Fancy Feet!

Josh was fitted for AFOs (ankle-foot orthosis) yesterday. They are going to help him stand in better alignment and keep his feet from pronating. Actually, one of his feet is pronated and the other supinated, but that's a different story. :) So we met Joshua's PT (who we LOVE...have I told you lately how much I love her?!) there and Josh was fitted. Here's how it went...

First, the technician had Josh stand and jump and looked at his feet. Then he told me that he was going to put casts on my son's legs. And I must've looked faint because both he and our PT assured me that they weren't staying on. *phew!* So the tech got all the stuff together......and then they put these long stockings on Joshua's legs and cut them to length. He made some marks on the stockings for where Josh's toes were and the ankle joints & stuff like that.Next, he wrapped Josh's legs in the casts and made sure they molded to his leg.Once they were dry (like 2 minutes later), he cut the casts off...

...and repeated on his other leg. So cool! We ended up with two casts perfectly molded to Joshua's feet & calves. Then, it was the most important moment of all. Picking out the color! I called Ben (who couldn't make it because the appointment was in the middle of the day) and went over the colors, even sending him some pictures to get his opinion. In the end, we decided on the "Blue Fly & Drive" pattern. I was feeling really pressured to choose just the right pattern & color. I mean, I want my son to look cool! Or at least as cool as he can look in AFOs. Then I was told that it really wasn't that big of a choice...Josh would likely get new ones every 6 months. So I guess we'll have lots of time to try out all the different patterns. Maybe next time we'll go with the camo. :)

We pick them up in two weeks. I can't wait to see them!