Our precious little munchkin sustained an injury to the left leg while going down the slide with his daddy at Emma Prusch park on Halloween! Adrian is no stranger to slides, but this time, he unfortunately got his left leg caught/wedged somehow and went down the slide with his left leg bent outwardly, which may've caused him to pull a muscle. The poor little guy stopped crying once I held him and surprisingly fell asleep shortly thereafter. We then drove him over to my parents where the kids were all going to go Trick or Treating together later that night. We never noticed anything peculiar that night other than him wanting to be held as we went knocking door-to-door -- he never once complained of any pain or discomfort. Later that night, when I tried to have him stand, he let out a cry and only then did we become suspicious that the accident on the slide was bigger than we had realized!
The next morning, Ed called the hospital hot line and were advised to take the little one to ER. There we stayed for the next 2.5 hours, where we spent much of the time waiting to be seen and then traumatized by the horrible ordeal of hearing Adrian cry his little eyes out while we tried to get multiple X-rays of his leg. He cried so much that he ended up vomiting on himself, which as parents was hard to watch and endure. After that, the technician decided that it may be better if I stayed in the room with Adrian - so while Ed held Adrian's leg down, I held his hand and gently caressed the little guy's face while reassuring him that Mummy & Daddy would be right there beside him. That seemed to work and we were able to get all the necessary X-rays! The reason why we had only Ed and Adrian in the room is to limit the radiation exposure. Plus Ed is much better at holding down a resisting baby than I am!
After more waiting, we were happy (but weren't surprised) to hear that the X-rays revealed that none of Adrian's bones were broken. We were then sent home with the instructions to administer the little guy some Motrin and to keep him off his feet to allow his leg to heal.
When he was still unable to stand/walk two days later, Ed and I made a trip to see his Pediatrician. Our doctor examined his leg and came to the same conclusion. We were told to take another set of X-rays (a repeat of the experience at the ER ensued minus the throwing up!). The second set of X-rays also confirmed no broken bones, but this time we were told to encourage Adrian to stand/walk since his condition had slightly improved since upon the request of his doctor, he was able to demonstrate his ability to crawl and could even make a few steps (with assistance) when encouraged.
More than a week after the incident, our little boy is still reluctant to walk, but is definitely showing signs of recovery! Man, that was a tough week!
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