First Broken Bone...

We have been lucky so far than none of our children have broken a bone...until now.  We are having camera issues so there are only photos on my phone and I don't know how to get them off.  Over spring break Alex was at home just watching TV and somehow lost his balance and fell on his hand the wrong way and broke the last knuckle on his middle finger, left hand.  Alex is left handed so it has put a damper on school work which I am sure he doesn't mind at all.  Anyway, they had to do surgery on it and I must say yuck!!!  It looks very disgusting.  The fingernail had to be removed so they could make sure the nailbed was still intact and then set the bone.  After which they sewed the nail back on and the DR. said it should continue to grow.  He has been in a splint for 3 weeks and will remain in one for another 6-9 weeks.  He is missing out on baseball and jump team but his spirits are always good about things like this.  When I told him no baseball he said, "yea, I know, maybe I can just go watch my team play and cheer them on."  That is so Alex.  He has such a great outlook.