the cast is off!

kyler and i spent a few hours at children's hospital in dallas on monday. she got her cast off! it was a big day. she was pretty scared of the saw that drilled the cast off. then they had to pry it apart. she did not like any of that. then we had to go get x-rays again. she did not like that either. then the stitches needed to be removed. really. did. not. like. she had to be put in the papoose again - just like when we got them in. so traumatic! by the time they got all the stitches out she was totally worn out! she fell asleep on me and stayed asleep the whole time they were fitting the splint and putting it on. so away we went (2.5 hours later) with a MUCH smaller hot pink splint for her finger.

i was actually surprised at how good her finger looks. i could not imagine that it would grow back together so well. it def still looks funny and not totally normal. but maybe it will not be too obvious. they said it is still broken but will continue to heal as she lives normal every day life. we are happy to have that big cast gone - it became a weapon the last few days!

anyway - here are some pictures of her when we say, "show us your finger" or something like that...she knows something's wrong with it. she actually JUST starting using her right hand again today. all week she's still been only using her left, as though her cast was still on. so it will be interesting to see when she really starts using it completely.

now let's just pray that we can stay out of the ER for a while.