My oh my...how fast a year can go by. First and foremost, I apologize that it has been seven months since I have written! Time really can fly. The main reason I haven't written is because things have been going so smoothly. Toby is doing great. He just turned a year old and we had a great time watching him devour a cake and getting spoiled with many presents. He is crawling everywhere and is a very busy boy. Toby is also eating table food now. He wasn't real picky at first, but it is becoming clear that he prefers hotdogs, mashed potatoes, and cheese to his vegetables and fruits. We are also starting to rid his life of bottles, which he is not too fond of.
It is so amazing to look back at these postings at where we were a year ago. We are so blessed. Toby's spina bifida is almost non-existant in my mind. Right now, the only evidence of it is that his feet still have not been corrected. We gave up on the casting a little after my last posting. His skin was just getting to bothered by the fiberglass casts, and the plaster casts were slipping off too easily. So we have pretty much just ignored it until recently. Toby still does not act like he feels the lower portion of his legs. Therefore, he does not stand and is not trying to walk right now. I know it will come later, so it does not bother us at all. Toby definitely gets where he wants to go.
Toby has a bilateral club foot repair surgery scheduled for October 20th. This will be a pretty in-depth procedure. After surgery, he will wear casts for six weeks while his feet heal. His feet "should" be straight then. So hopefully we will get the casts cut off around the beginning of December, and we will start getting Toby braces. It is my belief that braces will be a lifelong thing for Toby in order to get around. Hopefully with the support of braces we can start working on standing up. I am really anxious to get this surgery over, as you can imagine, and even more anxious to get out of casts. Grandaddy and Grammy got Toby a little red wagon so we will use that for Toby while he is casted (he loves it by the way).
If you know Toby then you know how amazing he is. He is so happy and fun to be around. We are so proud of him. I can see that his determination will make up for whatever physical abilities he lacks. I don't expect to see him lag behind anyone! We love you Toby and look forward to another fun year with you!
