I was at the Cincinnati Commandos playoff game last night and didn't get home until a little after 11:00 p.m. I texted Heather I was on my way and Livvi hijacked the phone to text me she wanted to show me something when I got home. She actually fell asleep before I got home, but Heather told me what happened:
About 9:45 p.m. last night, there was a knock at the front door. Wondering who in the world would be visiting at that hour, Heather answered the door, expecting to see one of the neighborhood kids. Instead, it was a few folks from church, more specifically, from the Vacation Bible School Livvi was in prior to the accident. Livvi came down wearing my t-shirt as a night gown (big arm holes). They gave her a big card they made wishing her well, telling her they are praying for her, and sending their love. Livvi had a huge smile on her face and twinkling eyes. Heather could tell she felt very special, almost like a superstar. It nearly brought me to tears to know how much our church family and friends love our Livvi. If you are one of those folks and are reading this, THANK YOU! We love you, too! God is good indeed!
Livvi is doing much better and has an appointment to see the doctor again on Wednesday.
I got a call from Heather in tears around lunch time today. She was sad because her little girl was broken. Livvi was jumping over her Wavemaster in the basement, which she's done quite a number of times. Well, this time she fell, landing on her left arm, breaking it. Heather took her to Children's in Clifton and they took good care of Liv. When I arrived, she had already had X-rays taken. This is what I saw when I entered the room:
Heather said that looked better than when she was at home. By the time I saw it (above) some of the swelling had gone down. The X-ray showed a break all the way through the radius and a buckle fracture in the ulna:
She had an IV put in so they could administer pain medication (which didn't help much). They also had to put her out in order to set the arm back in place. They pulled in back in place and placed her arm in a splint.
Our girl was a trooper! She never really cried, even when they did the IV. We were warned that when she comes out of her sleep-mode she would be extra affectionate, have none-then-double-then-blurry-then-normal vision, and be a little forgetful short term. All came true! She kept telling Heather, Joie, and I that she loved us and wanted to hug and kiss us (we soaked it all up!).
We are home now, resting. She's in some pain, but doing pretty well. I'm sure disappointment will set in tomorrow when she realizes she can't:
- test for her next belt tomorrow night
- participate in her board-breaking camp next week
- participate in a Tae Kwon Do tournament in Indy next weekend
- participate in her weapons camp the next week
- participate in much of anything for the next 2-3 weeks
- swim for the next 3 weeks
- etc.
We take her back on Wednesday to get more X-rays to make sure it is staying in place. If OK, they'll put her in a cast, but won't be able to get it wet. It will be at least 3 weeks before she gets a waterproofed cast.
While our heart breaks for our angel, we are so thankful and blessed. She's a healthy girl with a minor set back. We saw a baby less than a month old getting X-rays for some reason, a little boy who was bald (we assume from cancer treatments), etc. God is good and took care of Liv today. It could have been so much worse.
In addition to being space geeks, our family enjoys the changing weather, too. We've had our share of storms this spring, but thankfully, nothing too serious. Here are some photos and a video of recent storms:
A front moving in overhead while I was at work on June 2:
Here is a storm that came in pretty quickly later that same evening. The clouds were actually rolling underneath each other and at a rapid pace, so I took some pictures and video:
Video (warning: there's some screaming towards the end when the rain starts):
A cloud after the storm that looks like a dragon:
Finally, some cloud development the next day as well:
