Without A Brace

On Thursday, we went to see Dr. Femino for our late follow-up appointment, post biopsy. Andrew had to get an X-ray of his leg done first--he was excellent at holding perfectly still on the table for the X-ray technician--and then we were off to see Dr. Femino. Dr. Femino asked Andrew to walk for him, examined his shin, reviewed the X-rays and then weighed in with his verdict: A clean bill of health. No more brace, no restrictions, no more follow-ups. In short, the best kind of doctor visit. In a nice bit of coincidence, Andrew asked if he was allowed to run now (which is pretty comical, considering he's been running around this whole time, though apparently it doesn't count when you're wearing a brace) and Dr. Femino let him know that, in fact, running would be good for his bones and he should definitely do it--a lot. With that bit of encouragement (bait?), we are now focusing our attention on turning him into a marathoner....

Friday was the last day of school for Andrew and Lucia. Lucia was singing "School's Out (For Summer)" at breakfast that morning; that should give you an indication of where her head has been lately. I have to say, it was a good feeling to arrive at that day, though. I'm sure the kids don't fully get it, but I know that Cynthia and I felt such a sense of accomplishment for them both to get there. On the back of the year that they have both had, they should be very proud to be where they stand today. And, as I mentioned previously, we are now just looking forward to summer. Plain ol' regular, uneventful, non-sick summer.

Last thing, which we've wanted to post about for a while now, but haven't (probably because we didn't want to jinx it), but Andrew is now potty trained. We (that would be Cynthia and I) finally stepped up and committed to it several weeks ago and Andrew sailed right through with minimal fuss. So, he now wears his Incredibles, or his Wall E's, or his Cars, or his Diego's and he is all about the potty. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you just put your mind to it....

Take care, and again, enjoy your summer days.

Paul