Eli's birthday present is finally done! I am enclosing some step by step pics of the building of his new swing set. Thank you so much to P-pa and Daddy for putting it together. It was about a 7 day long project. The entire thing came in 4 long skinny boxes in about a million pieces. Thank you to P-pa, Grandma and Grandpa Martin, and Grandma Wiggy (Vicki) for chipping in on it! Eli absolutely loves it and I'm so glad he has something to do outside now.
The other news is that we went back to Shriners this tuesday for a follow up with the orthopedic hand specialist. She examined Em and said she is completely fine and is going to do very well. We were concerned about her arms and shoulders but the doctor said although the might be slightly shorter/narrower it was nothing that would hold her back in any way. She also said she didn't even think she needed the splints anymore. She doesn't need to see her back until she's 1 to evaluate the surgical options. She told us that if we never did anything with her hands that she would still be 100% functional and will learn to adapt and do everything. Depending on how she's using them at 1 we will decide then whether or not surgery is the best option. This was all wonderful news to say the least. We feel like it was an answered prayer. We won't go back until mid October. We have a follow up with the cardiologist next month and so please continue to pray that the holes in her heart are closing on their own and will not need any intervention. I recently connected with another mom whose 3 year old son has HOS. She said initially he had 6 VSDs and by the time they went in to close them only 1 had to actually be repaired, what a miracle! We are hoping for a similar outcome with Em.
On another note, I wrapped up the gymnastics season last weekend in Colorado Springs. The level 8 team did very well at Regionals. Eli and Emmarie's Grandma Shafer came to visit to help Daddy while I was out of town. They all had a lot of fun! I was exhausted after 5 days of traveling, first to the meet and then to Shriner's, but I'm feeling a lot better today. I'm glad the season is over and we can take it easy for awhile!
So glad to hear all the good news! We will continue to pray for her and you all. Love the swingset. We will have to come over and play very soon. Isn't it nice to have something for them to play with outside. I just let K out to play and she loves it! Also glad that the season is over for you for a while and you can relax a little.
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