Retail and Aquatic Therapy

Ellie surprised us yesterday!  She INSISTED that she wanted to walk from the parking lot into JC Penney, and from Penney's into the main mall.  That's a LONG distance, even pre-surgery, and Richard and I thought she'd never make it.  HA!  When Ellie wants to do something, she does it.  And so she walked....that entire way!  Love that kid!

The reason we went to the mall in the first place was to look for runners (sneakers) to fit over her braces (AFOs) so that she can start walking with them on.  We found some great shoes and I know her therapist will have her in them ASAP.  Right now, it's very difficult for Ellie to walk with her braces on, but they *do* help her keep flat-footed and combat some of the scissoring (crossing) of her legs as she takes steps. 

After some retail therapy at the shoe store, we opted for the aquatic version.  Ellie's incision was finally healed enough that she could get into the swimming pool and she was, to say the least, PUMPED!