At least Adrian was home for it
Published on April 8, 2005 By Texas Wahine In Home & Family
I never thought this would happen.

I played rough and took spills my entire childhood and never broke a bone. Adrian did the same...no broken bones. Xavier's seven, and while he has had stitches, he's never had a broken bone.

Orian has always been the tough guy. He'd fall and scrape a knee and look up and say, "I'm fine." It was always "I'm fine."

But not tonight.

We took the kids bowling, and were having a great time. If you've never watched children bowl, you are really missing out. It's some entertaining stuff. The boys each have their own style. Xavier puts his fingers in the holes, and then timidly approaches and lets the ball go off in a random direction at the last moment. Orian excitedly carries the ball up to the line and uses all his body weight to roll it forcefully down the lane...all the while jumping and laughing.

Two baskets of chicken poppers, one basket of fries and one of onion rings, one grilled cheese sandwich, two Root Beers, one large Coke, $6 worth of jukebox songs and nine and half frames later we were throwing our shoes at the guy behind the counter and heading out to the Acute Care Clinic.

It was Orian's last frame of the game and he was doing his usual routine. He scooped the ball up and began carrying it out to the lane. He was skipping around (despite constant reminders not to...he gets so darn excited). His foot caught on the step that separates the "sitting" section from the "actual bowling" section. The second we saw his foot catch, Adrian and I both bolted toward him, but neither one of us got there in time (and for the record, Adrian got there before me...damn his physical fitness).

Not only did he trip and fall, the hand he put out to catch his fall ended up smashed between the floor and his bright orange eight pound bowling ball (yes, it was the lightest one they had for the kids). From there his face landed neatly on top of the hand and bowling ball sandwich he had created.

We knew immediately that he was hurt. It's hard to explain, but you just KNOW when your kid is really hurt...sometimes before they actually are hurt.

Adrian scooped him up and hugged him tightly while he cried. His crying was a red flag. There was no "I'm fine." I begged to hold him but Adrian told me no, and he rushed him off to the bathroom check him out.

The palm of his little hand was cut a little bit and bleeding, one of his fingers was puffy beyond belief, and he had a little owie on his lip. Adrian comforted him and examined him for a long time before he brought him back to me and told me that he felt like he needed X-Rays on his finger.

Orian is now home with a "robot arm" to stabilize his fractured finger. Fractured finger. Gah. He's been so tough, though. He keeps telling me that it doesn't hurt and talking about the light from the X-Ray (Adrian informed me that he and Orian are both now sterile, hahahaha). After I had baked the injured baby some cookies (which by the way, were declared the best. cookies. ever.) and brought him a glass of milk we were alarmed to realize that Orian had hurt his...eating hand. Not the eating hand!

In a few days we'll have to take him in to our primary care physician to have his finger looked at again. Until then, I'll be doing a lot of butt wiping and possibly nose picking (it's his picking hand, too).

Here's a pic of Orian and his robot arm (which he has been chewing on already...note the bite marks):




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on Apr 08, 2005
*get thee to the forums*
on Apr 08, 2005
Ouch...
on Apr 08, 2005
Awww poor baby - that's the weirdest thing I've ever seen - I've never seen one of those before.

and eeww gross
on Apr 08, 2005
What a wonderful Dad! And of course Mommy will be spoiling him rotten! Bless Orian's little heart. But you know it that is just a matter of time till he us that robot arm to get Xavier in line. Good to see you guys doing will. Love you all bunches and bunches, Mom
on Apr 08, 2005
Get used to it, Chickie. Boys are boys, and in the course of being boys, they get hurt. We have been to the ER numerous times with ours for busted chins, busted lips, split noses and eyebrows, a dog bite, a broken nose, a broken arm, and beads stuck up Davey's nose (twice).

Nice robot arm, though......very cool!!
on Apr 08, 2005
Poor guy! I know exactly what you mean about knowing when they are really hurt. My boys are 8 and 4 and we live about 1 mile from urgent care

Best wishes to the little guy. Luckily they heal soooo fast at that age.
on Apr 08, 2005
Let's just hope Xavier does want a 'robot arm' of his own It sounds like he's being real good about it too. And a good time to learn to be ambidextrous. I hope he heals well.
on Apr 08, 2005
Hey Brandie, tell the little guy I hope he feels better, and hope you and Adrian managed to get your hearts out of your throats.

Cheers.
on Apr 08, 2005
Ouch...


greywar stole my line. I hope the poor little guy recovers soon and doesn't end up with a permanant fear of ten pin bowling (which incidently is the only sport I have won a trophy for in partnership with JU citizen Champas Socialist )

Like you and Adrian I too have escaped breaking any bones in my childhood or in fact my life despite some valiant attempts. Full marks for Orian, he really did it in style, that'll make a great story to tell his friends later.
on Apr 08, 2005
Glad he is doing all right after that. And hey, that robot arm looks freaking awesome. Boys dig that kind of stuff. Best wishes for him.
on Apr 08, 2005
Actually, little whip, I've noticed that lots of small kids have disproportionately large eyelashes. it's like the lashes come in at full adult size and you just have to grow into them or something. Krystal is the same way, she has gorgeous lashes.

It's good to see that Orian is doing fine in the picture. And that Robot Arm(tm) is a really cool payoff for the pain of a broken finger. If I'd known I could get something like that, I wouldn't have waited until I was 32 to break a bone.

Plus, it is definitely good training to use his off hand. The world needs more lefties!
on Apr 08, 2005
I'm telling you, bowling is one of the most dangerous sports out there! I haven't broken a bone yet, so I consider myself fortunate. I came close a few times, but luckily they resulted in nothing more than a damaged ligament.

Hope he heals quickly.
on Apr 08, 2005
Whew! Here's to hoping he heals quickly. And yep, good luck with the butt wiping!
on Apr 09, 2005
That is quite the contraption they have on your boy there, B.

I think the weird looking orthopaedic devices they use are for pennance for the klutziness or stupidity that brought about the injury itself...

When I broke my humerus in a car accident in 1999, after a month in the splint I was wearing I wasn't healing they put me in this god-awful 30 pound cast that hung around my neck with that medical cloth crap and some protective foam on the part that went around my neck. It was this horrible, hideous bright blue cast that had an "outrigger"...a hook that that medical cloth could hang onto...

Oh lord...oh lord....your poor little man and his robot arm. I hope that you're all feeling better about the situation soon...
on Apr 09, 2005
So, have you spoke with an attorney yet?

It was not you or your childs fault that the establishment did not provide you with a "safer" bowling ball. Common sense should prevail upon the management to provide age appropriate bowling balls...
Now if I was on the Island, I'd graciously assist you in securing proper and determined legal assistance.....for a fee....

If an accident report was filed I'll bet you start getting letters from eager attorneys within the week ( the buzzards are circling )

Good luck with the cast, the only problem we experienced with our boys and broken bones was the stench emmitting from the cast after a few days ( dirty gym socks compared to roses )
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