First (and last) T-Ball Game & Caleb's Broken Arm

The boys were excited to play t-ball again this year, and their team sponsor was Petra Engineering.

They had a few friends on their team from last year which was fun for them. Both boys had good hits and had a great game.

Eliza and I found this spectator at the ball field :)

 After the game, we went to lunch, and then to a park to play for a while. Caleb came up to us and said he fell and thought he hurt his arm. He was in shock because one look and his arm was visibly displaced, so Nathan grabbed him securely, I got the car, and our family was off to the hospital. Rule number one, never break a bone on the first Friday of Ramadan, during prayer time....it was very difficult to find a doctor to see Caleb and the first hospital we were sent to was a chaotic mess. A fight broke out in the Emergency room while Nathan was getting Caleb triaged, and Eliza and Benjamin were getting antsy, so I took them home.  The x-ray showed that the broken bone was right near an artery, which could have been very dangerous if his bone nicked the artery. We are thankful that Nathan was able to keep his arm stable during the transport and triage.

Tes came to rescue and watched Benjamin and Eliza so I could go back to the hospital for Caleb's surgery. The good patient in the second hospital getting checked in and prepared for surgery.

Coming out of anesthesia after surgery. I'm not sure what it is like in the U.S., but they called us into the recovery room after surgery, and they asked us to help wake him up.

They said it's common for kids to wake up very upset, but Caleb woke up calmly and was happy to see us and baby teddy at his side.

Nathan stayed the night with him in the hospital and he was out by the middle of the following day. Two pins later and a few weeks of being casted for our brave boy.

Caleb had a cast on for only 3 weeks. Apparently the location of the break is tricky, and the orthopedic said it was more harmful to immobilize the joint longer than needed to be to heal the break. So at 3 weeks, he had the pins removed, cast off, and had a clear x-ray. He was in an arm sling for a week to remind himself to take it easy, and he has quickly regained his strength and can now extend his arm all the way and even do push ups again. We are proud of how brave Caleb was through this experience, and hope this is the 4th and final broken bone during our time in Jordan!