Life with a hip baby

It's been nearly seven weeks since we said goodbye to the Spica cast.  She's been out of it longer than she was in it.  It seems like a distant memory.  I definitely don't miss it, but it wasn't that bad.  It was short lived, and it's now past us.

Annabelle is doing quite well now, she's become extremely mobile and army crawls herself all over the house.  She's only allowed out of her brace for four hours a day, so she doesn't get much time to practice 'real' crawling, sitting or standing - all of which she cannot do on her own yet. 

I have managed to get her standing and sitting with assistance and she will stay in that position for a small amount of time - while clinging onto a toy for dear life!  She still can't get herself into a sitting or standing position on her own - and I suppose that will just take time.  She definitely has more range of motion than she did - but she's still limited and guards her right hip quite a bit.  I work on stretching it when I can, however it occasionally pops when it's moved - which Dr Olney's nurse said can happen (and is okay).  It freaks me out when it happens, though, and she SCREAMS in pain. 

We see Dr Olney again on the 16th - and assuming all is still going well with her hip - she should have the amount of time allowed out of her brace to increase.