We had a lovely Memorial Day, given the drama of the weekend (see prior two posts.) We got all the outside work done for the spring on Sat and Sun, and once again my front yard/mulchbed/shrubs/porch are looking like we belong in this neighborhood, rather than folks who should be living in the country.
Last night my mom and dad came over for a cookout, the kids were all having fun in the back yard, and we grownups were on the deck kicking back, tired after drama, hard labor, and running around cooking, enjoying bellies full of ice tea, hamburgers and potato salad, and yet to enjoy a freshly made banana cake with cream cheese frosting.
BD 2 had mastered the ladder to the sliding board to the point where we no longer hovered over her (hard when they are 2 and a half to start letting go, stepping back, letting them learn these skills. Our next door neighbors have twin girls two months older than BD 2 who have a full size trampoline, and climb up a step stool, unzip and re-zip the netting, they crawl up and down from their larger swing set all day long, they are monkeys. BD 2 was more hesitant, more practical in her approach to learning how to get to the point with dangerous activities before she's comfortable saying, "NO I DO IT!" on things. I kinda like that.
BUT then she got overconfident and fell. Screamed. Wouldn't bear weight on her left foot even after a half hour and a piece of banana cake. THAT's not like her. So off to Statcare to spend the rest of our Memorial Day, with another mom and her toddler who fell off and hurt his arm.
BD 2 is in a splint that looks very much like an actual cast. They couldn't tell for sure on the xray, but the radiologist was not there that late on a holiday, and both the Statcare Dr and we will feel better after an orthopedist sees her today.
I am potentially looking at 6 weeks of summer with a 2 and a half year old in a cast 
At least we didn't have a big beach trip planned this year.
Though I am a Pollyanna and had two positives come out of this. When BD 2 first fell it was SD who grabbed her to comfort her. Then SD got shitty with DH for stopping playing soccer with her and DH had to tell her several times to get the ball and put it away, BD 2 IS HURT. But by the time we got back, none of the kids went to bed yet (my parents stayed with them while we were gone) and SD was very concerned about Anna.
AND...that other mother of that other toddler. Was a waitress I was friendly with when I was single, and lost contact with because I moved on the other side of town and am not near that restaurant anymore. We exchanged numbers and she lives five minutes down the street. So...I made another real life mom friend, bonding over casts.
I'm sorry 'bout your baby!
My BS spent Christmas with his arm in a sling, because he broke his elbow the week before. So much for his Christmas gifts... roller blades, video games, etc. Poor kid! Couldn't play with any of it until later. Same situation, too. It happened after hours, no radiologist to read the x-ray, had to follow up after Christmas. The younger they are, the faster they heal, though, and your little Anna Banana will be bouncing around again in no time.
I think it's promising that SD's first instinct was to comfort Anna, rather than to, say, revel in her pain. If she were all the way around the bend, she wouldn't have reached out to comfort her. So maybe SD is only halfway 'round the bend, after all!
♥ Georgia ♥
"Good men don't just happen. They have to be created by us women." (from ROSEANNE)
That's a pretty cool story
I love stories that end well for the most part!
I sure hope it isn't broken, that would make for a miserable summer! Let us know! 
It's going around
My Dh let ss go out of town with a friend and his family for the holiday weekend. Ss called on the way home yesterday and said his friend had broken his arm on a 4 wheeler. Keep in mind, ss is still in his cast on his left arm. He is just coming to the end of his 6 weeks. Well, when he got home I noticed that he had broken his cast AGAIN! This is the second time. He isn't scheduled to have it off until June 6 so now Dh has to call and find out what we should do.
I didn't realize that it was so hard to keep a cast on a 12 year old boy!!
I hope it's not broken but if it is, find out if you can get the water proof cast. It'll make things much easier.
Dawn
Poor baby girl
I hope she is feeling better soon. Update and let us know if it's broken. We had a couple of close calls with BD and BS already this year and the summer hasn't even started.
