First full day with the cast

Hi so we made it through our first day of many to come with the casted leg. It was tricky figuring out how to set up her stroller so that it was comfortable for her. We ended up lifting it with an old camera strap. Pretty weird - but functional. It hurts her without support - it digs into her thigh where it ends.

I found out some clarification on the break - it is the tibia - so I suppose that means she broke her leg not her ankle. As John pointed out you can't really break an ankle as it is not a bone.

Olive spent the afternoon asking to walk with help - she is having a hard time sitting still so much. She tried dragging herself on the floor combat crawl style but that wasn't so fun. It worked better to walk while holding hands kind of like when she was learning to walk. She is very proud of herself when she can stand independently.

It is hard not to worry about her putting weight on it. I wonder if it will affect her healing. It is really hard to keep her off it though. Unless someone is sitting with her entertaining her which is hard when I am trying to cook, clean, do laundry -etc etc etc....

Maybe the lesson is to stop and just hang out with her - relax on the couch and read her books. If only life could stop for that....