Is a cast cool?

I think most 5 or 6 (or anyone under 16) year olds would think, yes it is. At least at first. Not our Mags. This weekend Mags fell off the monkey bars (shocking, since she is usually SO good at them and all the tricks she does) and hurt her arm. Sean and I do not usually get alarmed by our kids getting hurt and pretty much take it in stride. This time it was different though. See, Mags doesn't really like attention drawn to her. If she truly does get hurt, she usually cries quietly and discreetly into my legs or behind my back. This was not the case. After deciding that she was indeed hurt enough to go to the ER, she really lost it. She did NOT want to go to the doctor at all. Even all our bribes, and the nice ladies at the ER's bribes could not make her relent. After a while though (we were there 2 hours) she was in a great mood, laughing , giggling, joking and playing. Sean and I thought surely we made the wrong call and the x-rays would come back fine. Well, I think she was just thrilled to have our undivided attention because she did indeed have a fracture (a "buckle" they call it) and would need a cast. She chose blue.

I thought all was good, but she would not get out of the car at the cupcake place, she did not want anything for the grocery store (I had to stop for Motrin) and then would not come out of the car when we got home. The rest of the girls had made a big welcome home poster for her and a necklace (so darn sweet), but still she would not come out. She was too embarrassed. Funny, because Maura has not stopped trying to figure out how she can get her own cast. She LOVES attention. After finally warming up at the the shorts, talks of a trip to Chuck E Cheese nearly put her over the edge. Same thing with camp on monday. Needless to say, many bribes have been made this week, and probably many more will be made in the next four weeks.

She got her permanent cast on today. She chose green this time. No one is allowed to sign it. It is waterproof, thank goodness. She seems a little more confident with this one, but we will see. She still changes a few times a day (I was hoping this would be difficult) and she made a pasta necklace, so I would say she is doing okay.

I guess even the best little monkeys can get hurt.