First Broken Bone

We had quite an eventful weekend. Bennett fractured his elbow while jumping on a friends trampoline. We took him to the ER for the first time in his life. He was scared and thought they were going to cut his arm open to fix it. He was very brave, but he still did not like having to do the x-rays. When they told him he would get a cast he was grinning from ear to ear. Joey has more pictures on his phone. Here is one right after the x-rays. Don't let this picture scare you, he really is fine. We went to the orthopedist today and he got his real cast. He has to wear it for 2 weeks and then go back for more x-rays. I guess it is common for kids his age to fracture their elbow and it is not always visible on the x-ray. They could see the fluid and blood surrounding the area which is a sign of a fracture. He may be all healed in 2 weeks or he may have to wear the cast longer.