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Alexa Update

Matt — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:45:48 +0000

So she’ll be in it at night for a least 4 months…not sure how much
longer after that…but at this point we don’t really care as long as
she doesn’t need it during the day anymore…more than likely she’ll
need it at night till she’s 2 but we’ll see…She did learn how to walk
in her new brace completely…she walks great! She walks like a
cowgirl but she walks…so we are extremely grateful. Now she has to
get more stable walking without the brace, but she can still walk…we
are confident it won’t be long till she is just as stable without it as
she was with it…She is doing wonderful in every other area…she has
a fun, feisty, silly, little personality…so of course the next
milestone is when she is out of the brace completely…we’ll keep you
all posted.

We want to thank you all for your prayers and support and love over
this last year for Alexa and our family…God is so faithful and has
shown us such love and grace and continues to through this entire
experience. We are so inspired by the strength and courage of our
little Alexa to push through all the obstacles she has had in her short
little life…we’ll try and get some new video of her up soon.We love you all,

Matt & Brooke

Alexa & Barney

Matt — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:44:05 +0000

Hanging on a Barney ride on her 1st birthday.

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Alexa and Kylah on the Slide

Matt — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:35:21 +0000

Hangin’ out at Chuck-E-Cheese

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Peek-a-Boo

Matt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:25:58 +0000

Alexa messing around…

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Alexa, Meet Ethan

Matt — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:49:43 +0000

So Alexa and baby Ethan hit it off at Emma’s birthday party…

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Alexa Trying to Crawl

Matt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:35 +0000

Even with the harness on she is determined to get moving!

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Happy Valentines Day

Matt — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Just wanted to share the picture I got from my girls for Valentines Day…

A Little Update

Matt — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:21:27 +0000

So we had a visit to the orthopedic doc on Friday for Alexa and he was very happy with her progress! Her hip socket is forming (which is why her left hip was dislocating) and we don’t have to go back for a check-up for 2 weeks so we were really happy to hear that news!

Alexa Talking With Daddy

Matt — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:04:50 +0000

The sincerity is unreal…

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Just wanted to give you all an update on Alexa…

Matt — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:36:08 +0000

Thought I would just post what my wifey sent in an email recently…

We took her to the Orthopedist and they diagnosed her with hip dysplasia in both of her hips, basically that means they are underdeveloped because they have not been aligned properly, since birth, one side was out of socket completely and the other was very loose. The realigned them both and have her in a harness, thankfully its made of fabric and Velcro, and its pink, so its not so bad, the harness keeps her legs bent in the butterfly position to stabilize her hips so they can develop properly…she has to be in it all the time except for baths and changing her clothes. The Dr. said she will probably need it for at least 4-6 months, maybe longer. The longer she is in it the better her hips will develop so that they will be strong. He is a great Dr. and believes her hips will be fine once the treatment is done. We are not sure why she was born with this, it is very common in little girls, usually it is hereditary, but we don’t know where in either of our families, or it could be related to her hypothyroidism. Regardless, we still need to treat them. We have to take her in several times a month for the first couple months to make sure it is all going well. She is not in any pain, and for the most part is fairly comfortable, she is getting use to it as are we, it definitely takes longer to do everything now but that’s all part of it i guess. She will learn to sit up and crawl in the harness, rolling over is going to be the most challenging since her legs are apart…but I’m sure she will find a way to do it…she is a very strong, brave, wonderful, happy little girl that i know will be just fine…

Please continue to keep her and our family in your prayers and please pray for God to give us all extra strength and energy and faith to get through this challenging time, we love you all and thanks again for your friendship and prayers. We believe God will work all this out for the good!