Poor Shade!

Being a parent brings so many different emotions through out the journey. When they are born there is pain and total happiness at the same time. At birthdays and milestones there are moments of being so proud you think you might burst. Last night was a night I got to feel another emotion that you hope you don't feel very often.
We were all outside playing together as a family and had some water on the trampoline and we also have a slide on our tramp. Shade was standing at the bottom of the slide and there was a little water on it and totally out of the blue he just fell. He was not jumping or being crazy like he usually is, he was just standing on it and some water got under his foot and he slipped and fell off the slide right on his arm. I knew right away something was wrong and took him to the E.R. and found out he has a broken elbow. He was such a trooper and only cried when it first happened. I think he was being strong for me so I wouldn't have a nervous breakdown. (He knows his mommy). They put a temporary cast on him today so the swelling will go down and tomorrow we go to the Orthopedic Surgeon to make sure all he needs is a hard cast. We are all crossing our fingers. The sad thing about it is that he says he looks like a "freak". (Yes, my 3 year old talks like that). I try and tell him it is cool and everyone will feel bad for him and he will get extra candy from people but he is just so sad.
This is the moment that when a parent says if they could take it away they would . I would do anything to make Shade not feel pain or not feel like a "freak". I would gladly take it if I could. The moments of parenthood we wish would never happen!

My poor poor Shade!!!! He didn't want anyone to see him so he wanted Jax in the picture with him thinking no one would notice his arm. Sweet boy!