Camden's drama

Well, well, well . . . so, we thought we would be in Taiwan by now, but as adoptions go, we are still here in the States.


Camden's given us quite a bit of drama in the past couple of months. To recap . . .



* 1 wk before leaving Pagosa, Camden dislocated his elbow & pinched a nerve in his shoulder, causing all of his muscles in his arm, shoulder & neck on his left side to go limp. Emergency trip to Dr. Brown & a lesson on re-locating an almost 2 yr old's elbow back into socket.

* 15 hours after arriving in Oklahoma, Camden swallowed a button/hearing aid battery. ***note to all momma's reading this . . . if your child swallows a button battery, DO NOT use ipekak syrup. so, emergency trip to the med. clinic & 4 x-rays later, we located where the battery was in his digestive system. Thankfully, in 1 1/2 hrs., it had passed through his esophogus & stomach & had passed into his small intestine - still not out of the woods, but did not require emergency surgery. Our learning curve on this adventure taught us that there really is an 800 # for swallowing button batteries - and that they are amazing!

* 3 days later, Camden dislocated his elbow - again, but it was the weekend, and holiday. Our friends that we were staying with in Oklahoma, have friend's whose daughter routinely disclocated her elbow for the first 6 years of their life, on the average of once a month. We are so thankful for the people that who have been brought to mind in these situations, that are able to coach us through relocating joints! So on speaker phone and with four adults standing over him, this kind father talked us through how to put Camden's elbow back in socket. Nothing like that set of nerves. Never. Want. To. Repeat. That!

* We traveled from Oklahoma City to Joplin to visit friends from my beloved season in Joplin. We had only been in town long enough to unpack & sleep a good nights sleep, before Camden came down with chicken pox. Really? So as to not infect all of my friends and their young children. I CALLED all of my friends and spent time with them on the PHONE while I was in town. I know we made the right decision, and that Camden needed extra rest and TLC, but man, I've waited 6 years for this visit! Argh!