It's Broken

We took Katie back to the doctor for a second x-ray.  They told us if she wasn't walking on it after a week bring her back.  They said on little kids it can take 1-2 weeks before a break will appear on the x-rays.  So we did it and sure enough her little leg is broken.  It's right below the knee.  They said it was like a wet tree branch.  When you try to snap one it will bend.  It wont break straight through, but it will fray and splinter the branch.  Well, that's what happen to her leg.  Not a straight through break, but inside the bone it is frayed.  It's so sad!  It's been a hard few weeks.  She isn't suppose to put any weight on it.  Meaning we have to carry her everywhere.  She's a tough girl though.  She tries to crawl and still do a lot on her own.

The saddest part of it all?  She doesn't want anyone to see it.  She had her preschool program on Tuesday and the only way I could get her to go is telling her she can wear a long skirt so no one will even see it.  Today we go to church and I have to do the same thing.  If people point it out she shuts down and hides her face in me.  It breaks my heart.  I've had to ask people to not bring it up.
She's a cute cute girl though.  The cast breaks your heart but it is a cute one!  She got so excited when the doctor told her she could pick two colors.  She picked pink and red.  I wasn't sure how that would turn out but it's adorable!  I think if Dr. Suess made a cast it would have been this one.  Everyone comments on how cute it is.  It's like a pink and red candy cane.  What a cute girl!