Goodbye Cast!

Today we took the bullet train to get Luca's passport photo taken. It was just built last year so it was very nice. It was about an hour ride. Luca ate and played most of the time and was very happy. Our guide Vivian took good care of us. There were a lot of people at the office and it could have been a very long wait but they talked to someone and told them we had an appointment to have his cast taken off that we would miss so they moved us up. Thank goodness! 

 Sweet Vivian. 

 Look at that sweet face!

The next adventure was to the hospital. It was about a 10 minute walk and it was hot out!! Thank goodness I bought a stroller here. The hospital was pretty much empty. Most of the lights were off. Rita, our guide, went back somewhere and then came and got us and said to follow her. We went up to the 8th floor which was orthopedics. There was one nurse at the desk. She went and got the doctor who Rita tried to convince to take the cast off. He didn't want to do it but after I agreed he had no responsibility for what happened after it came off he agreed. So off to a room we go where Luca had to lay on a desk. The doctor pulled out some pliers. I knew this would be interesting. I tried to lay over Luca so he couldn't see what the doctor was doing. He really did quite well. Only cried a few times and I don't think he was in any pain. Finally they got the cast off thanks to Rita, our guide, who pulled out her Swiss Army knife from her purse to assist. They gave me the bill...for $4 and we were in our way. His foot still needs some work. It shouldn't have been in a cast for that long. The trip will be much easier now and we will deal with it when we get home. 

 The removal of the cast!

 Rita - cast remover aficionado

We hung out in the hallway with some of the other families when we got back. You can go a little stir crazy in your rooms. Then it was bath time!!!! He loved his bath! And ended it by pooping in it! But hey, he has pooped everyday which is a really good thing. Bedtime went much better.  He went to bed at 8:00 and it only took about 10 minutes to get him to go down. 

 I love bath time!!

 He loves lifting his shirt up. :)