our story

We welcomed our second daughter Annabelle on February 18, 2012, a week before her due date. That same day, the pediatrician felt a click in her right hip ...

... it was never felt again. An x-ray the same day showed nothing, so we weren't too concerned. We had a follow-up ultrasound when she was 6 weeks old, and it showed that *BOTH* of her hips are dislocated. (a condition called Develomental Dysplasia of the Hip or DDH)

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Feeding the Spica baby, part 1 - highchair

As with everything else, Annabelle does not fit in our highchair in her Spica cast.  I had done some homework about options for a highchair, given that Annabelle is eating solid food now.  I debated getting one ahead of time, but James suggested we wait until we got home from the hospital.  We lasted about two days, until Annabelle batted my hand away and I was covered in pureed peas. Bleh.


out at Panera :)

This is what we ended up getting for Annabelle, and it works wonderfully.  I got it for $25 at Walmart.  Annabelle's cast is not quite wide enough, hence the pillow.  We had to figure out how to do the straps so that she would be safely strapped in, and it worked out great ... the shoulder straps went around her waist, and the side straps went over her legs I took her out to eat at Panera six days after her surgery.


And ... we were able to put her in it
 after her cast came off, and keep her nice and secure in her brace.  :)

cast is off!!!


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