Lia had her 1-year check-up at the Orthopedic Specialist's office today. Good news - her hips look good, and there's no "clicking" or other major issues. Bad news - the hip sockets are still on the shallow side and need some extra help to grow in well and quickly before additional problems can crop up. So, what does this mean? We have a brand new brace - a Rhino brand product known as the "Cruiser" (seriously?) - which Lia will have to wear overnight while she sleeps for at least 4 months until her next checkup. I'm sure she's not going to like it for the first couple of nights, but I'm hoping that she doesn't mind it too much overnight. I really am not looking forward to comforting a "braced" baby again, but I am overwhelmingly grateful that not only is this something we will only have to deal with at night, but in all other ways, she is healthy and happy. We are so lucky in comparison, so I'm not going to complain.
Another cool thing about this brace - it is no where near as restrictive as the Wheaton-Pavlik harness was. Check out what this little boy is able to do while wearing the brace:
http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/32783962
I had to install a plug-in to watch this, but this little boy is so cute, it was worth it. Looks like he's a full-time brace wearer. What a pro! Anyway, please pray that Lia's hip sockets will grow fast and in the right way! Next checkup is in early January, so we'll know more then...
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