More fun

It seems like most of us are getting back to normal heath wise. But, Macie decided to add some more fun to my life this morning. About 7:30, she was walking through the living room and fell. She cried really hard-more than I thought she should for such a small fall. Since she has been sick, she has been napping really early in the morning. So, I went ahead and took her up to nap. I don't know if she ever slept, but she was crying at about 8:15. I went to get her and brought her downstairs. When I went to get her she did not stand up. For some reason, I thought she might have hurt her foot (or leg) when she fell. I put her down to see if she would walk. She took about 2 steps and sat down and cried. I tried to get her to walk again, but she would not do it. I ended up calling the doctor. When the nurse called back, she suggested waiting to see how she was doing in about an hour. She also said I could either bring her to the office or an urgent care where they would have and x-ray machine.

So, we waited a little while. She was crawling around and did not seem to be in pain, but she would not walk. I needed to shower so I took her upstairs with me. It was kind of a test because she loves to get into everything while I shower. I figured if she did not try to stand I would take her somewhere. She did stand up a little, but she would hold her foot up and crawl when she needed to get somewhere. I put her back in her crib so I could dry my hair and get dressed (since she had not really slept before). When she got up a little while later (she did not sleep again) she would walk a little. The doctors office called me back about that time to say if she was still limping at about lunch time the doctor wanted to see her (our doctor took 6 days off-if we went to the office today, we would have been there 3 of the 6 days she was off)

I was having a hard time deciding what to do about her. She had no swelling or obvious place of injury. She would let you touch her foot/leg without any problem. And, she was starting to walk a little. Mitzi came over to drop Connor off (did I mention we had things for almost every minute of today) so I got her opinion. We both decided Macie was basically walking like a new walker. She could do it, but she would loose her balance a little. She would also do much better if she was holding your hand. As the morning has gone on, she is walking close to normal. So, we are going to try to avoid the doctor. Carson has art class from 2-3. I can still get her there if I think she needs to go when we get back. She is finally sleeping now.

Check back later, I have a Muffin with Moms update with pictures to post.