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What a day today has been! To begin with, I had a very rough night with the kids. One of the worst I've had since Tyler was more than a few days old. Aubrey woke three times wanting milk and Tyler needed his paci three times and was wide awake two other times. Finally around 5am, when he was acting like he was ready to start the day, I decided to take him downstairs to lay on the couch so I could at least watch some TV while he played. In my sleepy stupor, my foot slipped on the first step heading down, causing us to fall down the next six stairs. I hit my butt very hard and scraped my arm while Tyler let out a loud cry. Jeff immediately jumped out of bed and ran to us. After about five minutes, Tyler was calm and Jeff did a quick check to make sure he was okay. He cried a little but was back to sleep within ten minutes. I then went back to bed myself.

Several hours later, Kate and Ava Fasshauer came over for a play date. Tyler woke and went back to sleep for his first nap fairly quickly. He was a little cranky but I assumed it was because he didn't sleep well at night. However, after he woke from his nap and was still a little off (he rarely cries on a normal day), I decided to check his arms and legs to make sure everything was okay. While rubbing his lower left leg, I noticed he would cry. So, with some nudging from Kate, I decided to call the pediatrician to get him in and looked at. I was able to go within the hour and my nightmare came true. They decided to take x-rays to see if it indeed was broken. I stood outside the x-ray room, listened to him cry hysterically and started to feel worse and worse with building guilt. I then received the call with the results an hour later to find out his leg was indeed "broken." My heart sunk. I felt so bad. I never imagined his first broken bone would be a direct result of me falling. The pediatrician scheduled an appointment for us with the orthopedic on Monday to find out what he needs done. Until then, he needs lots of TLC. He'll definitely get it from me! My poor baby.

Thanks to Kate for watching Aubrey while I took Tyler to the doctor. You're a saint!