ATTENTION!...

Luke would like to warn every kid out there who may read this...

Do not jump off of this...

while trying to land on this...

Never, ever, ever attempt this at home or you too could end up with a broken bone.

Sincerely, Luke Williams

Sunday evening just before getting ready to go visit with family, Luke (our "jumper") decided to try a really awesome trick! Nobody saw what really happened, but according to Luke he jumped off the table and tried to land on his soccer ball. I was in the kitchen and heard what sounded like a crack. Jared heard something more like a slap... we all heard the cry. We assumed Luke had jumped and slapped his legs together, but we couldn't get a real clear answer because Luke continued to cry for at least 30 min. and then off and on after that for another hour or so. No swelling, no bruising...but he wouldn't put any pressure on it. We put him to bed with some Tylenol and the next morning I made an appointment for him to see the doctor. He still wouldn't put any pressure on it, and just sat wherever I carried him. That's not normal for our active 2 year old. Yesterday was a loooong day. Luckily my in-laws took Wyatt and Levi for me while Luke and I drove from one doctor to the next. After we were finally done and in the car Luke (who had been counting) told me that we had been to 3 doctors! Our first appointment the pediatrician looked at it and then sent us to get an x-ray. We had to take the x-ray back to the pediatrician who was certain that it was broken. He then sent us to the orthopedic surgeon who didn't see a real clean break, but said it was broken and put the cast on. Apparently kids don't ever bruise...they break, so although we couldn't tell a whole lot from the x-ray, it is broken just over the ankle.

Luke was absolutely perfect the entire day. He was my little buddy and I really enjoyed the one-on-one time we got. He sat on my lap, or right next to me playing the I-touch most of the time. While at the orthopedic surgeon we read most of the books in the waiting room (at least 10). Luke looked so pathetic with his leg all bandaged up, and most of the time was the only kid in the waiting room, so people couldn't resist talking to him and asking us what happened. We both enjoyed our delicious lunch at Paradise Bakery....Luke even got to pick out his own cookies! When we were picking out the cast color he wouldn't tell the doctor what color he wanted, so I jokingly asked him if he wanted pink...He said he did! I then mentioned blue and his eyes lit up. He knows Wyatt loves blue and couldn't wait to show him! While getting his cast on he giggled excitedly the whole time...It was all fun and games until we got to grandma's and he told her to take it off! The good news is that he will just have to have it for 2-3 weeks or until he starts running on it. Oh. What. A. Day!