Tenotomy and Dedication

Friday was Icem's tenotomy appointment. Thank you for the texts and well wishes! It is so nice to have so much support! We once again took off his casts and gave him a bath. He is starting to do so well during bath time! Then we gave hime Tylenol before heading to Seattle. His skin under his casts is bad but the rest of his body is responding so well to the lotion.

This week we thought to measure him before the casts went on. He is now 23 inches. The nurse Sue came in and put a numbing gel on the back of his ankles and covered them with saran wrap and elastic wrap. I believe we were one among many there for a tenotomy that day as Dr. Mosca had missed last Friday. I heard quite a few upset babies. The procedure itself was very quick. He had a very small scalpel he used to slice the tendon. We asked how the achilles tendon would regenerate. He mentioned that the tendon sheath was still there which would help the tendon reconnect, but long enough for dorsiflexion of the foot. After making the cut he used a syringe to numb/medicate the area. Then he applied gauze and elastic wrap and had me hold pressure on the ankle. Icem was not a happy camper. The same steps were repeated on the other ankle. We were able to comfort Icem while the area was allowed to clot.

After about 20 minutes Dr. Mosca came back with the casting specialist and applied his casts. His feet are now at the angle they will be in his boots and bar, they are also flexed. It is so amazing how fast this went and how well he is doing through it all.

Don't worry, he was strapped tight on the ride.

We gave him more Tylenol after the appointment and twice more that night. He had a pretty rough night, I am sure some was due to his discomfort.

His smile melts my heart!

He loves his giraffe!

Sunday we got up early and headed to church for Icem's dedication. It went so well! Paul and Britta, the pastors at our wedding, led the dedication. It was so special. I love the idea of a dedication instead of a baptism. This allows him to make that decision for himself later. He slept through it except for the part where Britta held him up for the congregation to see. He made his "little old man" face for everyone, opening his eyes to check everything out. It was so adorable. We had quite the crowd to watch! My parents, Garret's parents, Trey, Kyler, Nana, Uncle Colin, Aunt Kathy, Uncle Brian, Aunt Merri, Auntie Barb, Steve, Kim, Jesse, Ashleigh, Camden, Branton, Kathleen, Short, Leann, and Chris. I LOVE MY FAMILY! It has been such a blessing to be home. Everyone is always so supportive of each other, it is so nice to have that for Icem. Lindsey, Whitney, and Kenzi showed up at the party to support us too.