Astro Boy Arm

So the surgery went great. KP was a little groggy waking up, like he usually is. But, after he really woke up, he looked at his cast and said "Mommy. I have an Astro Boy Arm!". And that seemed to settle the whole thing.


Don't be fooled by that sling. That lasted about 25 seconds after he woke up, never to be seen again.




See what I mean. :)

Then he ate 5 bags of goldfish while we were waiting for the doctor in day surgery, so we got to go home that very same night! I was impressed.


Sorry for the graininess. This was an incognito cell phone pic. The cute story about this, though, is that since they had his IV in his left hand all bundled up on a no-no board, he only had two fingers available. So he would have me hand them to him one by one so he could eat them with his two fingers. This is when he still thought he could manage by himself. Haha.


So, of course, you know daddy....

He will have to keep the cast on for 6 weeks. We will see how this goes. Right before this surgery, KP started opening doors with both hands, and his independence has grown, so it will be interesting to see how he manages with one hand in a cast.

xoxo
Margot