Some know, some do not that Josh fractured his arm this last Saturday. I finally took some pictures. Jake and Josh were wrestling and Josh's arm got pinned underneath him in a strange position. We weren't sure what happened but Mike picked Josh up from the floor and knew immediately something wasn't right. I didn't see it. It was bedtime so after he calmed down we put him to bed until we decided if we were going to take him to the ER or not. We decided not to since he fell asleep just fine and the Bellevue ER said they would not take x-rays of babies that little so we would have had to go to Childen's in Seattle. But he didn't roll over all night and woke up several times crying. I had talked to a nurse and she thought it was a Nursemaid elbow which is nothing serious and a common problem for children under 6. So Sunday morning I took him in to our normal Dr office. I arrived as the doors opened and they got me right in. The Dr also thought it was a Nursemaide elbow so she tried to pop it back into place. She tried 4 times! Josh soon learned to cry when she even came close and wouldn't take his eyes off of her. He was so mad at her! She didn't feel it pop back into place so decided I should take him to Children's Orthopedic on Monday.

So Monday I got an appointment. Josh had been favoring his arm now for almost 2 days! He was his usual busy self but cried when he fell or moved his arm. I couldn't even put him in his carseat without complaint. Yet, he still wanted to climb up stairs and go down slides. What a trooper!!! The Dr at Children's took an x-ray and knew immediately it was a fracture. So they put a cast on him. He cried when they took the x-rays but when they put the cast on he was patient and talkative. I think he sensed this was going to help him. He is such a smart boy! He has not slowed down a bit. Kids are amazing that way!!!

Oh, and yes. Mike did write on his cast "You rock! Love Dad".