broken leg

Boot camp

April 17, 2024

Well, Maxwell had a boot when he was 2, Spencer had a boot when he was 7, so Samantha didn’t want to be left out and got a boot last week!

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She hurt it jumping on the trampoline – with a ball – last Friday. She played her soccer game the next day on it but it hurt pretty bad. When she was still complaining Monday after school I decided it was time to go to the doctor. We went up to OS1 which is a pediatric walk-in orthopedic clinic and it was fantastic. Thankfully nothing is broken. She just has some strained ligaments and needs to wear a boot for 7 to 10 days. That deserved a pink drink from Starbucks of course!

pink drink

She made the best of it at school last week…

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Even wore that boot for PJ day!

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Then she decided to play in her soccer games this past weekend. We wrapped it up and she managed but she’s got the boot back on this week and still staying out of tumble.

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It will be all healed up soon and she’ll be back good as new in no time.

Celebrations!

April 23, 2012

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend. Before our weekend even began, we had lots to celebrate around here on Friday. First, Robert passed his test! 3 cheers for Robert!

Second, we’re boot-free!!! HOORAY!! We went to the doctor Friday morning and they said that the break in Maxwell’s leg was all healed and we could ditch the boot. He will likely limp and not walk exactly right for up to 6 weeks due to the tightness of the muscles and ligaments in that leg. He’s wasn’t so sure about walking Friday but he’s done great all weekend and is now running with barely a limp. He’ll be back to normal in no time!

Last pic with the boot…

First time wearing his left shoe in 5 weeks!

…and clearly still a little traumatized from the xray room!

Apprehensively standing and taking a few steps…

We are SO glad to have the broken leg ordeal behind us!

A boy in a boot

April 5, 2012

New boot = new pictures! Gotta document it all, right?

He’s doing pretty good with it. It’s really hard to walk in so crawling is still his main mode of transportation right now!

While the baths are nice, I’m almost thinking a cast would have been easier. The boot has about 6 different velcro flaps that you have to close in the right order and I didn’t do it right yesterday and poor Maxwell had rough velcro rubbing on his leg for half the day. Mom of the year here! So sorry, buddy.

Luckily, I don’t think he’s too mad at me. Sweet, sweet boy.

Give him the boot!

April 4, 2012

Yesterday we went to Maxwell’s follow up appointment with the orthopedist and we are now CAST FREE! Hooray! They said his leg was healing great and he would be fine with just a boot for the next two weeks. Fantastic news! The best part of the boot? Maxwell can take a bath!! He has to wear it all the time but we can take it off to give him a bath. Needless to say, Maxwell enjoyed a half hour bath last night full of splishing and splashing!

Last picture with the cast…

Below is video of the cast removal if you want to see. It’s not that exciting but I had never seen a cast being cut off before so I thought it was interesting. Apparently the saw can’t cut the skin because it just vibrates. Here’s a good explanation: The saw vibrates, but does not rotate. If the blade of the saw touches the padding inside the hard shell of the cast, the padding will vibrate with the blade and will protect your skin. Cast saws make noise and may feel “hot” from friction, but will not harm you — “their bark is worse than their bite.”

If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on Flickr.

Getting the boot and not very happy about it….

All booted up and feeling better…

The boot even has an M on it for Maxwell!

Back home and loving the first real bath in two weeks…

Maxwell is allowed to walk with the boot on but I think it’s going to be pretty difficult for him. The boot is big and makes his left leg much longer than his right. I’m sure he’ll get the hang of it soon though.

Of course we saved the little cast for posterity…