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My Baby is in a Body Cast…

Yup, that’s right. My 20 month old precious baby boy is in a cast from the middle of his chest, down both his legs with a connecting bar at the knees. Good times. Heart breaking. So how did this happen?

We were having a wonderful day, checking things off my pre-baby checklist and decided to take a break and go enjoy the sunshine. Like there always is after the sprinklers go off, a small puddle of water lay on our back porch, and like he always does, Liam went to go splash around in it. Only this time, he slipped and somehow (freak accident) managed to break his femur bone (yes, his FEMUR bone) in his left leg! WHAT?!?!

So we spent the next 26 hours at the hospital. Worst 26 hours of my life. Nothing is harder then watching your baby be in pain, wanting food and water, and because he might have to have surgery, not being able to give him anything.

After reaching a pediatric Ortho specialist in Roseville, we were transfered by ambulance where Liam’s leg would be set and placed in the body cast. He was a trooper and everyone (including us) were amazed at how well he did! After they set his leg, and prescribed some heavy duty pain killers, we were able to go home. Nothing felt better then stepping through our door, being surrounded by everything that not only comforts Liam, but also us.

And now we are just trying to settle in and figure out life for the next 6 weeks. Counting our blessings has been a huge help, and I don’t know how we would have survived this without the love, support and encouragement we have received from family, friends and our church family! It was quite a few days before my hubby and I could even log into our Facebooks without spilling over with tears. Seriously, the blessings we have received have been amazing!

Now that the initial shock has disappeared and we are working our way back into some sort of distorted version of our daily life and getting ready to meet Baby #2 in just two weeks, we are waiting on God; entrusting Him with every moment of the day. He didn’t let this happen to Liam, to us, for no reason. I am praying that my eyes would be opened to the things He wants me to see and to learn; that this hard time, this pain doesn’t go wasted.

During my first trip out of the house in a week, this song came on the radio. I bawled. I praised God. I felt a renewed sense of strength. I had been praying for a closer relationship, a more personal relationship with Christ, and this is a great place to start.

Josh Wilson: Fall Apart

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