or tell Taylor what to do. Hello, I'm the mom and I can see that he just picked up that cracker off the floor he dropped. He won't die!!!!! Good luck with the move. Call me when you get a minute!
:-) Espero que todo este mejor. La casa es super bonita y grande!! oye! Este año me gustaria mandar algunos christmas a la gente que me importa asi que cuando tengas un huequecito me podrias mandar tu nueva direccion? Muchas gracias mi niña. Por cierto, tienes una familia preciosa. Sois todos geniales. Un besito pa los 6. Zaira. zairaluis@hotmail.com
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