Sunday, May 15, 2011

Join the club, Jane

After falling off of her scooter while riding home from piano last Wednesday, Jane was in a lot of pain, but seemed to recover quickly. We didn't think it was broken because a) she slept great b) she hasn't needed painkillers since Thursday c) she played in get soccer game yesterday.

Well, we were wrong!


We noticed a weird bump yesterday, called a doctor friend, and visited urgent care this morning. They are calling it a "green stick" fracture...meaning her bones are soft (like a new branch on a tree) and it mostly bent, with some minor fracturing on the edges. It's hard-splinted now and we'll take her in tomorrow for a real cast.

Our main worry? Jane turns 8 in 8 days. How does one get baptized by immersion when one has a cast on??

The only "non-broken" members of our family are Faith and Ryan now. While it's a tough, cool club to join, we are hoping to keep it pretty exclusive!



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

11 comments:

Jeanelle said...

Aw, dang...poor Jane! There has to be something to put on it to protect it during the baptism?

sarah said...

its seriously an epidemic. so sorry! When Carson broke his arma a few years back it was a really hot summer and we wrapped his arm in a bag and then used medical tape all around the arm to double seal it. it doesn't look pretty but it works.

mandy* said...

Poor Jane! Major bummer. However, she is still super cute - even with a sad face. And reading the Sunday comics? My kind of girl!

Lauren in GA said...

For some reason the, "green stick" fracture sounds like it would be more painful than a clean break. Hopefully that isn't the case.

She looks cute in the picture...even though she's broken ;)

Rachel said...

I'm so sorry! Poor Jane!! I'm thinking a clear newspaper plastic bag might do the trick for the baptism:)? What rotten timing. Hope she feels better soon!

Rochelleht said...

Wow, that's crazy. Knock on wood, I'm the only one if that club in our family. Good luck with the baptism. That's kinda stressful.

Camden said...

My boys both had water-proof casts. They swam all summer and showered every day. The type of soft-liner they used is some synthetic, quickly drying stuff. Ask about it. Good luck!

Welcome to the club Jane!

Tammy said...

I was thinking that your kids break bones a lot...so that was a funny last statement. Its a cool club. :) Well your kids are definitely tough!!!

Shopper Gal said...

Poor Janie :( She's one tough cookie!

queenieweenie said...

Poor Jane! I actually had to get baptized one month late cause I had a broken arm too!

It was heartbreaking, but I lived.

Cami said...

Dang! It's not immersion if her arm is in a plastic bag, right?
She's adorable!