16 Days till our Cast is GONE!

Ooohhh what a difference a few weeks makes.  Lil' Miss Sassy is excited about her cast being removed but perhaps more excited about going on a jet plane and then getting ready to ride on a BIG BOAT. 

Daddy has planned for us a wonderful "GET AWAY" after our HOT PINK Cast is gone. 

Let the COUNT DOWN BEGIN!

We Got Our Cast On

 I left Play School early for lunch with Mommy and Daddy.  I took mommy's Diet Coke and sipped away!

 Waiting at the Dr.'s office with my favorite person in the whole wide world.  Daddy.

 I chose PINK for my cast. 

 Play time before getting my cast on.

 Wrap up the leg

 Put some cushion on it.

 Roll it up in Pink

 Mash it in place.

 HERE IT IS!

 Add A Boot!

 Show off my pedicure!

Two hours later I am at my Cousin Dylan's ball game doing my best to get the cast/boot and toes extremely dirty which I did a fine job of!

Club foot is a birth defect that causes a malformation of the bones, joints and muscles. The condition occurs in about one out of every 1,000 newborns and is normally treated shortly after birth with weekly casting.

(THIS WAS NOT DONE WITH MARAN).

WHAT IS A TENDON TRANSFER? 
The cast has been put on to stretch the tendon out before the surgery.  So on surgery day (MAY 11th) the tendon will be easier to stretch across the top of Maran's foot.  Basically the tendon is being placed where it was originally supposed to be but was not.  (THIS IS HOW I CAN EXPLAIN IT IN SIMPLEST FORM).

After surgery a full leg cast will be place on Maran for six weeks. (YES DURING THE SUMMER) but it was either now or September when Pre-K starts so we chose the best of the two bad options.  Her cast will come off the third week of June just in time for us to go on a celebration Maran's foot is fixed Cruise to the Caribbean! 

Thank you for all of your thoughts and questions about Maran.  PROMISE to keep you updated! 

A Night of Fun BEFORE we get our Cast!

She TOTALLY enjoyed the Pedicure and Manicure. (I fear I have started this too young).

 Pampering our Lil' Miss Sassafras!

 A Fun Night at Chuck E. Cheese (after dinner at Chili's)

 Having a GREAT time!

Say "BYE BYE CLUB FEET"

Step one of fixing our feet means we get a cast on our left leg.  It will be from the knee down and will position our foot to where the tendon will stretch. (Ouch in my book).  This means that the Dr. will have an easier time during the surgery since the tendon will then be stretched over her foot and permanently secured.   

Maran knows what is going to happen and seems to understand.  She can tell you which foot is being worked on and that she is going to have a tendon transfer. Much more than that and you get a lot of jibber jabber.

She is happy that she will 'fall down less" and that it will be easier to get shoes.  We now have to buy two pairs of shoes since both feet are significantly different sizes.  Thankfully Stride Rite gives us a "DEAL"...well in their minds they do but it is worth it!

She is happy that she will 'fall down less" and that it will be easier to get shoes. We now have to buy two pairs of shoes since both feet are significantly different sizes. Thankfully Stride Rite gives us a "DEAL"...well in their minds they do but it is worth it!

It is incredible how fast she can run with her feet turned in.  She does well until she trips herself.  Lord help you if you are chasing her to get to some food first as you more than likely won't win. 

We have watched her run, walk and play and can tell that she really never knew that something was wrong with her feet.  It is her world and all she knows.  We go to the Pediatric Orthopedist at 2:30 for our cast.  She hopes that she gets to pick the color.  It will be either pink or purple.  (Now that's a surprise).