Three years and eleven months without a broken bone...pretty good for a kid of his activity level. It was the zip line that finally got him. We were at the park. He was trying to be independent, to do it "by himself." Crash, boom, buckle fracture (of the distal radius, Matt adds). First there was urgent care for a splint and a sling. Caleb was excited to see his x-rays. Then came a trip to the orthopedist for a vibrant orange cast (he wanted pink but Matt vetoed that choice...orange was the next best thing). Matt quickly drew a longhorn on it to make it an official Texas cast (has UT licensed casts quite yet?). Caleb has been such a brave boy throughout this ordeal. The biggest bummer for him is that my parents had just installed a pool. He had only been swimming twice, and now he has to wait 4 weeks before he swims again. Caleb says that the people who built the zip line need to come "tear it down." Needless to say, I don't think he'll be zipping on any lines anytime soon.
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AWwww! Poor little cutie! He shall prevail next time....when he is 25 and allowed to try the zip line again! LOL
Cool cast though....:)
Poor Caleb! My nephew, who just turned 5, also just got his first broken bone. That is why I am able to say with confidence that there is a way for Caleb to swim! My sister actually made a YouTube video for DryPro Swim cast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFyedfvlka4 Your summer swimming woes are over! I can't believe I actually knew of a solution.
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