Here are a few pictures of his last day! Juliette is signed up to go two days next year and we are all so thankful for the PlayGarden!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Last day at the Playgarden
It was with joy; of such a wonderful year and sadness; that it was over that, Luca had his last day the PlayGarden! I am so glad that Luca can go to camp at the PlayGarden for a week this summer and that we can play there other days too!
Here are a few pictures of his last day! Juliette is signed up to go two days next year and we are all so thankful for the PlayGarden!
Here are a few pictures of his last day! Juliette is signed up to go two days next year and we are all so thankful for the PlayGarden!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Update on Luca's foot
Some of you might be wondering....how is Luca's foot? That surgery, weeks of casts, new AFO's and everything! How is that foot healing up?
The short answer is his foot is better positioned for walking and is straighter. Below is the long answer. On Monday I took Luca to the Dr. to confirm that things were healing well since his left foot is still swollen and somewhat painful especially when barefoot.
Questions: Is it normal for Luca's foot to still be swollen? How long will it be swollen?
Dr. Mosca said it is very normal for AMC feet to stay swollen a long time. The muscle isn't there to pump the blood out of it and so it will stay swollen much longer than a "normal" foot. He could not give me anytime frame except to say eventually the swelling will disappear.
Is it normal for Luca to experience pain in his foot still? How long?
Dr. Mosca said again this is normal. Lots of work was done on his foot. And parts of his foot are in contact with his AFO or the ground that have not been in years or ever. This will contribute to heighten sensitively and nerve feelings in his foot. Give it time...no time frame suggested by Dr. Mosca. When I said 2 or 3 months he said sure, maybe.
Is it normal for Luca to still be limping? Esp. when barefoot
Yes, it is. He foot has been repositioned and it will take time for him to get use to walking with his new "shape" of foot. Also, Luca doesn't have the foot muscles to pull the front of the foot up when he walk so it flops down, which contributes to the limp. When he is wearing his AFO this is not noticed or experienced since that holds his foot at 90 degrees. The current pain that should go away in a while also contributes to his current limping.
Dr. Mosca told me the way his foot is now is the best we can expect. (the heel still doesn't really hit the floor when he walks barefoot) As he gets older they can do something to have the growth plates in the front of the foot grow faster than the back and maybe the foot will lay flatter on the floor. Dr. Mosca is very happy with the results of the surgery. He feels that his foot is in a wildly better position. I was glad to hear him say that. I can tell a difference for sure but I guess it isn't what I expected. Luca's right foot is still much straighter than his left, for example. But I am thankful the good work has been done and the healing is happening.
Thanks again for all your support through this journey. I am so so glad Luca is not in a cast over the summer. We have already gotten to enjoy many barefoot play times at the Lincoln Park and Alki Beach with Luca's bare feet in the sand and water. We extremely grateful for Luca's mobility! Also needing to be mentioned Luca and Juliette played by themselves happily for 45 mins. on the trampoline last evening after supper! This was the longest and happiest playtime to date. We are hoping for many more of these magical moments to come!
The short answer is his foot is better positioned for walking and is straighter. Below is the long answer. On Monday I took Luca to the Dr. to confirm that things were healing well since his left foot is still swollen and somewhat painful especially when barefoot.
Questions: Is it normal for Luca's foot to still be swollen? How long will it be swollen?
Dr. Mosca said it is very normal for AMC feet to stay swollen a long time. The muscle isn't there to pump the blood out of it and so it will stay swollen much longer than a "normal" foot. He could not give me anytime frame except to say eventually the swelling will disappear.
Is it normal for Luca to experience pain in his foot still? How long?
Dr. Mosca said again this is normal. Lots of work was done on his foot. And parts of his foot are in contact with his AFO or the ground that have not been in years or ever. This will contribute to heighten sensitively and nerve feelings in his foot. Give it time...no time frame suggested by Dr. Mosca. When I said 2 or 3 months he said sure, maybe.
