The Cast

Here is our cute little girl in her cute not-so-little cast. Things went well at the surgeon. It was very straightforward. They didn't have to set anything, which I was relieved about. They said the crookedness of her arm will straighten out as it heals and totally fix itself because she's so young.

She is thrilled about the color. They had a poster of all the colors you could choose from and we talked about all of them and she deliberated for a while but she thought the blue one was so pretty. So that was the one for her. All three of the people helping put on the cast were extremely surprised that it wasn't pink. That's our girl!

She'll wear the cast for three weeks, if all goes well. I think it's because she needs to be able to move her elbow so the tendons don't shorten and give her troubles. She's in pretty good spirits and doesn't seem to be in pain, although she's been up in the night for the past two nights. Unfortunately though, no sports for six weeks, which means fall soccer is out. She's pretty bummed about it. Any ideas for alternative activities?