I wouldn't call my kids "accident prone". They are active and a little bit of risk takers (i.e. will climb up things with no fear) but so far they have been able to keep from getting hurt too bad. Well, that changed.
Sunday I was with the two older ones, 4 year old Emily and 2 year old Ethan, in the living room. They were jumping from the couch on to cushions on the floor. They do it all the time and Patti doesn't approve but since Patti wasn't there and I was in charge, I let them jump away.
One time Ethan fell and cried like mad. I tried to calm him down and it took a little bit longer then usual. I told him to walk to Patti, who entered the room to see what was going on, and as soon as he took a step he fell to the side. He cried and kind of whimpered for a while then got his wind back but still hobbled around.
So Monday Patti took him to the doctor and on Tuesday he got an xray and he broke his foot. Right near the ball of the foot. Earlier today he went to Children's Hospital where they put on a cast from his foot all the way to his knee.
Poor little guy.
I'll post some pictures when I get back home (I am away on business and Patti had to deal with all of this by herself).
Thought I'd share.
PS. Patti wrote about it in her blog, which can be accessed by clicking on the link on the left.
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