On Thursday, July 5, Vivian got her casts off. She wasn't happy about the loud noise the saw produced but she was thrilled to see her legs and feet.
The scar from the heel cord release surgery is small and looks good. Vivian's doctor, Dr. W, was happy with the way her feet looked. They are supposed to look over corrected. It looks like she has flat feet. She was rubbed her legs along her carseat the whole way home, even in her sleep:). I let her soak in the bath for ten minutes and scrubbed off a LOT of dead skin. She got irritated with me so I decided I could work on her dead skin scrub later. She really enjoyed castless and shoeless playmat time!
Unfortunately we had to get fitted for new Denis Brown shoes & bar on Friday. The most important thing to have before you get fitted is the right size socks. It's super important because the socks will be on her feet 23 hours a day with snug shoes. The first time around with the shoes her feet were so small the only socks that worked well were Carters newborn socks. Her feet have grown in the past few months. I have tried 5 different kinds of socks in the past 24 hours. The Gap makes two different kinds of socks for girls in 0-6 month size. We like the one without the cuff. The ones with the cuffs are way to loose.
I've read about seamless socks but they are expensive! It's summer time and the temperature is a hundred degrees. To keep her feet dry I might have to change her socks a couple of times a day. I went sock shopping over the weekend and luckily Gymboree was having their summer clearance. Most of their socks were 50 cents a pair. I have yet to use them but they look like they will work great with the new shoes. Did I over do it? The seamless tube sock set I was looking at cost $30 for two pairs. I spent $8 for 16 pairs of socks. Not bad.
I will update again in a few days about the shoe & bar process.
