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Reuben is a climber.  I have been trying to eliminate the things that he has been using as stepping stools lately, but I lost the battle.  Last night I was going to run out for an hour of mommy time.  On my way out the door I started to say, "Jordan!  You've got one on the counter again!" Mid sentence I saw him fall. 
I think I screamed louder than he did.  I got Reuben some ibuprofen, and he pretty much sat for the rest of night.  This morning he just wasn't himself.  He was touchy, not as active and kept his right arm very close to his body.  Since he slept through the night and didn't appear to be in constant pain I figured he had a bad sprain something minor, but I knew I should take him in.  Jordan agreed and had to go with since I can't really do x-rays in my condition. 
The verdict: Reuben broke both bones in his right arm at his wrist.  They can't do a cast today because of the swelling so he has a splint.  The doctor is pleasantly surprised with how well the splint fits.  We are going to give that a try first instead of a full cast.  Reuben is not so pleasantly surprised by his splint and absolutely hates his sling. 
We go back in three weeks to get x-rays taken again to make sure it is healing properly.  We are looking at a healing time of 3-5 weeks if all goes well.

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