From Plaster to Gortex

Cora had a bit of a mishap a week ago at the playground. We've discovered this GREAT playground just 2 blocks from our house and have had lots of fun playing on it! Two Sunday's ago Cora and I were coming down the slide and unbeknownst to me her foot was caught under herself. She was not happy when we reached the end and was crying. We could tell she was in pain. We decided to just give her ibuprofen for the night (since it was right before bedtime) and see how she was in the morning. She was NOT good and we decided to take her to a pediatric ER nearby. They took X-rays, which showed a tiny little break in her leg between her knee and ankle. We were set up with a pediatric orthopedic doctor and she got a cast on last week on Tues. She only has to have it one for 4 weeks (2 weeks and 6 days, but who's counting???) and she can do whatever she's able to figure out to do--she's starting to walk on it now! We're also allowed to bathe her like normal due to the cast being made out of gortex! Who knew? This is not your grandmother's cast--or our childhood cast, for that matter! I was fascinated by the process that I took lots of photos!

This is the little pre-cast they put on her to keep her leg stable until we got into the orthopedic dr. the next day. 

First, they wrapped her leg in the gortex...

Then they put this blue path on each side so they know where to cut when it's time to do so...

Then her leg was wrapped in white/clear fiber glass...

And, finally, the blue fiber glass cast. Yes, she picked out the blue color! :) 

Here she's chillaxin' while the cast dries.

It was apparently a long day at the hospital. She actually fell asleep. I think this makes TWICE in her life now...