Colin's broken leg

The last time Colin and Cody were separated was when Cody was in the hospital. At 6 pm on Jan 2, 2012 Colin made his first ER visit and the boys were again separated for only the second time ever. Around 9:30 am on Jan 2, 2012 Colin stood up on the chaise part of our leather sectional couch. Although I only saw the the crash out of the corner of my eye, it looked as though he never actually got his balance and as soon as he was vertical, he fell back between the couch and the coffee table. As far as toddler crashes go, it seemed minor and did NOT seem like a fall that could result in a significant injury. Colin cried, I picked him up and although pretty clingy, he was fine after about 10 mins. Only thing out of the ordinary was that he could not bear weight on his right leg. My initial diagnosis was a tad more grim that Justin's. I took Colin's pants off, examined his legs and saw no protruding bones or swelling... not even a bruise. He was very tender to the touch near his right shin area and would also wince when rotating his right foot. I thought that there was a good possibility that he right shin (tibia) was broken. Justin was not convinced and thought there was a possibility that he was just sore from a bad fall. He was happy! He still could not bear weight, but crawled and played as usual... only a tad clingy. We discussed a plan and decided to give it several hours and a nap or two and see if he was feeling better. When Colin woke from his afternoon nap at 5 pm I carried him right from his crib to his highchair (like usual), he ate and then we set him down to walk. We heard a pop and the poor guy fell to the ground crying. Uggg, seeing your kid in pain is one of the more horrible things in life. Both Justin and I started to kick our plans into high gear. He emailed Norman, our pediatrician and cousin and got a phone call right back. Norm's advice was to take him to the ER now for an Xray. I grabbed the immunization card, the insurance card, Justin's diaper bag, a few snacks and dad and Colin were on their way to the hospital. They arrived at Banner Gateway ER at 6:10 pm and were seen at 6:45 pm. Colin oooooo'ed and awwwwwww'ed at the xray machine and was super cooperative to the nice (and pretty as Justin said) nurses. They waited for a doc and she confirmed that his right tibia (shin bone) was in fact broken. A decent break (fracture) too. Colin had to lay on his stomach while a nurse put on his split and he and daddy played "hide the peanut" and laughed and laughed...Colin loves his trail mix. Daddy and Colin were home by 9:45 and when they drove up, I rushed out to the garage to see him. I opened the door to get Colin out of his carseat and he just held up his leg and smiled... so proud of his new splint! Colin has a 10:30 am appointment with an Orthopedic doctor today.