Well I knew it would come sometime or another, Ciara got her first 'real' injury from gymnastics...she hyper extended her knee and twisted her foot. Her little foot is swollen, and she really can't straighten her knee. She was on the beam and when she was dismounting, something went wrong and her leg got stuck on the beam while she came down and that's when it happened. She tried her best to finish the rest of her practice, but she just couldn't. After the beam she went to practice the vault, but she couldn't run that fast. I feel so bad for her. She was already scared a little of the beam because one time when she was doing a handstand on the beam, she lost her grip and fell face first onto the beam. Ever since then she has rushed through her routine, and because of that, she's been sloppy on it. I really hope that this doesn't make her more scared. She has a recital coming up at the end of April and another one in June. Sure she has gotten bumps and bruises before, but nothing that would make her coach, or herself, sit out the rest of practice. She has it wrapped up and she ices it when it really starts to bother her.
I guess one thing good happened from this, when we went to Walgreen's to get an ace bandage, Alli saw a new candy that she just had to have. That new candy is coconut M&M's. Let me tell you this, they are SO good! If you like chocolate and coconuts, you really need to try them! I just can't get enough of them :)
Rachel and Brandon love those m&m's too! Maybe for good luck, she should pop an m&m each time before she gets up on the beam - you know, for good luck! Hope Ciara feels better quickly for her recital. I've always wondered how a person can do ANYTHING on that skinny piece of wood :)
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