Thompson Drama

When I picked Jane up from school on Tuesday I found her nose and under her eye swollen and bruised. I found out later that she got kicked in the face by a girl on the monkey bars. It happened before school. Nobody from the school gave me a call to let me know she was injured. She had to go through the entire day of school with this injury, including PE. My poor baby Jane.

This was our last straw with this school. I knew I couldn't feel confident sending my children to school when I  didn't feel they were keeping them safe and communicating with me on serious matters like this one. I took Jane to the Dr. the next morning. Here's what it looked like on Day 2. These pictures don't really do it justice. It's much more colorful and awful in person.

I pulled all of the kids our of their current elementary school and put them in a school in our neighborhood. Bruce and Linda started the new school this morning. Jane is staying home to heal for one more day. She won't be doing recess or PE for a while until she is not so tender. Here's what Jane looks like today, Day 3 and a picture of the kids at their new school.

Bet you can guess the kinds of looks I've been getting when I'm out in public with Jane.
Linda was not looking forward to the new school, but when we got there she ended up being really excited. It was a new adventure and a new place to explore. Bruce played it cool. He headed out to morning recess trying to find some new friends. I'm anxious to hear how their day goes today.

Bruce's 9yr. Stats

Bruce had his 9yr. check up. He's healthy and strong.
Height: 54.5"  73rd percentile
So, tall, but not super tall.
Weight: 65 lbs.  53rd percentile
She said that's a good BMI for him.

His eyes were borderline as usual. But, I took him to get his eyes checked a few weeks back. The eye Dr. also said he's borderline but not bad enough for glasses. His eyes could actually improve in the future. So, no glasses for now. Yeah!

Jane's 6yr. Stats

They forgot to write down the height and weight at Jane's physical but they did write down the percentiles.
weight: 61st percentile      
height: 93rd percentile

They xrayed her pinkie to see if the break had healed, and it still hasn't. :( It's been 4 weeks. It's not bothering her as much anymore because all of the swelling and almost all of the bruising is gone. They're sending her xray to another Dr. for a second opinion to see if he thinks it's just going to take more time to heal or if further action needs to be taken to help it heal.

Jane was so sweet tonight. I have been telling her that it would be 4 weeks until her finger was healed. She knows tomorrow marks 4 weeks. In her prayers tonight she prayed that her finger would be fixed in the morning. I hope it works. :)

Our first broken bone

This pic was taken in the ER last night.
This is the pretty version before everything turned black and blue. Poor Jane broke her finger last night. (Friday)  :( She was eating dinner when her chair (that we found out was broken) fell over with her on it and the heaviest part of the back of the chair slammed her pinkie. I've never heard Jane in that much pain before. I almost cried with her because I felt awful for her. Robert and I took her to the ER. We only had to wait 2.5hrs. which was much shorter than what I was expecting. The xray confirmed a broken bone. It's the section of the bone underneath the base of her fingernail. She needs to keep the splint on at least 2 weeks, or longer if we can manage it. 4-6 weeks healing time for the bone. It's a total bummer because Jane is queen of the monkey bars. 2 days in to school and she's going to have to be careful when she is playing. She is hurting this morning.

I'm supposed to check in with her pediatrician in a week to check how it is healing. The good news is that they don't think we'll have to see a bone specialist because it was a clean break, not jagged or crooked.

 This morning. (Saturday)

UPDATE....
I changed her gauze yesterday (Sunday). Here's what the other side of the finger looks like. Her fingernail is also filled with blood so she may loose it eventually.

Claire's 4yr. Stats -

The best part of Claire's Dr. appointment yesterday was when the Dr. asked her if she knew her first and last name. She very clearly and confidently stated:  CLAIRE   BEAR

Height: 42.5"
91st   percentile

Weight: 35.8lbs.
49th  percentile

She got all of her Kinder shots yesterday, so she's ready for next Fall. She is the last of my children to have completed all of her shots! Three cheers for no more shots.

First Day of School - 2012

4th Grader, 3rd Grader, 1st Grader

Well, they're off to their first day of this school year!

Linda got Mrs. Wickman, who was Bruce's teacher last year.

Jane got Mrs. Briggs, who was Linda's teacher when she was in 1st grade. I'm very happy about those teachers. This is Jane's first year of full day school.

Bruce, however, got stuck with a teacher that I've been repeatedly warned about. I was not happy. I spent most of yesterday morning in the office trying to get him out of it. I even talked to the principal on the phone last night. Unfortunately, he'll be in there for a couple of weeks before we can get him transferred out. Ughh! Of course all of the teachers were standing outside of their class this morning greeting parents and students but when we got to Bruce's class his teacher was nowhere to be found. It's going to be a long couple of weeks for him. 

Claire and I will be hanging out at home. This is Claire's last school year at home with me. She starts Kinder next year!