Bye Bye Cast!

The cast is gone!!! Finally, after 6 long weeks, Kaiden is cast-free. He is slowly but surely re-learning how to walk like a normal kid. Right now, his gait resembles that of a pirate with a wooden leg.

The whole cast-removal procedure was quite traumatic this go-round -- I'm not exactly sure why. (He's had enough practice...) Our regular doctor had the day off, so his partner - also a good friend of mine - did the dirty deed. The cast saw is harmless to skin, but is really noisy and cuts by vibration, so I guess I can understand why he freaked out so much. I'm sure the patients in nearby rooms thought we were cutting his leg off. You could probably hear him screaming at the entrance to the clinic! Nevertheless, we survived, and the x-rays look good. We're crossing our fingers that this is his last cast for a long while!

Kaiden's New Cast

We had Kaiden's cast replaced on Wednesday. He talked all week about getting his new "BLUE" cast, so we went to the doctor's office fully expecting just that -- a blue cast. When we got there, "Dr. Larry" as Kaiden says, told us there wasn't enough blue and asked what he wanted instead. Our choices were limited -- pink, purple, orange, or..... CAMO! Of course you know what he picked. His brothers thought it was the coolest thing ever. Kaiden was pretty sure that because he had his camo cast he should be able to go "rockchuck hunting" with his brothers. He was a little bummed when I wouldn't give him his bb gun.

On another note, I thoroughly enjoyed Candace's blog entry about friends. I think back on life during high school and the friends I had at that time of my life. We had quite a little gang! And like everything else in life, there were ups and downs, comings and goings, celebrations and tragedies, love, and heartbreak, but it amazes me that those silly high school girl friendships have weathered the storms and withstood the test of time. To that crazy group of my high school friends, know how much you all mean to me and that I treasure those friendships that we still have, across the miles or across town. And to that friend of mine who is hurting right now, know that I pray for you every night that this heartache will soon pass you by.