Our First Break

The morning after Canaan's break, we got a phone call from the Urgent Clinic saying our appt. with an orthopedic doctor would be at 2:30 that afternoon.  While I was so thankful for an appt. that day, he was so pitiful that morning.  He was in pain, and with nothing to stabilize or support that leg, the slightest movement hurt him.  Justin and I just took turns holding him in the floor and handing him toys to play with.  I was thankful to just get that cast on his leg and know that it was stabilized with something.  He was a champ getting the cast put on.  We had to get Scottie/UK blue of course.

The first few days after the break were long and frustrating.  He was in pain and could only scoot himself around.  Talk about needy; wow.  It broke my heart, but it was exhausting, too.  Everyone was frustrated, just to be honest.

My sweet friend, Robin, met us in the parking lot of Urgent Clinic, before we even left, and gave Canaan balloons and toys galore to help occupy his time.  His sweet nursery workers, from church, sent him balloons and a UK football.  

My friend Lacey's mom brought Canaan more balloons, ice cream, coloring books, and dropped off this giganticly huge shaggy dog. She thought he would enjoy sitting in the floor and wrestling with it. Turns out he did....after he got over the initial shock of how big it was.  We appreciated being loved on by so many people. 



Toward the end of the week he started holding on to things and walking just a little bit.  It worried me so much that his little leg would just buckle or something.  But it didn't and I loved that he was starting to walk a little.  We took these pictures exactly one week after his break.  One of his nursery workers texted me and told me to be sure to bring Canaan to church and that she would stay with him the entire time, even during preaching.  So sweet!

The doctor told us to not be surprised if Canaan found a way to walk on his cast, but I didn't think it would just be a week in to the healing process.  Yes, this has certainly put a damper on our summer...especially swimming for our little man.  He is not to get near water.  But, again, this could have been so much worse and we are so thankful that he seems to be healing quickly and is such a little trooper.  Proud of our little man!  Sniff, sniff...