Halfway....kind of.....

This week I hit the halfway to walking day, 21 days down and 21 days to go. I can't believe I haven't walked in 21 days and yet I think, there is no way I can do this for 21 more days. For the first 21 days, my leg was locked straight (all the time) and now it's unlocked so it can bend on my command. It's the little things that brighten my day.

Here are some little highlight stories:

The Broken Crutch: The last time I used crutches was when I was 18 and I broke my ankle, granted they were wooden crutches, I believe they were made with better quality than the crutches today. On Wednesday afternoon, I realized the rubber on the bottom of my crutch was cracking. How is this possible after 21 days and for the first 7, I hardly got off the couch! Not a big deal or so I thought. Thursday morning, I had physical therapy at 7:40 am so I thought I would ask about it. I was all ready so I came down the stairs (on my bottom) stood up to turn the corner and went down faster that I ever thought was possible. I hit the floor hard and if it was appropriate I would share a picture of the bruise on my posterior but it's not appropriate so you can use your imagination. Then the thoughts entered my head, could you imagine if I put my wrist down and would have broken it......this could have been bad but instead I sit on my bruised bottom with the great reminder that it it could be worse.

Halfway Appointment: This was the week that I met with the surgeon and I really believe he is one of the best doctors I have ever met. My knee is still swollen, which he assured me is normal at this point and was actually less swollen that he expected (GOOD). Then I asked about the bottom of my foot, it is absolutely disgusting. Apparently, since I am not putting weight on my foot the blood is not flowing at a normal flow and so my skin is dieing. (Nobody told me about this, it's disgusting and even smells worse than it looks.) To finish off the appointment, I asked: so in 3 weeks, I can drop the crutches and walk???? I wouldn't say he laughed at me but with a smirk he said, 'Your balance is going to be way off, it may take you one to two, maybe three weeks to feel comfortable walking. (You  have got to be kidding me). Basically, I will walk with with 2 crutches, than with one, than with a walker, then with a cane, then hold the back of a child, awwww - maybe I'm exaggerating but I guess this won't be over in 3 weeks.

Stepping up to the plate: Everybody has stepped up to the plate: Noelle can take out the trash! Noelle and Kyle pick up all the dog poop! Everything including lunches are ready before bedtime! Kyle unloads the dishwasher! Adam can pour milk (not with confidence but he hasn't spilled yet)! They all help with laundry! Natalie can drink out of a big cup! My favorite happened last night: Roby was gone with the 3 big kids and I was making supper and so Natalie helped me set the table! I don't think the other kids even realized that she may have licked the plates or dropped them 3 times on the way to the table. It was still adorable and made it easier for me so everyone could have the night off from setting the table.