Tonight is bath night. A big, luxurious Elmo Bubble Bath night. Soaking in a nice, warm tub full to the brim with bubbles. It will be the first bath (or shower) for my son in over a month. Yeah, I’m a bad mom.
NOT. (Well, maybe sometimes.)
No, today my son got his cast off so we going to celebrate with the world’s biggest bubble bath.
I wrote about the adventure that lead to my two-year-old’s broken leg, but little did I know that was the easy part. The tears from the break, the tears from having an x-ray to actually having the cast set. The lifting a 36 lb. boy everywhere for a month to all the sponge baths and trying to wash a toddler’s hair without getting in a bath or shower. That was the easy stuff. For a month, I’ve looked forward to getting the cast off. Having never broken a bone before, I had no idea.
Now I know.
And I don’t want to repeat this process again. EVER.
Let’s just say that having a loud saw come at your leg can’t be comforting, no matter how much your Mommy is whispering in your ear, “It’s OK. It doesn’t hurt. It’s OK. Just a few more minutes. It’s OK. It doesn’t hurt.”
Thank God it’s over. The leg is healed. This adventure is over and it’s time for a relaxing bubble bath. I think I need one now too.
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
carol says
hi
i was in the same position, my son (3) just got his cast off his leg 3 days ago and celebrated with a big bubble bath, it was so hard carrying him around all the time (im 4’11). the problem im having now is that he will not walk and claims its still sore but i think its his imagination, just going to the doc now to make sure. might you of had the same problem
Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com says
Carol:
My son limped for a week, until one night this week, when the babysitter showed him how to walk flat footed again! The babysitter of all people! He’s still limping, but it’s certainly an improvement. At first he said it hurt, but the Dr. said that’s probably just because it’s exposed and he was so used to the cast. Better to get it checked though. Good luck!
Alicia
carol says
thank you, i was told to give him paracetamol and he should be ok, thank you so much for replying