ER Visit #5

Poor Bailey!  In his short 8 1/2 years he has racked up many ER visits.  The last one took place at the tail end of spring break and resulted in a fractured arm just below the wrist.  He was pretty stoic about the whole thing and cried only because his play date had come to a screeching halt. Actually, he didn't cry during his last ER visit (Sept. of 2006, see photo below) and he had many stitches in his mouth and lip!

He was pretty excited to pick out a black cast.  I told him that people wouldn't be able to sign a black cast but that kid has an answer for everything...a silver metallic sharpie, of course! Duh! 

He has enjoyed all of the extra attention from family and friends.  I was worried that he was going to hate going to school with his cast because the school district won't even let him eat lunch in the cafeteria until it's off.  We packed him up a small tote full of card games, a magnetic hangman game, silly putty, and snacks for him and a friend.  His teacher makes sure he has a companion for each and every time he has to visit the office.  

This big cast will stay on for four weeks and then they'll x-ray his arm again to decide if he needs another.  The best case scenario is that he'll be healed completely at that time.  The worst is that he may end up with a shorter cast for another few weeks.  

Poor little guy!  He really is a trooper and hasn't complained too much about it (yet). :)