crazy thumb

Saturday night, during an intense game of Candyland, we noticed Addie's thumb looked odd. Take a look yourself.

Turns out she can't straighten it. It doesn't hurt, though. Today she loved showing her preschool class her "crazy thumb."

It turns out, after a trip to a pediatric orthopedic, that Addie has "trigger finger." It usually occurs in older people when they have accidents that cause their joints to pop, such as ski accidents. It also occurs in children, but our doctor told us it's more common in newborns. He was pretty surprised that it didn't manifest itself until now. An X-ray showed she has a nodule on her joint which is inhibiting the tendon from moving. Unfortunately, she now has to have surgery to get it repaired. It's outpatient surgery, fairly routine, and we have it tentatively scheduled for later in the month.

Surgery! TWO THUMBS UP!