Thomas was diagnosed in utero with bilateral clubfoot. Meaning his feet were turned inwards and would have to be corrected with cast each week for 6 weeks. After 6 weeks he would have surgery to snip his Achilles tendon on both feet (which he had done on August 31st of this year) and wear one last set of casts for 3 weeks. After those 3 weeks he would get them removed and get what are called "boots and bars". These he would will wear for 23 hours a day for the first 3 months and then for nap and bedtime until he is about 4-6 years old.

Thomas's greatest strength is his strength! He's had casts done for 6 weeks and each week they move the foot further out into a more "normal" position. Throughout all the casts and even his surgery he hasn't let his casts stop him from being a his little baby self.

His mom says, "I'd like the world to know that clubfoot doesn't define him. He will have a very normal childhood and his team predicts he'll be chasing his sister around before we know it."

Thomas's artwork is a combination of mom's drawing and sisters coloring skills(with some help from mom because colored pencils are hard still). We decided on a train for both his name and the train track that we live right by. A car for the car enthusiasts in our family. And an airplane for EAA which is in our town every summer.

His mom would love people to know that Thomas is starting to come out of his shell and give us those big full smiles. He loves watching his sister play with her toys or color. He inspires me every day that his casts don't hold him back from smiling or "playing". Plus he's mom's birthday buddy as he was born on mom's birthday!