The Mighty M Family

today we went from this to this to this (see all of Eli’s meds on the counter there?) So we are officially out of the cast and into a splint that she can wear during the day but take off at night.  She will wear this for 3 weeks, and will still need to refrain from doing much active play to keep it safe.  We kept the cast and boy does it stink!  In other news we have had yet ANOTHER snow day today….I’m getting stir crazy, although I was driving today and the roads are manageable in a 4WD.  Hannah and I were supposed to leave tomorrow and take a train down to visit my new niece Charlotte…but we decided to wait a couple more weeks.  Here are a few more pictures from our morning.  The man who took Hannah’s cast off asked her if her mom always takes so many pictures.  Why, YES she does!  Especially if it’s something as important as getting a cast off!

Last Friday, about 5 minutes from the end of the last recess of the last day before Christmas break, Hannah slipped from the monkey bars and landed on her hand.  The result: Not the best picture, but she got what is called a colles fracture – when the arm breaks right where it meets the wrist.  Major ouch. Hannah and I spent about 6.5 hours at the ER on Friday.  Super fun. She was a trooper though. A nurse brought her a stuffed elephant and these: The worst parts for me was when I picked her up at school and felt her arm through her sweat shirt and realized it was not the normal shape it should be, when I called my husband to tell him we were on our way to the ER, and when I had to watch the doctor put her bones back in place (which Hannah was not awake for).  I think Hannah’s worst parts were the pain from the break and having to get an IV.  She did not like that one bit!  Her arm is in a splint for 2-3 weeks then we will move to a...