Lunch Conversations

Over grilled cheese and sweet peas, Josie and I had a little chat....

Long Overdue Update

Today's my first day home with JJ by myself since my ACL surgery only 12 days ago. I'm moving slow but it's been great to try and get myself and this house back into some semblance of normal. Therapy is in full swing, three days a week with continued icing and exercise at home, and I'm happy to say that I'm responding better than most and am noticing an improvement each and every day. If I didn't know better, I'd think I just had a stiff knee at this point. But Of course I know there's a lot more going on inside my knee right now and I still need to take it nice and easy, and thankfully Josie's a pretty easy match for me right now!

It's been forever since I've updated here, let along grabbed my camera. I was determined today to at least snap a few to add to her monthly photo file. While healing last week, JJ turned 17 months old... another month has flown by. I've been passing the time while stuck healing looking through all the new Spring clothing lines because this girlie is moving up to the next size and lucky here, gets a whole new wardrobe with each new season. I've been in love with the toddler Keen sandals long before Josie was born and now she'll finally fit into them and I'm enjoying picking and choosing how cute and stylish she's going to be this Spring and Summer.

I officially feel like Josie's not a baby anymore, she's eating SANDWICHES for lunch! That's such a big girl thing to me, and the bottle at bedtime is history too... sniff sniff. In this last week she's FINALLY taken to drinking milk and water from her sippy. We were afraid all these months she'd shrivel up with how little she'd drink during the day (just a few sips here and there), but now she's making up for it in big gulps.

You may be able to tell from the photo, I couldn't stand the long hair in her face any longer - and after very little thinking and planning, I pulled out the scissors and trimmed a few. In my head I imagined them being able to "swoop" to the side, but they still sorta hang in her eyes. Oh well, too late, they're cut and it's just how it's going to be for a little while. Until she's old enough to leave the ponytails in or the rest of her hair is long enough to stay up... this is the only solution I've found to avoid looking like cousin It all day!

Go Colts!

It's going to be a Superbowl Party of 3 today. Goooo Colts! We have the fire roaring, a pot of chili on the stove, cornbread in the oven and orange cake for dessert. I'm not typically a football fan, but with two other fans in the house and my own state in it this year, it will be fun and exciting to watch.

And it's been confirmed, my ACL is torn and needs to be allographed back together. This Thursday I'll be going in for ACL reconstruction, and will be off my feet for a while. Nervous about the recuperation time, but I'm lucky to have so many people here ready and waiting to help. I'm already working on stocking up the fridge and freezer so my family stays well fed, and Ed stocked up on Little Debbie's, so I know he'll be good for a while. It's early in the game and I've yet to know what I'm going to feel like post op, but I'm very motivated to get this show in the road and look back on it all. With my preop exercises and my determination to work my butt off in physical therapy, my fingers are crossed things will speed along with ease.

Hey Cupcake!

I know, it's been forever since my last post. Things have actually really for real been crazy around here, and not in a good way. We went right from my birthday into a weekend of a stomach bug. We now realize Josie was the carrier, after one night of her having a bug (of which I didn't think anything more of than an upset stomach b/c she was fine before and after) Ed and I both came home early from work and spent the rest of the night and weekend in misery. Lucky for us (not so lucky for Mimi), we were able get through the major part of it all with the help of Mimi taking Josie for the night. Poor Mimi, Josie gave it to her too... so sorry!

Just as we were starting to feel like ourselves again, Ed and I thought it a great weekend (last weekend, the 30th) to brush up on our skiing again before our Alaska trip. Grandma J came to play with Josie as Ed and I trekked up to Bittersweet in MI for the day. The slopes were lovely, fresh REAL snow, easy beginner trails for Ed and we were excited for a great day. Sadly, the day ended abruptly, or I should say with a pop of my knee. It wasn't pretty to say the least. This has been a week of worry and anxiety as I wait to find out the true extent of the damage, all the while hobbling around on one good leg and one braced and wobbly other. It's been ER visit, followed by Ortho visit, then an MRI... and tomorrow I'll finally have some answers. I'm forever hopeful my ACL is intact and we maybe I'm lucky enough to have torn another ligament of lesser importance = less invasive surgery and rehab. Sigh. I'm done wallowing in self pity and ready to accept whatever it happens to be...

SO, in the mean time, I finally got the willpower to hobble around and get a few photos of JJ today. Nothing exciting, but knew I had to get my act together and get shooting again! We had a quiet day at home and last minute I decided chocolate cupcakes were a good idea. JJ loves chocolate, but chocolate cupcakes are a lot messier than I anticipated...we'll stick to chocolate chip cookies next time :)

In all the craziness, JJ turned 16 months old and has a few updates. We had a doc visit, a month late for her 15 month... and even still, her head size measured in the <3% percentile and her weight hasn't budged since her last appointment - weighing in at 23 lbs. She's clearly more active and a much pickier eater, so doc wasn't too concerned. I've been working hard to keep her menu new and interesting to keep her taste buds exploring, but we sure do stick to some basics like grilled colby jack cheese on whole wheat, fresh moz cheese, tomatos, yogurt and bananas most days. Speaking of cupcakes, that's one of her latest words, along with mom, shoe, okay, yes (and no ;)), and a few more that escape me right now. Our favorite laughing time usually revolves around, "what does an owl say" "hoooo hoooo", always gets a good laugh, and of course the lion's "roooooaaaarrr". Josie roars pretty good herself too, oh, and ruff ruff she knows every time!