broken
He said it hurt a little.
But, by the time he showed it to me, nearly four hours later, it wasn't bothering him too much.
We iced it and taped it and arnica'd it - and it was still pretty swollen the next morning.
You're not surprised, are you?
It's YOUNGEST we are talking about. SO IT'S BROKEN. Very broken. Four weeks and we need to x-ray it again on monday BROKEN. We need to x-ray it again to make sure it doesn't need a PIN IN IT.
We have new toys.
Middle wants to use these to get out of going to band.
K got these pliers for Christmas. They were very helpful.
I know what you're thinking. You are wondering why the Very Fancy Doctor Who Happens To Be The Team Doctor For A Very Famous Baseball Team didn't fashion a splint for the wee pinkie.
Well, he did. He made a temporary splint and sent us to a Very Fancy Orthotics Specialist for a special splint.
But that splint never fit correctly and fell apart before we got home. And much time was wasted.
So, K fixed him up. And then made wontons.
The soup was fantastic.
We'll know more about the pinkie on Monday.
Finally, to answer your last question: no, it's the other pinkie.
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Knock wood, we have made it through many years of parenting boys without a single broken bone - at least I think we have!
is it really that much longer than the other one or am I falling victim to an optical illusion?
Jen
How DO you get so many photos into your posts - blogger won't let me.
Oh boy. The Principles of Uncertainty has turned up. Can't wait to sit in the quiet and just absorb. Thankyou dear BB for the headsup.
More importantly...
It takes quite the man to wear periwinkle blue...
And wield a set of plyers...
And make wonton soup.
Not that there ever was any doubt but that K really is quite the catch.
I want to know more about this stuff called Arnica.
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2007: emergency surgery.
2008: broken pinkie.
A trend in the right direction! May it continue...
The wonton soup looks pretty amazing.
#1 How is he feeling NOW?
#2 Is K a master of ALL tasks?
#3 What is the OTHER ring K is wearing--not the wedding ring but the OTHER one?
#4 wontons? WHEN IS that cookbook coming out?
#5 do you fall gently to sleep or do you just PASS OUT at night? Your days are exhausting to me and I consider myself a busy person!
Not a question, but a comment: I LOVE your blog!
Do they sell finger splints in bulk now? Like, you can get a whole hand's worth at CostCo?
You MADE wontons? Recipe please!
Rugby causes a lot of similar injuries and I know that children's bones heal very quickly - especially little finger bones that don't bear weight. So keep feeding him the calcium.