I am beginning to wonder if CPS is going to come knocking on our door...

On Saturday, Roxy and Dillen were playing the "let's spin in circles until we get dizzy" game and in the middle of spinning Roxy stopped suddenly and grabbed her left leg and started crying hard - crocodile tears and all. Though Sean and I were watching them (and laughing at their goofiness), neither of us saw what Roxy did. She just stopped. She didn't run into anything, she didn't fall down, nothing. So we were a little baffled. Sean went over to her and picked her up and gave her to me. She was obviously in a lot of pain saying, "It hurts!" over and over again.

I will admit that I am Mrs. Paranoid and Mrs. Let's Go To The Hospital Right Now kind of mom. I wouldn't say I am a hypochondriac, but I do worry quickly and like to seek help immediately when either of my kids is hurt. And with Roxy's Nurse's Elbow... well, I tend to worry about her even more.

But once we got Roxy to settle down a little bit (enough for her to talk), she was able to point to the main place of pain which seemed to be her hamstring on her left leg. Ah hah!! She must have pulled something (strained, sprained?). So, I got online and started Googling "toddler pulled muscle." Though rare, it does happen and most sites suggested a pain reliever and ice. Surprisingly, Roxy sat very calmly on an ice pack several times on Saturday and, not surprisingly, enjoyed taking the bubble gum flavored Tylenol.

Though she wasn't walking normally by the end of the day, she was walking. And I did massage the area a few times that day which she said felt good (it felt pretty tight).

Well...

At 4AM on Sunday, I was sitting in the rocking chair surfing the internet when Little Miss walked out to see what I was up to. Though I was horrified to see her up at such an early hour (yes, I am equally horrified that I, too, am up at such an early hour), I was happy to see her walking without a limp. She smiled and then asked for her water bottle. I told her it was on her bed so she went to go get it - RAN to go get it. I just listened to the quick patter of her feet and was relieved to hear no cries out in pain. UNFORTUNATELY, on her run back to me, she stopped mid stride, grabbed her left leg and started crying... again saying, "It hurts!!"

deep sigh

I gave her some Tylenol, put her on the ice pack and snuggled her back to sleep.

When we woke up she refused to walk. She wasn't crying but she didn't even want to try walking. So, I called our friend and neighbor who is an ER doctor at the children's hospital and she said, "Hmm. That sounds like a perfect story for a spiral fracture." NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! This means that Roxy may be in a cast and...

Sean was scheduled to leave on Monday for TWO weeks on a business trip!!

We drove Roxy to the ER and she went through a battery of tests. The nurse and doctor both agreed it wasn't broken since she was walking on it (she followed a few directions but it wasn't until she was enticed with some princess stickers that she agreed to walk a little bit). She wasn't even whimpering when she walked.

The decision was made not to xray = NO cast!!

By the time we got home, she was running, jumping and spinning again. I tried desperately to keep her calm, stable and rested but... well... we are talking about Roxy! She's a little spit-fire. I would have to tie her down to keep her from being the rambunctious self she is and I don't think CPS would think that the appropriate way of handling the situation. I would remind her NOT to run but she would stop and say, "But I'm alright! I all better!"

It's now Tuesday and all still seems well. She's a good little actress so I am having to figure out her truthfulness to her very dramatic play. Not so easy...

But thank goodness she is not in a cast. I am not sure how I would have carried her around for two weeks having just

FOUR WEEKS AND 2 1/2 DAYS LEFT TO GO!!!! :)