Maddie came home from gymnastics complaining that her ankle hurt and hobbled to the car. Being the nurse that I am, there were very few words of concern regarding this injury and I essentially told her to suck it up and she would be fine. We got home and she wanted ice on it and would barely walk.
That night she woke up and crawled to the bathroom because "it hurts so bad" to use the toilet. When morning and school came the next day she still wasn't walking on her foot and so I figured it was time to take her to the doctor to make sure that I wasn't missing something. It was slightly swollen and tender to palpation. Luckily with xrays we confirmed that indeed there wasn't anything broken and it was just a sprain.
To make Maddie feel a little better the doctor put an ace wrap on her ankle and told her she could go to school. She was so proud of her "cast" as she called it and I'm pretty sure she played that up as much as possible at school that day. That afternoon she went to her room for awhile and I found her "decorating the cast" with her classmates and brothers names. I couldn't help crack a smile and take a few pictures of this debacle.
Luckily several days later her ankle was much better and she was ready to run and tumble like usual.
In the doctors office waiting room---she was especially excited when Natalia (our neighbor friend) showed up at the same time with her children
SILLY GIRL- I still remember how exciting injuries were when I was a child. I am pretty sure I dreamed of having a cast for years and really wanted to break my leg so that I could have crutches.
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