We’ve had some terrible storms around the Turner household today, mainly coming from Travis. He didn’t sleep much at all last night, which means we didn’t sleep much at all. I’d say from 4 AM to 7 AM was our only stretch. Hallie seemed to sleep fine, however.
Travis is still in great pain. We figured out he must have a groin injury since he complains less when we lift his legs along with his body. If his legs dangle on their own he screams in agony. It’s not fun for anyone.
We got a morning appointment with his pediatrician. The doctor focused on the areas around his upper legs. We were given instructions for dispensing ibuprofen to him but no real advice beyond that. The ER doctor said that he may have been up and about today but that didn’t happen by a long shot. The pediatrician said 36 to 48 hours but we’re convinced that is optimistic. I’m beginning to worry that its not a simple pulled muscle, or strain, or sprain. I’m wondering if he didn’t injure his muscles more seriously. Certainly he’s expressing pain he’s never felt before in his young life. It’s so tough to hear.
That’s not to say that we didn’t have our moments today. Travis is usually happy when he’s seated. In his high chair we can get smiles out of him. He’s also “talking” to us much more, using his signs again too. Kelly even got him sitting up by himself on the playroom floor, from which position he even tried to crawl. It was encouraging to see him making some progress, but he’s still got a long way to go.
I hope he gets a good night’s sleep tonight and gives his muscles some rest. It’s incredibly tough to see our Big Guy having such a rough time. He’s such an easygoing, happy, charming little boy by nature. We can’t wait to get our guy back!