Big C had a super Canada Day, however he had an unfortunate turn of events on one of the bouncy castles. He did a huge cannonball off the top of a big inflatable tower, and then when he jumped down to the ground he came up with a few tears. Being the tough guy that he is, daddy thought that he could walk it off and it would get better. There were no signs of swelling and he wasn't guarding it when daddy pushed all over this foot, so we continued on with our day. He went home for a rest with mommy and even went swimming later in the day at the pool party.
The next morning it had swollen a little, so daddy wrapped it up tightly. Mommy suggested that we get it x-rayed just to be sure. Daddy n Big C headed off to the Queensway-Carleton and were expecting to spend a lot of time waiting around since it was still the holiday weekend.
We flew through triage and registration and had our x-ray done in 20 minutes after our arrival. Then the waiting started as we waited for the x-rays to be viewed. Big C was in good spirits and played his DS and daddy's iPad as the time flew by. He drew some pictures for mommy and was the talk of the waiting room. The doctor came by and told us that it looked like there was a little break in his 4th metatarsal, but wanted to confirm with the head radiologist that it was in fact a break. Here are some shots that he took with daddy's camera (set to
kaleidoscope) while daddy found a phone to fill mommy in our progress.
The confirmation came through and we were off to get a cast put on.
The tech showed Big C how the saw worked that would remove his cast (after Big C asked 'what's that?')
and as a big surprise, grandpa showed up! His presence, as well as the yogurts and plums he brought, were greatly appreciated by our little guy.
We decided on the fiberglass cast as he'd be able to walk out of the room with it (plaster casts won't allow him to bear weight on it at all for 3 days, that simply doesn't work for a 6-year-old). He got to choose his colour - white, blue or glow-in-the-dark (GLOW IN THE DARK!!!). Big C listened to the instructions well, stayed very still and had a smile on throughout the process.
Here is our tech getting Big C prepped with the internal sock
Then putting on the first layer
Using his shoulder as a brace to square the cast
and make sure that it would be at the proper angle
and finishing things up
Big C tested it out and walked around right away since the fiberglass sets so quickly.
He was quite pleased with how things turned out, but will be taking things easy (with his older brother being a big help) over the next few days. Mommy is already on solutions to allow him to swim at the cottage and be in the boat, so we're sure that this won't slow him down one bit!
The boys and I stopped by the Aviation museum since we found ourselves in the East end. we picked the perfect time and day, as just as we were coming in they were about to start the ejection seat demonstration. Big C took a 'Flintstone-style' ride-in airplane to where the demonstration was.Guess who was the first to fire their hand up in the air to volunteer? Monkey!
The doctor took a look at the x-rays and then tested Big C's foot to see how he reacted to pressure all over both feet. 
After Big C commented that things felt the same on both feet, he was given a clean bill of health and sent home - cast free
. Bring on the cottage! (no showers in a bag, no cast shield in the leg and no worries out on the boat)
The confirmation came through and we were off to get a cast put on.
and as a big surprise, grandpa showed up! His presence, as well as the yogurts and plums he brought, were greatly appreciated by our little guy.
and make sure that it would be at the proper angle
