Four weeks to go! We are officially in the one month countdown until "cast off." Two months of casting have passed since her osteotomies and she has had 22 weeks of casting in total, this far this year.
One year ago, we took our first trip as a foursome, to meet even more relatives out of town for a special event. I snapped the photo above one morning during a family stroll. What different plans we had for 2013 at that time! I look at photos of her walking last year (with her limp) and wonder how she will walk when she relearns again. At 2 1/2, she has walked for no more than seven months total in her lifetime. What will it be like for her to walk "normally?" How fast will she run?
As for a weekly update, there is not much to elaborate on. Namely, because I have been rather ill and so we have not spent any free time outside the house. While Daddy is always a partner, he kicked in quite a bit more with Hip Chick and the household over the past week. It's one thing caring for a 2 1/2 yr old in a spica cast- but a different ballgame when a parent's health is compromised. How I admire any single moms or military wives who have had to do this on their own! It is possible to do this one one's own- but it always helps to have a partner share the load.
And so we wait. Four weeks until cast off. Then, she can learn to walk for the third time in her life. After hardware removal in January, the rest is up to her growth pattern and initiative. The latter of which I suspect will exceed expectations. Let's hope her body can keep up with her drive.
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