Arm Update #3

Today was the day we walked into Children's Mercy with our fingers & toes crossed in the hopes of getting Ben a fiberglass/waterproof cast. And after his x-rays we got the great news that Ben's arm had done enough healing to change out the cast! Yay! They took us to another room for the procedure and Ben got to pick a new color for his cast. When the time came to saw off the cast it was not good. Poor Ben was hysterical-he was scared of the loud noise, the saw and he was really upset they were breaking his cast. After the were done they taped his old cast back together for him to keep as a souvenir! The first step of the new cast was to wrap his arm in what looked like bubble wrap except instead of air in the cushions it is more like styrofoam. Then they wrapped the colored wrap around it and molded it for a perfect fit. The only thing we need to do is get it wet everyday. Ben is so excited to be able to take baths again and so am I! We got back next Wednesday for another check-up. This is going to make our beach vacation much more fun! We do have to be creative about not getting sand in his cast. So we are going to try a few ideas the nurses gave us...pantyhose, dish glove, glad press n seal. Wish us luck!