Is it over yet? I NEVER wish away days in the summer, but man...I am looking forward to July being over and it hasn't even started yet. If the bags under my eyes are any indication...I'm wiped! Taking care of Paisley really isn't that bad, but apparently it is physically exhausting. I made the mistake of taking her and Jayda to the circus on Sunday evening without a stroller, and I am paying for it. Carrying her every where did not turn out so well. They had fun and seem to love it, even though I find it pretty lame! Maybe I was just grumpy that Jed wasn't able to come along and help.
She's still doing good and her pain level is pretty low, so I'm thankful for that. She's getting sick of her leg being bent and finds herself forgetting that she can't do many of the things she wants to do. This coming weekend will be hard, since we will be at the lake and it is supposed to be around 90 degrees. Keeping her cool without being in the water will get tricky.
I moved her appointment to get the shorter cast on, one day sooner! Which is none too soon! This heavy plaster one just plain, sucks!
My own leg hurts a lot more today that it has been. I think it's probably just from carrying Paisley so much yesterday, but I've some serious bruising going on. My leg decided to be patriotic and turn red and blue...I've got the white pasty skin covered.
Our summer babysitter arrangement is going well. She's such a sweet girl and the girls really like having her there. I feel bad she's having to care for Paisley, but she doesn't seem to mind. Paisley said she took a nap with her last week, so she's getting some good snuggling time in! Wish it was me!
I've had to just take a chill pill on the house and getting the old house cleaned out. Life is just too busy right now to get everything done. I am enjoying that the new house seems to stay cleaner longer, or at least looks cleaner. We still have to find places for a lot of stuff, but the kids rooms are so much better and allow for their things to have happy little homes!
Last week when we were in Rapid we were behind a Merry Maid's car and I made the comment, "wouldn't that suck to have to clean other people's stuff all day?" Then as I heard my words out loud, I thought, oh..wait. Yes...it does suck.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Road to Recovery
Tuesday went great and we finally had some good news. Paisley didn't need pins or screws or any hardware. She did, however have to be put under so they could realign her leg and get it straightened out. Poor thing couldn't eat all day so we could do the procedure at 5pm. She is a special little gal that has certainly amazed us throughout this whole ordeal. She was a total ham for all the doctors and nurses and quite the story teller. Jed asked her how she was going to handle going all day without eating and she said, "Well....I guess I'll just hang in there!" What a kid!
They were able to give her some gas first, then once she was asleep put her IV in, so she didn't feel any pain. Waking her up was quite the process though! The first time she woke up she was screaming, crying and just not feeling too great. They gave her some pain meds in her IV and that put her back to sleep for a little while. The next time she woke up, she was a completely different person. It was like night and day! She was smiling and laughing and ready for a popsicle! We didn't get home until 11pm, but for the first time since the accident, she slept all night and without any pain meds.
Her cast is plaster and goes up to her hip, so it is very heavy and awkward. Yesterday she was really not liking it and already wanting it off. Really hoping the next 3 weeks goes quickly. We will go back the 15th and have a shorter cast put on at that time.
She is such a trooper and has maintained the best attitude this whole time. Definitely a kid that you can't keep down.
I had to coach t-ball last night so I brought her into Bison with me. She got to see all her friends and they all signed her cast. She was soaking up all the attention. Unfortunately at softball later that evening, I got hit by a line drive to my ankle, while pitching. So now we have two wounded birds :(
Just keeps getting better!
Before the full leg cast
After
And my own trauma
They were able to give her some gas first, then once she was asleep put her IV in, so she didn't feel any pain. Waking her up was quite the process though! The first time she woke up she was screaming, crying and just not feeling too great. They gave her some pain meds in her IV and that put her back to sleep for a little while. The next time she woke up, she was a completely different person. It was like night and day! She was smiling and laughing and ready for a popsicle! We didn't get home until 11pm, but for the first time since the accident, she slept all night and without any pain meds.
Her cast is plaster and goes up to her hip, so it is very heavy and awkward. Yesterday she was really not liking it and already wanting it off. Really hoping the next 3 weeks goes quickly. We will go back the 15th and have a shorter cast put on at that time.
She is such a trooper and has maintained the best attitude this whole time. Definitely a kid that you can't keep down.
I had to coach t-ball last night so I brought her into Bison with me. She got to see all her friends and they all signed her cast. She was soaking up all the attention. Unfortunately at softball later that evening, I got hit by a line drive to my ankle, while pitching. So now we have two wounded birds :(
Just keeps getting better!
Before the full leg cast
After
Monday, June 23, 2014
Broken bones
I avoided the topic in my last post, because it was making me sick to my stomach and I was really, really, really hoping it wasn't true. But....
