An apple a day keeps the Dr away!

My adorable Abi has always walked a little differently. It is a cute walk and I can't explain it. It is just a little different. In fact when she is just walking you hardly even notice it. But when she runs, then you notice it. She is alot slower than Bella and wants to be carried a lot. She often trips when she runs. It really isn't very bad. In fact I never thought any thing of it until one evening when we were eating dinner at Del Taco with the Goddard's. My Mother-in-law noticed that she was turning her right foot in. So I called her Pediatrician and he recommended that we take her to a podiatist (SP?).

I talked to Abi and explained that we were going to the Dr and he would look watch her walk and run and make sure everything was ok. Abi was excited to go to the Dr. She kept asking if it was time and if we could leave. Finally it was time!

Jason, Abi, Bella and I all went to the Dr. He was very nice. He watched her walk and examined her feet. Her Feet and legs all look great! She is turning her whole leg when she walks - not just her feet.

The Dr. decided that the problem is the muscles and ligaments on the outside of her legs are more flexible than the ones on the inside of her legs. All she has to do is stretch the muscles twice and day and in a month she should be walking much better.

We are very grateful that it wasn't any thing worse and that she doesn't need braces or casts on her legs. Abi was very brave, but while the Dr was showing us how to do the stretches little tears started rolling down her face. This worried Bella! Bella became very concerened for her sister. I don't think the stretchs hurt, I think Abi was just scared!

Abi has been excited to do her stretches at home. Bella and Isaac do them with her. I am not sure how this helps, But the dr said riding a big wheel or trike would help. So for FHE tonight we went for a bike ride. We went down to the church and back. The church is only 2 blocks away but Abi was so slow it took us an hour. I tried to take a picture of Abi on her bike. She did NOT want her picture taken and stuck her finger up her nose... Bella wanted in on the picture and came running.