Getting There

Slowly I'm getting back to normal.  It will be a few weeks until I am completely there, but for now I'm doing well.

Wednesday:  I ended up feeling really sick on Wednesday from the pain meds on Tuesday.  Fortunately I am fine taking Tylenol and Aleve so I don't need to take those prescription meds anymore.  I got to unwrap my knee on Wednesday.  I have three little cuts with a stitch in each.  Now I get to have fun with band-aids since I have to keep them covered.  I also got to get out of the house before I felt sick on Wednesday morning.  We went to my Church to pick up a paper saying that I can be my niece's Godmother.  We also went to the grocery store.


Thursday:  I met up with my friend at the mall to get lunch.  My mom drove me and picked me up when I was done.  Not too much else exciting happened.

Yesterday:  A lot of "firsts".  I didn't use crutches at all which is where I should be.  I also drove a little bit.  I ordered dinner from a local pizza place, went and picked it up, brought it to our store, ate dinner with them, and drove home.  It was only 15-20 mins of driving but it was an accomplishment.  I also could bend my knee 90 degrees which is awesome.  I ended up seeing my sister and nephew at our store so I spent more time there than I wanted and ended up being in a little more pain than I should have been in by the time I got home.  It's still pretty swollen but it's feeling much better.

Today:  I'm spending the day babysitting my nephew Braydon.  I woke up at about 9:15 to a phone call from my sister saying, "We'll be there in 15 mins.  Thanks for babysitting."  OH...OK.  The second my sister left, Braydon starts screaming and I couldn't pick him up because he was kicking and I really didn't want him anywhere near my knee.  I turned on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on ON Demand and he quieted down and I got him to eat some breakfast.  My mom came and took him to the store at lunch time so I could go get lunch with my Dad.  While I was gone, my mom tried to get him to go down for a nap but she wasn't doing too well so I had her set up the pack and play and said I'd take care of it.  A few minutes after she left, he went to sleep.  He had been ready for a nap when she tried but she made the mistake of saying "nap" and "sleep" so he wouldn't go down.  I know by the look on his face if he's ready and if I need to read him a book or not.

Tomorrow is my niece Riley's Baptism.  I'm excited because I'm her Godmother.  My Aunt (my Godmother) and my cousin and her fiance are coming down as well as my other Uncle and Aunt.  I'm excited.  Either Wednesday or Thursday is my follow up appointment with the surgeon.  He will take out the stitches and let me know what the next step on my road to recovery is.