Wow time has been flying by and I can't believe my little Brooky turned 7 months. And that was a few weeks ago! I have been meaning to get the pictures uploaded, but until then I thought I better at least post an update of what is going on. I'll start with the good stuff.
My sweet girl has two little teeth on the bottom now. Didn't seem to give her too much trouble coming in either. She got her first tooth on February 28th. And the second one came in about a week or so later.
She set a new record two nights ago and slept 12 hours straight through the night! She has been sleeping through the night for about a month or so now, but this is the longest she has ever gone. :)
She is still as sweet and lovable as ever and we can't get enough of the joy and happiness she brings into our home. She still enjoys flailing her arms everywhere and rocking back and forth when she is excited. I guess that is what you do when you are limited in your movement the way she is. She also does this really funny smacking thing with her lips when you feed her. She kind of sucks her lower lip under and then smacks. It is really funny. She won't put any wait on her legs, or hardly any. Her hair is getting longer and she is still my sweet little rolly polly. :)
Hip Update
On her 7 month birthday we took Brooky back in to the the Orthopedist for her check up and we were really hoping that she was going to be able to get out of her brace. (Her pediatrician made it sound like we might get it off and the ortho said the previous visit that it was possible also.) Instead we were given other news. Her hip has made progress from the last time we visited the doctor, but it still isn't quite where it should be. (It is about 2 standard deviations away from where it should be at this point.) They aren't sure if this is because the hip is still dislocating or if it is because they just can't get a clear enough x-ray because she wiggles too much during the x-rays. So the ortho recommends that we put her to sleep and put a needle up into her hip socket and inject some dye so that we can get a clearer picture of what is going on.
The paper work for all of this to get set up is going through. I got a call from the doctors yesterday wanting more information so they can set us up an appointment for the surgery. The doctor told us it would take anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months to get her in for this. The lady on the phone yesterday confirmed this. So we should be getting a call next month sometime to get the surgery scheduled. The surgery will probably take place sometime in May.
The hard part about all of this is not knowing what is going to happen. Since it takes so long for us to get in for surgery there is a chance that her hip could heal itself by then and she may not need surgery. They may still want to do the dye injection though just to make sure? But regardless we have to set it up in case her hip isn't making progress.
If when they go in to do the dye injection and they find there is a problem then they will (immediately if necessary do surgery) and put a cast on her to set her hips in place.(since she would already be under anesthesia) If she has to do this the doctor said she would be in the cast for 6 months!!!! I am hoping he meant 6 weeks, but who knows? Anyway the cast is called a spica cast and goes from basically her nipples all the way to her ankles. They just leave a small opening to diaper her through! She will only be allowed to take sponge baths.
So we are hoping and praying that she wont have to have surgery, but we have to prepare for it anyway, just in case she does. So it could be a long while before she is through with all of this. Poor girl. I hope not though, because I really just want her to be able to start learning how to crawl and walk. I can tell that she is already starting to get frustrated a little bit that she can't move around more. I keep trying to be positive through this all but it is really hard when you really don't know exactly what is going to happen and how long all of this is going to take.
Either way we are just happy to have this sweet girl in our home and have faith that everything will work out according to Heavenly Father's plan. Even if it may or may not be how we want it. :)
I will try and get some pictures up soon. :)
2 comments:
Rach, Rach, Rach. We have been remembering little Brooky in our prayers, especially Lucy. She never forgets to "Bless Baby Brooklyn's hips to get better so she won't have to get a cast." We are all hoping and praying for the best, and know all will be well in the end. :)
Oh Rach! We have been praying for this sweet little Brooky. I know it'll work out, but I also can feel how difficult it is to not know. You are so faithful and understanding. I wish I was as strong as you:) We love you guys and pray for some miracles in your path:)
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