SPICA -- 4 Weeks to Normal

Since the last post, Graham has attended his new preschool for 3 half-days.  Chad has been picking him up at noon and I relieve Chad for football practice in the afternoon.  Graham likes school, but he is realizing that he can't do everything the other kids can do right now and that's just no fun. :(  His (4) teachers all tell us both how sweet Graham is.  We know. :)

We had our 2-week follow-up visit this morning to double check the amount of overlap in his bone.  We are still within acceptable range and DO NO need to make any modifications to his cast.  We will not need to worry about this for the remainder of his time in the cast, though we will need to go in for 6 month and 1-year follow-ups once the cast is removed.

Graham has been given the go ahead to start getting on the floor and exploring a bit.  Doctor says he will eventually try to "walk" in his cast.  We should discourage that (duh) only because he might injure his other leg in the process.  We seriously ran into a mom at the doctor today whose son was in his second SPICA cast.  He broke his OTHER femur shortly after getting out of the first SPICA -- apparently he had some weakening of his bones the first time around.  Needless to say, Graham swallowed his Flinstone's vitamin with an additional glass of milk today.  OMG.

If all goes as planned, then September 19th is the big removal day.  We don't do anything but countdown until then.  We will try our first full days of preschool tomorrow and Friday.  It will be so good to get into a routine again.  For all of us.

Nana is still here and it has been heaven for the mom to say the least.  We are all going to weigh in several pounds heavier by the time she heads out this weekend thanks to her serious comfort food cooking.  She has also finished a few more pairs of shorts for G to wear the next 4 weeks and tackled our laundry.  I think I'm going to hold her hostage.

Finally, I haven't reported on the spasms lately.  That's because THEY'RE GONE!!  Last Sunday night was our first night with no spasms.  It was a celebration to say the least.  His only complaint since then have been "itchies" which we relieve at nighttime with a dose of Benedryl (per doctor).  That seems to do the trick. 

I'm still having trouble with the picture uploads.  Will try to tackle that problem before next post.  Life is good.  Life feels mostly normal.  We are blessed.