One Year!!

Hard to believe it has been exactly one year since Ava's first hip surgery. In some ways it feels like it happened yesterday and in others it seems so long ago. I can still feel the emotion I had that day after walking Ava into the OR and the anxiety I felt waiting for it to be done. I will never forget seeing Ava in her spica cast for the first time, my first thought was "How are we going to do this??"  Well here we are a year later and we did it! This past year has been an emotional roller coaster but Ava has prevailed as I knew she would. I love seeing her active again and hearing her hardy belly laugh. She is back to being an a 5 year old again and I could not be happier. Who knows what Ava's future may hold but right now we are going to enjoy our happy, healthy butterfly!