Abby's accident

It's been a full year already since Abby had her finger accident.  I was at piano lessons with Seth, Tristan and Marla when Andy called to meet him at the hospital as Abby had partially amputated her finger on a feed cart in the barn.  Freaky!!    What a terribly sad thing to happen to a little girl.  She was so brave, and didn't cry or look at it when Andy took her to emerg.  After the initial shock and horror wore off we spent the next several months driving to Lethbridge hospital weekly for physio and cast/splint changes.

Brave, sweet girl!

She got stick on earrings for being so brave :)

Splint number 2!

She finally got a plaster splint to hold the finger straight as one bone was cut off at an angle.

After the plaster cast we rotated between a small splint (above) and a "rubber finger", which was a jelly filled massaging tip she could wear to keep the scar soft (below). 

In the mean time, Abby turned the big FOUR years old.  What excitement that brought and what a super fun age. She is such a good big sister to Marla too. We sure are enjoying them. 

 As of a year later, the finger is healed well, but she has limited movement and it has shifted back to being slightly crooked.  We are thankful she still has all her digits though, and it is a nice discussion piece for her as well as a nice show off piece to random people at Walmart or the grocery store :)
Oh sweetheart, keep smiling and stay busy playing! Keep learning and growing in knowledge and stature. We love you!   💕