Little Bean turned one on December 21st. It was a very eventful day. It started off with us finding out Noah is going to be a big brother and ended up in St. Cloud with Annie in labor with the twins. However, all action ceased at midnight with no twins. Noah had a great day with his awesome giraffe cake, presents, and lots of friends.
Noah gives a whole new meaning to cake eater! We celebrated Noah's 1st birthday on the December 13th in CO. The Thomas', McCallisters, Helland, Pa Helland, and Grandma Helland all joined us in celebrating. Noah had his own cake and thoroughly enjoyed it. Look at our little savage go.
Today I took Noah to the orthopedic surgeon here in Colorado Springs. She looked at Noah's legs and was concerned about the bowing. The doctor discussed the different types of things that could be going on with his legs and asked me if she could do an xray to figure it out. So we did. The xray was awesome. The number one concern she had was growth plate issues which would probably be corrected with surgery or other invasive options. The xrays show absolutely no growth plate issues. The results are that the bowing should resolve itself and she is very happy he is not walking yet. The only remaining concern are his ankles and feet and how they turn inward so he walks on his feet. The doctor thinks that this could resolve itself because its not a growth plate issue either. However, it is possible that we will have to retrain his feet. She gave us the option of retraining them now with special shoes with a bar between them...think Forrest Gump! or waiting to see what nature does and come back in six months and then if things are not better retrain. We decided to wait. There really is no harm in waiting.
