NO MORE CAST!

Carl broke his foot 6 1/2 weeks ago and he has been in a cast for most of that time. (He was in a surgical boot at first, but the foot specialist placed him in a cast once we went to see him and he saw the x-rays.) The cast has been very difficult to deal with, to say the least. Carl has not been able to drive, walk, swim, run, etc. While he has been able to do some amazing things in the cast, such as walk the 5K and play golf on one leg, he was very limited in other areas. He could not carry Preston, carry the diaper bag, help get the kids in and out of the van, etc. Many normal activities were uncomfortable too. We had to borrow a reclining chair for him, so he could be comfortable while he sat at home.

We visited the foot specialist yesterday and we thought that Carl would be placed in a boot and not be allowed to walk for at least 3 more weeks. We were VERY excited to find out that Carl's foot is healing fast. He was placed in an air boot and is allowed to start to learn to walk again! We are SO happy! Carl feels so much better already without his cast and we are all looking forward to life getting back to normal over the next few weeks!

Carl enjoyed getting lots of people to sign his first cast. Here are several different views of cast number one!

When Carl got cast number two, he let a few special people sign it, but he decided that most of the cast would be used for art. He even illustrated his injury so he could explain what happened when people asked! Here are some pictures of cast number two!

Carl's right leg was much smaller after not using it for so long. Here is a picture of both legs.

We were very happy after seeing the foot specialist! I think we smiled the WHOLE DAY!