Siena Broke(?) Her Foot - One little monkey jumped off the bed

[I promise this is my last post before my favorite things giveaway]

Over Christmas break we painted upstairs (more on that later).  While the girls' room was under construction we let them sleep in our room.  After I put the girls to bed I heard them jumping around and screaming upstairs.  I thought I would let them play for a few minutes before I made them get back in bed.  A few min later I heard Siena crying - like the real "I'm hurt" cry.  I ran upstairs and she was laying on my floor holding her foot.  Through her tears she said she jumped off my bed and hurt her foot and bonked her head.  Then she threw up!  I was worried about a concussion but her eyes checked out.  I put her in the shower while I cleaned everything up.  She sat down the whole shower cause her foot hurt and after she got out she was limping around.  I looked for bruising and swelling over the next few days.  Several different times I would push and prod her foot to see if there was a point of pain or even discomfort.  Nothing that seemed noteworthy.

Fast forward 3 weeks and she was still limping around.  I would ask her why she was limping and she would tell me it's cause her foot hurts.  During those 3 weeks Skye was so sick and in the ER, so I really didn't give Siena the attention she probably needed.   I called our pediatrician's office and they said if it's over 2 weeks of limping that they want to see her.  Of course this was Friday afternoon.  So we ended up at instacare the next day.

They hooked her up with snacks and she made herself at home...

Based on her symptoms they decided to do an xray.  I had the thought to bring her Apple Jack My Little Pony toy with us.  Siena gets really attached to toys for a few weeks at a time.  I'm so glad I did!  We discussed what was going to happen with the xray and that she could bring her pony.  She told me "Thank you for bringing Apple Jack.  I am brave with my Apple Jack. (Hiding it behind her). See No Apple Jack - not brave. (Bringing in front of her) Yes Apple Jack - now I'm brave."  so cute!

She did great for the xray.  She sat so still while Skye and I watched behind some special glass and made silly faces at her.  Afterward the xray lady let Siena look at the pictures.  "Wow!  Those are my bones?"  The results came back that were a little unclear.  So they told us to go to a pediatric orthopedist on Monday.  They didn't have a toddler walking boot, so they just sent her home with nothing.  Poor thing.

I called Monday.  Oh my goodness, I spent over 2 hours trying to find someone who knew what to do.  My blood pressure was through the roof!  I had the wrong RX for a walking boot, then I didn't need a walking boot, the foot doctor doesn't do kids, you need a referral to get in, blah, blah, blah.  I was soooo frustrated.  Finally I found a lady who was awesome and said that we needed to get her in that day cause she shouldn't be walking around on that foot.  Finally!  Skye, Jaide, Siena and I jumped in the car and headed over.

The orthopedist examined Siena.  He said that the xray doesn't show a fracture, but her pain is located on the Navicular bone in her foot and when he looks at that bone in the xray it doesn't look quite right.  The edge is a little wavy where it should be smooth.  He felt like the best path was to cast her foot and let the bone heal.  Then in 3 weeks take it off and see if there is any more pain.  Kids heal so quickly and he said there didn't need to be any intervention (like resetting or surgery).  So really we're just going to give it a few weeks of extra support while it heals itself.  I asked if she could have a walking boot instead.  He doesn't like walking boots for this age (where they can take it off themselves without permission).  But she would be able to walk on her cast.

Siena wanted a yellow cast, but they didn't have that color.  So she picked "biolet" (violet).  With promise that I would put yellow sparkles on it.  The cast lady put like 10 layers of the cast material on the bottom sole so it was strong to walk on.  Jaide watched very closely and the twirls talked a lot about how Jaide fell down the stairs and broke her arm (I'm pretty sure she doesn't remember any of that, just has seen pictures).  I think these girls are taking the twin thing a little too seriously...

After we added the bling.  She told me "I'm a super fast cheetah girl!"  And she is!  It took a day to get used to but now she cruises around on that cast.

She's been pretty patient with her cast.  We got the waterproof kind but when it gets wet it's "too itchy!"  We've been using old glow sticks at scratching sticks down her leg!  haha!  She has asked me several times to call the doctor so we can get it off cause it's so itchy.  But if I wrap it well (bag, towel, then another bag) in the shower and it stays dry - then the cast doesn't seem to bother her.  Only 2 more weeks left!

Trying to get a picture.... haha!

So now you have a great story to warn your children about the dangers of jumping off the bed.