A Sad Sight

Natalie had a little accident on Tuesday. She fell off of a little neighbor girl's bed and hurt her arm. She hardly cried at all. I observed her throughout that afternoon because I suspected that something was wrong. She didn't cry when I felt her arm, but she sure didn't want to use it.

So we went to the ER to have it checked out. They could tell that about mid forearm Natalie didn't like them touching or turning her wrist to rotate it. The x-rays revealed nothing. So they called it an occult fracture (or hidden fracture) and sent us home with a splint and a sling.

We go to Natalie's pediatrician tomorrow to see what they think and see if another x-ray needs to be done. She's been using her arm more since yesterday afternoon. And her poor little hand is swollen from the fall. Natalie's a good sport and doesn't mind the splint or sling too much.