I finally got home Thursday night. I had to ride on a 4-wheeler with a neighbor across a pretty decent size channel of water and it started flowing with the water for a few "oh shit" seconds. Thankfully I weight a lot (only time I'll ever say that) and the 4-wheeler was able to get us across. Then Jed picked me up and home I went to tend to miss Paisley, who slipped on the trampoline and roller her ankle. Friday we were able to build a foot bridge and walk across the Foster rd bridge and take Jed's grandma's car to Faith to get her to a clinic for an x-ray. Turned out her leg is broke in two places, both the tibia and fibula are broke on the lower end, close to her ankle. Tomorrow we will go to Rapid to an Orthopedic Dr to see if she needs screws put in, or if we can just cast it. It's been a long few days for all of us, and her especially. She is really fighting me to take any medication for the pain. I've been slipping it in her juice box and she hasn't noticed so far. We take some at night before she goes to bed, but it wears off and she wakes up around 1 or 2 am in a lot of pain. She's a bit more willing to take the medicine at that time. She's been wanting me to sleep with her, so I haven't been getting much sleep and feeling it! Saturday I talked her into taking a nap with me after lunch and we both felt pretty good after that!
Definitely feeling drained and stressed and of course being in our new house and feeling like we should be doing something or unpacking at every moment, isn't helping. I was able to get the kitchen and living room cleaned out at the old house, so I feel a little better about that. Still have the rest of the rooms to clean out and find new places for the stuff. Wishing someone could wave a magic wand and it would move itself :(
Please pray that tomorrow goes well, and tonight for that matter. Paisley is being a trooper, but carrying her every where is going to take its toll.
I finally got home Thursday night. I had to ride on a 4-wheeler with a neighbor across a pretty decent size channel of water and it started flowing with the water for a few "oh shit" seconds. Thankfully I weight a lot (only time I'll ever say that) and the 4-wheeler was able to get us across. Then Jed picked me up and home I went to tend to miss Paisley, who slipped on the trampoline and roller her ankle. Friday we were able to build a foot bridge and walk across the Foster rd bridge and take Jed's grandma's car to Faith to get her to a clinic for an x-ray. Turned out her leg is broke in two places, both the tibia and fibula are broke on the lower end, close to her ankle. Tomorrow we will go to Rapid to an Orthopedic Dr to see if she needs screws put in, or if we can just cast it. It's been a long few days for all of us, and her especially. She is really fighting me to take any medication for the pain. I've been slipping it in her juice box and she hasn't noticed so far. We take some at night before she goes to bed, but it wears off and she wakes up around 1 or 2 am in a lot of pain. She's a bit more willing to take the medicine at that time. She's been wanting me to sleep with her, so I haven't been getting much sleep and feeling it! Saturday I talked her into taking a nap with me after lunch and we both felt pretty good after that!
Definitely feeling drained and stressed and of course being in our new house and feeling like we should be doing something or unpacking at every moment, isn't helping. I was able to get the kitchen and living room cleaned out at the old house, so I feel a little better about that. Still have the rest of the rooms to clean out and find new places for the stuff. Wishing someone could wave a magic wand and it would move itself :(
Please pray that tomorrow goes well, and tonight for that matter. Paisley is being a trooper, but carrying her every where is going to take its toll.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Up a Creek. Again.
I seem to have lost the energy required to write posts in a more timely manner. Life is chaos it feels like at every moment. I know I'm missing sharing some of the big moments here, but I just can't keep up.
Big news is, we moved in! Finally after about 20 months, we have moved in! It's hard to believe and even as I sleep in our new bedroom, it still feels surreal that we are in it! We still have more work to do and more to move or pitch, but everything is pretty functional and life is good!
As I write this, we are currently in a flooded stage. Jed is stuck at home with the girls and I am stuck in Bison. hwy 73, the main highway is closed due to a washed out culvert. Our bridge on Foster Rd is also under water and impassable. We just have to wait for the water to go down at this point. Waiting is not one of my best qualities. Do. Not. Like. Waiting.
I have so much to do and clean up, but here I sit. Not liking it at all! Pray for receding water!
Big news is, we moved in! Finally after about 20 months, we have moved in! It's hard to believe and even as I sleep in our new bedroom, it still feels surreal that we are in it! We still have more work to do and more to move or pitch, but everything is pretty functional and life is good!
As I write this, we are currently in a flooded stage. Jed is stuck at home with the girls and I am stuck in Bison. hwy 73, the main highway is closed due to a washed out culvert. Our bridge on Foster Rd is also under water and impassable. We just have to wait for the water to go down at this point. Waiting is not one of my best qualities. Do. Not. Like. Waiting.
I have so much to do and clean up, but here I sit. Not liking it at all! Pray for receding water!
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