Two Big Steps in One Day!

Christopher had TWO accomplishments in ONE day today!

First of all, he PURPOSELY peed on the potty! It happened this morning after bathtime. He had finished drying off and was standing naked when he started to pee, but stopped. I then quickly put him on his potty seat on the toilet where he started again! I was so excited for him! I put a Pull-Up on him, but couldn't repeat the success. I figure now we'll start working a little harder on potty-training.

Here's an edited picture of him sitting on his little potty before bathtime:



His second accomplishment was learning how to pedal his tricycle FORWARD! He's been able to pedal backward for a few weeks now, but I managed to get him to try going forward today. He still prefers to push himself rather than pedal, but I know that'll change over time.

Here's a video of him pedaling his tricycle:

Is It Separated Tendons or a Broken Finger afterall???

Shad had an appointment with his regular doctor on Monday and ended up having a 2nd x-ray taken of his mangled finger. Both the NP and the doctor took one look at it and said that his finger was broken, so referred him to a hand specialist. That appointment was this afternoon.

Now, the hand specialist on the other hand, says it's the tendons and NOT a break! Grrr! Enough of the back-and-forth diagnoses! Give him an answer already! The doctor did say that whether it's the tendons or if it's broken doesn't matter since the treatments are the same. They put some kind of molded splint on his finger that prevents him from bending it at all. He's supposed to wear it for 6 weeks and then go back for a follow-up visit. So much for playing softball this season, but he pretty much already knew that.

Here is a picture of his broken finger (the ring finger on his right hand):




And, here are pictures of the x-ray:

A Trip to the ER...

for Shad, that is. He was playing softball and was in the 2nd inning of the 1st game (they were supposed to have a double-header) when he injured the middle finger on his right hand. He thought that he either broke it or dislocated it. Since he's had experience in the past with a dislocated finger, he knew to go straight to the ER (the sooner it gets put back into place, the better). So, he drove himself while Christopher and I followed. We only waited for a few minutes before getting called back to Triage. However, as soon as we walked into the room, Christopher FREAKED out. Apparently, he thought he was going to get a shot or something along those lines. He only calmed down after we walked out into the entry area. So, since he wouldn't let me take him back inside even after trying to reassure him that we were there for Daddy to see a doctor for the owie on his finger, I just went ahead and took him home.

Shad ended up waiting for about 3 hours from the time he walked in until the time he walked out. I guess relatively speaking, that's not *too* bad. It's still frustrating to have to wait, though. They took his blood pressure and vitals first. Then he waited until they put him into a room. Then he waited to have an x-ray taken. Then he waited for the diagnosis. As it turned out, his finger was neither broken nor dislocated. Instead, it's separated tendons from a jammed finger. Then he waited to talk to a doctor about the diagnosis and to discharge him.

He was referred to an Orthopedic Surgeon, but when he called today to make an appointment, for some reason, they referred him to yet another doctor. Instead of playing their dog and pony tricks, he just went ahead and made an appointment with his regular doctor since his back has been bothering him again, too. In fact, he ended up leaving work this morning because of his back, not his finger. He goes Monday afternoon to get checked out.

Did I mention that we're supposed to go to Nashville tomorrow to have family pictures taken??? That ought to be fun.