Well, another week, another cast, and (I think) another tooth. Isn't life grand when you're 11 and 1/2 months old? Actually, E thinks it is a pretty cool age. He's enjoying pulling himself up in the crib and doing laps around the inside when he's supposed to be sleeping, and I know I've said it before, but that cast really does not slow him down at all. He's figured out how to transition from his tummy to sitting and vice versa in spite of the cast, and aside from the putting it on/taking it off part, he ignores it. It is so cool to watch him explore what he can do!
So we went back to Chapel Hill for a second round of x-rays and (supposedly) to schedule the surgery. Unfortunately it appears as if a computer glitch has claimed a lot of the x-rays taken that week. I love computers, but not so much today. Another week to wait before we find out more about E's surgery. On the bright side, from what I'm reading about the surgery we're almost definitely looking at an Achilles tendon lengthening and a pin through the navicular and the talus to hold that joint together. The iffey thing is whether he'll need another release on the top of his foot, and another week in the cast may help us stretch enough to avoid that third part. Just speculation on my part, but I'm trying to keep the silver-lining thing in the front of my head. God leads us through these things, and I'm trusting in Him that it's going to be for the best.
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