Madilyn...You did what?

Here she is. The unstoppable Madilyn the Great! This was her on Friday. We finally made our return to the Mommy & Me class at the YMCA. She had a blast.

Last week we noticed Madilyn walking funny. Vince and I both asked her if something was wrong. She said no and we concluded she was being silly. On Saturday, when I removed her shoe at the pool, her foot was swollen to the size of her shoe and had the in print of the shoe on her foot. We were very concerned.

After much debating, we opted not to go to the ER. We agreed to wait it out and call her Orthopedic doctor on Monday. Today, Madilyn and I went to see Dr. Busch. All morning I kept debating whether to cancel her appointment. She was walking on her foot but it was still swollen. I just didn't want to get there and feel foolish if nothing was wrong.

After three X-rays of her foot we got a diagnosis from Dr. Busch. He looked at me and said "Madilyn has fractured the bone on the top of her foot"! I said, "Excuse me?". Of course he laughed because of what we have been through together since October. How could this be possible I asked?

Dr. Busch explained to me that kids with Spina Bifida have softer bones. He had really hoped she would not be affected by this but now we are seeing it. This is going to be something we have to watch out for on this foot that she has no sensation on. I was shocked to hear this. The good news is that she is not in a cast. Her heal is still healing and they do not want to cause any more trauma to her foot. So, she is to be careful and try to stay off the foot. That's funny....Madilyn is 4 and runs around like her hair is on fire.

Well, we now have another piece added to the Madilyn puzzle. Tonight she went swimming again and wore herself out. Now, she is sleeping so peacefully in her bed. I am sur e tomorrow will be another adventure. If you must know, yes, she is still smiling!