New Spica Cast/Adjustments

This week, we learned that not all spicas are made alike.  The moleskin (fuzzy liner) which I had made such noise about disliking was omitted from Hip Chick's new cast.  Her first cast had moleskin at the ankle and chest openings.  The new cast has a soft, silkier lining at these openings.  Unfortunately (for the lining), our little hippie is very active and one day of heavy play at daycare resulted in the rips above and below.

This resulted in sharp edges, which were already nicking and irritating her skin.  What's a resourceful mom with duct tape to do?

I taped the edges with a matching color of tape.  

The tape at her chest her chest held well for the rest of the week, but her ankle is showing a little wear.

Still, this is a big improvement from the initial rip, above.  Baby girl has been restless and far more adamant about movement since her cast change and so I suspect that her ankle may see a few tape changes.

Other changes this week include diapering.  Her surgeon fulfilled his pledge to make her diaper opening larger.  This has made diapering a little easier, but we also changed diaper sizes.  She had worn a size four prior to her closed reduction and we had adjusted down to a size three for her first spica cast.  Now, we have adjusted back up to her usual size four.

Lastly, her demeanor has altered a bit.  She had a bout of frustration so deep this week that she bit herself.  She begs to stand and "walk."  My last post ended with a photo of her standing at our refrigerator to play with magnets.  Another evening, she demanded to have a snack served to her on top of a toy chest so she could stand while eating.  She stands at her toy kitchen to pretend cooking.  She often requests to stand at our kitchen window to listen for airplanes and birds.  Mommy and Daddy always remain nearby and/or place a bean bag behind her to break falls.

She "walks" by holding our hands and swinging her legs in a walking-type motion.  It wears on Mommy and Daddy's backs, but it is her favorite new trick.  She squeals and screams with delight, "Mommy, Daddy, WALKING!"

Soon, little darling.  G-d willing, you can learn to walk again in 11 weeks.