Shelby's New Cast

Well, thanks to my friend Krista I was able to take just Shelby to her doctor's appointment today. I could only imagine the chaos that would have ensued with Taylor and Payden in tow (especially as both have been having sleeping difficulties lately). Shelby was sooooo excited to go. She was bouncing and jumping and wiggling all over the place.

I was amazed at the appointment because when we got called back, the doctor actually followed behind us, so we didn't even have to wait for him. Nice. He was fast and efficient yet still personable. He said that she had the nicest break you can have. Usually they require another x-ray to confirm the break has healed properly, but with the type of break Shelby has (a buckle fracture, which looks like a wrinkly or bumpy area in the bone) the x-ray won't be necessary. She has to wear her cast for 4 weeks. Of course when they showed her the colors she could choose from, she picked pink. Now she has a nice BRIGHT pink cast.



She let us be the first to write our names. Of course Tom started first by writing his name all nicely, so I followed suit. Tom helped Taylor do hers and went and did Payden's for her.



In our house, the girls LOVE to "be a family." In other words, if we all sit on the same couch together . . . it's a family couch. When we all sit at the table together . . . it's a family table. The girls look for every opportunity for us to "be a family" and in their heads that is the perfect scenario. Of course, Shelby couldn't be the only family member not on her cast, so she had Tom put her name on it as well. I love it. I hope the desire to "be a family" is something they stick with forever.



We'll have to get one more picture once she returns from school tomorrow. When I picked Shelby up from school, her teacher was already mentioning to Shelby about having everyone sign her cast. Her teacher is a great teacher with an enthusiasm that matches her students. Now I hope we can make it the next 4 weeks without getting her cast wet.