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Hey all...I've posted Ethan's latest new's story to our blog...check it out under Ethan's Links!

Follow up story

Catch Ethan's update from last night on KVLY LIVE (http://www.valleynewslive.tv/) @10 (11-24).

The casts are off!

Well, its been a week and Ethan's casts are off. The words out of his mouth (after screaming above the saw--YOUR GONNA CUT MY LEGS OFF!!!)...were "Look mom--my feet are FLAT!!" Ethan just sat and looked at his feet in amazement; he was so proud. The surgeon too was pleased with the outcome as he watched Ethan sit on my lap with 2 dangling legs and wiggling toes. It was an amazing site. Needless to say we left with huge smiles on our faces. I was so excited however that I forgot to get gas until the little bell rang and reminded me while I was in the middle of a construction zone somewhere on interstate in South Dakota. My heart hasn't raced so fast in a long time. Thankfully we were able to make if off the road and to a gas station about 5 miles off the interstate... Whew!!! That was more than enough excitement for my day.

The rest of the week was busy... On Wednesday Ethan decided to walk with a walker at school (about 10 feet) and without braces on... just very naturally too. Talk about EXCITED!!! On Thrs, he stood up straight in the therapy pool (with support from behind) and interviewed with the news reporter... He also decided to try pedaling a bike... as long as we hold his feet in place; he can pedal just fine! He was laughing so hard he almost fell off...

We still have to get his new braces molded/sized but due to some serious anxiety issues we may have to get some sedative as Ethan is terrified to have anyone touch his ankles/feet. We'll be visiting with our family dr this week to see how he'd like us to approach it. We know that things will improve with time but its going to take just that...time. Trust needs to be established again after some of the pain the kiddo has been put through so we're giving him some lee-way.

Other than that... he just keeps surprising us with all sorts of neat tricks... Every day is a new day and full of excitement.

Thanks for the continued prayers and thoughts... we live off of them and they're what keeps us going day to day.


Well..that's its for now. Until later...

Lisa

Just a few more days til Ethan's casts are off... he is VERY excited to have his feet back and is anxiously awaiting a much needed bubble bath. Ethan continues to show progress and surprised us by sitting unassisted in the middle of our kitchen floor with his legs extended in front of him... all while reading the Toys R Us toy catalog... My husband and I were delighted beyond words.

For now that's about it but there will be more news to share next week!