It's so nice to be wearing pants again...

Seriously, I never thought I would say that about my child.  But, since he has had the bar removed between his legs from his cast, he has been able to wear pants again, and it is SO NICE!

We were able to go for a walk this morning with the dogs, and Evan was able to stay warm, all due to the magic of pants!  We've gone to grocery stores and doctor's offices and he no longer gets the "what happened to him" stares.  It's just so nice to have a piece of normalcy back.  I swear I will never take it for granted again.

On another light, happy note, we rescheduled our trip to Vermont for March!  I'm so excited!  Steve is just relieved to be getting away.  He has been working non-stop (pretty much since Evan was born!) and he really needs the break.  I'm just so thrilled to finally get Evan into an airport and see the sights and sounds of anywhere but Pittsburgh. :)

The anticipation of getting the rest of the cast off is definitely weighing heavily on my mind.  I woke up at 2:30 this morning thinking of the best way to cut his cast to get it off of him as quickly as possible.  I'm worried about the noise and vibration of the saw freaking him out again.  I know he will be upset, and I want to avoid a super-long freak-out if possible.  It's just amazing how much worry and concern goes into your child in situations like this.  It's exhausting.  I'm just so thankful it's almost over.

10 days left!  Can't wait :)

~Nikki