Today for lunch we went to Waterloo Icehouse with Chris’s brother, sister-in-law & their two boys. We thought it’d be great because they have a nice, huge playscape for the kids where we can sit and watch them.
After much waiting, our cold, stale food arrived. The kids weren’t too interested in eating, so they ran back out to play. I looked up and saw Katie at the top of the “ladder” with one foot on the landing… almost there. And I saw our nephew right behind her on his way up. I looked down to take a bite of my soup, and when I looked up Katie was on the ground and 2 other moms were running over to her.
Chris and I ran out there and she wasn’t moving… crying extremely loudly. We checked her out then rolled her on her back. She was a little quivery, probably from the shock. When we went to stand her up she said her foot hurt. I could tell it was swollen. Even candy couldn’t convince her to quit crying. Off to the ER we went. Luckily we had taken 2 cars to lunch… so Rob & Susan took William with them while we spent the afternoon with Katie.
She was soooo good! We didn’t have anything to entertain her while we were there. Luckily Mommy had fingernail polish in her purse. She sat nicely without us staying with her during her 3 x-rays. She has 2 hairline fractures in her left foot. We made it home about 2 hours later with her foot in a splint-type cast. Her little pink toes look kinda cute in it. She will see an Orthopedic later in the week to re-evaluate.
