Pretty in Purple

We went to get Daphne some new casts today. We thought we were just going in to get fitted for her little shoes and get her last set of casts put on. But once we got there, it was decided to go straight to the shoes.

Very long story short, the shoe people seemed a little unorganized and slow. After several hours of waiting around, they didn't have the right stuff for her shoes, so we ended up getting casts anyways. We're hoping she'll be ready for shoes on Tuesday.

A few positives...

*Her casts are purple. How beautiful is that?















*I was noticing that Daphne's legs looked larger than usual. Then I remembered that I haven't seen her legs in a month! I just got a small taste of what people see when they haven't seen her in awhile and say how much she's grown and I think, "she looks the same to me." Her legs are very beefy. Probably a by-product of her wild leg-waving exercises.

*They did put the little shoes on for a bit, and they do a good job of making them kind of cute. And she will get to wear socks with them! It's possible that the only reason I think the shoes are kind of cute is because I have never seen Daphne's feet in socks and shoes, and it's such a welcome change from casts! Other people might more readily notice the fact that these shoes will never make it into an issue of In Style magazine.

*The shoe guy told us babies will do their best to get the shoes off. He said that they can usually get one off, but don't have the leverage to get the second one off. So, he got one shoe on, he was working on the second one, and what does she do? Kick off the first shoe.

*I'll have more information about her shoes when we actually have them, but they are removable. Daphne will get regular baths! They seem difficult to get on, but I'm sure it will get easier as we practice.

*Usually we're in and out of the office within the hour, but today we were there (mostly waiting around) for about 5 hours. Since we were there for so long, we very randomly ran into our friends Ty and Michelle who were having an ultrasound for their baby girl. It was so fun to see them! The perinatology unit where we had all our ultrasounds with Daphne, and where Ty and Michelle were visiting, is right next door to the orthopedic unit where we now get her casts.

*Dr. Renwick likes Daphne a lot. He said he's had a baby come in lately that is a screamer (Daphne is also well known for her powerful lungs) but he didn't even remember this other baby when she came back because he was just reminded of Daphne. Also, he asked if he can come to Daphne's high school graduation. Isn't that nice?

*Mike the Cast Guy said we're back door visitors, as he literally let us in through the back door. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but it's nice to be treated more like friends than patients.

*Daphne's feeling a lot better. It's been rough just since she's been at the doctor for most of the day, but she definitely has some of her spunk back.