When your child is born with two clubbed feet the possibility of him walking “normally” is not very high without the medical attention that our son was fortunate enough to receive. Even with his legs in nine sets of casts over an eleven week period, one tendon surgery, and braces that have spent thousands of hours on his feet the percentage jumps all the way up to 85- 90%. Yes, there have been doubts for the past 14 months whether it would all pay off. Well, today is a fantastic day in our lives, today our son can officially be called a walker! He has been on the side of cautious for a couple of months with every step achieved and Grant sure knows how to take a fall but today he has shown us just how much being persistent pays off! He is determined and he is walking from one side of the room to the other with his shoulders back and his heart full of confidence!
In the almost three years of being a mother I can honestly say I have never been prouder. My heart swells with love when I see the way his smile comes to his face and of course a smile always follows on my face. Today, I can take an extra few breaths and say a few extra thank yous to the team who have helped our sweetheart walk “normally”. Today Grant is putting one almost normal foot in front of the other and proving that a “birth defect” may just be a small bump in the road.
This photo was taken after a full day of walking and then after I put his “magic shoes” on he lost his balance and fell into a bookcase. It’s all in the learning process!
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