Braces and Beniks

The latest additions to Ian's wardrobe consist of his new AFO's (braces) for his feet and ankles and Benik neoprene splints for his hands. The purpose of the braces is to keep his feet at a 90 degree angle to his legs. Apparently, it is common for children with CP to point their toes downward (which he hasn't done yet) so hopefully, we will keep it that way. He just got them today and couldn't take his eyes off of them, so we tooled around Riley with his pant legs pulled up. I don't know if you can tell, but there are cars and trucks on the straps! He got the splints while we were at the Riley CP clinic 2 weeks ago and doesn't really care for them, but thankfully, he only has to wear them for about 2 hours every day. He wears them while doing his stretches and while watching Bob, the Builder (the new movie fav!)