Colton Update

It as almost been 2 months and I can hardly believe it, seems like I blinked and two months flew bye. Anyway thought I should update you all on Colton's foot and Colic. The colic is getting better with the passing of each day. He is eating better, needing less tummy drops and having more good days than bad. As for Colton's foot today we had cast 4 removed, fitted for his foot brace and re-casted ( that makes 5). Dr Segal wants one more weekly cast(#6), when we have cast 6 done we will schedule for Colton's tendon release. I know that sounds awful...I completely agree with you all, but it must be done. So in two weeks Colton will go to Phx Children's Hospital for an outpatient procedure. Dr. Segal will cut Colton's Achilles tendon with a small incision and then cast his right leg one last time. The seventh and final cast will stay on for three weeks to allow the tendon to heal correctly.
After three weeks the cast comes off and Colton will wear his brace for the next three months all the time, except when bathing and changing clothes. So by October 2, right before he is 6 months old he will be re-evaluated and most likely only have to wear the brace when sleeping. So all of the truly invasive procedures will have been done before he is old enough to remember,yippee and PRAISE GOD!!!



I am attaching a link to the Ponseti method for correcting clubbed foot...

http://www.ponseti.info/v1/

profile look of foot

bottom of foot

both feet

I will add more pictures tomorrow as I am having problems with blogger!

A lot in two months!

Okay so let me start by saying sorry it has taken me sooo long to blog. With that said I would like to introduce Colton Andrew Leroy McLaren to the world. He was born at Banner Gateway at 12:38 AM on April 7, 2009 weighed 7pds 10 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He actually was more like 19 inches long put officially from the hospital it was 20.5. This was taken on Easter, the Sunday after he was born. My Aunt Sheryl is holding him.

Kaylee is madly in love with her brother "bruder"and wants to help all the time. I was encouraged to let her help as much as possible so that she feels like she is apart of all the excitement.

Colton was born with a clubbed right foot. We have chosen to follow the Ponsti method to correct the deformity. He has been casted every week since he was 3 weeks old. He is now on his third cast and has 2 more then a small procedure and will be casted one more time for 3 weeks. Then he will need to wear a brace for 3 months 24/7 after that he will only wear the brace when he sleeps until he is 4. We have a wonderful doctor with Phx children's hospital DR Segal, have to say we love him especially the kindness and compassion he shows my son.

Colton is almost 6 weeks I am hoping his stomach issues will cease to exist in a few weeks. We are all doing wonderful and loving our newest member of the family.

Thanks for all of your kind words, prayers and compassion you all showed us over the last 10 months it was not easy but Colton is well worth it.

Here are a few pictures from the last month. Enjoy!

Me ready for induction!

Andy and Colton

Easter Egg hunting

Kaylee dressing up as a glamorous firefighter

Colton at 2 weeks.