A Randall's Ramblings: ...and baby makes 3

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

...and baby makes 3

Say hello to our little grain of rice with a heartbeat. Branden and I just got home from my doctor's appointment. I'm 8 and a half weeks along. If you look to the right wall inside the 'black hole', the baby is marked (the picture enlarges if you click on it). If things go well, I'll be due on or around the 24th of October!

2 comments:

Unknown said...: I say Congratulations are in order. Good luck!! Keep us posted!; March 6, 2008 at 7:06 AM
Heidi said...: CONGRATULATIONS! We are so excited for you and Brandon. Keep us posted. Heidi and Aaron; March 6, 2008 at 12:24 PM

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About Caden

Caden is a ridiculously happy little 3 year old. He's also our hero. He was born with two orthopedic abnormalities. Bilateral clubfoot, or congenital talipes equinovarus, and two forms of Arthrogryposis, a condition in which the joints of the extremities never fully develop in utero, never flex or 'exercise', leading to contractures of those joints (if you look closely at some of the pictures of him as an infant and even now, his wrists bend down, he never makes a fist, and the knuckles areas of his fingers are completely smooth because he doesn't have those joints). The clubfeet were a surprise, they were never detected on ultrasound because of the way he was positioned breech the entire 9 months. The Arthrogryposis was diagnosed about a year later. And in late September of 2011, he was given a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is currently in the nighttime bracing phase of his clubfoot treatment, in regular physical therapy for the joint contractures in his hips and legs, and full leg braces at night to keep him stretched, and while his autism is considered on the mild end of the spectrum, he has just graduated from Early Intervention (which he's been in since he was 6 weeks old) and will start a new preschool soon. He's had casts, surgery, more casts, blisters, a plethora of braces for his feet, ankles and legs, therapists and specialists and long car rides to Salt Lake City and yet through it all he stays happy. He just adapts to whatever is thrown at him and simply goes on with his life in the way he wants regardless of what he has done to him. He's a trooper, our little Tough Guy, a true gift from our Heavenly Father, and we wouldn't have him any other way.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

...and baby makes 3

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