nursemaid's elbow

Poor poor poor little guy.
Man was he sad today :(.



After some painful (and intense and scream-filled) x-rays and two examinations by his pediatrician, the diagnosis...

Nursemaid's Elbow.



Ouch! Who knows how it happened. He was fine one minute and not fine the next. Hysterical, actually.

Mom and dad were relieved it was just a dislocation, although it was hard seeing him in so much pain.

Tonight, I am still a worried mom. I will feel better if he sleeps comfortably through the night (he's already been up once) and is using the arm tomorrow. (He was still favoring it a lot this evening and would cry when it was "handled".)

Poor little man. I have never heard him cry like that. Broke my heart.