2 days before her very first birthday, Owen, Lexi, Addie and I all headed over to the park to play. We were all having fun at the park and Addie kept insisting to go down the big twisty slide and if you know my stubborn little daredevil, you also know that there is no stopping her when she is on a mission. So we all climbed up together, I put her on my lap and the giggles she let out as we were going down the slide would warm anyones heart - she was having so much fun. We went down a few more times and each time I would plop her on my lap, grab her feet, make sure they were onto of my legs, Owen would plop down on the slid next to us and we would all go down together. We decided to take one more trip down and this time, she kicked her leg off my lap and on one of the twists her little leg got jammed between my leg and the slide and our momentum kept us going down. The screams that ensued next were something out of a horror movie. I knew something was terribly wrong. I placed her down in front of me to see what happened and my happy walking loving little lady crumbled to the ground. Guilt immediately filled me and I knew her leg was hurt and it was more than just a bruise. I couldn't calm her down she cried all the way home from the park until we got home. She finally calmed down and was just whimpering. I placed her on her feet again, she fell to the ground and again started screaming. That's when I called the Pedi and they told me to come in for some X-rays.
Morning of the accident -- she broke into the cupcakes and came to share with me in bed
Long story short, the X-rays didn't show anything but they sent us to Children's to have it looked at because I knew something was wrong. After visiting with the doctors there they did a "twist test" which caused Addie to cry as well as felt her leg and determined she had a toddler fracture. I guess with toddler fractures, they are really hard to see on an X-ray because toddlers legs are so tiny and fractures can often be so so so small. However if they are not corrected scar tissue will grow over the fracture and she would have long term effects as she got older. So they often do a "Twist-Test" which is where they twist the leg like you are ringing out a towel, but obviously are very gentle, and if the toddler screams or cries in discomfort it often means there is a fracture. Coupled with the fact when you have a fracture or broken bone, the skin is often warmer to the touch then the rest of the body, which hers was and the result is a full bright purple leg cast for 3 weeks.
Addie waiting to be seen
Outfit change and ready to see the doctor - she managed to stand on her leg but if she tried to turn or twist she would crumble to the ground and start crying
So off to the casting room we went and 2 days before her first birthday she was in a full leg cast, restricted from taking baths, wearing footed pjs and at the moment walking. However, our little ray of sunshine never seemed to be bothered and she just accepted the cast and adapted to it. She even learned to re-walk with it -- this little ray of sunshine is unstoppable.
Getting Casted
Life for the next 3 weeks...
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