Griff's Gossip: Long Time Coming

We've been meaning to start a blog for a while now, but a few things have kept us a little busy lately (babies and such). Logan Avery Griffith was born on February 25th at 4:32 pm (2 1/2 weeks early). She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long. Dr. Morgan told us that if we'd have waited until the due date, Logan would probably have easily been 9 lbs! Mom is VERY glad God sent her a little early! Praise God that Logan's kidney's are functioning normal! She had dilated kidneys throughout our ultrasounds, which kept us worried a little bit.

However, Logan does have bilateral hip dysplasia which basically means her tendons are stretched around her femurs and causes her femur to dislocate from her hip socket. I know it sounds painful, but apparently babies are so "pliable" that they don't feel it at all. So our orthopedic doctor put her in a Pavlic Harness to correct the dysplasia. Mom and Dad were both kind of freaked out at first, but Logan doesn't mind the harness one bit! In fact, she may even like it. Studies show that if the dysplasia is caught while a child is a newborn, then the harness corrects it 90-95% of the time. Dr. Christopherson, our orthopedic doctor, told us that if it's not corrected in a month, then they will put Logan in a hard cast for a while. We're really hoping this isn't the case, but at least they caught the displaysia early! Mom and Dad both feel much better about the situation after hearing from several people that either they or someone else they know had hip dysplasia and they are all perfectly fine and healthy! So please pray that her hips are corrected!!!

Otherwise, our angel is doing great...just eating, pooping, sleeping, and watching NCAA March Madness with her dad. We look forward to keeping everyone updated on our adventures!