Whoops!

Well about two and half weeks ago, I picked Reed up from CASA (the kids' after-school program) and he told me he'd gotten hurt playing football. He'd tripped over someone's foot and landed face down. There was a bump on the right side of his collar bone and it seemed pretty painful, but we just figured it was a sore muscle and it'd feel better with time.

Fast forward two weeks later, to this past Monday. A nagging, month-long cold finally brought us to the doctor's office. We also wanted to ask about the shoulder pain, since Reed was still seeming to have trouble.

Imagine Tod's surprise when the doctor took one look at Reed and said "Yep, he's got a broken collarbone." YIKES! Wow, I never would have guessed that (obviously). Dr. Shannon said that even if we'd brought him in sooner, there isn't really much you can do for a broken clavicle - at most, they would have put him in a splint for a few days. She said by that point it was probably pretty well healed.

So now both our kids have had broken bones. Neither of us has ever had one. I think we've got two really tough kids, that's for sure. Reed continued playing football (he just used his left hand) and doing most everything he normally does, all while having a broken bone. Amazing kids we've got.