We visited the scene of Zakary's accident. Here are the monkey bars he fell off of. I'm so glad the ordeal is over and his arm is healing. He seems proud of himself in this pic doesn't he?
The Scene of the Accident
Zak's Preschool Graduation
Our little man is not so little anymore. He graduated from preschool! Aww....kindergarten here we come. The International School Manila doesn't know who's headed their way! Zak was given the "Most Sharp-Minded Student" award.
Nik's Grade 4 Wax Museum
One of Nik's big projects this year in 4th grade was on civil rights heroes. They studied this topic for weeks and weeks and each student had to find a hero to focus on. The study culminated in the Wax Museum where each student showcased their civil rights hero. 
Nik as civil rights abolitionist, Frederick Douglass
Zak Comes Home....
Here are pics of Zak the day after his surgery. He had a fairly uneventful night in the hospital, although he was in good amount of pain. Its been almost a week since he accident and Zak is getting used to his splint. He's figured out how to play the Wii and his DS. If only he can figure out how to swim!!!
Ouch! This IV hurts. Take it out!!
Going home...
Finally! Zak's first smile since the accident. Thanks sister :-)
Happy Two Month Birthday Annika!!!
At Annika's two month doctor appointment she weighed in at 11 pounds! Wow....she's growing so fast. Here are some pics from her two month birthday. Many say I look like my Lolo Dody. What do you think?
Darn Those Monkey Bars!!
Oh what a day we had yesterday or should I say what a day Zakary had. While at school at around 10:30 a.m. he was playing on the monkey bars and thought he could climb all the way to the top. As he was climbing to the top he lost his grip and fell. His elbow took the brunt of his fall and then he landed on his butt and bumped his head, but not too hard. Originally his teacher thought he was okay because he landed on sand, but within a few hours the pain in his left elbow became progressively worse and it started to swell. When I saw him, it was quite obvious that something was broken. We rushed him to the clinic for x-rays and they confirmed that he fractured his elbow. By this time it was 3:00pm, he was starving and the pain was becoming intense. The doctor at the clinic recommended that we head over to Medical City to see an ortho specialist. So we fed him a quick snack and then proceeded to the hospital. By the time we saw the specialist it was almost 5:00 pm. He confirmed that Zakary did have a fracture in his elbow and a dislocation which required a reduction. Needless to say, there was no way they could reduce the dislocation without anesthesia so he was going to have go under general anesthesia.
We were admitted soon after which meant no food and no drinks for Zakary until after surgery. By 7:00pm, in the pre-op room, Zakary told us he was “hungry, hurting and thirsty”. Poor guy....we felt so bad, but we had to wait. Luckily he was able to get some sleep until surgery started at 8:30 p.m. Raffy was able to join him in the OR until general anesthesia was administered. The anesthesiologist told us to expect Zak to fight the gas, but Raf said it was excruciating to watch him struggle from it. Zak was so upset and fighting with tears in his eyes, but eventually he fell asleep. That was a heartbreaker right there! By 9:00 p.m., they let us know that surgery was done and everything went well.
All in all, Zak did very well although he was quite angry after the surgery. Lucikly it was a closed manipulation and they didn't have do an open reduction. He will remain in the splint/sling for the next four weeks, which means he’ll still have it on while we’re in the states. He was pretty brave in spite of the pain and the scary OR, anesthesia mask and recovery room. Once released from the recovery room and situated in his hospital room, he quickly drank his milk and had a cookie, then zoned out in front of the tv and finally got to relax. What a long day for our 5 year old boy, but he made it and were thankful its over.
In the clinic....its freezing in here and my arm hurts!
On the way to x-ray....its still freezing in here and I'm hungry!
Finally something to help hold my arm up, but it still hurts and I'm still hungry!
Zak still manages to smile....
Making the "Daily News"....Thanks Ninong Rick!
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