June 30, 2012
Oh nooooooo!
i feel like the worst mum ever.
Finn was being his usual Finn self, racing round the house, getting into all sorts of mischief. Sir and Poppy were preparing the dinner together in the kitchen (Poppy loves to help with the cooking) and i was doing some therapy with William. Suddenly there was a loud thump from the playroom followed by the sound of Finn screaming. i ran in there and saw him on the floor holding his arm in a funny way. Turns out he climbed onto the windowsill and jumped off, landing on his arm on the floor.
After 4 hours in A&E the verdict is in.... Finn has broken one of the bones in his wrist and now has a plaster cast on his arm from fingers to elbow. He seems fine with it, already running around the house and using his plaster cast to thump on things like the walls and doors, "glah"ing at the noise it makes. He was actually really good at the hospital too, apart from his usual "bad man!" shout at every doctor who came to see him. When he was asked what happened he said "Finn go booooooom!" which i guess is his way of explaining what he did.
i know that kids have accidents and i know that Finn is likely to have more than usual due to his insatiable energy, impulsiveness and complete lack of fear. He just seems really young (22 months) to have a broken bone already and i also feel guilty that i wasn't watching him due to spending time with William (again). i wish i had been there to stop him or catch him, but i wasn't. So now poor little Finn has to wear a plaster cast for at least 4 weeks while his bones heal.
That's all i have to say about this.
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5 comments:
Oh Sweety, you're not the worst Mommy ever. My oldest pulled the iron down off the board when he was 18 months, and broke his little toe. The doctor's advice?
5:36 pmKeep him off it.
Ever tried to keep an 18 m.o. off his feet?
While painful for them, really think it hurts us more. You're so not a bad mom. Kids just do stuff.
6:38 pmHugs,
mouse
My daughter broke her collar bone when she was 26 months old. She and her brother were playing in his room while I was in the kitchen washing dishes. (Her brother was 5, maybe 6, I'd have to think about that). Anyway, they were having a forbidden-without-adult-supervision pillow fight on his bed, she leaned back to avoid a hit and fell off the bed. I didn't even know it was broken until 2 days later when she woke up with one arm "dragging" - much lower than the other one. I took her to the doctor, and he said, "How did this baby break her collar bone?" just from looking at her!
11:56 pmI felt so terrible as well, but he will heal and forget about it until the next one. Maybe you should keep track - my brother broke so many bones that my mom lost count of them all!
*hugs to her very good mommy friend*
I think that every mother on earth has these moments. Don't be too hard on yourself!
11:36 pmhoping the plaster cast will come off tomorrow - the 4 weeks has gone quicker than i thought and Finn has coped well with it on the whole, except for a tantrum when he couldn't go swimming (i think the whole village must have heard his "NO SWIMMIE?!!!!")
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