Six Set of Cast

My Mom came with me to this appointment it went really well considering all the other appointments she did not seem to be has upset with this one then the others. We thought that with this set of casts coming off that she would be out of them so she could be cast free for her baby blessing but nope she got put back into casts :( at this appointment has well we got told that she would need to have her surgery where they go in and poke a tiny whole in the back of her heel and then cut her tendion. Dr. Stotts strongly suggested that we put her under for this because how upset she gets when they casted her he did not want to have her be that way when they are doing there procedure. I was shocked that we were even talking about having one. I told him that I thought this was only if they where really bad and he told me that only about 5% of his patients don't have this done. I was also told that this procedure could be done in the office that they put some numbing ointment on the heel and wait 45min for the heel to numb up and that for her sake it would be best to have her put out that this set of cast would be better and she would be way better for it. We went home and Brad and I prayed about it and we both agreed that putting her under would be best but man how scared I felt about that she was not ever 50 days old and this is what we were going to be doing.   

5th set of Casts

My Grandma came with me to this appointment. She did AMAZING when they were cutting her casts off she even fell a sleep I thought great baby girl your getting use to this. We both honestly believe that Arley knows Dr. Stotts voice cause has soon has he walked in she started balling!! Boy we were in for it when they went to put them on her. Dr. Stotts had to re cast her twice because she would kick and brake the plaster. Dr. Stotts and I both agreed that this had to be the worst one for her there was no calming down this little women at all. 

(This is Mackynzie she loves to be held by Kynzie!!)

She was so so upset. We would normally get her to calm some what down when we would switch her around to do the other foot but no way this time. I felt so bad for her.

Right after the 5th set of casts!! I loved that moment the best when the casts where off and I got to hold and snuggle with my baby with no casts and she was at peace!! She would let out the biggest sigh of relief  like awh there off!! 

4th set of Casts

By the time we had her some what back to normal from the third set of casts it was time to go back in for the fourth set. Sad day we had our fingers crossed hoping that it would go better then the last time. She was okay through the cutting off of the casts but has soon

 has they came in to do the casts it was game over she was not has bad has the 3rd casts but it was still hard to watch. You know when you have to do the right thing, and it will hurt but it will be for the best in the end? That is what I kept telling my self. She is one strong and amazing little women, she is beautiful and her feet are has well.  We are so blessed to have family and wonderful friends for the help and prayers that has been said for my baby.

Just after the 4th set of casts came off looking good chick a dee!!

This is one of the steps they do to take them off of her! 

3rd Set of Casts

Well we thought it would be like the last time man were we so so so wrong. We had a big winter storm here over the weekend and with all that extra moisture it was extremely difficult to get her little casts cut off of her. She started out doing good but by the end of it she was

done and we had not even started casting yet. Every time they would cut and pull to get  the casts off it would just shred. The kept moving and rolling her around we would have her settled and they would move her again and the tears would just come it was really hard to see this happen knowing there was nothing I could do but sing and rub her little head. Then Dr. Stotts came in and did her casts and she was so overly done with that. This experience was not the best at all. This time it took her like four days to get back to normal. Her little system went for a loop she would spit up so much and be so upset so easy is not like our Arley girl.

Her feet right after the third set of casts!! Looking pretty great!! 

2nd set of Casts

Here we were ready to get the second set of casts we were all a little nerves wondering how she would do. When they started to cut the first set of casts off she did really really well she cried a little bit but nothing to bad. Then Dr. Stotts came in to do

( This is her second casts. We have green batman by Xander and a purple puppy by Griffin. People also signed this set of cast has well.)

 her castings and she did awesome with the first leg but then got supper mad at the other leg when he was doing it she cried and cried. The first day was hard for her but then after that she seemed to do pretty good. 

This is how her feet looked like after  the second set of casts improving improving!!

I loved to hold her for that brief moment when the casts were off of her and we got a moment to have her breath and be free of them for a moment!!

She felt so light. They said when we go to weigh her at the drs office to take of 0.6 to 0.9 lbs I know thats not much to us but to a little one I bet they are heavy!!

First Set Of Casts

We made our Dr appointment the next day after I had her and we were scheduled for the second Monday in February to be seen. We went to the Dr appointment and Dr. Stotts did tell us that both feet were in deed clubbed and if we wanted to do the first set of casts today we can. We said okay lets do them then, he also said the one way you can tell she was clubbed is if you touched her little heal it would feel empty it would feel like the bottom part of your ear. Thats because the heal bone has not been dropped down.  She did not like getting her casts on at ALL. She was so pissed off and

 was screaming so bad. It tore all of our hearts. Her face went like a red plum color and there was nothing we could do to calm her down. I did okay with the first foot but then got to emotional and had to trade out with Brad and then he had to eventually trade out with my Mom. My Mom was able to calm her down a little bit but not much. They did tell me that the first day was going to be the toughest and they did not lie about that one at all. Every time she would wake up she would scream it took Brad or my Grandma to rub her little head to calm her down so she would even nurse me. We eventually we gave her some baby's Tylenol  and that really really seemed to help cause when the Tylenol was about to wear off she would defiantly let us know.  The boys loved to decorate her little casts so this time we have a pink spider man by Griffin and then we have the HULK done by Xander.

 They were so sweet with her with her casts and is always right there to help out when she was crying they are defiantly great big brothers to there little sissy.
This is her feet just after the first set of cast!! Holy cow was my thought look how big of a difference there is.

Her Arrival

She was completely beautiful everything I thought and more. Her Two Cute Little Feet were in deed turned in. It was not a surprise to us cause we already new that it was going to be that way. It was just a complete relief to have her here and to be able to see her and see, touch and kiss those cute feet.

 Her bones where all there we could feel them we were even able to stretch her left foot all the way where it looked normal. Her right foot is worse off then her left foot though and thats okay cause its all fixable. If you felt her heal of her foot before we casted them you would feel like your ear lobe there was no bone there and that is the cause of club foot we were told and so thats what we are trying to get moved down. So the next morning after having her we called Dr. Stotts office and made her first appointment to go up and get her first set of casts put on.