Ella's first day of school went well. She woke up early, I got her dressed and she was all ready for the annual "first day of school" picture.
Her 4th Grade teacher is on maternity leave and there is a long-term substitute teacher running the class. Ella said everything went well. They did some "getting to know you" activities, had Gym, and did some other activities throughout the day. When she returned home she jumped right into her book and began reading.
When I arrived home from work Ella told me all about her school day. She was excited and sounded motivated to do well this year. As a 4th grade teacher myself I know that it's a big transition from 3rd grade. There's more reading for meaning and much writing. Math gets more challenging as well. It's the beginning of intermediate type learning.
The afternoon of the first day of school was fairly calm around the house. Lindsay and I stepped out onto the porch to have some "mommy and daddy" time. This is when we catch up with one another and connect for the day. The kids are really good about respecting our time together.
We were in the midst of ordering Portillo's for dinner when Ella came outside. She said she was hungry and was wondering what was going to be for dinner. We asked her what she wanted from Portillo's and she was on her way back inside. A moment later Ava came running outside to us and said that Ella got hurt and she was crying hysterically. I quickly ran inside and found her on the deck, tears rolling down her face, and screaming. I asked what happened and she managed to tell me that Potter ran into her left footplate and it went up all the way with her foot still on it. I got her to come inside and took a look at her foot. It was swollen and I could see bruising starting to form. Lindsay came in and looked at it, and we tried to apply ice to it, but Ella said it hurt too much.
After a few minutes we decided to go the the ER and have x-rays taken. Henry said he wanted to go with as moral support. Currently, our accessible van is broken as the door with the ramp for entry isn't working properly. I backed the van out of the garage, opened the opposite door and put Ella's manual chair in the car. I then lifted Ella from her power chair and placed her on the back seat. Henry joined us and we were off.
When we arrived at the hospital we had to wait for a few minutes before they had a room ready for us. Once we were in the room things started happening fast. They immediately took an x-ray and provided some pain medication. As it turns out, the foot was fractured on the first metatarsal.
The doctor tried to put her foot in a surgical shoe but it was too big. They decided to splint the foot and then we were to follow-up with our orthopedic surgeon on Monday. They gave us a prescription for some strong pain medication and we were on our way.
The next morning I woke Ella up to see if she felt like going to school. She was adamant about going despite the pain and discomfort. I got her ready and she was all set to go.
Up to this point we have been very careful with her foot as we transfer her from place to place. We are keeping up with the medication and doing all we can to help her feel comfortable. I must say, there's never a dull moment around the Casten household.
Her 4th Grade teacher is on maternity leave and there is a long-term substitute teacher running the class. Ella said everything went well. They did some "getting to know you" activities, had Gym, and did some other activities throughout the day. When she returned home she jumped right into her book and began reading.
When I arrived home from work Ella told me all about her school day. She was excited and sounded motivated to do well this year. As a 4th grade teacher myself I know that it's a big transition from 3rd grade. There's more reading for meaning and much writing. Math gets more challenging as well. It's the beginning of intermediate type learning.
The afternoon of the first day of school was fairly calm around the house. Lindsay and I stepped out onto the porch to have some "mommy and daddy" time. This is when we catch up with one another and connect for the day. The kids are really good about respecting our time together.
We were in the midst of ordering Portillo's for dinner when Ella came outside. She said she was hungry and was wondering what was going to be for dinner. We asked her what she wanted from Portillo's and she was on her way back inside. A moment later Ava came running outside to us and said that Ella got hurt and she was crying hysterically. I quickly ran inside and found her on the deck, tears rolling down her face, and screaming. I asked what happened and she managed to tell me that Potter ran into her left footplate and it went up all the way with her foot still on it. I got her to come inside and took a look at her foot. It was swollen and I could see bruising starting to form. Lindsay came in and looked at it, and we tried to apply ice to it, but Ella said it hurt too much.
After a few minutes we decided to go the the ER and have x-rays taken. Henry said he wanted to go with as moral support. Currently, our accessible van is broken as the door with the ramp for entry isn't working properly. I backed the van out of the garage, opened the opposite door and put Ella's manual chair in the car. I then lifted Ella from her power chair and placed her on the back seat. Henry joined us and we were off.
When we arrived at the hospital we had to wait for a few minutes before they had a room ready for us. Once we were in the room things started happening fast. They immediately took an x-ray and provided some pain medication. As it turns out, the foot was fractured on the first metatarsal.
The doctor tried to put her foot in a surgical shoe but it was too big. They decided to splint the foot and then we were to follow-up with our orthopedic surgeon on Monday. They gave us a prescription for some strong pain medication and we were on our way.
The next morning I woke Ella up to see if she felt like going to school. She was adamant about going despite the pain and discomfort. I got her ready and she was all set to go.
Up to this point we have been very careful with her foot as we transfer her from place to place. We are keeping up with the medication and doing all we can to help her feel comfortable. I must say, there's never a dull moment around the Casten household.
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| Henry (10), Ella (9) and Ava (12) on the first day of school (2019) |
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| Ella's left foot with the fracture of the first metatarsal. |
