"Uh-bee!"

Temp cast and where she slept the first two nights...

The new pink cast...just the saddest sight to see!

"Uh-bee" is how our little Avery says whoopsie! And boy did she have a whoopsie this past Sunday evening at church! She was standing in a booster chair which was placed in the floor when she lost her balance and fell just five inches to the ground...I could tell by her cry that something was wrong but never dreamed it would be a broken leg! We took her to the ER where they were very nice and quickly got her in (not how I pictured on ER visit at all!). She refused to let the nurses take her vitals or even look at her...that was until she got a good ole dose of Tylenol with codine...and boy did that help our poor baby feel better! She felt so good that she didn't move, not once, during the five x-rays! She even let us prop her up in the hospital bed so she could "relax" (as much as possible with a broken little leg) and watch TV! After the medicine, she thanked anybody and everybody who walked through the door with a cute little "eh oo" (that's thank you, of course!). She even let them take her blood pressure and politely said another "eh oo"! Then she really loosened up and told the nurses what a dog says, an elephant and a monkey! They were very impressed! ha! They got a temp cast put on and in less than two hours we were on our way. On the long ride home she insisted that I ride with her in the back and since she has a broken leg, how could I refuse (oh, this is going to bite us later..). For entertainment she loves to open my lotion, dab it in her hand and rub it in. Since the meds were working she didn't mind that I was just pretending to put it in her hand but she still gave me a sweet "eh oo" every single time which was literally several dozen times! That night got rough however...when the meds wore off she was hurting and even kicking her leg around causing it to come out of the temp cast. We rewrapped it with a good fight the whole time. She finally fell asleep about 2 a.m. though it wasn't good sleep. She had good spirits Monday but another rough night of sleeplessness. Today she got a permanent PINK cast. We thought it would be below the knee but it's from toe to thigh...we also thought it would be off in two weeks but now it will be 4 to 6 weeks before it comes off! She still smiles and plays, is alot more demanding with her "up" and "down" and "ou-tide", and can move around a bit but we just feel so sorry for the poor thing! Nani and Pops and Nana have already come to the rescue and have let me catch up on a few hours of extra sleep...loves those grandparents! My heart goes out to those moms and dads who have spent time with their babies in hospitals and healing at home! This has been very traumatic!