One of her x-rays.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Abby vs. the Swing
Abby & her friend were swinging on Saturday evening, her friend told a funny joke & when Abby went to cover her mouth while she was laughing...BOOM she flew off the back of the swing & landed on her back & slammed her head on the ground. Derek was outside working & I was outside chatting with a friend when we heard her crying. We all went running over to her & she was freaking out, writhing in pain. We got her inside & I still couldn't get her to calm down. I tried all the usual thing to get her to stop crying. I tried being nice & rubbing her head, Lindsey tried rubbing her head "because that's nice to do when someone gets hurt", I tried the mommy voice, "Abby you NEED to calm down, it is only making your head hurt worse", I put her in the tub (her favorite place to find her CHI)to try & get her to relax...that didn't really work either because now I just have a hysterical child wet in the bathtub. Finally I asked Derek to come in & help me & about 40 minutes later we got her to calm down. She said her back, head, wrist & legs hurt. Well, what do you do when everything is hurting? You eat a bowl of cereal, take some Tylenol & watch cartoons. This seemed to help immensely. Sunday, Abby woke up & said her back & wrist still hurt, but mainly it hurt to move her wrist, so we decided to put an Ace bandage on it. WOW when you are 6 everything feels better with an Ace bandage. She was pretty excited to get to wear that to church. Later that night Derek asked her to color & write, & she seemed to be doing okay. This morning when she woke up she said her wrist still hurt, so we figured we should probably take her to the E.R. to get her wrist checked out. Lindsey had gymnastics this morning, so Der said he was able to take Abby in to see the doctor. (Derek being able to take her to the E.R. is a miracle in it's self. He has had the craziest schedule since we have moved to Illinois.) Well around 9:45 I got a text...BROKEN WRIST!!! Now I ask you what kind of parents let their poor daughter go 2 days with an ace bandage around a broken wrist? Yep us that's right Derek & Heather do!! On the bright side, Derek said Abby was beaming when the doctor said her wrist was broken & that she was going to need a cast. She has already decided she wants a red cast with pink hearts. So tomorrow morning I'll take Abby to the Orthopedic Specialist for her cast. What do you think the chances are that they make a red cast with pink hearts? Here's hoping.
One of her x-rays.
One of her x-rays.
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6 comments:
Never a dull moment with kids, I tell you!! Well, I hope she gets her red cast with hearts. I bet they can at least deliver the "red" part...you may have to fulfill the "hearts" part. Sharpies are our friends!! :)
OH!!! hahaha TWO DAYS!!! I'm turning you guys in! only abby....
Oh Abby!!! I am so sorry about your wrist. Good luck on your cast. How long do you get to wear it? MissL just got a swing for her birthday. We will make a new rule. No joke telling while on the swing.
Sweet Abby with a broken wrist...ouch! I guess her hysteria after the fall was justified! I hope she has a speedy recovery.
That is so sad!!!! I hope she feels better. If it makes you feel better, my next door neighbor's little boy broke his ankle and it took her two days to go to the hospital, and my sisters little boy broke his elbow and it was almost a week!!! Sometimes it's hard to tell when kids are really hurt or just being really dramatic...dont be too hard on yourselves!!!!!
Oh, poor Abby! I can't believe we have never had to go to the ER. I think it would take me a couple days to finally go in too. Post a pic of the cast!
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