Freedom!

Good news! Wolf is out of his harness! The orthopedist showed us the x-rays and said his leg was healed. So he took Wyatt out of the harness and let him roam. Well, not “roam” exactly, but he can move his legs again. Wolf kicked his left leg repeatedly in celebration, but he is still hesitant about moving his right leg. The doctor said that was normal, as babies will be cautious about moving a recently broken limb to avoid more pain. By yesterday night (he got the harness off on Tuesday) he was definitely moving his right leg a bit more. Hopefully he’ll be back to normal in no time!

It’s nice that he can move his legs again (I’m sure Wolf enjoys the freedom), but it makes us even more nervous to handle him. We were very careful with him while his harness on, but at least we always knew where his legs were, and we could pick him up without jostling him too much. Now when we handle him, we’ve got to worry about his arms AND his legs to make sure we’re not squishing anything or pinning anything in a bad position. It’s definitely nerve-wracking, but we’re doing okay thus far.

Now we’re still waiting for test results. We should hear about blood tests in the next week, and if those don’t tell us what we need to know, we’ll have to wait another three weeks for the skin tests. Waiting for answers is kind of a bummer. I dislike not knowing what’s going on. But it’s out of our hands, so wait we must. We continue to offer up to God prayers of thanks for our son, and requests for healing. Thank you for your prayers as well!