1 Little Monkey

"10 little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head. He went to the doctor and the doctor said 'That's what you get for jumping on the bed'"

Well, this little monkey did not jump on the bed, but jumped off of a chair at his daddy's office. It's not unusual for Micajah to jump off of things, it's in his blood, I guess. (Something he gets from his daddy) But, this time was different. He screamed and cried when he fell. It was one of those moments as a mom where they're crying so hard, you can't quite figure out what is wrong. Anyway, we settled him down, but he kept whimpering and telling me he thought he broke his leg. I decided he was either the MOST dramatic of my children, or I needed to go get it looked at. I tried to get him to walk a little, but he immediately crumpled into a screaming, crying pile on the floor.

After consulting with Jody and WebMD, I took him to the emergency room. Once we get into the exam room, he seemed fine. Joking and laughing with me as we waited for the nurse. I immediately thought "I can't believe we came down here, signed in and he is fine!!! I'm sure I will still get a bill for it." They took x-rays and said he had a hairline fracture down the tibia of his right leg. She said she would splint it up and schedule an appointment with an orthopedic Dr. the next morning. Even after that, he seemed fine. He was very excited about his new "boot" and wanted to know if he could go to school the next day. Once bed time rolled around, it was a different story. He was up almost ALL night crying. 3 doses (spaced out as prescribed) of pain medicine later (3 a.m.) he FINALLY fell asleep. Bless his sweet little heart. It was AWFUL!

Yesterday morning, Jody and I packed him up and took him to Valdosta. We took him to an old family friend, Brook Bearden, who has "grown up" to be a Orthopedic Doctor. It was fun catching up with him. He was very nice and was great to give us all of the options available and answer the questions we had. Anyway, they put Micajah in this ginormous cast, but hopefully he will only have to wear it 2-3 weeks. Last night, we didn't hear a whimper out of him, but he told me he didn't sleep all night long. Maybe it's time to adjust the meds! :)

It was back to school today. We sent a stroller to transport him to and from the lunchroom. During the time his classmates usually practice writing their names, the teacher allowed them to come and sign his cast instead. How exciting! I am sure he is the talk of the Pre-K. His teacher said he did wonderfully well. Whew!! Hopefully tonight will bring a better night's sleep.