Tippy Toes..

Austin's had 2 sets of these boots or orthotics.



This is the kind he'll have for this last year of braces.





So ever since Austin started walking at 13/14 mos, he started walking on his tippy toes. The Dr.'s said that it was normal when they were little, so they could "peek up" and see what was going on higher than them. But that he would grow out of it. Our little buddy never grew out of wanting to see what was higher than what his eyes could reach! So still at 7, he walks on his toes sometimes. His calves are like meaty drumsticks--so strong from always being up. But, it is causing pronation in his foot. He's now rolling his ankle in when he walks. So, we had to get fitted for some new orthotics this year. But luckily these only go up to his ankle bone, instead of like his other orthotics that went all the way up his calf. Between botox injections at age 3, 2 sets of plaster casts, 3 sets of orthotic braces.....we've done everything we can short of surgery to keep our little tippy toer off his little piggies. So this is the last year of intervention. The Pediatric Orthopedist said there's a big growing spurt between 2nd and 3rd grade and this is it for him. After all the preventative measures taken all his life, after this year and his last set of orthotics, it's up to him.

So he picked out camo braces and black straps. To be cool like his Dad.