Flipping out and over

To mark the continued countdown to get this gigantic Tuttle shell off...a little story to follow on how adaptive Natalie has become...

She has now figured out how to flip herself over in her cast. It was like watching her flip on her tummy or back when she was an infant so many months ago. I got so giddy...an amazed!!! This little chick doesn't let anything stop her! I would post a video but so far she is too fast when I try to grab my phone.

Here's to 4 more weeks!!! :)

5 weeks!

In 5 short weeks the little nugget will be out of the cast!!! We are so excited. The surgery went great! She now has movement in her right leg and the cast is shorter but way bulky! Only 5 more weeks in this thing!!!

7 weeks and a new pair of shoes...errr...cast

It's officially 7 weeks! We are headed to the hospital to get a new and improved cast. Nat has all but worn her hot pink one out. Out with the old and in with the new! Hot red cast in t-minus 2 hours. Pictures to come.

Oh and she isn't mad about going somewhere in this photo. She is ticked because he can't push the photo button...go figure.

6 weeks and a swollen foot

Well happy 6 weeks! To celebrate, we spent an hour or so at Urgent Care because Natalie's little foot was crazy swollen...from a bug bite! At least that's what the doctor thought so we are just keeping a close eye on it for now. This child is going to put me in an early grave!

Honey Boo Boo loves the water!

For a kid that loves water, this spica cast is really getting in the way of some serious water time.  So...we have created our own little "water world" within the sink...and anything in reach that can be wet.  Natalie is such a trooper.  She knows she can't get all the way in and is content just playing in the water with her hands.  This is also a great sneak attack of washing her hair!  I love that an empty cup and spoon and some water from the faucet can keep a 14 month old so occupied for so long.

A "real" update

Okay, it's been awhile since we've really updated everyone on all the little things. This Tuesday will mark 5 weeks in the cast and Natalie is a total rock star! She army crawls everywhere and has started to pick herself up and try to get up our stairs! Our girl is going to be an Olympic swimmer with all this strength!

As the season turns to fall ( a big woot woot!!!), I am searching for the hottest little leg Warmers around to help keep her legs nice and cozy along with some fancy socks so her toes don't turn blue. She would totally mistake them for blueberries and try to eat them. We definitely don't need a baby in a cast with half eaten toes! Yikes!!!

Natalie also got a new bike! Yep, our kid is in a full body cast and can ride a bike. Overachievers...I think so! No no no...this little radio flyer is a four way bike that goes from 9 months to 5 years! What?!?!? Let's talk about really stretching that dollar!

All is well on the home front with our little nugget doing great!

4 weeks

We are 4 weeks down! 3 to go until the next cast change!!! Natalie is army crawling like a marine pro! I want to dress her up like uncle Sam and do an army commercial for some reason....