This is what Arianna got today!
I have no idea what type they are but these are suppose to help her ankle pronation and flat feet and HOPEFULLY the knee pain. They are a hard mold that will hopefully shape her foot over time. We have to break her into them so it's an hour a day, then we add another hour, etc, etc. Arianna didn't seem to be bothered by them at all which was good. The guy from Hanger really liked her shoes so looks like we won't be getting any stylish shoes any time soon. There is just enough room for her foot and the insert and that is the most important thing.
If these don't help the knee pain then I have no idea what we'll do. She was complaining about her knees all day today which breaks my heart. Ibuprofen is a regular in our household now.
On another subject, we have put Arianna's bed back in our room because she is still sleeping in our bed and it's getting rather crowded. I am happy to say she has slept in her bed all night for the past 3 nights. One day when she is ready we will try the big girl room out again but I'm in no rush. I actually sleep better with her in our room. :)
Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot this. We took Arianna to eat at Quizno's after we got her orthotics today. This was the first time since October we ate out somewhere. Okay, it's not a fancy restaurant but it felt SO good to be doing something normal and outside the house as a family. I was completely paranoid the entire time but it was still nice. She is not eating very well so only ate cheetos.
Then we came home and had our OT come over and work on some eating with Arianna. She is not eating very good at all lately but of course she ate like a champ for Janet. Agh..this girl made me look like a lier. Our OT gave us some really cool cookbooks for preschoolers that we can borrow. The authors are Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson. The two books we have are "Pretend Soup" and "Salad People." It is so cute cause it gives you the recipe and tips for grown ups and then goes through a step by step pictorial for the kids to follow along. Our hopes are that Arianna will enjoy the preparing of food and want to eat more. She also thought it would be cute if we got aprons and hats so she knows its time to cook THEN EAT when we pull them out. You will not see any pictures of me in those hats so you can stop thinking about it. :)
That's about it for tonight. I have more to share tomorrow.
