Back from the Ortho Surg office...

So* it started with Emerson's over-sensitive nature suddenly becoming ultra-sensitive. Every time he would fall, slip, bang, bump, alligator tears would spring out of his ducts and onto the floor ** I curse myself for putting him in a time-out for "throwing fits".

Yesterday, as I was leading his arm into the shirt sleeve, he cringed and cried. Suddenly realizing that his wrist was tender to the touch I compared it to his left wrist. Inflammation. The kind that baby chub can hide for a couple of days. No bruising, no blood. Just swollen and tender to the touch.

Took him to the pediatrician today. Then the radiologist. Then talked to the pediatrician again for results. Then to the orthopedic surgeon on call. Then to the radiologist again. And 4 different waiting rooms (in 3 different buildings) in between. Talk about getting creative! At one point we were playing "sleepy time" on the floor.... and having total tickle rampages. No one would have known that this cheery little boy was there to see the doc about his irreversably fractured right wrist.

"4-6 weeks, no water and no strenuous activity. Sleep with his arm elevated, and have him in this sling as much as possible ", said the Doctor on call.
"Kids don't ever stay in these slings... ", said the nurse on my way out the door, "... good luck trying though... and certainly dont' ever, ... EVER let them go to sleep with that sling on. It's a fatal accident waiting to happen. " and with a sympathetic smile waved us on to the next phase of our lives:

2 green lollipops, 6 stickers, 3 pieces of gum, 14 bubbles, 1 blue cast and dinosaur sling, 1 follow up appnt, 60 giggles and 4 tears later- I plopped Emerson down in his car seat, weaved this clunky arm into a strap on his seat and began to drive home. Wasn't too long before I noticed he fell asleep with the sling on.

Here's the pics... you can send him lollipops if you feel so inclined. I already wanted to buy out dairy queen for the excellently high spirits he had today.