So in my last post, I mentioned that Jana had sprained her arm.... Turns out, it wasn't just a sprain. While playing with her daddy on the floor, she lunged over his legs and her arm got twisted somehow underneath him. (It really wasn't Josh's fault!) She woke up in a lot of pain several times during the night and the next morning. I called the dr. and took her in for an x-ray. It was obvious that it wasn't fractured, but when I took the x-ray by the pediatrican, he said it didn't look quite right. He sent me to an orthopedic doctor who noticed right away that it was dislocated. He said we could do it the quick way and pop it back in or put her under anethesia and do it. After waiting for 2 hours, I opted for the quick way! Not to mention that I think putting an IV in a baby is worse than popping an out of place joint back into place. She had to be in what they call a cast here (really, it was more like a splint) for 2 weeks. The stupid thing kept wanting to fall off and we had to rewrap it several times - not fun. It's amazing to me how quickly she adapted, though. She was crawling around and cruisng like normal within a couple of days. Roland Bowen, who was staying with us for a few days, said she sounded like some kind of strange monster coming down the hall - whishk - thunk - whishk - thunk. She got it off last night and is a very happy baby.
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I'm glad you're so adaptable, Jana. That's a characteristic that will serve you well in your life as a TCK! We can't wait to see you in a couple of months. Love you, Nyanya
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