Showing posts with label surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surgery. Show all posts

Friday, August 13, 2010

Happy Birthday to me!!

Last weekend, I celebrated my birthday by having and recovering from shoulder surgery. Derek was kind enough to take my picture once we got home on Friday.
I was only in the sling for 1 day. My bandage was removed Monday & I started physical therapy on Tuesday. I took a few shots of my shoulder last night:
The bruise on the front of my arm is the "ugliest" part. That doesn't hurt at all and will heal very quickly. Other than that, there are 5 small incisions. My physical therapy is going well, but I'm still limited to lifting 2-5 pounds with my left arm. This means Derek is on full-time Grant duty. I must say he's doing an AMAZING job!

On Saturday (my birthday), my awesome SIL brought me cupcakes!!! They were so yummy, and it's always great to have candles and cake on your birthday.
We also took Gaumy to Olivia's 1st birthday party. We had a great time visiting with everyone. I was still hopped up on pain meds and sporting my sling. As you can see, the dads were on pool duty.




I must brag on Derek. He is taking and picking Grant up from daycare, since I can't handle the car seat right now. He has still managed to keep everything else going, too. He took his car to be inspected (and fed Grant a bottle while he was waiting). Every day when I get home, the bottles that he used that day are washed. On Wednesday when I got home from work, he'd already gone to the grocery store and made dinner. On Thursday, he stopped by my office and brought me a DELICIOUS iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts. To top it off, he's changing all the diapers. Even when I feed Grant, Derek brings him to me, then takes him from me to burp him... and all the while, he makes sure I'm taking my meds and icing my shoulder.


Speaking of Grant, here's a shot of tummy time last night. I love his expression... and Lola playing in the background!!