Little Dude's First Break

It was bound to happen...our first broken bone. Jensen was jumping on Finn's trampoline one Sunday afternoon when he managed to fall through a hole in the trampoline's net and right onto his elbow. He cried and cried and we felt like something must be really wrong. We took him to pediatric urgent care, where, despite the fact that he SCREAMED bloody murder when they positioned his arm for x-rays, they told us nothing was wrong. So home we went. 

The next morning his arm was more swollen and he still wasn't using it, so we went to our pediatrician...she could immediately tell something wasn't right. She ordered x-rays done by an orthopedic x-ray tech, which revealed a fracture right by his elbow. He wore a temporary splint for a few days, which was extremely comfortable, as you can see...

Poor little guy.

Jensen finally got his real cast on several days after breaking his arm. I spent a bit of time in a cast just like his when I was younger, and it is no fun...but he's such a trooper. I would keep forgetting about the cast, and now, several weeks after he got it off, I keep forgetting that it even happened. Jensen broke his right arm and he is right-handed. You'd think this would be a huge deal for a kindergartener, but he just switched to writing with his left hand and didn't miss a beat. Good-natured and ambidextrous to boot...we sure love this little guy.