Bumps, Bruises & Breaks

A lot of people go through life never breaking a single bone in their body. Austin on the other hand has now defied all limits. 12 days after the removal of his cast on his right arm, we found ourselves back in a Medical Facility, awaiting x-rays on his other arm.

Here's what led to our visit: Yesterday after school, Austin was playing at his friends house and decided to climb over their baby gate on the stairs. He lost balance and tried to catch himself upon landing. Shortly afterwards, I heard a knock on our front door and there was Austin, in tears. After Cody's Dad explained what happened, I had Austin point out to me where his injury was. He pointed to his wrist. I thought he must have sprained it and called the advice nurse to seek help. Around 10:30 p.m. his arm had swelled and he was in a lot of pain. I decided to keep him home from school and take him in the next day for an exam.

Now normally you go to a Medical Facility to get better, but not in our case. We made this trip into town a family event. Austin and I left Spencer and the other two boys in the waiting room while we got his x-rays done. When we came back, I didn't see any of them in the waiting room. I looked puzzled and the receptionist said, "Your husband and kids are in this Triage room. Your son cut his eye." What?? I couldn't seem to register what she had just said. She led me over to the room and sure enough there was Andrew in his Dad's arm with a big cut across his eyelid bleeding. Spencer explained to me that Andrew tried to climb on to the little kids table in the waiting room, but fell and hit his eyelid on the edge of the table. The cut looked deep and could have easily used stitches, but luckily the nurse decided we could get away with surgical glue. They called for a doctor to come and clean up the wound and then apply the glue, and before they even started Austin was already freaking out. He does not do well when others are injured. From the waiting room you could hear Andrew screaming and I mean it was loud! Spencer said they had to wrap him tightly in a blanket to keep him still so they could apply the glue. That was no fun for a little guy. I hope he is not scarred by this experience!

During the chaos of Andrew's accident we learned that Austin has indeed broken his left arm. And, he is under strict instruction not to use it in any way because one wrong move could send him into surgery. He really did a number on it this time! The irony of it all is that Cameron, our most rough and tough boy out of them all, came away unscathed. Austin is such a gentle boy and yet here he is two for two. Is this the life of having boys? Bumps, Bruises and Breaks?? I hope for the sake of Austin that this will be a speedy recovery and that the pain will subside soon.