Our First Casts

It is a sad day. The first cast in our family and it is on our three-day old baby. Luckily there were no broken bones. Friday we went to the Orthopedic surgeon and Holland got both legs put into casts, from her toes up past her knees. Fortunately, it was very uneventful. She fell asleep during the procedure so we know it was not hurting her. The doctor said she was already making good progress and this procedure will help to ensure that her feet grow as they should. They will only be on for two weeks. We will peel them off on November 13 and take her back in to the doctor that day.

You can kind of see how her feet turned in naturally at the ankles. That is what the casts are supposed to fix.


We brought her home and everyone got to sign her casts. The boys were a little confused as to why we would even want to write our names on them but did it anyway. Hopefully everything will go well the next few weeks and she will have no lasting effects with her feet.

Tiffany and Holland came home on Thursday and have been swarmed by the kids. They love the fact that all the old baby things are coming out--baby swing, seats, etc. It is hard to keep them off of them. Tiffany is healing well. She is up and around, although hunched over when she walks, and her body seems to be getting better each day. Holland is getting better at sleeping at night. I only heard her once last night (though she probably was up more than that.) Tiff mentioned that it was the best sleep she has gotten yet. We hope that will continue.