Trip Two

(sitting in the waiting room)

We survived our second round of casting at Shriner's, and I can say without reservation that the staff was quite relieved that round two is behind us!!  Oh My!  Who knew our sweet little dimpled-faced Aaron has the lung capacity to scream like a banshee and is so strong that even with 4 grown men, 1 nurse AND his tiny mother holding him onto the table while they cast his feet, he can still manage to fight hard enough to crack the cast open, requiring more plaster to be added.

Don't be fooled by the innocent smile on this little guy's face.... (pre-casting mind you....)

He's a terror in the casting room!!!!!

 My ears are still ringing.  Going through that process is a gut-wrenching process that brings me to my knees.  Keeping our eyes on the prize is the only way we can do this because seeing tears leaking out of our son's eyes as we made the long journey home is heart-wrenching.  Our one BIG positive though is that they did not cast his knees this time.  They are hoping that Aaron will walk in the casts in order to stretch the tendons in his feet.  So they gave his knees a break for a week.  He is now sporting bright flourescent orange casts and despite putting up a huge fight, the doctor was able to get his feet into a much flatter position.  Since he is still out cold from an exhausting day yesterday, I will post pictures of his new look at a later date....

(Week One)

(Week Two)