As most of you already know, Alma had surgery three weeks ago. The doctors cut her achiles tendon in order to allower her feet to come upwards into the "normal" foot position. The doctors then put her feet in casts to keep them still and allow the incisions to heal. The next phase of the process involves Alma wearing corrective shoes 23 1/2 hours a day for the next three months, and then at night and during naps until she is about 5. Today the doctors removed the casts and unfortunately the surgery was not as successful as we hoped. It is possible that she may have to go back into casts to prevent her feet from moving back to their original position. To try and combat this, I have to go back to Spokane tommorow so that the Physcial Therapist can train me to work with her feet every day. We will see how that goes. In the meantime, we are just excited to see her pretty little legs and feet! Alma already had her first real bath (she hated it) and she is wearing her first pair of pants! Hopefully we will prevent more castings, but right now we are trying to stay focused on the positives!
Alma's last night in her casts!
Look at those beautiful feet!
Alma's new shoes!
We think she will grow up to be a spectacular snowboarder - since she will be used to having both feet strapped to a board!
What an adorable outfit! Her first ever pair of pants!
Alma's last night in her casts!
Look at those beautiful feet!
Alma's new shoes!
We think she will grow up to be a spectacular snowboarder - since she will be used to having both feet strapped to a board!
What an adorable outfit! Her first ever pair of pants!
Oh, she is so sweet! I am crying at how awesome she is! I think she may well be a snowboarder! I see a joint family vacation to Whistler in our future! Love the outfit, too!
ReplyDeleteThat's my girl :). She's a tough little cookie and I love her. I love you too mommy.
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