"The Revenant" Family

Fair warning- I'm going to complain. I think I've been through enough lately to earn the right to a blog post full of gripes.

This year has been.... well..... tough. Boone almost died, Anya was hospitalized and Elin has well - you know- had lots of issues. Thankfully Myles has escaped unscathed this year with all his "limbs" intact. :)

Myles just read the book the Revenant and convinced me to see the movie. Gory and dark as it was I felt a connection to the movie. Our family has been through the wringer time and time and time again. Our story is similar to that of the movie, we just keep going no matter what crazy obstacles are thrown our way. I mean, I haven't had to fight off a bear or hollow out a dead horse to survive the cold, but there have been times this year where situations have seemed as dire.

Of course there is a silver lining, we are all alive. Boone is actually healthier then before his illness, Anya can walk again and Elin is responding very well to CBD. But all of these victories have left us battle scarred and weary.

In case you weren't aware of our latest "predicament"; Elin broke her leg last week. Yes, you read this correctly. Our child who barely moves somehow broke her leg. How in god's green earth is that fair?

She got her foot stuck under the couch and she leaned back and turned one direction expecting her foot to follow but instead her left tibia fractured vertically. They don't cast kids for this type of injury much anymore and gave us a window of 3-6 weeks for recovery. Apparently it's called a "toddler fracture" and they are very common. Kids self-regulate and will start to weight bear when they feel it is healed. With Elin I feel we will need to "convince" her and assist her to start weight bearing again but in the meantime we are just super careful not to bump her leg or pull on it. She is doing better now but was on a constant dosing schedule of ibuprofen for nearly a week. She cried A LOT. She never cries and has an insanely high pain tolerance so to hear her whimper in pain was almost unbearable. (Akin to being mauled by bear...... I digress)

So there you have it. All three of my children (Anya calls Boone her brother so this is a legitimate claim) have spontaneously stopped walking this year. Even my child that doesn't walk, now cannot physically walk. Seriously people, this has GOT TO STOP!!!!!!

In other news, Elin started hippotherapy at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center last week and had one session prior to breaking her leg. She LOVED it! The whole experience was amazing and I can't wait to get her "back up on the horse" once her leg allows her to resume her weekly therapy.