Foot Update

Sorry it's taken me some time to update about Peyton's foot. We were able to see an Orthopedic doc on Thursday morning. He was super nice. He had a bow tie on! In fact, if you have kid's and they watch Imagination Movers, that's what he looked like - Nitnots!

Anyway, after reviewing Peyton's xrays, watching her walk, examining her feet and flexibility, it was determined that she has a small fracture in her foot. He called it something specific that I can't remember the name of, but JD knew what it was and explained it to me. He said that it's a fracture caused by the tendon splintering the bone. Doc said it's not visible by xray - especially in a toddler. He gave us two options: 1. put a cast on her itty bitty foot or 2. keep an eye on her and let her body mend itself. I hesitantly asked him what his opinion was. He wants to monitor her and let her body work it out. So that was good news! We have to take her back if things get worse or if she's not walking normal in 3 weeks. It's nice knowing what's going on and also knowing that it's not a huge issue. I did ask if it would cause any long term issues and he said no. Thank goodness - we can still keep our dreams alive that she'll be an excellent athlete!!!

Thanks again to everyone for your comments and support. We really appreciate it.

Oh - crib update! We lowered the side of the crib. It's not officially a toddler bed, but it's much lower. She could get out easily if she wanted to, but has not done that yet. We do plan to move to a toddler bed. Her crib is one of those 4 in 1 cribs so she'll stay in hers. We already have a white crib for baby whatshername. I have white wicker furniture in the guest bedroom so that's going to become #2's bedroom. I got the crib for $90 at the consignment shop with a $10 mattress. I also got a double Graco stroller for $145. It's awesome and brand new looking.

2nd time = launched out of crib

Alright - I have had such a good response to the Princess foot dilemma that now I need advice on what to do with a climbing toddler. She climbed out of her crib again this afternoon. Not sure how she is exactly doing it, but we think she grabs on to the corner and uses her upper body strength to pull her legs over and then slides down. We don't think she's actually launching out and falling because you don't hear a thud.

This all being said, what should I do? Do you move a 20 month old to a toddler bed and deal with all that drama or do you slap a crib tent on top of her current bed and hope for the best. The crib tents that I've looked up say it won't fit on our crib because the headboard is higher than the foot board. If I rig it then is it really that safe? I worry about her attempting to get out of her crib and getting tangled in it. I obviously worry about all the other factors if she's in a toddler bed. She'll be all over her room. It's not 100% safe for her to be alone in her bedroom. We can make adjustments, but it's never 100% safe.

So...what should I do? I have friends who have kept their kids in a crib until they were 3 and I have other friends who transitioned to a toddler bed when they were babies. She could always move back into the bed with me - JUST KIDDING!!! That was to make sure you're still reading.

Thanks in advance to all your responses to this blog post. Also, thank you for all the well wishes with Peyton's foot. The drama of being a toddler and being a Mom. Maybe that's what I'll call my blog - Mama's Drama!

So far so good

Thanks for all of your supportive messages. Doc called back and everything is clear on her xrays and blood work. Whew! Now we go see an Orthopedic Pediatric Doctor. Should be fun. I hope it's just growing pains. She is limping even worse now, but it's probably because of all the twisting and turning from yesterday's xrays. Poor baby.

I will keep you all posted.

Thanks again.

Monday, March 9, 2009 was rough. Last Wednesday Peyton got off of my bed and somehow tripped like she always does. When she stood up she immediately collapsed. It was like her leg was asleep. She then limped all day where she would collapse at times when her leg would buckle. We had no clue what was going on. We called some friends who are PAs to ask their opinions. Both of them agreed that we should give it the evening to see how things progressed. She woke up in the morning and it was better. I called my Doctor who suggested we go to the ER to get xrays and blood work. I thought that seemed crazy, but I called the ER advice nurse to see what they would say at Womack. She said not to bring her to the ER and to keep an eye on it. I was really worried about her picking something up (flu, strep throat, etc.) at the ER.

So we woke up on Friday morning and it was a lot better. Same thing on Saturday. We're in the clear, right? Nope. Sunday morning she wakes up and she's limping again. Oh, keep in mind that she's showing no signs of pain. NONE! No crying, no wincing, no nothing. She'd let all of us touch her and move her legs and feet. She would play, run, climb, etc.

On Sunday I called the Peds Advice Nurse and she said to make a follow up appointment with my Doctor and have her refer me to xrays. So that's what we did this morning. Our doctor seemed a little annoyed we didn't take her to the ER on Thursday, but the nurse somewhat agreed with us that she really could have gotten sick from the ER. I guess you really don't know what the right call is. We went to the doc around 11 and she agreed that something was wrong. It looks like it's her right foot now.

Our doctor referred us to xrays and blood work at the civilian diagnostic center. Oh, what a difference that makes. Everyone was super nice. They were so good with Peyton. Fortunately I had Dad with me because he had to go into the xrays with Peyton since I'm pregnant. It was so tough listening to her scream. I felt so bad. Dad and the tech held her down. No papoose which I guess is good. Then she calmed down once Mommy was visible again. And, she got stickers. She had no clue she was not done yet! On to blood work. The two ladies were so nice. We got through that with many tear on both ends. In the middle of the screaming, I said "Peyton, do you want to go get ice cream?" She responded with a very pathetic "yeahhhhhh." It was so cute.

That's what we did next. Ice cream at McDonald's where they have a huge fish tank. She watched the fish and forgot about her trauma. She still had the tape on her arm and was acting like her arm didn't work anymore. It was really funny. I took the tape off and suddenly the arm came back to life.

The doc is supposed to call tonight or tomorrow morning. She said no more than 24 hours. I hope she calls tonight, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Everything takes time. I will update as soon as we know something. I'm really worried they're going to come back and say "well, keep her off of it for awhile and it should get better." How do you keep a 2o month old off of a hurt foot that she shows no sign of being hurt? Yikes!

Rachel and LaLa's visit!!!!

This picture says it all. They were BFFs at first site. We had an amazing weekend. The girls were so adorable together. Thanks again to Rachel and Lorelai for coming down and keeping us company. It really helped. And it was so cute the way Peyton said Lorelai or LaLa. She put a lot of extra Ls in LaLa. Hysterical.

Perfect example of how well the TV babysits.

Lorelai's big ass bow! Isn't it pretty? Rachel made it. I'm sure you can buy one on her Etsy page. Peyton was fortunate to receive 3 of them so now we're a walking billboard.

Too cool for our jeep. I put her hat on with the bill on the front and she immediately took it off and turned it around. Then she hauled butt in her pink jeep. Watch out.