. VG .: Dude's fractured foot

Last Wednesday Lucy had a regular check up and Dude had been limping for a few days, so we thought that we could get him into the tail end of her appointment. We love Dr. Chamberlain and he's so laid back about stuff... but we did call ahead to make sure that it was OK that we did bring Tristan in too. Our dear Lucy at her 15 month check up is 26 lbs and 31 inches tall. She is most definitely in the upper percentile for her age, but she is healthy and happy, so that makes us the same. :)

Well, Dr. Chamberlain had Tristan walk around and he saw that he was limping too. I thought I had narrowed it down to the area that was sore, but Dude kept telling me that nothing hurt. Because there wasn't any swelling or bruising and he wasn't complaining about anything at all, Dr Chamberlain just thought it was maybe a sprain. Most likely a bruise or something. We told him that he was jumping off the bottom stair (like he always does) but this time he rolled when he landed. We asked him if he hurt himself and he just got up, laughed and kept on playing. This went on for a few days, but he just kept telling us nothing was wrong.

The kids played hide and seek for a little while, while we waited.

Lucy finished off the tater tots haha

Well, Dr. Chamberlain ordered and x-ray just to be sure, and there it was.. buckle fracture. And I was pretty proud of myself because it was where I thought he had hurt himself. Momma detective work. ;) Well, we had been there since 2:45 (for the reg check up) and we were heading into 4:00 and Lucy was less than impressed about being confined to a small area. We had at least packed some snacks so that entertained them for awhile, but we finally decided to take Lucy to my parents. We didn't know how long we were going to be there, and it was a good idea that we did it. We had been there almost an hour when Gaetan called saying they were finished. She had screamed and screamed until we were less than .5 a mile from my parents and finally passed out... oh well. She was much happier once at my parents. :)

Grandma making everything better

Dude on the other hand took everything like a champ. I didn't get to go back with him to the xray, and I was obviously with Lucy when he got casted, but from what I heard he was just super calm and really cooperative. :) That's my boy! So, right now he's in a hard splint until we can meet with the orthopedic dr this week to see if he has to get a hard cast or if he is good to go. He is running around like nothings on his foot at all! And the day before we went to the Dr's he went on a two mile bike ride! Our little brute. :)