Fractured news

My last post talked about a very enjoyable trip to the circus. I left out the end of the story.

Following the circus we came home and fed Danielle a late lunch. She then had her gymnastics class. We took our nanny and her daughter with us to the circus, so she took Danielle to gymnastics. This allowed my wife and I to have a rare adult dinner. OK, it was at 4:30 in the afternoon, but you take what you can get.

We have a drink and our appetizers in a remarkably empty restaurant (just finding a place that’s open at 4:30 is a challenge). And then the phone rings. Danielle fell in gymnastics and hasn’t stopped crying.

The emergency room was a short sprint from the restaurant. Unfortunately it was mobbed so we had to wait a very long time. Danielle fell asleep on my lap for a while. We waited some more. Finally they saw Danielle. A mild fracture in her right arm, just above the elbow. But they wanted an orthopedic specialist to see her. Unfortunately he had just gone into surgery. So we waited some more. And some more.

About 11:00, we finally see the specialist. He puts her in a plaster splint and a sling. At this point it’s about 3 1/2 hours past Danielle’s bedtime. Remarkably she’s still hanging in there (the nap must have helped).

At this point it seems like about a week ago that we were sitting in a restaurant having an adult meal. Oh well, it’s part of growing up, right?

Danielle has been a trooper with her cast and sling. Here she is in her PJs (no sling at night).

After one week she got upgraded to a full cast (it’s blue) and she doesn’t have to wear the sling. Young bones heal fast so she only needs to wear it for two more weeks. Bathing is an adventure but otherwise she’s doing great.