The Princess and the Prosthetic

With our socks on, who would know we have a prosthetic!

Lillie's new prosthetic!

Lillie has her new foot...and after a few days of being a little uncertain about it, she is now wearing it quite often. She doesn't want it on when she is bare foot (I don't blame her, there really is no reason for it then) but she will put it on to wear with her shoes. Her favorite shoes are her blue Crocs...they are often the shoe of choice. She is also starting to help put the foot on. It is much easier with powder so when it is time, she will go get the powder and rub it on her foot and ankle. It is really cute.
I will post a picture of her "foot" soon, but wanted to let everyone know how things were going. We even painted the toenails...hers and the prosthetic!

Our Appointment at Shriner's

Yesterday was our appointment at the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Lexington. We spent about 3 hours with the doctors and staff and they were all wonderful and great with Lillie. We had xrays done and I am thrilled to share that all of the bones in Lillie's leg are growning at the same rate, so there is no concern that one leg will be shorter than the other. They were also very impressed with the mobility she has and were confident that no surgeries were needed...hopefully ever! They said that for now they recommended a prosthetic called a "slipper"...essentially it will be a foot that will slide over her small foot and will allow her to wear the same size shoes and should improve her gait slightly. We met the prosthetist and were able to go ahead and make a cast of her small foot so that they can make her prosthetic. We will go back in a few weeks for them to try it out and make sure it fits correctly. Dr. Talwalker did say that as she gets older, there may be a time when a prosthetic that comes up higher will be helpful.
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for Lillie and have been so interested in her development! I am happy to report that it was definately a day full of good news!