WOW, been a while.

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Luke and Dani are in the Birthday Party! Also you have to be looking for her but in the big shot of the whole playing floor you can see Dani carring a book in the lower left of the screen.

Where has the time gone?!

I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted :o( Sorry. Josh is doing really well with his leg healing, he's finally able to walk without any kind of support or special shoe. He's been released from his Doctor so now we're just waiting on what comes next with Workman's Comp. He still needs pain medication, but he's weaned off most of it, and hopefully soon won't need anything at all.

The kids are all being crazy as always. I'll have to post pictures of some of the things Dani has done because hey they are funny...looking back.

Holy Cow life is busy

So I realized that it's been oh about 5 months since my last post! Things have been a little busy around here since April, but then again what life isn't busy these days?

So let me see if I can even remember what on earth has happened...it might be a bumpy ride :o)

May - seriously I can't remember anything from that long ago! I don't remember when but Josh is now walking and doing Physical Therapy in the mornings. He still has quite a bit of pain, and his muscles are pretty weak in the upper thigh but he's WALKING! He mowed the yard with a push mower for the first time in 2 years a couple weekends ago...it was awesome!

June - I turned 30...ugh Josh turned 31, we both had pretty good birthdays, nothing fancy just celebrated at home.

July - visited my Dad & Step-mom, Brother Steven & his wife Danielle & Daughter Addison, and my Sister Melissa, her husband Tommy & their son Nate for 4th of July. It was so much fun. Zack had a blast "dancing" when the sparklers were lit. I also designed a lovely bikini for Brenda out of light sticks...good times...good times. I love being silly with my family.

August - Josh started Guitar lessons I was able to get for 75% off being of Groupon. He is doing a concert in 2 weeks as the 10 week semester ends. He's loving doing something he enjoys and usually never gets time to practise...I can't wait for him to be home again on Thursday evenings! I had carpel tunnel surgery on the 27th on my left wrist. I am still having some trouble with strength in that hand, but it's getting better. I have an appointment next Friday and I will ask the Dr. what physical therapy I should be doing. I am also seeing a new Reproductive Endocrinologist and a new Rhumatologist and I hope they will be more willing to look at the bigger picture of helping me be better as a whole person instead of trying to fix just the current symptoms. I got diagnosis with Lupus finally, but the Dr. said he is a little unsure because I only had 2 of the 3 areas...yada yada...so I'm trying to get my medical records from the Air Force, because he said he could use that to try to determine if the Lupus is enough to qualify for disability...wish me luck.

September - Luke & Dani are taking swimming lessons. Luke is really reserved when it comes to doing anything in the water and usually tells the instructor no. Dani on the other hand is a water baby and wants to "do it own self" and tries to push away from you even though she really doesn't know how to swim!

Zack has one tooth and one coming in...I'm glad they waited for a while because he's still nursing! He's also still sleeping in our bed...I know I'm all about attachment parenting but it will be nice when he sleeps in his own bed. The stores all started decorating for Halloween and I told Luke they were getting ready for Zack's 1st b-day :o) Awesome. I think we're going to have his party at Johnson Farms because my mom works there...but it's such a drive out for our friends but it would be fun!

Ok...so that was a very quick run down.

Easter Pics

Here are some recent pictures of the kiddos.

Luke continues to make us laugh every single day. He's amazing and says the funniest stuff. He's also getting annoying and knows how to push every last button.

Dani is so funny and CUTE. I love 2 year olds because while they are a handful they are still so innocent and it's adorable no matter what she does...even standing on a chair butt naked saying, "Ta Da"

Zack is our little Mama's boy...he wants me 24/7. It makes it VERY hard to do anything around here. He's laughing and playing with his toes now. He LOVES to eat and grabs for anything you're trying to eat or drink if you're holding him. He loves Luke and his eyes just beem when Luke plays with him. Dani loves to give him kisses and say, "morning Zackie" she also likes shoving binkies into his mouth or trying to feed him stuff...like her fingers :o)

I have more pictures...I'll try to post later.

Josh's Appointment

Ok, so Josh had a Dr's appointment on Tuesday, hey I'm still within the week at least! lol Here's the highlights:

Bone is filling in :o) He's released to go back to work on Monday (yea...he's messing with our days...jk I'll miss him being able to change dirty diapers) He's going to start out slow with 4 hours and then increase when he can. We're both worried about his pain levels, he's hurting a lot in his knee right now and on the x-ray's it shows one of the screws is extending beyond where it should and that's causing some pain.

Next appointment is for 6 weeks and we're hopeful he should start PT then :o)

Josh update

Well Josh went back in last Thursday the 11th and had 143 staples removed!! The Resident that was removing them said she thought there would only be about 50-60 but I was pretty convinced there were more, so when she was done she asked if we wanted to count...sure enough 143 was the magic number. Some of them hurt more than others, but Josh says it's like a bee sting...well imagine 143 bee stings in a row. He had some discomfort that night, but it's gotten better over the week.

We're just praying that the 40cc's of bone they grafted into the site will be solidified by his next appointment on April 20th. Fingers crossed, then he can start the long road to walking again...yeah!!! We're really thinking this is it for this stupid leg :o)