Logan's cast

Logan slept much better last night. We put him in his own bed since he seemed to be taking naps so well there and he slept for 12 hours straight! I think he felt much better this morning because of the good night's sleep, but he was still pretty irritable today. The top of the splint was rubbing his leg and it kept moving and rubbing his heal. We've had to re-wrap it several times since yesterday morning and he's very cooperative, but it's just not the same since we took it off the first time. He just hasn't had a good appetite since Saturday so Daddy's been giving him Pedialite. He thinks he's in Heaven when it comes to that (he's eating pretty much whatever he wants because he's been so picky) and being carried around all the time. It's getting old, though. He wants to walk so badly.

Here's another picture of Logan with the splint still on. Our good friends, Bill and Tiffany, let us borrow their bean bags from Bill's childhood. They are perfect for him to comfortably watch his new Veggie Tales and Baby Einstein videos on. You can see he's not the happiest camper, but the bean bags definitely helped.

The doctor looked at the x-rays we brought from Texas Children's and said that he couldn't even see the fracture on the "postage stamp" x-rays. The ER doctor said his leg was fractured, so I have no doubt he saw something, but apparently the x-rays weren't big enough and the fracture really is pretty minor. But Dr. Brock, whom we saw today, said this type of fracture (in toddlers) is usually near the bottom of the leg and heals in 3 weeks with a cast. So, to be on the safe side (and since he still won't put weight on it and the ER doc felt an abnormality in his left leg) he ordered a cast for 3 weeks. And it's only a "short" one that comes to just below the knee, which is much better than the "full-leg cast" that we were expecting to get. The splint came almost all the way up to his hip and made it impossible to walk and challenging to do anything else.

He was so good for the "cast guys" and just sat and watched, as you can see. He even turned down Goldfish because he wanted to keep an eye on them. Everyone else in the Cast Room and even the doctor were impressed that he sat so still and patient. Mostly, I think he was curious, but we're so proud of our little guy! But, I could not have handled the visit (while maintaining my sanity) without help. My mom went with us and entertained Lo while I filled out papers and even held him for a while when he fell asleep in the exam room. Not to mention she sat on the floor next to his car seat on the way there and fed him grilled cheese and french fries to keep him happy (not part of his usual diet, but hey, you do what you have to when your baby is howling because he's uncomfortable, hungry, and tired). Nana Kay is a lifesaver!

He was almost instantly happier and relieved to have that dang splint off. It seems like the cast would be worse, but he can actually walk in the cast if he wants and can bend his knee. Plus, it's much more comfy. The only drawback is that it's pretty heavy. He even got a little shoe to wear over it. He still doesn't want to stand on it, but he's obviously less irritable. I think it may still hurt a little and he doesn't want to lose his footing. He's very careful about things like that. He had a long day; we'll try to walk again tomorrow, but if he doesn't want to walk we'll carry him for 3 weeks. It sure beats 6 weeks!

Smiling again!

Thanks again for all your thoughts, prayers, and offers to help. We really are thankful that Logan's situation isn't worse and today's news was even more encouraging. To God be the glory! There are so many other people we know of right now that could use help and prayers, so it means a lot that you would take the time to think of us.