Happy Halloween!

Meow! Hope everyone had a fun, safe Halloween! We leave for Baltimore on Sunday, and will see Dr. Standard on Monday. I will post another update on Lexi's progress after the Monday appointment.

1 month follow-up appointment

Hello everyone!

Yesterday we flew to Baltimore for Lexi's 1 month post-op appointment. It was Lexi's first trip on an airplane, and she did very well! When the plane took off, Lexi said "woo hoo! we're going fast!"

Lexi's appointment with Dr. Standard went very well. She has gained 3cm total length in her leg, which converts into just over 1 inch!!! The straightening of her tibia is also progressing well, and Dr. Standard was amazed at how clean Lexi's leg/pin sites are (one of the cleanest he's ever seen).

We fly back home tomorrow afternoon, and will come back for another appointment in two weeks.

If you look closely at the x-ray picture, I marked the gap in her leg with arrows to show her growth.

Love to all!

We're Back Home!

Hey Everyone!

Hooray! We are home. After what seemed like the longest drive, we arrived back at home late Thursday night. It's good to be home, and Lexi is doing very well here too! She missed Emma and Sabrina very much, and was happy to see them. Lex is back to enjoying her books on her own bed, and playing in her playroom.
Monday we start therapy out here for 2-3 days a week. And Lexi's next appointment with Dr. Standard is Monday, October 20th. I'll keep you updated on Lexi's progress!

Monday

Lexi had another great day in pool therapy! She enjoyed passing the green tube back and forth to Miss Joely, her therapist in the pool today. When it was time to shower after her therapy session, Lexi took the shower hose and washed her fixator all by herself! She's such a big girl!

Sunday

Today was such a beautiful day, that we decided to drive out to D.C. and go to the National Zoo. Lexi loved the Giant Pandas, meerkats ("oh look, they're sooo cute!"), and she liked hanging out at the otter exhibit!

Friday

Here are a couple of pics of Lexi walking up and down a flight of stairs at therapy on Friday!

Thursday

Hey Everyone,

Today Lexi had her 2 week follow-up appointment with Dr. Standard, and it went great! If you look closely on Lexi's x-rays, you can see the gap in her tibia bone. Just in the 10 days of lengthening, Lexi has gained approximately 1.5 cm, which is about 1/2 inch! How amazing is that! Lexi did some walking for Dr. Standard and also showed him the exercises she's been doing.
Dr. Standard is very pleased with the way things are progressing. He is so pleased, that he gave us the A-OK to go home, Woo Hoo!!! We have to keep up with the physical therapy back home, and we also have to fly back every 2 weeks for the follow-up appointments with Dr. Standard.
Anyway, we are planning to start driving back next Thursday. We should be home sometime on Friday, and can't wait to have visitors!!!
Love and kisses to everyone!

Wednesday

Hi!

Lex had a great day in therapy! Today, her therapist was Miss Sunni, and wow was she impressed with Lexi! Lexi did all of her exercises with minimal help from Miss Sunni. She also did a few steps, both up and down. Best of all, Lexi did some independent standing and walking while shooting some hoops with Miss Sunni! Yay Lexi!

That's all the news we have today. More will come tomorrow....we see Dr. Standard for Lexi's 2 week follow-up appointment. We can't wait!

Love to all!