Pics & Surgery Update

Camden turned 2 on February 18th. Much to Alene's chagrin, she planned a spectacular birthday for him - which still turned out to be awesome for him - but, unfortunately, Camden acted very age appropriate on that day (if you catch my drift...). Camden got a pre-celebration on Sunday with the Duersch family, hence the cool cupcakes. Then, on Friday, we had a surprise celebration with the marshmallow fondant cake fully equipped with Lightening McQueen, Doc and Willey's Butte.

Xan is a way cute kiddo and puts up with his older brother quite well. He's an amazingly chill baby - such a blessing! Casting has been pronounced insufficient for correcting Xan's extremely resistant club foot yet again by our second doctor, Dr. Stotts. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday (3/9). During the surgery, he'll be completely sedated, his Achilles tendon will be severed and the ankle joint will be opened up to allow maximum stretching and movement towards the slightly over-corrected position the doctor will be aiming for. Afterward, it will be one 3-week cast, 2-3 months of 23/7 boots-on-a-bar, and then 2-3 year of nap/night time boots-on-a-bar. If all goes well, his foot should be fully functional and capable for nearly anything Xan can set his sights on. The only slight side effects, should only include things like smaller muscle development on the left leg, and the entire left foot being at least a shoe size or two smaller than the right foot. We're hopeful things will turn out just fine, but things have been slower and more complicated than originally thought, so any prayers and thoughts (especially this Fast Sunday with the surgery coming on Wednesday) would be appreciated.

Thanks all!