~Evil
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. ~Abigail Van Buren
Awww, poor Anna
It would be totally wretched if she has to spend the summer in a cast. Please let us know what the doc says.
I broke my right leg when I was 18 months old. When my parents took me to the doctor he said I was a spoiled brat, to take me home and put me to bed. Needless to say after hours of incessant crying, they finally took me to the hospital where it was discovered that I had a fractured leg. The hospital doctor was mad after hearing what the first doctor said, called him up and reamed him a new one!
My mom said that once the cast was off I had to learn how to walk all over again. To this day my leg hurts when it gets damp and chilly.
Poor kid. I'm guessing a kiss won't fix this boo boo.
That is so sad Poor baby,
That is so sad
Poor baby, hopefully it's just sprained. It's nice to hear that the SD was concerned about her, though.
It's a good thing that kids heal well.
Benedryl needed!
So sorry to hear about your little Anna!! Buy some Benedryl because you are going to need it!! My son was "too active/clutzy" and thus found himself in casts often while growing up. If not for Benedryl I think he would have gone nuts from the itching (especially in the warmer weather)!
The good thing is, the younger they are the more they do not let a cast slow them down. You will see her motoring around like a little trouper before you know it.
Corie
Thanks everyone...
They can't determine if there's a fracture from the xray, but her not wanting to put weight on her foot even with the splint's support, along with her pain from forced flexing of the foot made the Dr decide to put on a cast just in case. I guess in that small of a child they can't see a break if it's in the growth plate so the err on the side of caution. She's in a 10 day walking cast, but she isn't willing to walk on it yet either. We'll see what she does throughout today.
I will be posting it on my real blog, for those of you who have it. For those who don't but got onto my space with me, I put the link to my blog on my profile (in the "about me" section) of the my space account.
“I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away.” ~Louise Brooks
Hoping Anna is doing alright
I feel so bad for her. She just got over being sick & now this. I will be thinking postive thoughts for her that it is not broken & that the next 10 days fly by.
Thanks SW
She is in pretty good spirits but is going through medicine "withdrawl!" Every time she coughs now she says, "NEED MEDICINE!" What have I done????
But she doesn't seem bothered by the cast, except she has become more clingy and whiny
It's only for 8 more days though, so we'll get through it ok.
“I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away.” ~Louise Brooks
That's going to be tough- at
That's going to be tough- at that age, does she understand why she has to wear it?
She understands somewhat
She knows she has a special "shoe" on because her "feet hurts" as she puts it. My only concern is that they put a walking cast on and really encouraged we get her to walk on it. She has no interest and doesn't understand why I didn't let her walk on the splint, but now am trying to get her to walk on the cast. She's refusing. So I'll call the Dr again tomorrow to make sure it's ok she's not walking. I imagine it's not too bad for her not to since it's only for 10 days total and not six weeks.
“I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away.” ~Louise Brooks
Poor thing
I can't imaging having a 2yo in a cast. They have no idea what's going on, really.
The more she uses that foot (to some extent, not jumping up and down or anything), the faster it will heal. That's why they are encouraging her to use it. The cast will protect it from further injury, and the more blood flow she can get to the area the better. I tore the ligaments on the inside of my ankle and had a half-cast, and I had to take it off every day and do exercises (doctor's orders). It hurt, but I was out of the cast in 14 days.
Can you take Anna somewhere she really likes (the zoo, arcade, anything) that would encourage her to use the foot? Short walks, of course. My sister's 2yo foster daughter hurt her foot and stopped using it, and it took a long time to get her to use it again even after it healed. At that age, you don't want to cause any problems with their bone growth and development or their gait through prolonged lack of use. Know what I mean?
Thanks Elizabeth
I have tried everything. She won't even lower it when I try to put her on it. I've tried putting things out of reach and she just drops and crawls.
I will call the Dr. tomorrow if she's not attempted to walk.
“I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away.” ~Louise Brooks
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