Yes, we have added yet another acronym to our list.....AFO!
An AFO (ankle foot orthoses) is a brace (similar to the purple boots but made specifically for John's foot) that will help stabilize and align his ankle & foot with his leg.......which in return will help him with standing & walking.
Today they had to cast his legs to make the molds....the Dr. couldn't believe how good John did. It didn't bother him at all....that's my tough lil man!!! Anyhow, sometime next week they'll be done and we will go back down to the office and try them on......hopefully we'll be good to go.
We are really excited about his AFO's and we're certain that they will help tremendously......and did I mention that they will have the Superman emblem on them? We originally wanted the Diamondbacks (imagine that) but the only sports that were available were football and hockey.......and if you're from AZ (or any sort of a football fan) you'll understand why we did not decorate them with the Cardinals logo....talk about embarrassing your child!
After our appointment we headed to Grams and Grandpa's for the rest of the day..........as you can tell by the picture, we had a good time!
This is definitely one of those pictures that you pull out when you're having a bad day.........all you can do is laugh at it!
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Silly boys...haha..I can't get over how big John is getting..Our therapist has mentioned shoe inserts for Kellar for his ankles..Thanks for the encouragement regarding Kellars eyes, I am going to order his glasses in a week or so and we'll just take it from there on whats next...
That is the cutest picture I have seen! John and Grandpa sure know how to have fun. They are really going to miss each other.
Grammy
Ava was just casted for SMOs (supramalleolar braces--not quite as high up as the full sized AFOs) and she was (uncharacteristically!) great through the whole process too. Hmmm... makes me think she and John might be meant for each other!
And oh. my. gosh. could that picture of John and Grandpa be any cuter?!?!?
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