Just soak it in warm water is what the doctor said we should do with Coline's cast after she had it on for 2 weeks. It sounded quite simple. It was not exactly a piece of cake but she had fun in the process and her arm is free again. She does not use it as much as she used to, and feels pain if pressure is applied, so we are watching it closely.

Since she is allowed to play in and under the water again, she is making the most of it and it is quite clear that the sound of rain on the roof is a call for us to take a walk outside. Just as others seek shelter, she rushes down the stairs to get her boots and raincoat. Except for that day when rain started on our way home. She refused to get inside or wear anything else that her dress and only decided to hold the umbrella because she liked the sound of raindrops on it. That day it made sense dancing in the rain anyway: five minutes earlier the air was so hot that she took off her nappy, lifter her dress and pressed her belly onto a fridge door. we were at the bakery.