We have yet to take our 5 year old to the emergency room for a single thing, but Xander manages to have an incident each year. He scratched his cornea in the first year and would not stop crying and would not open his eyes...so off to the ER we went. Not too long ago, in his second year, he smacked his face into the concrete at the park and fractured his tooth. One emergency dental appointment later, he got a brand new smile.
Last night, while snuggling with me in my monstrous recliner (purchased and lugged upstairs by one great hubby, to accommodate my pregnant butt until the semi-bedrest is over), Xander fell over the edge. He was bridging himself over the arm and reaching for the end table for something when he fell flat on the hard floor. Usually something like this he'd shake off in a matter of seconds, but when he wouldn't stop crying and complained of his left shoulder and left chest area we headed out to the ER.
One X-ray, a sling and a dose of vicodin later, we were sent home to nurse a fractured clavicle. Our little guy! I can't believe how painful he is. Jason and I are really babying him with pillows and medicine and juice.
He really loves his dinosaur sling...
And his good drugs...(don't try this at home!)
Comments (7)
Aw, poor little guy!! I have one of those accident-prone kids too! Hope he's better asap.
Posted by Stephanie | February 25, 2007 1:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 13:02
He does looked very drugged up in that second picture. Come to think of it, I have seen that look before... but where?
Anyway, how long till it heals? Kids bones heal pretty quickly, right?
Posted by Casey | February 25, 2007 1:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 13:02
Oh. Xander. I hope you are feeling better. Boohoo. No fun. Share the fun with Iz, won't ya?
Posted by Kathleen | February 25, 2007 7:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 19:02
my poor little shmoopie ; ( tell him I think that dinasour sling is the sweetest!
Posted by omi | February 25, 2007 7:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 19:02
I grew up with hippie parents ;) One of our dog's name was Arrow. get "the point?" LOL
Posted by zoe | February 25, 2007 8:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 20:02
ummmmmmm...... those drugs look good.... and thank god I' m not the only harry nilsson fan..... although I thought you'd be too young
Posted by Jeffrey | February 25, 2007 8:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 20:02
My daughter got the same sling when she bailed out of her crib and broke her arm. It's so cute and yet so sad at the same time.
Posted by Jessica | February 25, 2007 10:02 PM
Posted on February 25, 2007 22:02