What a huge difference this year to last. This time last year we were heading to the hospital to have Mabel's hip surgery and casting. It was beyond a hard morning for us full of fear and nervousness and the unknown of caring for a spica cast. I remember exactly how I felt so scared and so unsure.Fast forward a year. Mabel is walking and almost running and is a happy toddler. No one would ever know she spent three months in a body cast. I never could have seen this a year ago, I was just too upset, too scared. I have always been thankful that Mabel's condition of hip dysplasia is fixable, but at the time the news was so shocking and scary and the thought of the treatment seemed impossible. It has been a big year full of all the ups and downs between her surgery, casting and physical therapy, but look at where we are today! So worth it and through it all this past year she never stopped smiling!
