the broken leg chronicles

The day before Valentine's Day, Owen fractured his leg. It was a strange incident at the top of the little "nursey gym" slide at his daycare. He was running up the steps of the slide and his left leg slipped our from under him when he got to the top. he fell on it funny and when he tried to stand his leg collapsed underneath him. Of course we weren't there to see it, so this is all based on the teacher's description. Long story short, he's been in a cast for a month. it comes off Friday morning. We can't wait!

First thing's first. Here is Owen, just a few days after breaking his leg, right where it happened! Not scared of the slide for one second.

Ok, rewind. Here he is back on 2/13 - still at pediatrician between x rays and diagnosis. Everyone still thinks it's a sprained foot.

He fell asleep on the way to the hospital...

...and slept through getting the cast put on.

Back home, he didn't want to walk or crawl or anything, but was pretty happy considering!

Next morning, not as happy. : (

Lots of BIG naps those first few days. Couple days of two 3-hour naps, even!

Finally found a way to get comfortable with "pad-ee."

He started crawling the evening of the day after! So, the night of the 14th. 

Crawling made him SUPER happy.

That first week was hard. I broke out the baby carrier again. He did not want to be put down!

But it wasn't all bad!

Walking videos to come!