His first big ouchie...and more

So I don't update for a while...and when I do its not the happiest news. Sigh...

Last night (monday) at about 7pm Rylend was playing aorund on the couch, being his normal high energy goofy self. Its amazing how something bad can happen so fast you feel like you didnt even blink, yet at the same time time slows to a crawl and you see everything happen. Next thing we knew he was falling, which isnt so out of the normal. But this time his right leg and slipped and gotten stuck between the cusion and the arm rest. Making it so that as he fell, he must have twisted it or pulled it in a bad direction or SOMETHING...because next thing we knew he was on the floor, crying harder than usual. We spent time calming him down, drying his tears and trying to get him...calm. My poor baby didn't know what to do. Finally, the tears slowed and we did a full body check. We poked and prodded, inspected, over and over. And foudn that whenever we moved his right leg too much...he would cry hard again. But there were no bumps, no bruises, no swelling...

First we called PopPop (Grandma Mason) who is a trained EMT. Then we called Grandma Merritt. Then I remembered the little magnet our health insurance company (it kicked in just a few weeks ago THANK GOONESS) had mailed us, with a 24/7 nurse line we can call. Shane cuddled with Rylend as I called and talked to the nurse, telling her everything. She told us to give him tylenol and let him go to bed. If in the morning he was still not crawling, favoring one side, sweeling occured...basically anything but improvement, she told us to take him to a doctor.

Well...morning came. Shane went to work after bringing Rylend in to cuddle with me in bed. After feeding him his breakfast I sat him on the floor and...he was still doing nothing. My poor baby! I called Tania (my sister in law) and she picked me up. We went over to urgent care and...sat. For two hours we had to sit in the waiting room. Then the doctor finally got us, looked at Rylend then told us he doesn't do pediatrics and we had to go to the hospital. You gotta be kidding me! We were mad...but kept our cool. (LUCKILY Urgent Care has a brain and refunded us the co-pay...since they did nothing for us)

We went back up to Shane's parent's house and called the pediatrician's office we plan on going to. (Since we just got the insurance, we havent set it all up yet...but it is now!) They are connected with St. Vincent's hospital, which is a really good one. Appointment set, I let Rylend nap and finally sat down myself. It doesnt help that I am sick right now and have no voice...I sound like an 80 year old smoker!

Shane got off around 2 today. So luckily he was able to come to the doctor with all of us. I really was having a tough time without him next to me...so I am so grateful he was there. At the pediatrician's office, they checked him then sent us to get an x-ray. I had such a hard hard time there. Shane stayed in with Rylend, holding his hands out of the way and trying to calm him, but Rylend bas BAWLING, most likely wondering why he was naked on a table with a lead blanket over one leg and a woman pulling on his hurt leg to get it laid right for the x-ray. I was pacing outside, watching through the window and tearing up alot because I couldnt do anything to make his ouchie just go away. Mommy kisses do alot...but not alway enough.

We walked back to the pediatrician and...

Rylend has a small hairline fracture on his upper right femure.
My baby broke a bone. Not a bad break. The doctor reasured us. But still...

I guess babies have a membrane around their bones, which is a God-send because it is snug around where his fracture is, acting as a splint so he isnt in pain unless we move it too much.

Because it is small and he is ok otherwise, they let us go home. Tomorrow they will call in the morning, telling us when our appointment is with the orthopedic doctor. He said the one he is sending us to specializes only in children and is very good. They might let just his membran be the fix...maybe a splint...maybe a cast. It really depends on what they decide tomorrow. Until then...we are cuddling him and loving him. Giving him tylenol and trying to keep him entertained (he is so bored! no crawling...what shall he do?)

...SO YES...
That has been my last 24 hours. I am feeling so worn out and tired and worried right now. The doctor said this happens alot. They call it a toddler fracture because those little tykes are always hurting themselves. There wasnt anything we could have done to stop it.
But still...I am trying not to beat myself up. We want to protect our children and never let them get hurt...but it will happen no matter what we do. At least it isnt worse...I just wish it wasnt so at all.

Please keep Rylend in your prayers, that he will be happy and not in too much pain and will heal fast. I am praying he wont need the cast, but whatever happens happens. I will keep you all Updated.


Here is a picture I took of him a few days ago. I love it to pieces and it makes me smile right now looking at it. Here is my happy baby boy, before ouchie. Look at that smile..I love him so so so much.