Is it normal for Luca to still be limping? Esp. when barefoot
Yes, it is. He foot has been repositioned and it will take time for him to get use to walking with his new "shape" of foot. Also, Luca doesn't have the foot muscles to pull the front of the foot up when he walk so it flops down, which contributes to the limp. When he is wearing his AFO this is not noticed or experienced since that holds his foot at 90 degrees. The current pain that should go away in a while also contributes to his current limping.
Dr. Mosca told me the way his foot is now is the best we can expect. (the heel still doesn't really hit the floor when he walks barefoot) As he gets older they can do something to have the growth plates in the front of the foot grow faster than the back and maybe the foot will lay flatter on the floor. Dr. Mosca is very happy with the results of the surgery. He feels that his foot is in a wildly better position. I was glad to hear him say that. I can tell a difference for sure but I guess it isn't what I expected. Luca's right foot is still much straighter than his left, for example. But I am thankful the good work has been done and the healing is happening.
Thanks again for all your support through this journey. I am so so glad Luca is not in a cast over the summer. We have already gotten to enjoy many barefoot play times at the Lincoln Park and Alki Beach with Luca's bare feet in the sand and water. We extremely grateful for Luca's mobility! Also needing to be mentioned Luca and Juliette played by themselves happily for 45 mins. on the trampoline last evening after supper! This was the longest and happiest playtime to date. We are hoping for many more of these magical moments to come!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Best MOPS morning!
My MOPS table got together at our wonderful, Mentor mom's house, Anita this last Sat. They had two new kittens, open fire to roast hot dogs, smores and a large wooden property to roam. In addition to ALL of that there was dress up clothes, catching caterpillars, and finding treasures! Couldn't ask for a better Sat. morning! Thanks again Anita and Paul! Of course Luca says, "can we go back to their house tomorrow?"
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Popcorn Party at Luca's school
Here are a few pictures from Luca's preschool at Boren. Can't believe his two years there are almost finished. He has had such a wonderful experience there and we will have a hard time saying good bye to his amazing teachers, Jennifer, Emily and Craig! The theme was "in the jungle the lion sleeps tonight" they listened to the song then did a parade to the office with their lion faces!
Nana and Grandpa Walker
Nana and Grandpa Walker came to visit last week. Here are a few pictures from the fun times we had with them!
Nana and Grandpa got to join us the annual Pinewood Derby race! Luca loves a car race. His car was on the far left in the picture above...orange and black. He painted it all himself and worked on the shape with his dad.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Wonderful Day
I had a very special Mother's Day hike! We headed up to Franklin Falls (about one hour from Seattle) Who knew there would be snow? The kids were so excited! We didn't make all the way to the waterfall, but thankfully there was a smaller waterfall about 1/2 of the way on the one mile trek. We took some pictures and headed back with lots of fun slides in the snow. I was so glad that we could be out in the great outdoors today! It felt quite redeeming of our snow-less winter months when Luca was in a cast too. What a gift! Thanks to John for the pumpkin pancakes and for making it such a special day. Luca's quote, "it is good to be a kid on Mother's Day...so you don't have to fly on an airplane to spend the day with your mom." Luca got be the biggest Mother's Day balloon ever and they all got me beautiful yellow roses! I feel very loved!
I do wish that John and I could be with our moms and give them great big hugs!! We love you!!! Thanks for your endless love and care for us! We are so thankful for you! We will get to see you both later this month...yay!
Sunday, May 4, 2014
"itches"
Well as Juliette would say Luca got "itches". He fell at Boren school at recess, tripped on a root and split his chin on the concrete. John thankfully was home this last Wednesday (week ago today) and picked Luca up from school and took him to Children's ER where he got seven stitches. Luca was such a champ. They stopped by my work on the way home from the hospital and I said to Luca. "I am so impressed with you Luca and how brave you were going to the hospital." Luca said "I was impressed with myself too"!
He is doing fine, just get shy at every new social situation since the stitches and wants me to tell everyone what happened...I guess you can consider yourself told;)
He is doing fine, just get shy at every new social situation since the stitches and wants me to tell everyone what happened...I guess you can consider yourself told;)
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