For those of you that don’t follow Foster2Forever on Facebook or Twitter, our family had another traumatic event this weekend concerning our Lil Bit.
Our Lil Bit is 2 years old now, and he is a climber. We have removed the coffee table and end table from our living room for this reason. He is even using his potty chair–as a step stool. We are constantly getting on to him. However, we need to grow eyes on the backs of our heads…
On Saturday evening, while our backs were turned, Lil Bit climbed onto a dining room chair and fell onto the tile floor. Onto his previously fractured elbow. Snap!
The Saturday night at the hospital crowd caused us to have a L-O-N-G wait. It must have been “Bring Your Kid to the ER for a Runny Nose” Day at the hospital. (The doctor shared this with me.) The x-ray showed a much worse fracture than the first – one that would require surgery – that night! At another hospital.
At 11 p.m. on Saturday night, our Lil Bit had his first, hopefully last, ride in an ambulance as he was transferred to Scott and White in Temple.
Lil Bit had 5 orthopedic specialists working on fixing his little arm. The doctors were concerned about nerve damage that could affect his ability to grasp. After numerous x-rays and consultations, we finally got into a hospital room at 5 a.m. with surgery scheduled for 8 a.m.
Time for a quick power nap!
Did I mention that Stinkpot was with us? Awake the entire night! However, he had slept 6 hours before we took him to Temple.
We awoke at 7 a.m. when Lil Bit was wheeled down to the operating room for the 8 a.m. surgery. The surgery lasted 45 minutes plus the surgeons were able to correct the fracture from last time.
Lil Bit slept most of Sunday so he wasn’t discharged from the hospital until last night. He slept well last night and is playing and laughing this morning.
We’ve reported the injury and now just waiting for the next investigation into our foster home….
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September 12, 2011 at 11:54 am
So sorry. Accidents happen with little ones, it is even more stressful when they are foster kids. Praying for you that everything goes well, and that he heals quickly.
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September 12, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Oh no! I was sorry to read that your little one had to have surgery! When my daughter was still in foster care (before we adopted her), I had to watch her like a hawk. She was the most active little thing that I had ever encountered! One day, she decided that it would be “fun” to climb the big wooden play set that we had in our backyard. She had made it to the top, but she got stuck. She sent her little brother to come and find me. *sigh* That was another “get more gray hair” moment….
This too shall pass and the Good Lord is going to be with you every step of the way! I am sure about that!!!
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Oh man, so sorry my friend! I’ll send you some bubble wrap
Poor Little Bit! Accidents happen! I am hopping you all have a speedy recovery and that he can keep his feet on the ground for a while!
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Oh no! I hope they treated you right at the hospital–my MIL works in their radiology dept! Praying for a smooth week for you guys!
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Oh no! TT has just started with the standing up in inappropriate locations: on chairs usually. I’m not sure how to deal with it just yet. So far all my efforts have resulted in laughter. I hope Lil Bit heals up soon.
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poor baby. hope he feels better soon and that you suffer no craziness as a result.
for the record, my munchkin does the same crazy stunts. We are very lucky nothing has been broken.
Oh my goodness!! hope the investigation goes smoothly and lil bit’s recovery is speedy!!
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Oh, poor kiddo! I hope he’s okay. Prayers for you through another investigation. I know how scary that is…my mom never understands why I freak out when they get yet another bruise. We got a home visit for a recent black eye, it never feels good…Take care!
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September 13, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Aww! Poor Lil Bit! That must have been scary for you! I have a climber /runner myself and I’m just waiting for the day he lands us in the ER.. Hopefully they don’t investigate this time! Prayers for a quick recovery!
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September 13, 2011 at 10:22 pm
How scary!! Sorry you are under yet another investigation!! That was one thing we never went through and can’t imagine how scared it must make you, even when you know you are blameless! Prayers for a speedy recovery and that Nov gets here SOON!!
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