Continuing with our hip dysplasia issues...

On August first, 2011, Eva was placed in a hip spica cast.  This cast was treatorous for her at first but after a few weeks, she learned to move in 360' circles.  After about seven weeks (normally it is six but she was sick) she was put down again and they had put another tighter cast on her.  With this cast, she was really gaining upper body strength and pulling herself around - like 'army-crawling'.  She was amazing - she went from all leg strength, doing laps around the house in the walker to full abdominal/arm muscles.  After the cast came off her leg muscles were jello yet they were stiff.  She could not move them together.  After time she was able to eventually crawl - about two months later and now she is starting to pull up onto things.  Here is why I am reminising on the past - she had PT today and our therapist decided that she needed to measure her legs because Eva continued to go onto her tip-toes while standing.  Sure enough - her left leg is a whole inch shroter than her right, in specifics it is her femur, ironically the same bone that had the most issues with the hip dysplasia. 

Next week, we see the orthopedic doctor - sure enough I will request an x-ray.  Maybe m baby will be getting some Dr. Sholls for free :)