We saw the orthopaedist yesterday. He watched her “walk” and did some excercises with her legs to check knees, hips, ankles, feet.

Diagnosis? She is fair haired and skinned and very flexible (he could touch her thumb to arm no issue). Basically she is loose jointed and he said that loose jointed kids walk later. He showed us how her right foot is slightly inward just in a relaxed state but that surgery or a brace or anything would not fix it, she will just grow out of it. It is not affecting he walking.

She is a very healthy little girl (he repeated this often). She is flexible. There is nothing physically (or neurologically) wrong with her. There is nothing we can do to fast forward and have her walking.

Prognosis: She will be a great gymnast or swimmer! He said she seems very close to walking. I asked how long, and as any good fortune teller would respond, his answer was a very certain: “She will be walking within 3 months.” Gee, thanks Madame Zelda!

He seemed to think 12-18 months was the “normal” time to start walking. He showed no concern over her and did not say we should look for x, y, or z and then be worried.

He did say that since her joints were so loose, we should watch for picking her up by her wrist, elbows, etc, in case they slip and she were to get nursemaid’s elbow.

Jay is laughing at me because now I don’t have something to worry about.

Here are some pics our friends took of us at the rink last week. In the one where Mark (and Kinsey) is walking Mara, you can see her toe in a bit.

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