Swinging no more

In my last post I told about our great trip out in the backyard and how Indi would not get off the swing. Well, her siblings were tired of pushing her so I decided it was my turn. She kept saying, "Higher Mommy, higher!" so I began to push her higher. Well I obviously pushed her too high because on the swing back she fell off and landed on her shins. She started crying and screaming so I ran over to where she was and looked everywhere on her leg but there was no mark of any kind. I held her for about 5 minutes, during which she whimpered and cried, and then tried to get her to walk. She was a trooper because she would try and take a couple of steps and then collapse in pain. Indi is a very tough girl so I knew that something must be the matter with her leg, so we went and got Thayne at school and he dropped Indi and I at the ER. After several x-rays (and a LOT of time) the doctor came in and told us the Indi broker her leg! I can't tell you how horrible I felt. When the doctor left the room I hugged Indi and told her how sorry I was for pushing her high on the swing. She got a smile on her face and said, "It's okay Mommy, I will be okay!". What a sweetheart!! They wanted to make sure that the leg wasn't going to swell so they sent her home in a splint and we had to go back this morning to get a real cast on. She was actually very excited about this and giggled several times while they were putting the cast on.

Since we've been home with her she has not let us forget that she has a broken leg. Almost every sentence ends with "Cuz I have a broken leg!". She even told her siblings to stop talking to her because she has a broken leg. I was going to lay beside her when she said, "Mommy don't lay to close to me because my leg is broke!".Thayne and I just roll our eyes at each other and keep our mouths shut for now, hoping that it will die down in a couple of days. The doctor said she can walk but it still hurts her to put pressure on it so we'll see how things work out in the next day or two. Her basketball career is over for now and she doesn't seem sad about that but I think it will be a different story when we take Josie to the next game.

So let me tell you about the hospital visit. The nurses that treated Indi happened to be the same nurses that treated Josie two weeks ago (when she got staples in her head). I didn't say anything, hoping that they would not remember me but my luck stinks! One of them said, "You look familiar, have I helped you before?". Of course I couldn't lie, although it did cross my mind, so I explained that I was in here two weeks ago with a different child and he said he remembered. Well, that wasn't the most embarrassing thing that happened at the hospital....... Every time someone asked Indi what happened all she would say was "My mommy pushed me and I fell!". Do you know how many dirty looks I got? A LOT!! I had to keep saying, "Indi tell them what you were sitting on" or sometimes I would just say, "She was swinging and I was pushing her on the swing when she fell.". I probably have a special note in my file now for frequent trips to the ER.

(Relaxing and watching her favorite show in her chair.)


(Another view of her relaxing!)


(Her siblings decided to join her and watch the show with her. I think they were sorry they join her because I heard her order them around a lot. "Josie, get my that toy!", "Jaed, I need a drink!", "Josie, I want the toy you have cuz my leg is broke!", "Jaed, I need a snack!".....and it went on and on. They never said "no" but I did see some shoulders drop when she said their name. I'm not sure how long we can all put up with the cast Queen that has now invaded our house!)