What the girls were up to while dad was in the hospital...

Grace
Sadie

It's interesting to watch and observe how little minds work. These are their little chairs that the girls turned upside down. Instead of just seeing upside down chairs they saw some sort of ride. They sit down with there legs underneath the buckle so they are buckled in and then they hold on to the bars and say, "Ready?! GO!!" And then they rock back and forth trying there hardest to make it move. It's so funny to watch.
Swimming at Aunt Steph and Uncle Lou's

Surgery Update...

Dave went in for surgery at 8 am this morning and came out feeling MUCH better. (Aside from the vomiting of course). Before the surgery the pain was so intense he could not lift his left leg. Since I have known him he has always had this issue. The doctor lifted his leg and asked if there was any pain. Dave shook his head and said, "no." For me this is the best news in the world but Dave won't be convinced until he's able to stand up. While the surgery seems to be a success there was a minor set back. Dave had so much scar tissue and calcification stuck to the spinal canal that the doctor had to seperate it before he could remove the part of the disc that was herniated. Doing so caused a small tear in the sac of fluid and had to be repaired with a seal or patch. In order to make sure the seal doesn't tear open, Dave has to stay on strict bed rest 'til morning. The doctor warned us of this before hand but didn't see it being an issue because he didn't know about the scar tissue and calcification until he opened him up.
When Dave came out of surgery he was pretty tired but coherant. So unfortunately there are no funny stories to tell. Sorry.
I took Sadie and Grace in to see Dave and Grace was afraid of Dave in the hospital bed with wires coming out of him. Sadie was fine with it though. I would like to say that they were good and gave their dad lots of love and attention but no. They're nearly 2. Which means they have a special sensor that tells them where to find every button and switch, cord and wire to push, pull and tug on. Needless to say they didn't stay long.
Anyway, I only got to talk to the doctor once and will get to again tomorrow morning so if anything I said above is wrong I will correct it tomorrow.
Thank you to all who prayed and kept Dave in their thoughts. We appriciate it. Love you all!!

Anyone up for a little back surgery?

Dave is.

(Completely immobilized and still working.)
Friday at work he stood up to go get some water to take some ibuprofin for his back pain and could not move. He was shaking so bad from the pain his co-worker thought he was having a seizure. He was taken to the ER by ambulance and there we waited to find out what to do next. Being that it was Friday, the ER doc said that he wouldn't be able to have the suregery til next week. He was going to send Dave home with some pain pills but when he tried to stand up he couldn't even lift his leg up to take a step. Doctor said to admit him and treat him for pain until they could schedule the surgery. It looks like it will be tomorrow (Sun). So please keep Dave in your thoughts and prayers and I will keep you updated.

Binkie Update...

So the binkie thing is going very well. I am now kicking myself in the butt for not doing this sooner. They are doing much better now that they aren't constantly looking for a binkie. Only when they get hurt or upset about something do they start crying for "Deetie". (that's what they call it). But I just destract them with something else and all is forgotten. Next step is no binkie at night. OH! Having the cat right now helps a TON!! Cause all we have to say is, "ok say bye-bye binkie" and then they start to cry. And then we say, "let's go find the kitty!" And then they throw their binkies down and scream, "KITTY CAT!!" Actually, Grace calls the cat "Titty Cat". ;)

1st Day without the Binkie...

So this morning Sadie cried and cried for her binkie which I did not give her (or Grace) until it was time for their nap. They were so excited that we did not play the game of throwing the binkie out of the cribs 10 times before they fall asleep. They weren't about to give them up after not having them all morning. After their nap they had to leave their binkies in their cribs and it was the END OF THE WORLD for my poor little Gracie Poo. She cried so hard you could tell that it was torture for her to leave it behind. When Grace feels something she feels it WHOLE HEARTEDLY whether it be good or bad. It broke my heart to watch her stand at the bottom of the stairs reaching through the gate hoping I would spare her the pain and give in. But NOPE. I am strong. I put Pooh on and made her some pancakes for a snack and she forgot all about the binkie. When I took them up to go to bed they were so happy to find their binkies waiting for them in their cribs where they will stay again tomorrow morning. It's Dave's turn to get them breakfast so wish him luck!