Ava's strength amazes me! She is slowly but surely getting stronger and beginning to move fluently everyday. At our last visit to Dr. A we were told Ava was fully healed (even though we're still working on the walking.) She was cleared to resume normal activity and to start getting back into her "normal" routines. Normal??? What is normal anymore? I love seeing Ava move around more and more but to me "normal" isn't until she moves like every other child. Normal isn't until she doesn't have to think about every step she takes or until she doesn't cry or say she's scared when she has to go down stairs. I just want her life to resume the way it was before just without pain. Will we ever be "normal" again? Will the worrying ever stop? Will ever go without my heart in my throat when she's playing in a group of kids? I guess time will only tell just as time is slowly healing my girl.
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| Ava & Kate (one of her besties.) |
Now that I got my neurosis out I can tell the positive things happening in Ava's life. This past week Ava has grown in leaps and bounds. Her recovery has taken a huge leap forward and it's just a matter of time before she's a hundred percent. Ava's physical therapist recommend she use a mini trampoline to help her bare weight on her hips properly. Thanks to a good friend we we're able to borrow one and what a difference it has made. When bouncing up and down she is forced to use her legs equally and it helps strengthen all the muscles in her legs and hips. In the last week Ava has started walking less "soldier" like, can walk up and down stairs using the railing or holding a hand, can alternate legs while walking up stairs (who knew what excitement this would cause) and most recently started riding her scooter. The biggest thing of all is Ava went to our local tree lighting and to cut down our Christmas tree without a stroller. She walked on her own for huge lengths of time and barely asked to be picked up. I can't ever remember a time when we took Ava somewhere and she didn't cry and tell us her legs and knees hurt. To see her happy and pain free makes every minute of surgery, every minute in a cast, the exhaustion and frustration worth it!
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| First day of Pre-K. |
The one thing we learned about Ava is the more she's around her friends, the harder she works. We been having more play dates and getting out more to help her regain her strength and endurance. Today was a huge day for Ava...she started Pre-K!! I'm happy to say she did fantastic but Mommy had mixed feelings. I know, I know, you think I would be jumping for joy to have a few hours to myself but for the last 6 months my life has been consumed with taking care of Ava to help her heal, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself now. I'm sure this will be short lived and I'll find a million things to do or maybe I'll actually sit still and enjoy the peace and quiet. I was very excited for Ava because she was ready for school but the worry wart in me was nervous as well. She has only been with family for the last 6 months and for two hours I had absolutely no control of her environment around her. Well she survived her first day and I'm sure each day will get easier (for me that is, she has this down pat!)
In May Ava will return to the OR to have the plates and pins removed from her femurs. In comparison this surgery should be a piece of cake, one hour surgery and the healing of her incisions. I'm not looking forward to another surgery but I am looking forward to being on the other side of this. Who knows if my worrying will stop but I know seeing my girl so happy makes me beam with joy. Every day we are a step closer to Ava being fully healed. We are so blessed and I have all the confidence in the world that her hips will remain in place. I'm so so proud to be the Mom of such a brave strong girl! We're almost there! XOXOX
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