Update on Raina

This past week has been crazy!  I have been in town every day except today.  That amounts to a LOT of driving  and "catch up"!  Today is catch up day...baking buns(8 dozen), baking bread (10 loaves), baking butter horns (5 dozen), cleaning the house, laundry, and blogging...the most enjoyable of them all!  If this post does not make a lot of sense it is simply because I am exhausted!  I am taking a bit of a break though, to enjoy a freshly baked bun with peanut butter and syrup with... tea...not my usual hot chocolate...I gained too much weight this past winter. ( I WILL be playing soccer next winter, so that I can eat more yummy food and not gain as much weight! :) 

One of the appointments this past week was for Raina.  Her cast was removed and she was fitted with boots and a bar.  We have an appointment next week for the final fitting for her splint.  The boots and bar must be worn at night and for nap.  The splint will be worn during the day...so hopefully we can finally buy a pair of shoes for Raina.

Raina's last cast was in place for 4 weeks and it looked horrible by the end of the second week.  She picked at the fluffy stuff and the boys took her outside on the dusty deck...ARGG!!

  Raina screamed, terrified,  while the cast was being removed.  Dr. Dzus was very pleased with how well the incision has healed and with the flexibility in Raina's foot.  After leaving Dr. Dzus's office, we headed to another appointment to have Raina fitted with a splint and boots and a bar.  She did not like being fitted for the boots and bar.  Not because it was painful, but rather because she was scared of the man with the big red beard!  LOL!  Yes, it was rather comical...poor girl!  He finally clued in that she was afraid of him and sent his assistant in to take the mould of her foot for the splint.

The first night with the boots and bar were good, with Raina only waking up a few times.  Yesterday's nap and last night...not so good.  Raina was upset when we put her boots on for night and slapped at our hands.  She awoke crying...a very heartbroken cry.  We finally figured out that her sleeper was bugging her.  The sleeper feet were bunched up causing discomfort.  We put socks on her feet and PJ's without the feet, which made a huge difference, although she did still wake up a few times after that.  She should be used to the boots and bar within a few days and hopefully we will all once again be able to have a good nights sleep.