Thanks Jessica for reminding me that I haven't posted!!! YES! It's gone. Today is a week without the cast. ( I got Emry's adorable announcement the other day too! Thanks! Such a gorgeous baby!) This video was at the park where it all began a month and a week ago. I had some nerve going to the park, huh? We just had to celebrate. He's doing really well. We go back in 3 weeks for the doctor to make sure it's still healing well. I actually called this morning because he's still walking funny, but they said he would do that for a pretty long time. He's very careful with his leg. Not too careful, but careful for a 20 month old. He's not been as brave. He did climb in the middle of the table today. He's still slow of course, but he's bending his leg more naturally now. BATHS are the BEST! He was so happy to have a proper bath. I have that video on the camcorder so who knows when you'll see that. Cam was excited telling everyone that his brother's cast was gone. The next week when we went back to school he informed his teacher that Keiler Aiden's cast was still gone. I have the cast and I have to say at first it was like I was holding a piece of my child and it was really weird. Like that should have been on him still. It was remarkably clean inside, lol. I just knew we'd find all sorts of surprises in there. It was a surprisingly drama free experience, but I don't recommend it for anyone, haha.

This was actually a week after he got the cast. This was the new norm. This was how we did outside time. Pull the baby around and everyone takes turns.
I tried to take a good picture of how filthy his cast was. This was last Wednesday, before it was removed, obviously. It got pretty dirty, so I'd scrub it with a rag and dry it. You can see around his thigh and foot how the white cloth got really dingy.
He got a sore on his foot from his cast and trying to walk. I never bandaged it because he wasn't supposed to be walking. I figured it would be good discouragement but it wasn't. He just kept walking. The cast got very worn from him crawling and being a 1 1/2 yr old boy!
He had lots of fans! I was surprised at how many people wanted to sign his cast!

This was at the park. It's really short and you'll see why, but it was so neat to watch my baby try and walk again.

Can't keep a good boy down

So tomorrow is SUPPOSED to be removal day for Kei. I am trying to not get over excited because it could very well stay on longer. I've been pouring milk with nesquik down his throat hoping the extra calcium will help build bones. I have prayed diligently and now the rest is in God's hands. I'm ready for my child to not have to be limited anymore. Ready for him to run, play in the dirt, eat messy meals, climb on things, and take baths like a normal 20 month old boy. Did I say I was ready for him to take a bath? lol. He's been SUPER! He's even walking. Of course he's not supposed too, but that's exactly what he does.

These two are such brothers. They like the same shows, so they will sit there and suck their fingers. Both are into Pooh (thanks Aunt Heather and Uncle Josh) and fight over Kei's Pooh Bear. He's pretty nice and shares quite a bit though. I've been trying to keep Kei in front of the tv in hopes he won't walk as much. It helps some, but not as much as it needs to.
So this was actually right after he got it on. It seemed like this would slow him down, but...nope.
He played and was so happy to not be in pain even.
Didn't take him long to try and figure out how to get vertical again. I mentioned he was walking. He looks like a crab when he walks. I have a video and of course I still have no idea how to hook all that up. BUT! School is almost over so I should have more time to look into that.
So if you can't walk, you scoot around on your cars. It worked until it actually became faster to walk in the cast.

Before we go in I'm gonna try and get some good shots of his cast. He's ruined a couple of pair of my favorite socks but I tried to keep that cast covered. IT'S FILTHY!!! I can't even begin to imagine what we'll find inside the thing when it does get taken off. He's a boy.