Ruby got a treat last night for peeing on the potty. A Tootsie Roll.
The thing is, she couldn't open it. Unusual. Then we noticed her right arm hanging limp at her side. A Tootsie Roll is hard to open one-handed.
So we tried to get Ruby to move her right arm. "High five Ruby!" And the arm hung limp. "Here's a piece of candy." The arm refused to move.
This isn't the first time this has happened... more like the fifth or sixth time. Ruby has nursemaid's elbow which makes her elbow pop out of joint regularly. It isn't particularly painful, but her arm is useless when the elbow is out. And it doesn't take much to pop her elbow out... I have no idea how it came out this time. This condition does not slow Ruby down in the least. She climbs and swings from bars and is very adventurous.
Andy slowly bent her arm and the elbow popped back into place. (Note- Every time we have taken Ruby to the hospital for this, the triage nurse inadvertently pops the elbow back into place while bending the arm to see if it would bend... and then it is fixed, but we still have to wait forever to see the doctor who says, "Yes, it is fixed." Which is obvious because by then she is swinging from the rafters anyhow... so that is why we attempt to pop it back ourselves. We always watch her closely to be sure it moves properly and doesn't swell.) And instantly Ruby's arm was back in service, a little sore, but she was climbing within the hour.
Parenthood is sometimes quite like Fear Factor.
The thing is, she couldn't open it. Unusual. Then we noticed her right arm hanging limp at her side. A Tootsie Roll is hard to open one-handed.
So we tried to get Ruby to move her right arm. "High five Ruby!" And the arm hung limp. "Here's a piece of candy." The arm refused to move.
This isn't the first time this has happened... more like the fifth or sixth time. Ruby has nursemaid's elbow which makes her elbow pop out of joint regularly. It isn't particularly painful, but her arm is useless when the elbow is out. And it doesn't take much to pop her elbow out... I have no idea how it came out this time. This condition does not slow Ruby down in the least. She climbs and swings from bars and is very adventurous.
Andy slowly bent her arm and the elbow popped back into place. (Note- Every time we have taken Ruby to the hospital for this, the triage nurse inadvertently pops the elbow back into place while bending the arm to see if it would bend... and then it is fixed, but we still have to wait forever to see the doctor who says, "Yes, it is fixed." Which is obvious because by then she is swinging from the rafters anyhow... so that is why we attempt to pop it back ourselves. We always watch her closely to be sure it moves properly and doesn't swell.) And instantly Ruby's arm was back in service, a little sore, but she was climbing within the hour.
Parenthood is sometimes quite like Fear Factor.
2 comments:
Stella has the same thing. She always freaks out a little when it happens and we pop it back into place. So weird.
Yikes! That is definitely a daddy's job. I think it would gross me out!
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