John's First Break

John broke his arm not soon after we got our new playset in the backyard. No one saw it but from what I can tell he was on the monkey bars and fell off them - most likely on an outstretched arm. When I came home from work it had just happened and I could tell by the look on his face that it was broken. We took him into the Pedi Ortho the next day and yep, a buckle fracture of his right arm. He handled it like a champ and seemed almost excited to get the cast on! And the sucker that he received afterwards was a definite hit as well. I have a feeling this will not be his last cast. :-(

Classic Buckle Fracture 

Loving the cast. . . at first

SIX WEEKS LATER - it was dirtier and more tiresome. But he still handled it like a champ

Note to self - PAY EXTRA for the waterproof cast. I have no idea why I did not do this. It was so stressful on Matt during bath time to try and keep this thing dry.

Last few moments of the cast - he was so nervous about the saw that was going to cut it off

Nervous. .  . 

The cast removing machine

SO gross!!!

Now a splint - not sure how much he is actually going to wear it.

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He was so relieved when it was all over - he fell asleep as soon as we got into the car