cast off!!

Today we went to the doctor to get Portia's cast removed! Yay!

I was a little nervous for the actual removal of said cast, since Portia is so little and has been a bit frightened during these doctor's visits. Did you know that to get a cast off, they break out a saw? Yeah, an actual saw. The kind that could take your whole arm off. It's a little terrifying. After they got the cast off, they had to take more X-rays, and pregnant mommy can't be in the room for that of course. But Portia was brave and didn't cry! I was so proud of her!

She is all healed and good as new! And now we can get back to our normal lives of swimming and taking long bubble baths full of toys!

poor baby

Portia had a rough day.

Last night, she fell off a backyard play-set and started favoring her left arm. She wouldn't move it on her own, and cried whenever we touched it. We went to the ER this morning, and sure enough, it's broken. Its a very small crack in the bone that connects her elbow to shoulder, just above the elbow.

She was very brave and only cried in the ER. The rest of the day, she tried very hard to be big and tough, and I'm so proud of her!

She got a little pink cast that comes off in 3 weeks, and now that the arm is stabilized, I don't think she is any pain at all!

What a good girl!