One year later...

Cooper - what a kicker!

Mom and I went to go see Cooper play soccer - and what a great goalie he was! The other team did not score any goals on him! Good job Cooper!

Oh, Wow!

Allie's kindergarten class made Devin Get Well cards, and as Allie was showing them to Devin, he would look at them, and say "Oh, wow." to all of them. He was very interested in them and looked at all of them. Thanks Allie's class!

Devin's at home!

Many medical terms have been mentioned along the way but ultimately much of it was not necessary. The doctor's lengthened the achilles tendon on Devin's left leg and found that it had a similar position to the right so they did a Tibia derotation on both legs. Often the tibia derotation is made with in incision that would be parallel to the floor (when standing) but because they were concerned that scar tissue would cause the foot to pull back inward, they made the incision the other direction. As I understand it, he will have 3 scars (2 on the left and one on the right), all a little over an inch long just above the anckle. The ultimate goal was to align both feet with the thigh bone when at rest.

Because they did not do anything with the foot bones, Devin will be non-weight bearing for 3 weeks and then be switched to lower leg casts, at which point he will be allowed to do whatever he wants.

Devin more pictures...

Sweet Little Devin

We went to see Devin at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, and he is doing really well.  He ate a good supper and was hanging out watching Barney over and over again.  He was pretty tired, but when we wheeled him down the hall (which he really liked) and into a play room, it had a mirror.   I think I caught him looking at himself and thinking "What are those things on my legs?".  Considering all he had been through - he was doing amazing!  Get Well Soon Devin!

Devin's Surgery Went Great!

Devin's surgery went great! It went better than expected, more details will follow!

Get Well Soon Devin!

Devin With Braces

This video gives you a very different look at Devin's progress. With his current Ankle Foot Orthotics and his height and weight, he tends to get twisted up. Hopefully after surgery and new Ankle Foot Orthotics Devin will be well on his way to walking. He does quite a bit of it while holding onto things now, but as you can see that is probably beginning to put a lot of strain on his knee joints.

Here is a good clip of Devin without his braces on. He actually has pretty good alignment on the right leg. The left foot was originally thought to be a club foot in ultrasounds before he was born and you can still see some of that. Devin will be having surgery on April 14th to correct some of the alignment issues he has in his left leg. I have been hoping to get medical notes before making this post so that I could post actual medical terminology of what exactly is going to be done but I have not received that yet.

Devin's favorite phrase right now is "I Did It!" I sure hope we can keep that spirit alive in him despite all the feedback he will get to the contrary.