Therapy
Hooray Jordan
We had our first meeting with our physical therapist in almost two months. We haven’t seen her since she filmed Jordan for a “stride study” that she’s working on. Jordan wasn’t walking properly and was really knock-kneed. Since then we got new shoe inserts and today was the proof: They really work. Jordan’s therapist was…
Read More +Day 3: My Girl is a Trooper
The day started out calmly. I got to take Jordan to the store to get her new shoes that would fit. We found a Stride Rite that was really close to the prosthetic office and found these cute little diddies. Then I went to Payless to find some black shoes that I think will work…
Read More +Two big developments
Jordan has her new shoe insert/braces. I bought her a pair of sneakers and you’d never even know she has them. Of course we had to try five different pairs of shoes to see if her feet would fit comfortably. It could be a while before I find a pair of sweet, pretty shoes for…
Read More +20 Months Old!
Jordan got to celebrate her 20 month old birthday by meeting a brand new baby. Her name is Charley and Jordan was skeptical of the experience. She patted her very gently, but was more interested in babbling and talking to Charley’s family. Either way, it was so awesome to hold a little baby in my…
Read More +Next step for the girl's feet
So we’re moving forward with helping Jordan’s foot issues. We met with Jordan’s physical therapist this evening. She’s pretty sure an orthotic device called a UCBL will help. It’s a shoe insert that may help keep Jordan from curling her feet and help her hold them on the ground properly. The hard part: She thinks…
Read More +Ick
The girl’s intestinal issues aren’t improving. GROSS. So we’re going to start allergies tests on Thursday to figure out what’s going on. We’re close to a month of icky poops. I have no experience in this kind of ongoing health problem. I’d like to say it’s just teeth, but I don’t know! Here is a…
Read More +Dang it
My girl Originally uploaded by NerdyMom So I had kind of hoped Jordan had a parasite so we had an answer to her health issues. No luck. Her kind doctor emailed the results to me tonight as I asked for more ideas on how to stop these ickies. Her diaper messes got worse today. It’s…
Read More +Prosthetic action
Jordan is figuring things out. Last Friday I got a voicemail from her occupational therapist telling me how Jordan was figuring out how to really use her prosthetic. Today I got to see the proof. This picture shows Jordan holding a striped tube that you have to hold to put shapes on it. She would…
Read More +Is it too late to change my mind?
So I’m heading out of town this week for a conference and a quick visit to see old friends. I just got an email from Jordan’s physical therapist who said she thinks Jordan is possibly days away from walking and recommended someone keeps a video camera around at all times to capture the big moment…
Read More +She has her own baseball
Here you go… My girl with her first baseball from Busch Stadium. It was hot, I got a sunburn. But she didn’t seem to mind. The hardest part was keeping her hydrated even though she’d been on the BRAT diet. You know: Banana, Rice, Applesauce and Toast. I brought toast, applesauce and bananas along with…
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