Hip Hip Hooray!

The hip saga continued yesterday with Brianne's follow up appointment with the orthopedic surgeon at Memorial Hospital Miramar. It was a bit hectic - first, I was almost killed by the stroller when it flew out of the Tahoe after shifting during the ride over (I managed to jump out of the way just in time). And even though I showed up to my appointment early, which never happens, I went to the wrong place. I was supposed to go straight to the radiology department, and I went to my doctor's office on the other side of the hospital instead. Once we figured out I was in the wrong place, we had to rush over and wait some more in the registration area. After 45 minutes waiting there, we finally got in to radiology area, where we waited for another hour. Thankfully, Brianne slept through this whole process, though I knew she wouldnt be happy when it was time to get her hip ultrasound.

Boy, was she ever mad about that ultrasound. It was time for her to eat, but they just called us into to see the tech, so she had to wait to eat. Brianne is not very good at waiting to eat, and screamed at the tech. To add insult to injury, she even tried to poop on the tech when she had to unstick one side of her diaper to start the procedure. After 10 minutes of failed ultrasound pictures and a whole lot of screaming, we took a break and I whipped out the bottle. I couldn't pick Brianne up off the table, so I had to hold up her head and shoulders and she ate kind of laying on her side half dressed. She was so hungry that she ate quietly while the tech got the ultrasound pictures she needed. We finished up here, and went back to the doctors office to review the ultrasound findings with the doctor.

Brianne didn't get to finish her bottle during the ultrasound, so once we got to the doctor's office, she was ready to eat the rest. I had to fill out some forms, so imagine me holding the baby, holding the bottle against my face, while I filled out forms with my free hand. Fun times. But the whole process was worth it when we got in to see the doctor (3 hours after we arrived at the hospital), and they told us that Brianne's hip had fused like it should and she doesn't need a brace or any other follow up appointments! YAY!! We are thrilled that Brianne's hips are developing like they should, and we can move on to more important things, like contemplating the pros and cons of Elmo over Dora the Explorer...

Give me an H! Give me an I! Give me a P! Here is Brianne doing a cheer for her healthy hips!