Easter Pictures

Here are some pictures from Easter...



Alexis in her Easter dress





Alexis and Mommy



Alexis sitting with Vovo and Vova



Alexis hunting for Easter eggs



Checking out what goodies she got
in her Easter basket

Dr. Visit Update and Pics

So, we had Alexis' orthopedic surgeon appt. yesterday and while we didn't get great news, we also didn't get bad news. It was similar to the last appt. in that he said her left hip has improved slightly, but she is still on the borderline and not normal yet, so to wait another 6 months and do another x-ray then to see if she will need a pelvic osteotomy or not. We hope not! Her Acetabular Index (AI) angle was 25, which is right on the border between normal and "mildly pathological". It was about 27 at the last appt. in Oct. and was around 31 back in May after her open reduction surgery and cast removal. So it definitely has improved from a year ago, but it still isn't quite within the normal range unfortunately and while it has improved, it's only slightly improved. Her hip bone also has only 60% coverage in the socket, so that needs to deepen and improve as well before ruling out any further surgeries. Hopefully we will get great news in October that her AI angle is in the normal range and her socket coverage is 100%!

And now, here are some recent pictures of Alexis being cute! :)



"Ok, I'm ready to play tennis!"


"You use this thing to protect yourself when the balls come at you, right?"


"MMMmmmmm..I bet this tastes yummy!"


"Hmm..The yellow one definitely tastes better."


"I am just like mommy."