Casting Off

The three weeks have come and gone since Caleb got his cast on. He did a great job of handling life with a cast. As the days led up to the big removal, I tried to prepare him and give him something to look forward to. I asked him to think of things that he couldn't do with his cast on then we'd pick one off the list and do it when it came off. We thought of things like going to a sandy park or the swimming pool (or hot tub since the weather here is 'cold'). And it was decided that we'd go to the hot tub.

However, the weather was not notified of our decision, and it rained.

So I planned on having Caleb's Cast Off party at home with our neighbor friends from down the street over instead. I whipped up a batch of homemade cinnamon rolls and had hot chocolate waiting along with some big ol' fat marshmallows! My boy had to have something to look forward to and it was the best I could do.

the spread!

Caleb's appointment was directly after school, so we zipped over as soon and the kids got out. I sat next to Caleb on the exam table as the nurse cut off his cast. I had planned to sit off to the side and take pictures but once I got there I knew that Caleb would need me to be there beside him, so I let Mae take the pictures (and she did a great job!).

Once the cast was cut and taken off, Caleb (and I) was unprepared for how his hand would feel. As he put it 'it feels weird!!!!'. And that is when the crying began. After the initial shock of weirdness (and crying) past he quieted down as I explained that his muscles were just weak from unuse and that his hand was fine and nothing was wrong with it. Oh, and I told him that cinnamon rolls and friends were waiting for him at home. After that he felt better.

Then, after getting more x-rays taken, Caleb was given a removable brace to wear for another 3 weeks. I was unprepared for that! I thought we'd be all done. But apparently I was wrong. The good part is that he can take it off and doesn't have to wear it all the time, and we do not have any more doctor appointments!!!

Here are a few pictures of Caleb's journey through the casting off procedure

cutting the hard part of the cast

getting a little freaked out by the cutting and buzzing of the saw

starting to feel the 'weirdness' as the cast comes off

hey, I think this might feel kinda funny...

"It feels wierd! It feels weird!"

all better and looking forward to cinnamon rolls and friends!
can you say 'cast off'???!!