My brave little boy

Parker had a bit of an accident today. The day started out fine when my friend Lindsay and her husband Tom dropped off little Grace to play while they attended a memorial service. Parker and Grace had fun playing together (aside from when Parker decided to get a bit aggressive). Tom and Linds and their other little one, Noel, came over afterwards to have brunch. Grace and Parker kept going upstairs to play, and one particular time Nate went up to "supervise". Nate was playing with Parker and "laid" (threw) him on the bed, and Parker's arm got stuck at a weird angle behind his back. Anyhow, Nate heard a snap and brought an upset Parker down to me. It only took him a few minutes to tell me that he heard a snap, but remained insistent that he was just "laying" him on the bed. Parker was definitely crying a different way-more pathetic, sad, confused type of unconsolable cry so we decided we needed to bring him to the Emanual Children's ER. He was holding his left arm and not moving it. (For the record I have forgiven my husband and know that it was an accident!!)

We got in relatively quickly this time (compared to the 3 or 4 hour wait last time). They admitted us in a matter of minutes and a nurse came in prompty. At first they thought he had disclocated his elbow, but after another hour of waiting for the doctor, it was decided that Parker have an x-ray taken to make sure there wasn't a fracture. We waited for another hour or so to hear the results. Turns out they could not see a fracture, but there was visible fluid around the bones pointing to a fracture. They put Parker in a splint (basically a soft cast) and he is going to see an Orthopedic Pediatrician this week for follow-up. We are praying that he does not require a hard cast and that it is only a minor thing that can heal without. We were going to be starting swim lessons on Tuesday which will have to be delayed:(

My sweet boy has been a real trooper. He really only cried for an hour or so after the accident and was content and sweet as can be for the three additional hours in the exam room. It is sad to see him not be able to do things he usually can do like climb or crawl under the table or drink from his sippy (also can't get it wet or dirty which will be a challenge). He'll survive, but it really is a sad thing to see such a little guy go through! Please be praying that he doesn't have to get a hard cast and that if he does, he'll be content and that it won't have to be for long!!!

Here is a picture of him hamming it up-he knows how to get the attention at crucial times;) Notice the massive splint that we can even fit a normal t-shirt over!!!