The Archuletas have their very first broken bone. Aden was the first to need stitches and now he has broken his left forearm. (They gave me all these fancy terms for it but whatev) There are a few pics on his blog.
Of course, as a mom, I am freaking out. I can't help it. It is hard to see your child hurting, plus I struggle with false guilt in general so this will take me awhile to wrestle through. We had this nightmare experience with the ER. (Maybe this is everyone's experience?) We checked in at 8pm and checked out at 2:30am- WITHOUT the x-rays that would be needed to get a cast put on at Seattle Children's Hospital! Yuck! I seriously was having this re-occuring thought that we would never be able to leave.
Lately it has really gotten to me how rude this city can be. Just a lot of encounters with busy, angry city dwellers pushing through life...uggh... It would not be so difficult if I had a community to laugh at it all with. That kind of thing takes time though, and even more time with four kids and homeschool to manage. Couple this feeling with an injured child, two missed opportunities to see old friends visiting, and well, I am kind of in a funk. Last Easter was a big deal for our family, I think I am having letdown from that as well.
Anyway, Collin woke up with a stomach bug, Mom has the blues, and Aden is rocking a neon green cast. Aren't we a hat trick of malady.
Sorry sweetie! Look at the bright side you can craft up a sweet decoration to Aden's cast, make some comfort food for Collin and sing some Adele from the top of your lungs loud enough for Idaho to hear and I can harmonize with you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mama, Adele IS good for the soul.
ReplyDeletethat is so impressive, we have had two broken bones and 2 sets of sticthes on the youngest (7), and two broken fingers and head staples on the oldest (12, within a 2 yr period). the guilt never stops whether it is your fault or not. You are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jami, for the perspective & the validation. Mommie guilt SUCKS.
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