Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sadie Orthotic and Other Updates

It's been a while since I posted! It's been super busy, with lots and lots of doctor appointments, AND a 1st birthday party! Post to come on the birthday later, but we have good news finally about progress in getting Sadie a nice lift/orthotic/prosthetic brace that will equal out her legs for her to stand and walk.

I switched her local orthopedic doctor to Dr. Raymond Liu at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. He recently completed a fellowship with Dr. Paley in Florida, and is now doing limb lengthening and everything Dr. Paley does, right here in Cleveland! We still plan on using "the master"- Dr. Paley for the big surgeries, but it is relieving to have a local doctor who is on the exact same page as him. Dr. Liu even said as her local doctor, if we ever have to, he can just call up Dr. Paley on his cell phone and ask him any questions he has, in relation to how he handles issues as well as any potential complications from surgery we may be experiencing once we get back home.

Dr. Liu prescribed Sadie a special orthotic, which she had a casting appointment for last Friday. April 13. It should be finished in the next 2 weeks. We are so excited! Our physical therapist told us she will probably take off once she gets it!

Pics from her casting appointment (she was so brave! Scary to have a saw cutting right into the cast on your leg, especially when you are a baby!):
Sadie also saw the Easter Bunny for the first time, on April 5th! As usual she was very excited!


Sadie was the baby model in a wedding photo shoot that I organized on March 22. She was gorgeous and did a superb job. Photography by Arielle Doneson!

Sadie also has a NEW COUSIN! Anna Rose Rogers was born on March 20. Congratulations to Kelly, Andrew and Drew on their new family addition!
Click here to view 168 pictures from March and April:
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