On Friday Lucia (my 22 1/2 mo. old daughter) hurt her leg on a slide. She got it slightly smashed and twisted. Nothing seemed serious until she continued to refuse to walk. So, Sunday I took her into InstaCare and after looking at her x-rays they determined it to be buckle break.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/broken_bones.html

"Children's bones are more likely to bend than break completely because they're softer. Fracture types that are more common in children include:

• buckle or torus fracture: one side of the bone bends, raising a little buckle, without breaking the other side"

So, I have an almost two year old crawling around or needing to be carried. I have realized that my life would be totally different if I had a child who couldn't walk permanently. I won't say that my life would be worse, because I believe the spirit of Lucia is something I needed in my life and would not have been as happy without. I am grateful for all of her and I will do better to not compare her to other kids in how she devolps because she is happy regardless of the fact that she isn't speaking in complete sentances at this age, yes? I think so!

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