Dr. Esposito

Just to keep you abreast:

Gabe meet with Dr. Esposito for his 1 year Pediatric Orthopedic follow-up. At this appointment they want to check that any Achilles tightness is reasonable. You don't want it soo tight that his foot begins to hook again, but you don't want it soo loose that his foot is floppy. His are great! Which is awesome since we never had the Achilles transplant procedure that 95% of Club Foot patients have. He did mention that Gabe's feet looked saggy on the x-ray, meaning he has flat feet. Poor Gabe, that's inherited from me. I told Dr. Esposito "You really shouldn't tell any woman there is a saggy part of her body!".

He also informed us that we should continue to wear the braces at night until Gabe is 3. At this point, it doesn't cause any comfort problems for Gabe so we're not concerned about the length of time in that aspect, but Gabe has grown out his current pair of shoes so that means we'll have to purchase a new set. Praise the Lord, when Gabe underwent all his casting and first set of braces he was dual-covered with insurance. But, now that Andy has changed jobs, and I'm on a year's leave Mr. Gabe's feet are considered a 'pre-existing' condition with his current insurance. That means that the $1300 shoes will be out of pocket, and our pockets are shallow.

We're applying to Shriner's Hospitals in hopes that they will take little man on and provide his last pair of shoes. But we know God is good and sovereign, He will find a way to get these shoes for Gabe. As we're confident that Gabe has an NFL career ahead of him (as a kicker of course), we feel equally confident that this will all be taken care of.

On a lighter note; Gabe weighed in just over 20 lbs and 2.5 feet. Dr. Esposito said he'd put money on Gabe being taller than me by the time he's 7! Gabe has his official 1 year appointment on the 22nd so I'll have better data at that time.