Yesterday morning, Jackson woke up and his arm was even more swollen than it had been the night before. So, after Daddy looked at it, we decided that it would be best to take him to get it x-rayed. Since it was Tuesday, Sarah's only morning without before school band rehearsal, it was our date day. Jackson came along. After our date, we dropped Sissy off at school, then headed to a local clinic to have Jackson's arm looked at. They took him to get x-rays, then quickly sent those over to a radiologist to have them examined. A few minutes later, they told us that his arm was fractured at the elbow and the wrist, and they wrapped it up and instructed us to go to an orthopedic surgeon. I called Bryan once we were in the car, and he gave me a list of recommendations. I made an appointment for that afternoon. After going home for a bit for Jackson to relax and have lunch, we went to the next doctor's office. J had to get more x-rays, and while we were waiting for the orthopedic surgeon to come see us, Jackson was sitting in my lap, and I was singing him our song--the one I made up and would sing to him in the wee hours of the night when I was nursing him--and he smiled, and said, "Thanks, Mom. I'm having a good time with you." It was just the sweetest. It had been a really long day, but he had been such a trooper through all of it, and I was really proud of him! The doctor discovered that it was broken in a few places, but thankfully, he didn't need any surgery. Then, before the doctor could even complete the question, Jackson yelled that he wanted a green cast! He was so tough while they were putting it on, and I was so proud of him!
One of my parenting rules is whenever you get a shot, you get a treat afterwards. So, I figured, whenever you have to get x-rays, see an orthopedic surgeon, and get a cast, you can pick out all the treats afterwards!
This morning before school, Jackson was so excited to have us all sign it! And when I picked him up this afternoon, he had signatures from so many of his friends on it!
