Soon after our return from the cabin, Daniel and Kirsten (previous post) headed to Baltimore as part of a class; they left Thursday morning of last week and returned Monday early afternoon.
A good chunk of time, but it was gonna be juuust fine.
The boys were doing well and Jacob had his Fall Festival at school on Saturday:
Afterward, we made crafts, played, etc. Sunday we headed to church, had some lunch, then headed to playground. Jacob is getting really good- he can make it to the fourth monkey-bar unassisted! I convinced Jacob we should go to the store to get things for dinner by making 'a deal' where we could return to the playground for a few minutes. Bad choice.
We returned to the playground where Jacob proceeded to try the monkey-bars and immediately have his hand slip, crash his body to the ground, and scream in pain....same scream from 1 1/2 yrs ago when he busted his arm.
Thanks to some kind park parents (one whom was a pediatrician), we immediately got loaded-up and headed to the ER. again. Fortunately, our community here is amazing. Even though Daniel was across the country, he called some friends/neighbors Ben and Stacey who came to our rescue at the ER. Though Thomas screamed at them intermittently and Ben was in the room as they tried to get an IV in Jacob 3 times (I felt like passing-out, I can't believe Jacob didn't), they continued be calm and beyond helpful.
As it turns out, Jacob dislocated his radius and broke his ulna at the elbow. Yes, the elbow was a problem last time. Yes, it was his left arm last time. Yes, he is a lefty.
Sigh.
oh jacob.
ReplyDeleteit's over now.