Children Keep You On Your Toes

Well I haven't been very consistent lately but you have to get back in the groove somehow....

I will share our interesting Sunday! Let me just start that when I was pregnant a lot of people expressed surprise that I was having a girl and that they thought that may be a challange for me since I do enjoy wrestling, football, outdoors, shooting etc. You get the picture....so pigtails and frilly dresses were interesting for others to think of. I am now here to say that I think I have found the girly side of me.....I'm just not sure Skylar has!

Sunday....Ryan gave me the best gift of all....a sleep-in morning! Ry works 6 days a week so Sundays are his sleep-in day and I gladly give it to him but sometimes after a particularly hard week, I ask for the favor---and he graciously always agrees. This particular Sunday I had a meeting at 11am so I had to be up by 930 anyways but at least it isn't 7am! So Ryan brings Sky in to wake me up (best way to wake up!)....and she is getting overly excited to be in the big bed and somehow, someway she falls. Right into the corner of the dresser. BOOM--instant goose-egg with black and blue in the middle. Sky falls all the time but ever since her platelet disorder in October every time she hits her head---I panic! So we get her calmed down, and decide to watch it. 10 minutes later----she is running, Skylars's good. We go about her day.

Now also when she was 6 months old she dislocated her elbow. And before everyone freaks out...it's common but once it happens, it is more likely to happen until they are 7 years old. So we are cautious ---no swinging by arms, no monkey bars, no picking her up by the wrist as some do...and no matter who is babysitting they get all the instructions also. The pediatrician even taught me how to re-locate or reduce the elbow if it happens again. Yes gross....but remember what I do for a living.

So now Sunday night...we were hanging out at Mama O's and nearing bedtime so we leave. As soon as I put Sky in the carseat---she starts screaming. Ryan and I were both like calm down...it's okay, we will see Grandma again. She calms down and we express our surprise, although she loves Grandmas she has never SCREAMED her dissatisfaction. So we head home, as soon as we pull in the driveway she wakes up and starts screaming. Now we are alarmed---Skylar doesn't cry unless something is wrong and she certainly doesn't scream. This is when I realize she isn't using her left arm . OH CRAP.

I watch her for a moment and confirm the diagnosis. So Ry holds her, and in the living room I reduce it. Thank you Dr Akbar. Because if we took her to ER that night---they would have seen this....Dislocated elbow....Huge Goose-egg on Forehead....not to mention the many bruises my "girly-girl" has on her legs. Children Services anyone????