2 weeks down....4 weeks and 4 days to go

I can't believe it's only been two weeks since Maddy's surgery. The weeks have seemed long since we've had to keep her from putting weight on her left foot. She is finally starting to default to crawling when she wants to move. This is very helpful because I feel more comfortable taking my eyes off her for a few seconds. We still have to watch her like a hawk though.
Surgery went very well and very long. They told us two hours and it ended up being three. They moved several bones around and pinned them together to hold everything in place. They also had to cut several tendons and move those around to hold different things together. The doctor felt like the surgery went exactly as expected so that was good to hear because that was not the case with her hamstring release last April.She did much better coming out of anesthesia this time too. She did not have the oxygen stablization issues she had last time. By Friday afternoon we were all definitely ready to get home.
The last two weeks have stretched my creativity for sure. We color, watch movies, go on walks, read books, cook (Maddy sits in  chair and mostly watches), give the dogs a bath while she watches (this is daddy's activity to do with her), and whatever other silliness we can think of as shown in the video.
Last weekend we went to stock show. Seeing baby chicks was the highlight of the outing for Maddy. Cows followed in a close second. We also got to see goats, chickens, rabbits, a miniature horse show, and a milking parlor demo. We had been cooped up for about a week trying to get the swelling Maddy's foot to go down (which it did about Wed. or Thurs. of last week) so the outing was a great mental break and break from the house for all of us. A friend told me about a place in Lewisville where you can skate with your kid in a stroller every Wednesday morning for $3. I say BRING IT ON.

This is the outfit Maddy picked out for herself to "go feed cows".

Looking at the wascally wabbits.

Petting farm!