And hopefully his last. I got a call Friday from Keagan's daycare saying he had fallen down while playing and couldn't get up. I picked him up and rushed him to urgent care where they took an x-ray and found this:
The doctor said he needed to immediately go to the doctor because he'd probably have to have surgery to fix it. He said the hospital in Renton didn't have the specialists to handle it so he called an ambulance to take us to Children's Hospital in Seattle.
So this was Keagan's first ambulance ride. (It was very bumpy and Mommy almost got sick). This was obviously his favorite part - and throughout the weekend, whenever something got really bad, he told everyone that he wanted to go in the ambulance. And despite the pain, he didn't cry at all. However, he did not hesitate to tell the EMTs that it was too bumpy.
We got to the hospita after 7pm - and he continued to charm the nurses, who dubbed him the new ER mascot, until about 11:30pm - when a team of 3 people put a soft plaster cast on his leg to stabilize it for the night. Then we were admitted to the hospital to await surgery Saturday morning.
It's dark - but you can see the splint holding his little leg in place. It was a pretty rough night. He woke up screaming a few times. The nurses had to try a bunch of different drugs to finally find one that took the pain away.
Saturday, he went up to the O.R. so they could reset his leg and put on his cast. Luckily - they didn't have to open up his leg and put any pins or nails in it. They said it would heal enough without them. Needless to say, Mommy was not a big fan of watching her son getting carted off to be put under for any reason - and of course sat there crying. He was only in for about 30 minutes then went to recovery. I saw him about an hour later. He was PISSED. He screamed and screamed. But it's understandable when you look like this:
The freeze pop made it a little better. We did get to go home that night. However, we didn't actually leave the hospital until about 10:45pm. The first night home was much better. Nothing helps healing like sleeping in your own bed.
We've got some things to figure out. Changing diapers is almost impossible, moving him around isn't much easier. He can't stand or sit up for about 6 weeks. That's gonna be tough for an active little boy. He also doesn't fit in his car seat - so when we go anywhere, like doctor visits - we have this horrendous contraption that straps him to the back seat of my car. Hopefully we'll get the hang of it sooner rather than later.
Once the nurse assured me that he can try and move around as much as possible - we put him on the floor and let him go. Nothing can stop the little man from playing with his cool new train set.
But when all else fails, nothing beats curling up with blankie, puppy and a good movie.
The doctor said he needed to immediately go to the doctor because he'd probably have to have surgery to fix it. He said the hospital in Renton didn't have the specialists to handle it so he called an ambulance to take us to Children's Hospital in Seattle.
So this was Keagan's first ambulance ride. (It was very bumpy and Mommy almost got sick). This was obviously his favorite part - and throughout the weekend, whenever something got really bad, he told everyone that he wanted to go in the ambulance. And despite the pain, he didn't cry at all. However, he did not hesitate to tell the EMTs that it was too bumpy.
It's dark - but you can see the splint holding his little leg in place. It was a pretty rough night. He woke up screaming a few times. The nurses had to try a bunch of different drugs to finally find one that took the pain away.
The freeze pop made it a little better. We did get to go home that night. However, we didn't actually leave the hospital until about 10:45pm. The first night home was much better. Nothing helps healing like sleeping in your own bed.
So tonight, I put Keagan to bed and pulled his door mostly shut. I could tell that he was in his room playing. After about an hour, it got quiet and I walked down to check on him. But as I got closer - I couldn't figure out why I smelled Desitin. Then I opened the door and he was standing there like this.
This lion looks pretty tame.
I don't want to get too close, just in case.
I have no idea what was in this cage.
It didn't really matter, Daniel and I had more fun just copying each other.
We had a pretty good time. Mommy would have taken more pictures, but I kept running away from her and she had to stop me from getting lost.
I started out with a lemon appetizer.
Then Kailyn & Derek (or Deret - as I like to call him) took me on a walk to get this cool balloon.
Kailyn didn't say much - but she is only 7 months old.
Smooch!
And a little hug.
Cheese.
Wait - when are my fries coming?
Check out this cool motorcycle.
The play set was much more fun though. These blue bars were everywhere. I guess they kept me from falling to the ground.
Hmmmmm. Which way should I go next?
Is anybody watching me?
That tunnel was pretty fun.
This slide looks like it could be pretty fun.
Wee! It goes around and around and around.
The straight slides were fun too.
I really liked the swings.
Cheese!
I wish I had one off these at home.
I saw a cool working Thomas the train model
And I got a Thomas tattoo
There was a great tent filled with train tables.
Look at all of those engines I don't have at home.
This is so much fun. I wish I had one at my house.
Posing with my cousins in front of an engine. I wish I was back in that train table tent.
I ate some cheese pizza. Then I fell off the bench. I scuffed my elbow but I should be ok.
Yes, I'm pouting. I'm tired of waiting, I want to play with the train tables, and Mommy won't buy me anything at the souvenir tent.
Look how close we sat to Thomas on the train.
I can't believe this ride is finally going to start.
Ella and Ollie seem excited too.
How cool is Thomas the Train?!
Bye Thomas!