The honeymoon is officially over. Eleanor has her first pin infection, which is a very common complication. It is so common that they send you home from the hospital with a prescription for antibiotics with refills. I noticed that the pin sites on her shin were getting slightly red during pin care yesterday and Eleanor complained of pain in that same spot, though the pain understandably could have been caused by Margaret jumping on her leg. She had a low grade temp and was not herself this afternoon, but seemed better after a long nap.

Eleanor had her physical therapy evaluation this morning. She did well, though already she is fighting bending her knee which is what she did with her last surgery. The physical therapist was able to bend her to 65 degrees with tears (the first through this process) and is hoping to have her to 70 by the end of the week. He said that as legthening progresses there will be less flexion due to muscles stretching and that 45 degrees is the red zone where we would slow or stop legthening. We have been really encouraging Eleanor to bend that knee!

Margaret has become quiet the menace. She and another little girl her age hang and climb anything they can reach. I am pretty sure we are beginning to see the terrible twos. She has taken to escaping our room any chance she gets after she discovered that she can reach the door handle. She gets the door open and takes off with abandon. Tonight she managed to sneak her little naked self out after her bath and was already to the kitchen by the time I caught up with her. She thought this was hilarious and gave me her best troaty, fake laugh. She also has taken to only eating cheese and sweets...a true Wisconsin girl!

Tomorrow will be Eleanor's first land and pool therapy. We were able to see the pool today and Eleanor is pretty excited. It is an above ground, glass pool so that the therapists can see what the kids are doing. Eleanor loves that there is a mechanical chair lift to get in. She aslo enjoys the lift on the shuttle bus to and from therapy. We will update about therapy tomorrow. Good night to all!