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Her smile said it all following our last visit to the surgeon

The fact that this little blog has been neglected for so long should be an indicator of where we are at with our brave little girl. In December 2013 we took her in for her three year check up and it was a nail biter. The previous appointment we had with the surgeon had indicated that the hip was still a little shallow...so we went into the appointment with the usual anxiety about what the xray would reveal. The appointments in general are so much easier now that Addison is walking and talking up a storm. She can finally interact wtih the medical staff and we can help her understand why she needs to get an xray and that all that big noisy machine does is take pictures of her bones. There was no crying, no anxiety once she understood what this was all about. When the surgeon came into review the results, she examined Addison and asked how she was doing. She also had her run and jump and did a visual of how she moved...and finally gave us the news we had waited so long to hear. Her hips look great. All restrictions are removed. I am not sure it fully sunk in at first. We were so used to hearing the news that all was not 100% we approached each appointment thinking this type of outcome was not possible. Needless to say we were elated... we went right out and celebrated.

As a parent, I think back to the early days when we were delivered the news that our little one had hip dysplasia and I am amazed how far she has come since then. All the fears that shen will never be like other kids, worrying about the effects of surgery at such a young age, wondering if she will experience pain as she gets older...all of that is a distant memory. As parents we are so proud of how much she has achieved in her three little years.