Tales of Baby McCabe: Fractured femur

Our poor Nolan fractured his femur over Memorial Weekend. He was running down a hill, fell, landed wrong and broke his femur. Nolan and Jason were at a grad party outside of Mankato, so he was admitted to a hospital in Mankato. He was put under anesthesia and put in a full body cast. I was in Boston with William, my parents, and siblings for my uncle Philip's celebration of life. My dad switched my flight and William and I flew home the next morning. I was a wreck not being able to be with Nolan while he was scared and in pain. It was a nightmare.

The good news is Nolan will be just fine. His leg will heal completely and he will walk, run, climb, etc again. For that we are so thankful.

But in the meantime (one week down, five more to go) Nolan is miserable. It is heartbreaking. The pain is gone, but Nolan is feeling so down. He doesn't quite understand what is going on and why he's in the cast. He is having such a hard time sleeping. He is beyond exhausted. As are we. He also isn't eating much. The main (but big) problem during the day is that he can't be in a sitting position. So it is hard for him to eat and play. He can't sit upright enough to do puzzles, Legos, anything. It's so frustrating. We're trying to figure out a way to get him upright. No luck so far. But we need to for the quality of his life for the next five weeks. He is depressed, not wanting visitors, crying a lot. Hard to get him to smile a lot of the time. We need to figure something out for this guy.

We go to the pediatric orthopedist tomorrow, so we're hoping to see his bone mending nicely. We're also hoping the orthopedist can help us out with his sleeping issues and give us ideas to help get him upright.

William is doing well. He's such a happy, fun baby! He's been our light during this difficult time, making us smile. He has mastered stairs, is pulling himself up all the time, and is clapping, waving, and dancing. It's so fun to see him learning so many new things! He also has two teeth now. Liam was a fantastic traveler. He did pretty well on the plane rides and was amazing during Philip's celebration and throughout our entire time in Boston.