Pictures Of Kenasyn

Ok, So Rayce took these pictures of Kenasyn at the end of February right before she had her Hip surgery and was put in a Spica cast for 8 weeks.  None of these have been edited (I can't pin my husband down long enough to have him do it, or teach me to do it!! Dang workaholic!!!), so some of them are a little dark.  But oh, well, ENJOY!!!

I love this picture, she's going in for the grab of the foot!! 

 She loves to shrug her shoulders at us.  It's really quite cute.  

Kena is a binkie baby through-n-through!! Which is just fine with me :) 

Gotta love those 2 teeth smiles 

Kenasyn's right leg has what's called Fibular Hemimelia.  She is completely missing her fibula (which is the bone behind your shin bone.)  A very common occurrence with this this condition, is having fewer then 5 toes, and many times they are misshapen.  Like Kenasyn, if you look closely, you can see that 3 of her 4 toes are shaped rather weird.  They are called Hammer Toes, simply because they are shaped like little hammers!   

This is one of my all time favorite pictures of Kenasyn.  Not only is this how she developed in my womb, but this is how she likes to hold her legs now when she is relaxing.  She tucks that little right foot up on her left, and just hangs out.  I am so grateful we got this picture of her, because in just 2 weeks, Kenasyn's left foot will be amputated, and she will no longer be able to hang out in this position.   

Just 2 close up pictures of how Kenasyn's foot sat at the end of her leg.  It literally faces straight up.  (well, actually not so much any more now that her hip has been rotated and put in it's socket.  Now it more or less faces her right leg.)

These pictures are so sweet to me.  Kenasyn has been through so much in her short little life.  Her little body is covered in scars.  Not only scars from surgery, but scars from casts.  She is so strong, and such an amazing spirit!!  Most people she meets, she gets right in their heart.  She has a way of touching people.  I am so blessed to be her mom.
So many people say to me "Candi, I don't know how you do it."  And I simply reply "I don't know how I couldn't." You do whatever it takes to give your child the best prognosis for a better life.  Kenasyn might have had a torturous first year, but hopefully she will spend the next 100 years living in comfort.  I hope that she can have the confidence to be proud of her body.  To never be ashamed of the way she was born.