Kirby
Our precious daughter, Kirby, we are going to get!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The End Result…Not So Hot
So after surgery we had an MRI that showed the left hip had stayed in socket during casting, but the right had already fallen out. We were okay with this because we had shown up today only expecting the left side to be fixed and it was without any bones being cut!
Fast forward three long weeks of being in a huge cast and while Kirby had a fabulous attitude, mine was lacking sometimes. She weighed 45 pounds and couldn't so much as roll over so we had to carry her everywhere and help her do everything. It was so hard to see her lose her independence. It was also hard to go potty (she peed on me three different times while we figured out how to make it work!) and sleep. The lack of sleep was definitely weighing on everyone. We went to the doctor where I just knew he would tell me how fabulous things were and how I was the best mommy for finding bloomers that matched her cast and instead it all crashed down.
When Dr. Horowitz walked in the room, you could sense that things were not great. Even Kirby gave him a yucky look and would only shake his hand, no hugs or smiles! Her hip had fallen out and we are back to square one. I held it together through cutting off the cast and until we got to the car and then cried and acted like a toddler. It was such a bummer. We've been out of the cast a week and while she's not walking yet, she is the happiest little girl who thinks most everything is funny, especially sleeping on her belly.
The silver lining in all of this is that she will have a much easier cast to work with for the next 2 surgeries. She will only be in those casts a total of 12 weeks instead of 16. We get a special potty with the next cast so I don't have to hear "Oh Mommy!" when she goes to the bathroom. She will fit in her car seat and stroller comfortably so we can easily leave the house. And she can sleep on her stomach so we are all happy!
Fast forward three long weeks of being in a huge cast and while Kirby had a fabulous attitude, mine was lacking sometimes. She weighed 45 pounds and couldn't so much as roll over so we had to carry her everywhere and help her do everything. It was so hard to see her lose her independence. It was also hard to go potty (she peed on me three different times while we figured out how to make it work!) and sleep. The lack of sleep was definitely weighing on everyone. We went to the doctor where I just knew he would tell me how fabulous things were and how I was the best mommy for finding bloomers that matched her cast and instead it all crashed down.
When Dr. Horowitz walked in the room, you could sense that things were not great. Even Kirby gave him a yucky look and would only shake his hand, no hugs or smiles! Her hip had fallen out and we are back to square one. I held it together through cutting off the cast and until we got to the car and then cried and acted like a toddler. It was such a bummer. We've been out of the cast a week and while she's not walking yet, she is the happiest little girl who thinks most everything is funny, especially sleeping on her belly.
The silver lining in all of this is that she will have a much easier cast to work with for the next 2 surgeries. She will only be in those casts a total of 12 weeks instead of 16. We get a special potty with the next cast so I don't have to hear "Oh Mommy!" when she goes to the bathroom. She will fit in her car seat and stroller comfortably so we can easily leave the house. And she can sleep on her stomach so we are all happy!
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