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I do believe this is a true Super Girl!

Can you believe it. This is what 6 months post-op looks like. Next flying.

She is a true hero!

5 months post DDH (developmental dysplasia of the hip) surgery that reconstructed the shape of the left side of her pelvic bone to cup the femur better, and this... She can do all this... and more. She has had fun swimming, at a trampoline park, at The Little Gym. She has a slight limp, but the left side is getting stronger by the day.

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DDH update: 6 months post-op visit and surgeon says X-Ray looks wonderful. Her own bone is filling in the graft bone wedge and eventually it will all be just her and the draft with desolve. Her flexibility is amazing and her gait has hardly a hint of limp. She is healing so very well! We are fortunate indeed.

Two months after spica cast was removed. 3 1/2 months since major surgery to correct DDH. Doing great!

6 weeks after the spica cast, she can run! Little brother is starting to run too.

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One month after the spica cast came off, Evie can ride a balance bike like a pro. she is a natural at creating her own physical therapy routine. Go Girl Go!

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26 days after the cast came off - Making progress. Her heel is down now when she walks. To me, it means her hip is more willing and able to take the weight of her body with each step.

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18 days after removing the spica cast - She is getting around fairly well now. She would rather walk than crawl. With each step she is reforming muscles and adjusting to the new shape of her hip joint. She rarely complains of pain. We have learned to interpret the quiver/ shake in her leg as a good sign that she got plenty of exercise and worked those muscles so they can get stronger everyday. She is amazing.

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13 days after cast off - first independent walk/hop without holding onto anything. She is so excited!

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Day 7 after cast removed -

the modified crawl has developed into a kangaroo hop.

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Building a tower on a scooter in a spica cast - with a little brother nearby -- not an easy task.

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Scooter madness! This girl can fly in her spica cast. Glad we live in a single story mostly tile house.

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Day 9 after surgery

Break through #2 - couple hours after the last break through of crawling in the spica cast, she started to use the scooter to get around the house and play.

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Reflecting back on the spica cast experience...

Tonight, my husband and I met up with a friend for dinner. He asked us how we were doing since the surgery. My answer was that we are doing well but we are tired. This has been a lot of work for all of us. Having a child in a spica cast is not the nightmare I expected it to be. But it was a lot of work. Until she could crawl or use the scooter, she depended upon us 100% for mobility. She would cry in a panic when she felt itchy or wanted a toy she could not reach. She used diapers 100% of the time while in the cast. If she didn’t alert us that she needed a new diaper, there were times that the urine soaked diaper couldn’t hold another drop and pee flowed into the cast. The cast cooler vacuum attachment was the best to help relieve itch and remove moisture in the cast. Even when the cast came off, she wasn’t able to walk independently for several weeks. Our lives had to settle into a new normal. And that did happen. We found ways to make it work. And as I look back at the pictures and videos, I am inspired by my girl. She struggled, but she also adapted and grew. She was able to marvel at her own ability to heal and gain strength. Her recovery is dramatic. When someone who sees her everyday is away for a couple of days, they are sure to remark on what they see she can do today that she could not do a few days before. It is very encouraging to have healing and growth come in such measurable and remarkable ways. We are tired and we are inspired. Both.

No more casts please...

Evie said that if her bones don't grow right she wants to have a pink cast next and then an orange one after that. Sends shivers of dread through me, but she said it matter of fact, like no big deal. Her little leg is aching as she makes new muscles, making up for atrophy. But she is totally confident that she could do this all over again, no problem.

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