Kooper has TWO legs!

I have been waiting to do this post until we could download the pictures off our cellphones. Kooper got his very first prosthetic January of 2010. Rikk, Kooper, Conner and I went to visit Shriner's in Portland, Oregon in December '09 and he got all fitted for it. Then in January '10 we headed back to Portland and Kooper got his cute little Curious George covered leg. Kooper picked out the material himself...we laid about 6 different patterns on the floor and he picked it out three different times, so that's how Curious George was picked. The foot on this first leg was the smallest one that they had and it was HUGE compared to Kooper real foot.


Kooper meeting his leg for the very first time. Look how happy he is!


He LOVES his leg. He seriously loves on it when he isn't wearing it.


Trying it on for the first time.


Getting some physical therapy while his leg gets finished.


Trying on his finished leg for first time. He didn't think it was too bad.


Until he stood up and then he was unsure...


And then he didn't really like it all that much...


Until we got back to the hotel and then he was just chillin' with it.


Playing with his real toes!

And then in May of this year Shriner's came to Anchorage for a visit and made a mold of Kooper's leg. It was time for a new one. Then they came back again in May to make sure the mold fit. We forgot to give them (Todd, the BEST prosthisist(sp?) ever!) the material to put on the leg and we then also forgot to mail it. So Todd picked out the material for us. We had no idea what it would look like until it showed up. It was an exciting/nervous feeling waiting for it to arrive. And then it did.


Kooper now wears frogs and what adorable frogs they are! You did awesome Todd, we LOVE it!


Kooper thinking he is pretty cool standing up to the entertainment center like Conner...with TWO legs!


Kooper modeling it for us.

Now Kooper LOVES to wear his leg. We are getting more used to him wearing it and putting it on him. I HATE to put it on him because there is a lot of tugging and pulling involved and I am just not really strong enough, so Kooper does a bit of crying. He also has physical therapy every two weeks, soon to be every week. His PT lady Martha is very nice and seems to enjoy working with Kooper...and Conner! We know that this is a slow and steady process and we are sure to celebrate every "little" accomplishment Kooper makes.