Shaine had Nursemaids Elbow which is very common in children. It's when the ligament in the arm gets relocated. Because children's muscles and ligaments are not fully developed this condition happens frequently. Some cases are more extreme than other's, but Shaine had a mild case.
How do you fix it? You pop it back into place. The doctor gently pulled and twisted Shaine's arm and she felt it pop back into place. Shaine didn't cry at all...I couldn't believe it. The doctor said we need to wait about 20 minutes to see if she'll start using it.
Our next door neighbor Amber is a nurse at the same hospital and she just happen to be getting off of work that evening, and so she stopped in to see us. She made funny balloons out of medical gloves and before you know it Shaine was playing and moving her arm again!!
Our little Johnny was such a good boy. He was with us the entire evening and he never complained. We are so proud of him too. He was being the supportive brother and was very concerned for his sister, although we couldn't get him to sit on the hospital bed with her. We think he was scared he was going to get a shot or something of that nature.
You want to know something amazing about this whole evening? It took us 1 hour from the time we arrived at the emegency room till the time we drove off in the car. Yes...1 hour in the emergency room. That's a record in my book!! So thankful our baby girl is o.k. and to a huge thanks to the kind and wonderful staff at Providence Hospital.
Here's some pics of our visit to the Children's Museum from this past Tuesday.
This is what Johnny decided to do with his coins. So silly.
