Yeah, we're kinda weird like that. But Lance has access to all of Spencer's x-rays, so I had him print them up. Then Spencer and I made them into a collage to hang in his room. (It looks bigger that it really is - it's only about 18 inches across.) It's very manly; I mean, how cool is it to have your own x-rays on your bedroom wall when you're three/almost four? (Answer: very.)
Spencer LOVES it. He's likes to point and say "There's my arm! And there's my leg! And there's my elbow! My elbow is broken and it hurts. Look at it!" And then he waves it and takes a good swing in your direction and you have to jump out of the way or risk being walloped with his day-glo green cast.
I was hoping it would be a sobering reminder of the pain he'd been through. Perhaps get him to be a bit more careful in the future. No dice. Just today, 24 hours after having the cast put on, I caught him:
Spencer LOVES it. He's likes to point and say "There's my arm! And there's my leg! And there's my elbow! My elbow is broken and it hurts. Look at it!" And then he waves it and takes a good swing in your direction and you have to jump out of the way or risk being walloped with his day-glo green cast.
I was hoping it would be a sobering reminder of the pain he'd been through. Perhaps get him to be a bit more careful in the future. No dice. Just today, 24 hours after having the cast put on, I caught him:
- Jumping from the love seat to the couch and back again (over the armrests, of course!)
- Using a plastic storage box as a 'skateboard' down the hallway
- Trying to skate in his socks in the kitchen
- Trying to balance on his behind on the thin back of the couch
- Several other things I can't remember exactly; all I know is that I spent most of the day yelling at him to stop and be careful...
I guess I should just give up; he doesn't quite seem to understand the concept of self-preservation. Perhaps I'll have to make a collage of the medical bills and hang it up in the office.
p.s. Here are my favorite/scariest x-rays. They're the ones of the bones he literally snapped 18 months ago. I had nightmares and the biggest guilt trip for months after the accident. But now that I'm over it, I find it amazing that he went through that kind of pain and didn't freak out any more than he did. That kid's Superman!
p.s. Here are my favorite/scariest x-rays. They're the ones of the bones he literally snapped 18 months ago. I had nightmares and the biggest guilt trip for months after the accident. But now that I'm over it, I find it amazing that he went through that kind of pain and didn't freak out any more than he did. That kid's Superman!
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Sounds like Spencer could become a candidate for a Darwin award.
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