Nike is dropping us

Yes, that is right. If you recall, much to our wallets chagrin, Nike's swoop sponsored all of our children's feet. Well, after two plus years without any recompensation they are slowly but surely dropping us! The nerve! And the joy!!

Our last pediatric orthopedics appointment did not get off to a great start. I was late leaving for our 1.5 hour drive (how I will NOT miss living outside the big city!) and discovered our first appointment was at 11, not 11:30. So now I was really late. I called to let them know and *possibly* drove at higher than normal speeds to get there at 11:30. To discover the dr was running an hour behind! Insert my not so happy self here.

We played in the pediatric waiting area, we watched Paw Patrol on their tv, then we finally got called to a room. Where we waited. We sang songs, played pat a cake, and read books on my phone. Note to moms, the Curious George website has free books they change out every month.

Finally! The Dr! Katie volunteered Addie to go first. She didn't want to be first, and Zach didn't want to go at all, so Addie was a great choice. As I promised, all she did was check their feet, ankles, and flexibility. After Addie, Katie was willing. Zach climbed up and offered his feet after seeing his sisters go.

Funny story, she asked each of them to walk across the room for her. Well, Zach showed her how fast he could be by running to the wall and dancing, spinning back. Gotta love him.

To end the appointment they got to walk and run up and down the hall. Both bare footed and with shoes on.

End results:

Addie, the one who started us down this path, has outgrown her pronation. Once she outgrows these orthotics she does not need anymore. She has also strengthened her lower half and is not as prone to W sitting.

Zach is improving. He too should not need orthotics after this round, although she admitted the slight heel lift they used is helping his gait. He has the strongest lower half and is not prone to W sitting at all.

Katie has improved, but still has more to go. She will most likely need at least one more set of orthotics. She also has the weakest lower half (she always has) and is most limber in regards to W sitting, which she has weirdly decided to do more of lately. She has shown improvement and getting her into a My Gym type environment will help even more. She is the only one the Dr. felt for sure should have a follow up in Alabama.

So there you have it. Nike has dropped one, is dropping the other and the third is entering the drop zone.

The takeaways:
~ the kids will look back fondly on the dr who smelled their feet and let them run in the halls
~ momma gets to buy more cute shoes soon

Wonder who we can get to sponsor us next? John has suggested the kids model for the developers of our new community...

Loves,
Steph

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