Broken Elbow

Anna had a rough end to her weekend. While playing "party" in the playroom on Sunday night she fell off her "stage" (a shoe shelf) and fractured her elbow. Todd and I were in the other room and didn't see it happen but when we came in Anna was holding her arm and saying it was broken. Right away we could tell something was wrong by the noises and whimpering coming out of her - definitely not the usual sounds she makes when she falls down.

Todd took her to the ER and I met them there later after Emily came over to watch Edie. Almost five hours later - she was such a trooper! - we were home with her arm in a splint. Yesterday we saw the orthopedist who changed out the splint for a bright blue cast. The good news is that there was no displacement of the joint which often means surgery. She'll have to wear the cast for 4-6 weeks and hopefully that will be it.

I can't believe how well she's handling all of this. Kids are so amazingly adaptable. Here are a few pictures. As you can see she's still smiling :-)

P.S. Edie is full-on crawling now and after all of Anna's toys! Link to video here.

Océanne came over to cheer her up on Tuesday. Headband party!

Such a good sport.

Peanut butter crackers make everything better.