Spica Cast- Day 1

Our journey with Ethan in a spica cast...
Day One:
- Ethan (starfish) sleeps on and off, depending on the effectiveness of Lortab & Valium...
- As medicine wears off, so does his patience with oversize cast
- Changing diaper is what makes him most upset. We had to change the little moleskin patches that surround the hole where he goes the bathroom because they have a horrible urine smell. I almost throw up when I'm changing him. He attempts to kick out of frustration as we change him, but soon realizes he has lost all power to kick, which makes him even more mad. Forced submission.
- He now wears 2 diapers, on stuffed inside the cast and one that goes around the cast. Too hard to explain. Just trust me, its interesting. No experience with #2 yet. I will let you know.
- Ethan watches more TV than any parent magazine ever advises. But then again, I don't know what they would advise when child is stuck in one position... most likely they would advise teaching your child how to read. No guilt or shame... we choose TV.
- We attempt to feed Ethan so that he can stomach his medicine. He drinks juice and then proceeds to hurl it all up on Jared's sweater. Twice. This was actually a little comical. Jared handled it really well, better than me. We decide to try food again later.
- Ethan watches more tv and falls asleep on Grammie's lap... he is currently still in that position and poor Grammie is stuck on the chair until he wakes. She's great.

So that's the adventure of day one. We did find out he will be getting a wheel chair that fits him and a wagon to move about the cabin in. We bought some oversize sweat shirts and socks for him to wear, and soft cars to play with. The soft cars were a much needed toy considering in his rage (periodic realizations that his whole body is in a cast and he can't move), he throws his cars at me and I am hurt. These soft cars will feel much better on my head in case I get caught in Ethan's rage. I even threw them at my own head at the store just to try it out and it felt much better than a lot of his other cars. Success.

More to come and experience... Thankful for daily doses of grace and that this isn't a permanent condition. Thankful for friends and family who have called, emailed, texted to let us know they love us and will take care of us. Thankful that God has given us a child to care for. Thankful for time with my family and time to remember what is really important. Thankful for ice cream and coke. Oh wait, now I'm getting into a general grateful for list. I think everyday I will end with what I am thankful for in that specific day. God commands us to be thankful always and in every circumstance, and it's really good for my heart to think about what I'm thankful for. So that's my day.