"These things happen"

I hesitated on writing this blog but as I go along the journey of motherhood I'm learning that..."these things happen." Sunday (almost 3 weeks ago) I cannot remember the date, we went to the bro-n-law's house for lunch and time together. Once we ate the kids wanted to jump on the trampoline, they asked if Kai could jump and Andy (aka husband and baby daddy) said no. He decided to take Kai out to watch the other kids jump. I know what you're thinking "yeah right, watch" but Kai actually seemd content with just this. After a while hubby decided to get on the trampoline with Kai and let him be bounced. As soon as Andy let go of Kai so that he could get on himself one of the other kids jumped and it made Kai buckle. Kai immediately would not put his foot/leg down. He never really cried but he just never would put the foot down. We gave it all night and the next morning and decided we needed to take him to the doctor. Kai does very well at the doctor so far except this time we had to have xrays. He did not like this. I could not lay with him and as a mother this is tough. Although the xrays only lasted a few minutes when your child is crying and wanting you to hold him a few minutes might as well be few days. Anyway after that they decided to take his blood as well. I thought, oh boy, but Kai is a trooper. He never flinched when having that done. The doctor told us he couldn't see anything on the xray but it concerned him enough that Kai still wouldn't put any weight on it so he was gonna send us to the orthopedic office. I feel for people who have to frequent these offices often, the wait is crazy. I know we were a work in but a follow up appointment was not and we waited just as long (ok off subject) anways the ortho. doctor said he could see something on the xray. He wasn't sure if it was a fracture or swelling but he would prefer to go ahead and cast Kai's leg. WHAT!!!! Oh I was stunned. I guess b/c I've never had a broken bone or even a sprang I was just really surprised. The tech came in asked what color we wanted the cast to be, well thats when I about lost it. Andy had to pick the color, I just couldn't do it. Don't know why getting asked that question brought a lump to my throat but it did. So what color did daddy pick....black of course. Kai had to wear the cast for 2 weeks. The doc said once he got it off and they took xrays again he would know for sure if he broke it based on the fact that if the bone looked to be healing then it had been broken. 2 weeks later which was this past tuesday...xrays showed that it indeed had been broken. He's not completely out of the woods yet, for the next 3 weeks we must be extra careful so as not to reinjure it. This should be fun! Kai did awesome with having the cast on, the doc. told us the 1st night with a cast a child usually cries b/c they want to be mobile. Kai never cried with it, he was walking on it in a matter days. It was so cute, he looked like a pirate with a peg leg when he would walk. We were also told that when having the cast removed kids usually cry and again Kai did not. He just sat watched. Andy and I both know that "these things happen" but that doesn't stop us from feeling like we failed...sometimes. Andy had been extra careful with Kai that day but as the doc. told us everything that could have went wrong in that moment did and well..."these things happen." Its gonna take alot of getting use to having a rough & tumble boy. I grew up with girl cousins that were my age, we had dance parties and beauty salons. I don't see those in my future. Andy grew up with 3 brothers, he's use to cuts, scrapes, stitches and punches but that still doesn't mean he's ok with his little buddy getting those things. Kai, my love, keep me and your daddy straight b/c apparently "these things are gonna happen" and I don't know if my nerves will be able to handle it but you being so calm and well awesome it should be easy peasy but hopefully "these things happen" will be few and far between.