20 Months

5 October 2013

I've been waiting for the 20 month mark to come. More talking- more personality- more hair! Turns out all we got was more problems. Lil B man slipped and fell in the doorway as I was carrying in groceries. I didn't see him fall, but I heard the painful shriek that quickly followed. Bradyn couldn't get up from the floor and refused to walk. He was on all fours, helpless. As soon as I picked him up I knew he was badly injured because he carried on with a different kind of cry. The kind of cry you can't do anything to stop. The kind of cry that makes you want to cry yourself. The cry that says, "Momma, help. I'm in PAIN!" I quickly applied ice to his tiny foot, which started to swell a little. A small bruise behind his ankle soon followed.

Getting x-rays-oww!

The x-rays showed a blur on the tip his left tibia and nothing was injured in the ankle area at all. The doctor in the ER wanted to be safe so she treated it as a fracture and put a half of a cast on up to his knee. 

 A few days later we were able to take B to see an orthopedic surgeon that said it was badly bruised and he would be able to put weight on it after a week. 

Three weeks later, we have a walker again! 

Last week we had our first dental visit. The dentist said Bradyn had the whitest chompers he's ever seen on a little guy.  So despite our other setback, the kid has healthy teeth. That's something to smile about!