Monday, February 22, 2010

One Week To Go

Well it has been almost three weeks with Livy's cast. She is doing much better and has seemed to adjust. It is still a challenge moving her around and it really takes two people to get her in and out of the car. Next Tuesday can't come soon enough. We are still waiting to get an update from the investigators. It has been a tough road not knowing what the next steps will be. I'm trying to take this all one day at a time.

My mom and dad were here last week to help and Jon's mom and step dad have been helping out with picking up Hailey from school. Can't imagine how we would do this alone.

Let's pray her leg has healed so we can move forward...it's time we get our lives back on track.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Another Difficult Road

Who would have know that last Monday after that great dentist visit, life would take such a bad turn. For those of you who have not yet heard, Olivia broke her leg at school last Monday the 1st. I went to pick her up and she was crying and in a lot of pain. We took her to the orthopedic doctor and come to be, she had a broken left femur. She is in a full leg cast for a month. There is an investigation taking place at the school and the Department of Children and Families is involved as well.

As of now, we do not have any answers and are obviously very upset. We know that she was picked up to be changed and then put down onto the floor. It has been a very difficult week especially for Livy. She has been having an increase in seizures due to the stress and pain. It is especially hard not knowing how she if feeling and that she can't tell us what happened.

Her cast is to be taken off on March 2nd. We're just praying she improves with each day and heals quickly. This is one of the LAST things Livy needed in her life. And she had been doing so well up to this point. Knowing her, she will come through this being the fighter that she is.

I will be taking some time off from posting to "Views From Our Shoes" but will update soon on how Olivia is doing.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Fitting Right In

I felt it important to write about a great experience we had today. It was Olivia's 6 month dentist cleaning appointment this morning and for someone who HATES going to the dentist (that's me!) I really love going to our girls' dentist office. For one, they are just terrific people. All very cheerful and sweet. I especially love how wonderfully they treat Olivia. When she first started going there years ago, she had a very high sensitivity to her mouth. We could barely get in there ourselves to brush her teeth. She was very vocal and would clearly be upset. They scheduled her first visit at a time we would be alone in the office. They were so accommodating and professional and took such good care of us.

When we walk in the door, I feel like we just fit in. It is such a great feeling seeing Livy in the "big" chair getting her teeth cleaned. I always leave there happy...they are all contagious! For moms like me, it is pretty cool having a "unique" girl like Livy but sometimes we just want them to be "typical". Who would have thought it would be with the dentist?