I’d bring the camera to the hospital? What kind of mom do you think I am?

So here’s the story.

Last Wednesday, Blaze was getting out of the car, lost his balance and fell. He hit the driveway pretty hard, and he usually brushes bumps and scrapes off, but he was screaming.

I took him to get x-rayed, and Blaze told them it was his left shoulder that hurt. I could have sworn it was the other, but he was serious about it being his left side. So they x-rayed his left side, nothing was broken, he got adjusted by the chiropractor and we came home.

Over the next two days he had a great attitude, but by Friday his right shoulder was totally slumping. He would cry if we changed his shirt or lifted him up, so we went back in for x-rays on the right side this time. And sure enough, his collar bone on the right side was broken. Poor guy, but smart guy. The doctor at the children’s hospital said that kids are super smart and will often say the opposite side hurts so you don’t touch the side that really is hurting. He fooled all of us!

So mom and Blaze hung out in the hospital Friday night for a few hours, getting more x-rays, on the right side.

And yeah, I totally pulled out the camera a couple times. Surprised?

Since you can’t cast a broken collar bone, Blaze is supposed to wear this sling for 6 weeks! Who are we kidding?! About every thirty minutes we put it back on him. I now know why the doctor was chuckling when he said “6 weeks”.

From the hospital, we drove to the Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet for our Advanced Workshop. I was so beat, emotionally/physically, and these women were so understanding. Some of the attendees brought gifts for the kids, and wow, what a caring group of people. I totally got to relax by the fire, have a glass of wine, and just be with these wonderful people while the kids colored and met the different attendees.

Despite the hospital–it was still the perfect start to our workshop. More on the workshop coming soon!