New Legs!

I am sorry I've kept you all waiting, yes Natalie's cast is off and she is doing great. It actually came off last Tuesday, so we've been cast free for 11 days!

The instruments they used to cut and tear the cast off were loud and scary. Afterwards Natalie went to Radiology for x-rays...the techs couldn't even tell which hip was the "bad one." Best.News.Ever.

These were taken the same day, a few hours later...she was just as happy as could be with her new legs.

She has a brace she needs to wear, but only at night. I was thinking she would need her brace something like 23 hours of the day. It is nice she can have the day to stretch and strengthen her legs. We are pleased her hip healed so nicely.

She actually seems to like the brace. It puts/keeps her legs in the position they were in while casted...I guess after 3 months it became comfortable. The brace is soft so it doesn't agitate her the way the cast did. Consequently, she is sleeping much better at night.

Literally a week after getting the cast off she started doing this:

It is exciting to see her moving around and trying to roll over. I don't think it will take her long to catch up on her milestones, she is a strong determined little girl.