Ryan is the proud owner of a WATERPROOF cast.

YAH!!! He had xrays today and his arm is showing signs of the bone regenerating. He has had the long cast on for 3 weeks now and it was taken off. Ryan enjoyed his few moments of freedom in which we washed his arm and hand and dried it well. Then we put out the extra money that the insurance wouldn't cover to get a WATERPROOF blue short cast. Let me tell you money well spent after all the showers (what a pain in the tush) we have endured. So we go back in 5 weeks and PRAY that it will be off and we will move on to a soft cast (a brace). So its looking like we have dodged the surgery bullet!!

Another day, Another Sinus Infection....

OY!!! I had a 2 week follow up for Ethan today and went ahead and put Ryan in since he has been complaining his head hurts. Sure enough he has a sinus infection, but at least we are nipping it in the butt now. Ethan on the other hand has been through 2 rounds of antibotics and he is still complaining his head hurts and its affecting his lungs (asthma). So she wants him to go see an Optometrist, if his vision is fine then I will see the allergist to rule that out and then off to the nuerologist. Then there are his heals that have been hurting him off and on for a few months. So we have orders for an xray and we will see what the findings are and go towards the Orthopedic from there. So lots of doctor appts in my future. LOL! Oh well, we are all tired so perhaps tonight we will hit the sack after we eat our belated Turkey Dinner that I cooked during the day. Not to much else to report other than the boys got the ok from the State to have their business on the property that we have a contract on.

A little excitment on the property

Saturday we went out to the property on the west coast. Its very beautiful, the lake is incredible. We hiked around it, it has a 9 acre lake. The kids got in the paddle boat and paddled out to one of the islands and played king of the mountain (there is a big pile of soil out there). A little later Rob went out with J and on the other island they found a 2 foot gator. Such fun... Of course Rob had to SHOW me the prison which is about a 1/2 mile away. I found out more info on that, apparently its not a max security with the really bad people and they have never had an escape ever in 25 ish years. Still not sure how I feel about this all. Today we found that we got the ok from the state to run the business on the land, so now we are moving forward to getting all the financial stuff tied up with the banks (two seperate properties and two different banks, its divided oddly)

Here is a link to some new pics along w/ the old ones. http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/alwaysdreamin/Punta%20Gorda%20Property/

Turkey Day and Beyond...

Well my lil sister came into town wednesday late. And thursday we went to my stepdad and his fiancee's home for Turkey dinner. It was very yummy and we have leftovers to prove it, ok so we HAD leftovers they are more or less gone now. LOL!!! Friday I got up and did some BlackFriday shopping, we buzzed around the house and then took the kids and a friend to see Madagscar 2, very cute movie. Saturday am we got up early and took a run to see the property in Punta Gorda the boys have a contract on. Its really beautiful and quite peaceful inspite of a little road noise from the highway. The kids had a blast, they took the paddle boat out to the island and played king of the hill, well the older boys did. LOL! Even my Dad made it out to check it all out. Then we enjoyed some time at the house and went to a Christmas event in Fort Myers in the evening where our friends son played with his recorder group from school. Sunday we got up went and attempted to fish a bit but a) we forgot the cast net and b) the fish weren't bitting due to the weather. We got a bite to eat the house and then headed back towards my Dad and stepmom's house for a visit with them, my sister, brother in law and nephews. It was nice to see everyone and then off we went back home again. We are all pretty well tired. But that is my update for now. Pictures will follow tomorrow. Night!!!

Recheck @ the Orthopaedic Surgeon

Well we went in today and had xrays done. They brought him back in the room and left the xray up on the screen so Ryan and I pondered if it had changed any from last week. The tech came in and wasn't very re-assuring after looking at last weeks, but said not to stress until after the dr looked at it. So Ryan of course started getting stressed and I reassured him that we have been through surgery before and if we had to we'd get through it. We needed to get his arm completely better and the doctor would make sure we did the right thing, so he took a deep breath and relaxed. The doctor came in and said that it had improved about 2 degrees, so we would see if another week would improve it some more. He said if he had good improvement that in 10 days from now he would consider a short cast. Of course this thrilled us because a) for now we have avoided an evasive surgery and b) we can get a WATERPROOF cast if we get a short one and it will make life big time easier.

So today I am thankful that my son will not need surgery as an intervention and will continue to pray and hope that holds true.

Orthopaedic Update...

Well we went to the Ortho dr yesterday and he said Ryan's arm had a slipper break. He said it was pretty bad and that he was going to try set it and cast it. He also has me coming back every week to check that the bone is mending on its own. He didn't seem really convinced that it would and said next tuesday when he sees Ryan he will determine whether surgery will be needed. He had to adjust the setting of the bone while he casted and I just felt soooo badly for Ryan. He has been such a trooper through this all. Right now he is in a long cast which can't get wet. Makes showers lots of fun. While he was getting his xray in the cast I spoke with the dr about the surgery IF it would happen. He said that a pin would not be good for this location and he would more than likely need a plate that would be screwed in. If this happens he would need to go back in a year from now to have that removed since he is still growing. So please say a prayer that his body will do its job and mend that bone. After 3 weeks if all goes well we can put a waterproof short cast on, which he will wear at least 5 more weeks.

Our First Broken Bone

Well friday night Ryan went to soccer practice as he does almost every friday night, and they were practicing.... And his coach kicked the ball and somehow Ryan's wrist got in the way. :( Poor kid. He came home said it hurt a little, Rob was convinced it was just a deep bruise so we iced it and went about our day saturday. He honestly didn't really complain about being in pain but then again we had him in a sling with an ice pack. Well by sunday am it hadn't changed any and I took him the ER. Sure enought he has a right radial break/fracture. We have an appt with the Orthopedic tuesday afternoon. I have been giving him motrin for the pain and he is being a trooper. Of course he is right handed and its his right wrist that broke.. OY! More to follow tomorrow....