Duped!

Sunday night, Jackson and Jasper were wrestling and playing in the front room. After a little while, Jackson had to use the bathroom and we suddenly heard him screaming. There had been no injury, that we saw. And when they "wrestle" it consists of Jasper letting Jackson push him over. He said his arm hurt and was inconsolable. David and I were distraught and quickly took him to the instacare.

He had an x-ray, and there was no break, and no swelling.  He was given a brace for good measure, and the doctor told us that it could he could have a soft tissue injury. Poor Jackson was very sensitive with his arm. He wouldn't use it, move it, and when I put his arm through a sleeve, he cried and screamed.

When David got home from work Monday evening, he tried to get another look at the arm. Jackson screamed when he touched it and just acted like he was in extreme pain.

About an hour after David tried to check it out, Aunt Staci showed up to visit, and to play with Jackson.
Knowing she would want to play with him, he suddenly announced to us "I'm all better, my arm doesn't hurt anymore! And ripped off his brace. Within minutes he had miraculously healed, was doing hand stands, and break dancing. You would never know that just hours before, he was flinching when we looked at his hand, or even mentioned touching it.

Below, Jackson at the instacare, holding up his "hurt" arm

Ain't that a cute chin?

We'd been duped! Who knew we had such a tricky/sneaky little 3yr old?