A Great Day

Emma had a great day today. Yesterday she was a little cranky all day, but today she was so happy and interacting with everyone she met.

We had our first appointment with a pediatric orthopedist this morning. We got lucky and a nurse squeezed us in so that Jake could be at the appointment before he goes back to school. We have a second opinion appointment next week. It went a lot better than we thought. We were worried because Emma's right femur is shorter than her left. From the pictures we received with her medical info we thought it was just her fibia and foot. The doctor said that what she has is the most common malformation and bone bending is common. He would be able to straighten the bones and would only need to amputate the ankle and foot. Yeah! She even flirted with one of the doctors! This is the first time we have seen her flirt and she chose a doctor, she aiming high, good girl!

We also met with an in-home childcare provider today. She is only licensed for 6 children which is great because we think Emma will do better in a small group. The provider has a couple of babies and one other two year old. She will start when Jake goes back to school next week. And she literally lives three minutes from our house.

Emma has been trying new things and found out today that she can climb up onto the speaker in our living room. I had to take pictures.