The left femur, left tibia, right tibia, right hip. 8 hours in a waiting room, pacing, crying, reading, shopping (in the gift shop), anything to pass the time. And then the wonderful Dr. E told us she did good, no blood loss, no blood transfusion. Relief. And her hip popped in place. He told us we had a long road ahead of us. 12 weeks in a spica cast, then at least a couple months in a hip brace, but he thinks she should walk. WALK?!? Seriously? WALK?!? 6 months later we rodded the right femur.
Well, one year later and she is walking, dancing, hopping, trying to drive a 3 wheeler bike! We couldn't be more proud!
Here she is walking on her very 1st Easter Egg Hunt at school!
Web and I were so proud of her and she had so much fun!
Also during this time, we were pregnant and had Robert Joseph! I swear we love him just the same. He just doesn't get as much "air time". So here he is at Easter. He was extremely happy just laying around!
We have so much to be grateful for and yes, I still hate OI every day. And I am not even close to coming to terms with it. But every day when I see our Sweet Caroline walk, run, dance, it puts a huge smile on my face!
And now she is trying to teach Robert how to walk! What an awesome sight to see. However, I don't think I am quite ready for our 8 month old to start walking. Even though he is definitely pulling up on his own and trying to walk the furniture.
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers this past year. They have not gone unnoticed.
Love to all,
Kristine
