Keaton's accident

We been raising children for 15 years now and never have any of them broken a bone until now. Our little 20 month Keaton broke his tibia on the trampoline. As sad as this has been, I keep thinking that this was a huge blessing.

Everyone adores Keeter, but Lucy is especially obsessed with him. She plays with him all the time and he adores her. Keaton will try to follow in whatever she is doing or try to repeat what she is saying. Lucy is also obsessed with gymnastics and the trampoline. She loves doing flips and round offs and bouncing all day long. Keaton wants to be on the trampoline with her but most of the time he just gets to watch her from the patio door. We have explained to Lucy over and over that bouncing Keaton too high could cause serious injuries.

When the accident happened Lucy was standing up holding his hand bouncing softly. She let go of his hand and threw herself backwards and bounced on her back. This was essentially causing Keaton to be double bounced and threw him up really high and he came down with his legs crossed and the weight of his body landing on the bottom leg. 

For such an active little guy that loves to run and be outside, having his movement restricted so drastically has been really frustrating for him. He is not really old enough to understand what happened or articulate his frustrations. Luckily he only has to wear a cast for 4 weeks because babies heal so quickly.

Why do I view this as a HUGE blessing for Keaton and Lucy? Because luckily he ONLY broke his leg, and he will only be restricted for 4 weeks. He could have just as easily landed a little further forward, broke his neck and been in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. As painful as this has been for Lucy, she learned a HUGE lesson about her actions and consiquences . The torture of seeing her brother struggle for a few weeks is nothing compared to what it could have been. 

So thankful for these blessings!