Another Cast For Another Bone

Well, we have a new cast. Not even a week has gone by and we are on cast number 2! We got the first cast last Wednesday. Nothing slows down Caleb. He even jumped in the bounce houses at the school carnivals on Friday night and Saturday day. Okay, okay, okay. So we won’t win the wise parent of the year award! But still, there is no stopping a 6 year boy! But that was not the issue! On Sunday we went to Josh’s parents’ house. Caleb was running around (as usual) and whacked his thumb on Grandpa’s new elliptical machine. He went to Kari in tears, but then a few minutes later he was rolling on the grass with Timmy. Before bed, he complained to Josh about his thumb hurting. Sure enough, it was swollen twice the normal size and was a lovely shade of purple. We took him to Urgent Care, again. They x-rayed his thumb and put a lousy splint on it. We took him to the orthopedist today and they put a new cast on. As you can see, this one is just the same as the last one except for the thumb! Never a dull day with the lively Leonards!

Caleb's Robot Arm

Our Halloween was quite the adventure. Friday, after school, Caleb was playing on the playground and he fell off the slide! He was walking up the slide (Of course!) and he slipped and fell off. He fell about 4 to 5 feet. He landed on all fours and his face. He started complaining of his wrist hurting. Kari took him to Urgent Care. Amazingly, we only spent two hours there! After X-rays and examinations, they discovered a “subtle” break in his distal radius of his right arm. (AKA, the bone on the thumb side of his arm between the elbow and the wrist.) They wrapped him up in a splint and ace bandage. Caleb was fine. He said his arm was sore and he was more concerned about trick or treating than anything else. Josh told him that his bandage was his “Robot Arm”, just like Darth Vader’s. Caleb was sold!

Well, of course we went trick or treating! Both boys came home with full buckets. Caleb even got extra “sympathy” candy for the arm. We still did family visits, church, Team Impact, and school on Saturday, Sunday, and this week. The sling, though, has been an issue. Caleb does not like restrictions.

Today, Wednesday, we went to the orthopedist for our appointment. (Poor Josh! We walked into the waiting room and he hears, “Hi Mr. Leonard!” Sure enough, there was one of his students from Meadow Creek. The poor man can’t go anywhere without running into somebody he knows!) Thedoc pronounced his arm broken (Darn!) but already healing. He said everything looked good. Caleb has to be in a cast for only three weeks, and then a splint/brace for three more weeks. Caleb chose yellow for his cast color. And what a yellow! His cast is “Highlighter Yellow” (According to Kari!). And, he still went to school after the AM appointment. And, this afternoon, he and Timmy were tearing around the house like always. Some things never change!

Brotherly Love!!