Club Foot

So Deron was born with a club foot which means that the foot is turned inward and he would not be able to put any weight on it. We took him to see an Orthopedic Doctor and they told us they would need to cast his foot. The process of the treatment is they put a new cast on his leg everyweek. They strech the foot everyweek til it becomes in the normal position. When it getsto the normal position they clip his achilles tendon(done with a local anethesia) so the foot is even and the heal will be in the right position. Then they cast his foot one last time and leave that cast on for a few weeks. He will have a series of 5-6 casts depending on how fast the foot turns. After the casts are done he will have to wear a brace on both feet that has a bar to hold his foot in place. He will have to wear the brace all the time for 3 months. Then he will have to wear it while he sleeps until he is 4 years old. We already got the first cast and go every monday to get the new ones. I will say that it was pretty emotional to watch them cast his foot. He did cry and that is rare for him. He really only cries when he is hungry or needs a diaper changed. He struggled not being able to straighten his leg or move it like he wanted to. He seems to be used to the cast. He is a trooper!

Deron Jon Dellinger

Okay now for the fun update. We got an early suprise and our son came two weeks early. It was a surpise and maybe a little to early. It was thursday and Blake had strated to redo our frontroom window ledge. We did not have anything ready. I was going to do all of Deron's wash and get the room cleaned that weekend. I started to get another round of heartburn. Nothing helped to calm the pain down. Finally around 3 am on friday morning I told blake that we needed to go into the hospital. We did not think we were going to stay so we did not take anything. We got there and my blood pressure was high so they decided to keep me. Well to make a long story short I delivered at 2 pm on friday. I had very low platelets (how your blood clots), and due to my high blood pressure and a drug they had to put me on we had to stay an extra day until monday. Everything is fine and we are home and doing good. His name is Deron Jon and he weighed 6lbs and 11 oz and was 20 in long. He was born with a club foot (I will explain in a later post). He will be fine. Here are some pictures enjoy. I do have to say he is so cute!!!

Late Update

I want to post my maternity pictures because my friend Katherine did such a good job. They were taken about 1 month ago and I just have not had time to post them.