On Thursday morning, October 14, my sweet boy had his hands and arms full of Thomas trains as he always does. He was trying to make his way down our stairs and lost his balance. He came tumbling all the way down from the top, and can you believe he still had his favorite Thomas in his hand? He cried for a little while, but mostly from the shock of the fall. As the day went on, I noticed that whenever his right arm was touched he would wince in pain. So, I took him to see Dr. Feld to have it looked at. Parker loves Dr. Feld and was so good for him that he didn't even wince in pain like he did for me. Dr. Feld thought it would be okay, but if he didn't seem better, then to bring him back on Friday. Well, Friday he tripped on the vacuum cord and barely fell on his right arm. He cried and kept holding on to his arm asking for a band-aid! So, I decided to have him looked at again and although Parker's reaction to Dr. Feld was the same, he sent us on for X-rays. I am so thankful that he always trusts my Mommy Instincts because he indeed had a break! On Monday, October 18 we went to see an orthopedic specialist and was told Parker would need a cast for at least 4 weeks! He wasn't too sure what was going on, but do you see he is still holding Thomas?
Look at that sad face!
When they asked what color cast, Parker said, "Thomas blue!"
He did so very well. I couldn't believe how patient and still he was!
Here he is outside of the Dr. office showing off his cast. He still wasn't too sure yet...
Our sweet friends, the Sullivans, have a daughter, Grace, who is Lily's age, and a son, Miller who is in 6th grade. He is like a "Big" Brother to Parker and he came by our house the night before Parker got his cast to visit with him and show him his cast! So after Parker got his cast we went over to their house to pick up Lily and to also get pictures of our handsome boys in their casts!
Thank you, Miller!
Parker was loving all the attention he was getting with his cast, so when I took some more pictures when we got home, he was very proud to show it off!
Parker did amazingly well with his cast. He only had a couple of meltdowns before the first 2 baths since he had to wear a bag over his cast, but other than that he slept well and never once complained or asked for it to come off! We had so many people praying for Parker, and we are so grateful! When we went back after just 10 days to get an X-ray, it showed that his arm was healing at a very fast pace, and that in about 10 more days we could come back and possibly get the cast off! The power of prayer is amazing, and on November 8th, Parker got his cast off after just 3 weeks! We are giving all the glory to our Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals! Thank you to all of our sweet friends for being our prayer warriors!
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
There the LORD made a decree and a law for them, and there he tested them. He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."
Exodus 15:25-26
