Dani Hip Update 8/2015

The super cool waiting area in Radiology.

It’s been 6 months since Dani had all the hardware removed from her pelvis and femur so it was time for a check up at Texas Scottish Rite. We got there and went straight to radiology and then waited for our turn to see Dr. Podezswa.

The doctor told us that her hip is doing the best that we could possibly hope for. He said that the ball they created looks good and is a great size. He said the socket they made for it is also growing well and that her femur is a little big, but that is normal since she has gone through two surgeries and healing. He said to just let her keep being a kid and that nothing we do or don’t do would impact her continued hip growth/strength. We go back in 9 months for her next check up which will be the 2 year anniversary of her surgery. Yippie!

Peterman Visit 2015

First stop after a long drive = Freebirds!

The Peterman’s came down to visit us earlier in the month as a stop off on their summer vacation. Both Mike and Randy had to work all week, but us ladies kept busy during the day. We had so much fun and ate SO MUCH FOOD! On Sunday we took it easy because they had spent all day driving to get to us. Then on Monday we went up to the Jeng Chi to eat and see the Moon Cake forming. On Tuesday we went to the Arlington Museum of Art to see the Toulouse Lautrec exhibit. After the art exhibit we made a stop at Half Price Books and then on to lunch at Chuys!

At Chuy’s the big girls kept getting up to go to the bathroom and Dani was like, “Forget them, I am going to keep dipping everything on the table in my jalapeno ranch.” That night the adults went to Cane Rosso for dinner and Melt Ice Cream for dessert. Totally amazing and I am glad we could introduce Randy and Jess to them both.

Wednesday we headed for the Fort Worth Science and History museum to see the IMAX documentaries on “Robots” and “Journey to the South Pacific.” Both of them were interesting, but Dani didn’t like the one on robots. I asked her why and she said, “Because dey have no eyes!” We had packed a lunch and ate outside before checking out the new design exhibit.

Wednesday night dinner at Twisted Root. They had Pistachio Root Beer.

On Thursday we took it easy and let the kids play all day and then met some friends at Feedstore BBQ. Friday we hung out around the house all day and Jess had to break down and pack so they could hit the road later in the evening.

And one last photo for fun. Dani put Jess in “jail” and here she is telling her she can’t get out and she has to eat worms and drink coffee. Look at her face!