Brandon breaks a leg!

 Brandon and Mike went to flag football practice on Tuesday night (also the first day of school).  Mike has been assistant coach to this cute team.  Brandon LOVES football and was really enjoying playing.

After practice, Mike was talking and Brandon went to play on the playground monkey bars.  B is good at the monkey bars and has played on them many many times.  He said he was on the last rung and dropped and that's all he remembers.

He limped toward his Dad and they came home.  It didn't swell and it didn't bruise. 

 It hurts and Mike was able to pinpoint exactly where on his leg, but we just iced it and decided to see how he felt in the morning.

The next morning he wouldn't even stand on that leg.  So, we took him to the Instacare where they x-rayed his leg and found a break!  The break is non-displaced, which is good, but it goes diagonal across his distal tibia and into his growth plate. Because it is into his growth plate, the doctor referred us to an orthopedic surgeon. The one he happened to suggest is in our neighborhood, but we hadn't met him yet because he's in the other ward.  We made an appointment for the next day and went to see Dr. Travis Hendry.  We introduced ourselves and told him we are neighbors. He was great and wrapped Brandon's leg up and made it '7 year old proof'

He offered a racing stripe, too, but we decided his cast would look like a candy cane!

Brandon did terrible on the crutches on they way out of the doctor's office because the trainer had adjusted them.  Travis said to write a prescript for a scooter.  After we left, Mike started calling around trying to find a scooter and was told they don't make them that small.  Well, after having to carry Brandon in the hospital down a really long hall, he was determined to find one.  He got online and found a company in Delaware that would rent us one and had it shipped!

Mike was supposed to be in Denver on 'cast' day.  I was so glad he cancelled that trip. It was a rough transition for Brandon from active boy to broken leg.  Both sets of grandparents were so sweet and came up for a visit each bringing him a set of legos...Brandon's favorite!

Brandon had also talked us into having a 'Sorry you broke your leg, Brandon sushi dinner'  Which we happily agreed upon!

He missed the rest of the first week of school.  I talked with his teacher and she has been so good to him through all of this.  I picked up his homework so he wasn't too far behind.

Monday came and he went back to school.  I now have to take him and pick him up everyday because he can't get on the bus with his crutches or scooter.

The scooter came on Wednesday and has been a lifesaver, even if it has been hard on the walls.  The first day he took it to school he said he was racing the boys during lunch recess.  They all wanted to see if they could beat him. Oh my!

It's been a long 3 weeks of no weigh bearing on that leg.  We had to make one of those countdown paper chains so he could see how much longer. Luckily the cast is waterproof and he can shower.  The water actually helps clear away the dry skin in his cast so he hasn't been itchy at all.

He's a pro on the scooter and on the crutches showing us many many tricks that scare me to death!

We are down to one more week and then a walking boot.  He has had to miss the rest of flag football and soccer and couldn't start the boys hip hop class again.   Can I be secretly happy that my schedule was a little lighter?  Actually, I will be very happy when he can again go do the things he loves to do!

We love you B!