Brayden's new look

Notice anything "new?"

 If you noticed his bright green cast, then you guessed what I was meaning. But, if you noticed his hair got trimmed around his ears for another handsome new look then I'll be very impressed!

So, why does the Brayden have a bright green cast? I DON'T KNOW!! Well, I don't know how he got hurt anyway. Isn't that awful? But, he has a "green stick fracture" on his fibula. Aka - shin.  It's not major and probably just happened from tripping, but it's still really sad. Even more sad is that he's been walking around on it for a week now with a limp. But, even his Mommy couldn't tell he was in any kind of pain until the weekend. He's the bravest little trooper!! We never know when he's not feeling well because he's so resilient! Good news is that he gets the cast off April 28th, so he won't have it for long. Just long enough to make sure the bone can heal with out risking any damage.

Here's more details if you're interested. First of all, guess where the limping all started? The doctor's office! I find that ironic. We went in for his regular checkup last Tuesday and while I was filling out paperwork Brayden was playing at a little table they have there. I saw him on the floor when I glanced up once, but he falls sometimes . . .so what? Ever since that waiting room though he started limping. He never cried (except when he got poked twice by shots) so I figured that he was just walking funny because he was so dang tired! His appointment was scheduled before he was on a one nap routine and the appointment was just after naptime should have been. And Brayden walks like he's drunk when he's tired, so it wasn't totally implausible. Anyway, we went back in on Thursday when it hadn't gone away and the doctor couldn't see any major issues and told us to wait a week unless things got worse. Of course, once I could tell there was pain in his leg I decided that we didn't need to wait any longer.

So, let's talk about today, shall we? It was long, tired, full of paperwork and waiting rooms, 3 difference doctor's offices, X-rays, and this great new addition to Brayden for the next two weeks-his green cast.  I have to confess that with all the running around I didn't feed us lunch (although Brayden ate lots of snacks throughout the day). I didn't use the bathroom and I seriously wondered how long I could last before my bladder exploded! But who wants to risk missing their name being called to go find the bathroom while carting around a 1 year old and all our stuff? Didn't really sound worth it. Similarly, I didn't change Brayden's diaper at all. . . oops. But, I lucked out and there were no messes or leaks all day! Some highlight:

• I was so proud of Brayden for doing so well! He wanted attention and got upset at times, but for the most part was a total angel through it all! Especially considering that this is the first time in the history of Brayden that he went a whole day with no nap. He didn't fall asleep once (until we were finally on our way home) because we were so busy! 
• I couldn't be in the X-ray room because of Baby brother and Brayden cried and cried. But, he kinda liked the X-ray machine and the nurse was really cute with him. I could hear her tell him to listen and as soon as the machine would make noise he'd stop crying :) Apparently he wasn't fighting them at all, just crying. So, they said he did great. And he got a sticker :) Of course he graciously shared his sticker with the nurse, but she sent it with me for later. Maybe he'll find it in his little backpack one day.
• The Radiology center had a play kitchen for kids and Brayden went up to it, found a bowl on the stove and a spoon on the ground, picked up the spoon, held the bowl with one hand and stirred inside the empty bowl with the spoon in the other. Hehe. it's amazing what he learns.
• I found out that Brayden knows his animals better than I thought! He has his "soft blanky" that he adores and it has jungle animals on one side of it. So, during some of our downtime I started asking him to point to a specific animal when I'd say the name and make it's sound and he got them all with no help! I was impressed. He may not say their names or repeat their sounds, but he obviously knows what they are!
• Apparently Brenden Fraser was in the Radiology Center while we were there, but I only know because the receptionists were talking about it when I signed in. I'll opt out of sharing why he was there for the sake of not spreading rumors. But, he was somewhere in the same building we were :D

That's all for our busy day! How was your Monday?