Hi Everyone,

It's been quite some time since I've posted and I wanted to check in to see how everyone is doing.

Taylor is doing great. She will actually be two years old tomorrow. She came out of her spica cast (after 3 months time) on Jan. 2nd and straight into a hip abduction brace. After four days in her brace she started crawling and rolling over. After day 6 she started sitting up unassisted and about one month out of her cast (the beginning of February) she started walking again. I suppose it helped that she had done all of this prior to her surgery and casting but I thought that it would take her more time than it did to re-gain the strength. She proved me wrong! She can be out of her brace for only 1 hour max. per day but I love being able to take it off for baths and diaper changes and I have been taking her swimming every week which she loves! I thought it would be good exercise for her left hip which is still pretty stiff and won't abduct out completely. She walks with a limp and drags her leg which makes her lose her balance but hopefully that will improve over time.

On March 31st, we go back to see the orthopedic surgeon and I can say with some confidence, that she will get to come out of her brace completely during the day and only have to wear it during the night when she is sleeping. I am so excited and can hardly wait. I am going back to nursing school (which I was doing pre-diagnosis) on April 9th and it will be great that she can go to daycare and play in the sandbox and with the other kids without her brace on. We will go to see the surgeon every few months for x-rays and check ups and should know by the time she is 3 years old (1 year from now) if she'll need another surgery. I am hoping and praying for the best though!

Anyway, that's it for us. I can't believe she will be two tomorrow. I hope everyone is well and would love to hear from you!

Rachelle