Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Miss Zoey is getting a new leg!

Well, Miss Zoey has grown enough that she is needing a new leg! For the past three weeks, we have made a once-a-week trip to Shriners for fittings. We were excited to hear that she is going to be able to try a below-the-knee leg this time! Yay! Her current leg goes up over her knee with kind of butterfly sides so that she can bend it. However, she cannot bend her knee completely and it's annoying to her.

Her new leg will allow her to bend her leg enough to sit crossed legged. Woohoo! She is also getting a higher tech foot that gives a lot so that it feels more like a real one. Cool! Her current leg has a completely stationary foot. She just knows that the new one will enable her to run faster and jump higher!

We are expecting her new leg to arrive in the mail any day now. She chose a plaid fabric this time and we are anxious to see what it looks like. ( Mama is going to miss that adorable flowered one but it has gotten pretty battered and scratched!)

Week One...Chloe went too for a check-up. There were sailor's there visiting the kids. So cool! I was very proud of our military when I saw them interacting with the kids.

Time for the saw after getting a casted model of her leg.

Zoey hates the noise of the saw!

Week two--Mommy forgot the camera. Ack!

Week three--This time they had dogs available for the kids to play with. Zoey loved it!


First glimpse of her new leg! It's much shorter and look how clean that foot is! The fabric will be added last.

Lots of walking when you get a new leg. Zoey was getting very disgusted with how many times she had to walk back and forth, back and forth. So funny!

Our last trip was so pretty because all the leaves were changing. Enjoy!