Aidan got his big break!

Unfortunately, it was his arm. Wednesday afternoon we had a playdate at the park and it was the first day we played outside where gloves were needed. I think the gloves made his hands slippery or he didn't realize that he wasn't holding on to the chains, but he fell off of the swing. I was mostly concerned about his spine since he landed on the top of his back/bottom of his neck, but apparently he somehow broke his right radius near his wrist. I took him to the doctor last night, but he really did seem okay at the doctor's office (isn't that how it always is - why do kids always act fine in the doctor's office). The doctor thought he dislocated his elbow and it had been inadvertantly fixed and told us he would be fine. This morning, however, I could tell he was not fine. I took him back in and the doctor decided to send him for X-Rays. Sure enough, it was broken all the way through the bone. I could see the break right away on the film. They sent us to Children's hospital where Aidan was fitted with a cast. The cast goes all the way over his elbow to keep him from rotating his arm and further injuring it. Aidan did a great job (as did the girls) with all the doctor visits we had today. He was a tough little guy and held very still while they put the cast on. When I asked him if he was okay he said, "I okay, Mommy. I good." After the cast was on, he even said, "Thank you, doctor" to the person who put the cast on. However, I have to say he continues to deny that he has an injury. From two seconds after the fall until his arm was put in a cast, if I asked him where he was hurt he wouldn't answer and if I specifically asked him about his arm, he would say it didn't hurt. Why do they make it so hard???