T-ball

T-ball games started this week. We played Uniontown Tuesday night and lost by 1 point, but played a very good game. Tonight we went to Bronson and won by 10 points, another great game. Andrew is playing in the pitcher's position and does a great job at stopping the ball and getting it to first, or running someone down heading home. Colby is not showing a lot of interest in the game yet, but it will come I am sure. There are several parents who are really involved and have been great at helping at practice and at the games. I have finally found someone to help control the dugout!!! AHHHHH...that is a full time job in itself.

School's out

Colby had preschool graduation last Tuesday, and the whole performance was sooo cute. They sang and danced to a couple songs, then got to walk across the stage and get their diploma. Play day for Andrew was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but because of the rain, got rescheduled for Friday morning. They split the classes into 2 groups and competed in group activities. Overall, play day went very well considering how many kids they had in the gym at once. Hopefully I will get a T-ball schedule soon, and will post it on here. Colby doesn't have much interest yet, but we have seen some big improvements in Andrew's abilities!

4 weeks after surgery I was finally able to get rid of the immobilizer and begin walking without any assistive devices. At 5 weeks I was finally able to start driving again an regain my independence. Thanks to everyone for helping keep me sane by letting me get out once in a while! I am still ahead of the surgeons goals so recovery is going very well. I am enjoying therapy at this point, but I know it is going to get tougher as we begin rebuilding the muscles. I am just glad to be feeling somewhat back to normal!

Can't sleep...

Well, almost 1 month from surgery and I am finally free from that immobilizer. Now onto the hard part, Physical Therapy and making the knee bend again. I am actually about 2 weeks ahead of the physician's goals, but its still frustrating to me to be slow. Sleeping without the immobilizer is not going as well as I hoped, hence the update at midnight. Without the brace to support the knee, it's aching a lot more tonight. I've been awake several times tonight trying to get comfortable and hadn't hears any storms yet, so came to check the radar. I don't know how, but everything seems to be going on either side of us. I know most of you who may read this haven't been so lucky, so I hope everything is ok in your areas.

T-ball has started. Jeff is coaching again. Andrew seems to be much more interested this year, but Colby may never get T-ball fever. So far, I haven't seen him put much effort into practice. Unless you count playing in the dirt practice.

Post-op Day 1

Well, everything went well yesterday. Got home around 5:00. Got a little light headed when I had to move, but slept decent last night, and am feeling a lot better today. They did a femoral block where they injected lidocaine around the femoral nerve in my groin so that it would numb the front of my thigh and knee, WOW am I glad they did. I had no pain yesterday once it kicked in! I am stuck on the couch for the first 48 hours with a cooling pack on, but after that, I am looking forward to getting up and around a little more! Jeff is being very attentive to me, and boys have a full weekend planned.

Home Again

Colby started running a temp again last night, and was up at 4am with a fever again, so I get to stay home with him again today. We are having an Ice Age marathon. We watched the first Ice Age at 4:00, and are now starting The Meltdown.

Little of This, Litttle of That...

Well, it may be a little early, but we put some plants in the ground tonight. Now I am going to have to watch the weather in case we have a chance of frost, but I am excited to see some color! Colby started to feel bad Sunday evening, and was still sick this morning, so I stayed home with him today and we caught up on a lot of movies :-). By afternoon, he was feeling pretty good, but as usual, the fever is back and the poor kid is miserable again. At least his stomach is not still bothering him. Jeff is mowing the lawn tonight for the second time this year. I went to Yoga tonight, first time since the fall, and it sure felt good to be back, even if only for a week or two before surgery.