Adorable Charles

Charles's words are flowing now. He is picking up new words and repeating phrases and sentences all the time! This morning I had to giggle as we got in the car to run errands and he started singing along to Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Call Me, Maybe." He is so funny! But singing is really where his verbal skills are. It is amazing!

(Tuckered out from errands)

He is also thrilled to be wearing his Mickey Mouse sweatshirt with a Mickey Mouse t-shirt underneath. The beaming smile when he got dressed was precious!

He is also fully obsessed with Elmo! He jumps to watch Elmo on TV. He has to read Elmo books at bedtime. Thank goodness we got him the Elmo toy at Sesame Place.

Greenstick Fracture

Today we answered the question of whether or not Charles is broken. Unfortunately, that would be yes. He has a greenstick fracture of the left clavicle. He was an excellent patient at the imaging center, lying perfectly still on the table for his x-rays. I asked the technician what he thought, and he wouldn't say--so I knew it was broken. I took a closer look at the x-ray through the window to the other room and could see the bend. Darn. We waited just a few minutes to get the official word from the radiologist. Next stop: orthopedist tomorrow morning.

And for comparison, the right clavicle

Broken baby?

Charles woke up at 2:00 am Sunday morning holding the left side of his neck and crying "ow." I got him a grape tablet and turned on the tv to try to distract him from his pain, but he was still crying for over an hour. The day before, he and William had been jumping off the bed again, and that night, they rode on Daddy Neigh. 

Of course they had to slide off the side of their horse. I figured he may have pulled a muscle. But Sunday morning as we were getting ready for church, he was really favoring his left arm and cried out when his arm was lifted to change his clothes. He also flinched and drew back when I pressed his left collar bone. More Tylenol and a FaceTime call to Granddaddy--put compresses on it. After church, he had a little knot on his collar bone. 

Now I was wondering if he had a fracture. We called our pediatrician, but he is still in the hospital, so we got the pediatrician on call, he said if there was a fracture, there is not much that can be done, but again use hot and cold compresses. If he was still complaining Monday, bring him in. Overnight, the bump diminished (still there, but not as large) and I can press on it without Charles shying away or crying out. It is now Tuesday. There is still a little knot and he is saying "ow" again, but I can press the collar bone without recoil. He can also lift his arm over his head with no problem. Oh, this boy!