September 22, 2007
Buzzupdate
That has a nice ring to it, buzzupdate, doesn't it?
I didn't update on Buzz earlier because I was waiting for the end of the story.
Here it is:
I'm kicking myself for initially thinking that, then second guessing. Nursemaid's elbow goes back into place easiest if it's treated fairly quickly. But because he wasn't quite presenting the classic symptoms, I decided it was something else, and to wait it out ...
now I know. I hope. It's funny how things you are familiar with can look a little different - just enough different - each time to keep you wondering.
But it wouldn't pop back in with the maneuver last night. All 3 of my nursemaid's elbow experiences are that my children's don't click back in right away. Hrm.
Doc wanted to call his brother, who is an orthopedic specialist or something like that. His brother is the one who fixed Eminoodle's Nursemaid's Elbow many years ago when hers wouldn't pop back in, either. But Doc Bro wasn't around last night, and it was late, and there wasn't much else to do ... so he sent us home and promised to call in the morning.
Once nice thing about Nursemaid's Elbow is that, when the arm is held in it's safe position and isn't moved, it doesn't hurt, at least after the initial while.
So he slept well but it still was out of place this morning, he woke whimpering with wide eyes, scared to move his arm. He played well, one handed, this morning. Classic Nursemaid's elbow. Doc and I made plans to meet with the brother-doc at 1 pm. Brother-Doc felt the "click" that it went back in.
Buzz was feeling better within the hour, and has been fine, since.
I wonder if they would teach me the maneuver?
Thanks for asking about and praying for Buzz, we appreciate it!
Posted by Kim at September 22, 2007 8:08 PMGood! I'm glad it was just that, and that it "clicked" back in. It is amazing how we don't recognize things like that, especially when we've seen them before.
Posted by: Barbie at September 23, 2007 9:39 AMI'm so glad he's better. I've never heard of nursemaid's elbow; I'll have to look that one up. Poor little guy.
Posted by: Shari at September 24, 2007 12:40 AMDoug knows how to pop those back in. We had a doctor once tell us that he generally fixes it twice but on the third time he teaches Mom & Dad. I thought that was nice of him to offer to share the trade secret. Doug happened upon one that works with our nursemaid elbow prone child purely by accident. He wasn't trying to fix it, just help her get more comfy then POP it went back in.
Posted by: marcia at September 24, 2007 1:13 AMI'm glad to hear that he's feeling better.
Posted by: Rosanne at September 24, 2007 8:27 AMGlad his arm is fixed. We've had it twice, once with each of our older girls. THat's been it.
Hey, your locker wall looks great! :) I like it.
And about the great clothing switch. This is how I do it, in two days.
DO all laundry and put clothes away.
Pull out totes and make huge piles for each child of what you think will fit.
Have all children try on stuff, and discard what doesn't fit or they don't like back into the totes.
Go into bedrooms and pull out MOST of their clothes ... leave about 2 pjs and 4 shirts from that fading season in the drawer.
Put the fading season clothes into the totes as well. Of course, there must be a "discard" pile of stuff that you don't plan to keep somewhere, as well.
Put totes away.
Put new season clothes away.
All done in one day. (plus the day before of catching up laundry, makes two days)
I used to put the new clothes into the laundry and then spend another 2 or 3 days washing and putting away the new clothes, but DH made me stop. He said, "They were clean when you put them away, right? So why wash them?" Of course, after we move and have to store them in a basement or outbuilding instead of a walk-in closet, that may likely change. But even then, the totes should only be out for one long messy day.
Of course, my totes are no longer organized by age very well. The sub-2 year old totes are ... even by gender! But not the rest of them. If I wanted them organized better, it would take me longer. But in my space, speed became more important than organization. LOL!!
(((Kim)))
April
Posted by: April at September 24, 2007 5:33 PMLOVE the lockers! I want some, but it's all I can do to clear a wall for a floor loom.
Glad the elbow popper back.
Thanks for stopping by and welcoming me back. Loved the button story. That's about how my three were with buttons.
Posted by: Mama Bear at September 24, 2007 9:48 PMsorry for being a "know-it-all" earlier. I realize my "fast and furious" method works well for me, but might totally overwhelm or frustrate someone else. (((kim)))
Posted by: April at September 24, 2007 11:14 PM
