Sierra Update

In Sierra news, she had two doctor's appointments recently.  The first was with the orthopedic surgeon.  She had X-rays of her feet, which showed that each of her big toes has a bone in the top, with the bottom part of the bones being fused.  The surgeon plans to remove the inside toe so that there will be no scar on the outside of her foot.  It might also require another surgery to straighten the remaining big toes.  Her first surgery is scheduled for August 16th.  She will be in casts for 2 weeks afterwards.

Her second appointment was with the neurosurgeon.  She had another cranial ultrasound which showed no change in the amount of fluid in her brain.  Praise the Lord!  Her doctor does want her to see an ophthalmologist to make sure that pressure in her brain is not damaging the back of her eyes.  That appointment is in mid-August.  He also wants her to see a geneticist to see if her head and toes are connected and the result of a syndrome of some sort.  I made that appointment for April 24.  Yes, you read that right; they had no appointments open until April.

In another news, she is sitting up fairly well.  She's still not 100%, so I don't leave her sitting by herself, but she is getting there.  And she can sit up in the high chair, the grocery cart, and the bath seat.  I also switched her from the infant car seat to the convertible seat which sits a bit more upright.

Sierra LOVES her brother and sisters.  And they love her.