Cast Off

Today is the day for Matt to have his cast removed. Yay! We find out for sure with another X-ray. 

Even though I'm a fan of the color (K-State purple), we welcome the next step: A splint. At least it is removable and indicates healing is happening. 

In the time since his injury, you can hardly tell it's slowed him down. At first, he asked me to do a hand full of things either because he hadn't figured out how to effectively manipulate to do it himself or it was just faster for me to help. Now, he does everything himself and seems to do so effortlessly. 

The biggest hindrance for him has been picking up and carrying Maddy. He's still made it a priority to get in quality time, even if I need to hand her to him on occasion or get her situated in a good position on him. 

This pic was taken when he was wearing his temporary cast. 

These days, Maddy likes to scratch everything. It may be my fault for letting her fingernails grow too long, but she likes to scratch everything nonetheless. She gave a look of astonishment when she tried scratching her Daddy's cast. I think to that point, his cast is the hardest thing she attempted to scratch and it surprised her. It is fun to watch her explore her little world. Let's see how she likes his splint...