Remembering last weekend

It was gloriously sunny and warm! This weekend has been so awful - I don't know when it has rained this much in Boise!
Last Saturday we worked all day outside and then met some friends, the Plantings, at a park for a picnic dinner. We had great fellowship and the kids all enjoyed playing and riding their bikes around the track at the park.

6 Weeks Out

It's been 6 weeks since surgery and Dave is feeling pretty good. He's had a lingering cold that has made for difficult sleeping the 2 weeks, but he hasn't had any headaches during that time.

The kids were especially excited for today because he can finally pick them all up! I'm excited because I get to stop picking them up! :)

We got our first EOB from the insurance company and it looks like we finally have coverage so we're grateful for that too. We've heard that we have the policy that's basically only good if you have brain surgery -- well, we did, so start covering!

Once again, God has been so good to us in all of this - which He still would be if it went poorly, but we're grateful it's gone this way!

Back to Work

After the longest time off of work since Dave started working, he went back today for half of the day. He said it went well although he didn't get much done. :) Then he took a nap for the afternoon and is doing well now.

He had one migraine this weekend and still has headaches but they are less severe. Also, his numbness is still coming and going, but the severity is lessened here as well. So, we're encouraged that he is going in the right direction.

Here's an unrelated silly story: We were trying to tell Rosy about a "wordless book" bracelet and couldn't remember what the blue represented. Sam offered from the back seat, "Let's look it up on God.com."

Feeling Better

Dave has been doing a bit better this week. He's been seeing the chiropractor a lot to help with his sore neck. Because of the angle at which his head was held in the vice during surgery he's had a lot of stiffness and pain in his neck.

He also had a couple acupuncture treatments which usually help with the migraines.

He asked the nurse practitioner at Mayo and she said people who have a history of Migraines before surgery usually have a string of them afterwards, so perhaps that is what this was.

Through all of this God is good and gracious and has provided for our needs! Praise Him!

I think the honeymoon is over

Dave was feeling pretty great really, until Wednesday night of this week. He woke up at midnight with "an ice pick" in his head. I likened it to a knife later and he corrected me. Apparently he is tune with the crucial difference! The next day he was pretty wiped out and his head hurting quite a bit. Then Thursday night it happened again around 5 am. Since then he's been in more discomfort and just feeling worse over all and very fatigued. Strangley, I'm feeling more fatigued as well!

We're thinking perhaps the nerves are all waking up as the swelling is pretty much gone. We've had a couple of meals from friends, so that has been very helpful for me.

Dave also received a gift from the 1st grade daughter of friends of ours. She had drawn pictures and written him a note and included her National Geographic Kids magazine I think for him to read as he rests. It was so sweet and Dave really enjoyed it. Thanks, Sweetie!

A Quick Note

Dave got his staples out yesterday. Two of the nurses got to try out the staple remover for the first time on his head - which didn't feel that great. But, his incision looks much, much better. He has been resting pretty well and is enjoying getting to read some of the books stacked by our bed.

Home Sweet Home

We got home yesterday afternoon at 1:30. We had to get up at 7 to get to the airport so it made for a long stretch of activity for Dave. He went upstairs to his bed and took a 3 hour nap, which felt great. He was still pretty peaked looking last night but had a great night of sleep and looks much better today.

He's been taking it easy today and I think got a little bored today when he came in at 11:20 and said , "I guess I'll have lunch now." I think he's going to have to figure out how to be a patient patient. :)

Here are a couple pictures from our time at the Mall of America:

Bev took the girls to the American Girl Bistro where even the dolls got food. They said they don't discriminate and allowed Rosy's non-American Girl doll to eat with us as well. :) The boys ate at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Here's one of the many "jerk your neck around the corner" rides that we did. I've already been to my chiro twice since we got home!