Cast Free!

The Monday after we got here we had an appointment to get the boys casts off and check out their arms. On the way there Boston talked about how he couldn't wait to go swimming, play in the sand, ride his bike, and take a normal bath. He was so excited to get his cast off! We walked into the office and he lost it! He all the sudden became terrified of getting it off. Carter went first and happily sat there while they sawed it off. Boston cried the whole time asking them to keep it on. I wish that was the worst part, but getting X-rays were an absolute nightmare! He was SO afraid to move his arm. We ended having to have three people hold him down so they could take them. We definitely made a great first impression ha ha! His arm healed great! he wouldn't let the Doctors move it or check any of the nerves so they just told us to come back in six weeks since there really isn't anything they can do before that time anyways, Carter of course had to make things interesting. His bone healed with a curve in it. The Doc said that it should straighten out in about two years, but "to be careful because curved bones are much easier to break". I just laughed thinking how do you "be careful" with a two year old who will hopefully be walking on his own soon. 

Poor Boston is having such a hard time with his arm. Those dang nerves aren't helping him out much at all. He can't lift his wrist up or his fingers. It breaks my heart. When he runs around his hand just flops around and things like high fives and holding drinks he can't do. He pretty much keeps his arm bent and tight against his stomach at all times. He is scared to death to straighten his arm. One night we were trying so hard to get him to straighten it and no matter what we couldn't get him to do it. We were so frustrated and worried that he would make it worse by not using it. We looked online at Childrens Hospital and they said with his type of break and nerve damage it could take three months for him to get full rotation back and 6-9 months for the nerves to repair. We felt much better after reading that. He makes things work for him with one arm, but I am looking forward to him having two working arms.