Check up

We just came back from Jack's check up with his orthopedic surgeon. Jack's left hip does not sit in the socket correctly so he has been monitored since he was three for that. She also deals with his gate and some of his walking issues. The appointment went pretty well. Jack has had some periods of sharp pain in the hip that makes him cry. This has happened several times in the last four months. He describes it as his hip pulling out. His x-ray looked the same. The x-ray showed the hip the same. It was not better but it was not worse. She knows Jack pretty well. She wants to send him for an open MRI of the hip. He has had MRI's before for other areas and they sedate him for it. We are going to try an open MRI and no sedation. Please pray Jack does well with it. She is also referring him out for possible injections in his muscle. He is also going to get some new shoe inserts to help with his walking. Over all the appointment was good. 

Jack has more appointments coming up this month. He also goes to Cleveland to see his specialist in October. Please keep him in your prayers.

School is getting ready to start

Jack has had a pretty good summer. We went to the fair and I was very proud of him. He wore his cooling vest with out any problem. He even asked to put it on. We also bought him a transportation chair. That is what they call wheel chairs these days. He was very excited. He did well with it at the fair. He is getting better in dealing with the vest and when he needs to use a wheel chair.

I have a new career outside the house so that has been hard. It is hard not being with Jack and Noah every minute. Tomorrow his father has to go in my place and meet with the school. We are trying to avoid any first day of school issues like we had last year. We have to make sure the air conditioner is in place, transportation all set up and many other little details. Please pray all goes well.