Owen's New Cast

"Can I get a 'Ben 10' cast...please?"

Today was Owen's 1 week post-fracture appointment with the Orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Hankin and his staff are the sweetest bunch of people I've met in a long time! They make Owen feel so comfortable and they tell him how awesome he is, but we already know that, right? ha! Bonnie is the grandma lady who helped Owen at his first appointment. She was there at the other office today and it was so cute how happy she was to see him! She has 8 children and 16 grandkid's, so I'd say she has experience with kid's. I think it was comforting to Owen to see a familiar face. Dr. Hankin came in with an elephant's nose on and he messes around with Owen and makes him laugh. Today he said, "What? Is there something on my face?" haha! Owen makes him laugh too! Together, they make the rest of us laugh. Anyhow, today Owen got new x-ray's and there is already new bone growth. His fingers are very swollen and bruised still, but the Dr. seems to be very optimistic. He told Ms. Bonnie that he wanted a Ben 10 cast this time. So, she did her best to give him what he wanted. Ben's alien watch is green and black, so that's just what she gave him! He walked away a happy, little guy! We'll go back in 2 weeks and hopefully they'll put him into a splint and he'll be good as new in no time! Thank you, St. Joe's Ortho. team for making our special guy feel so at ease! ;)