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Still Hanging in There!

Andrew had an orthopedic appointment on Monday. We were hoping that we'd be able to see his little legs again, but to play it safe, the Dr. prescribed 9 more days of cast life.

So, in total, Andrew will have been in this cast for 5 1/2 weeks by the time he has it removed next Wednesday morning.

I was very disappointed as I had a very busy week ahead of me and I was counting on being able to tote Andrew around town with me in a normal, safe car seat. Rick will be out of town for 4 days, which makes this extended isolation much more difficult with Emily's upcoming basketball tournament, basketball and soccer practices, a soccer game, and the primary program on Sunday. But, plans change, and I have rearranged my schedule as best I can. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and take Andrew in the car in his "death vest." I have a lot of anxiety about staying safe while he is in that pretend car seat, but we'll hope for the best.

Unlike me, Andrew was not disappointed, angry, or anxious about the postponement of our freedom. He was cheery and happy as usual. He has gotten quite used to keeping himself busy despite his immobility.

He puts together this puzzle a few times every day:

He also loves to play blocks, trains, cars, cards, read books, color, cut up paper, and watch movies.

His arms and neck are getting very strong. He can scoot around on the floor and eventually reach his goal. Our wood floors aren't appreciative of his cast and I try to keep a blanket under him, but sometimes he's hard to keep up with.

He also learned how to roll over from his front to back, which makes me very nervous. He lifts himself up on one arm and uses the weight of his cast to get himself to crash backwards down to the floor. Neither of us like the loud noise or the heavy landing, so he has only done it a couple of times.

Look at those muscles!
So, the big day is the 28th. The doc says he won't be able to walk for a couple of weeks. Crawling is his most likely mode of getting around for the first week or so. Halloween trick-or-treating will be done in a stroller, but at least he'll be able to wear pants again!

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Dave and Tricia Folsom Family Fun said…
I was thinking about you and wondering how you would survive with Andrew still in a cast and Rick off to Utah! We are trying to find things to do to keep us busy while Dave is off at BYU. We sure wished we could have gone but plane tickets from here were way to much $$$. Good luck with all your stuff this weekend.
October 22, 2009 at 5:51 PM
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