Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke jumped on the couch
Lucky Luke flew off and said ouch
Mama and Papa and all the Doc's men
Couldn't glue Lucas together again 




Just when we thought the week couldn't get any more painful - it happened.
It was Saturday afternoon and Lucas and his Dad were watching Football. As Ralph was watching the TV and I was feeding Lea, Lucas decided that the best way to watch the game would be from a trampoline (i.e. the couch). Usually this isn't a problem; Lucas is a great and careful couch jumper. But he forgot the rule - only in the middle and without the cushions. Sure enough, before we could tell him to knock it off, right before my very eyes he jumped up, landed on a pillow and was projected backwards from the couch and landed head first on the floor. There is nothing more painful than watching your child hurt itself and not be able to do anything to stop it from happening. 


At first we thought he just had a bump on his head. So once he was calmed down I went and did the grocery shopping. But when I got back Ralph mentioned that he was not able to turn his head left of right and he complained when he was touched. Not good. So after a Smartie Joghurt the boys headed off to the emergency room. Many hours, one 120 page book and an x-ray later they returned. Lucas is now wearing a cool "back pack" which holds his colar bone stable and in approx. 3 weeks he will supposedly be back to normal.


Until then, any suggestions of how to keep him amused? Today he's vegging on the couch and we have resorted to a little TV but that's not a long term solution. I'm hoping that by mid-week he can move around a little without flintching with every movement. Here's hoping that the next 3 weeks aren't painful for all of us!