Update on Katelyn's Surgery

Katelyn had her knee surgery yesterday afternoon. The surgery went well and she did great! She did even better after surgery this time than she did last time, and she did pretty good last time! I think it helps a little that she knew what to expect - she knew she'd wake up in some pain, so she was prepared.

The doctor told us this knee looked even worse than her left knee when he got in there, so that's even further confirmation to me that we did the right thing in going ahead with her surgery now. She'll go back in 2 weeks to get the stitches out and then she'll start a couple of weeks of therapy. Right now she's just supposed to take it easy, but she can put as much weight on it as she can tolerate.

She did walk a little bit last night after we got home, and she's walked some today. When I say "walk" I mean she hobbles a little bit with one of us standing there holding onto her! But she is putting some weight on it. For the most part though, she is sitting on the couch or the bed, and we just carry her when she needs to be moved. She isn't in too much pain and has been in a very cheerful mood! She's taking her pain meds about every 4.5 to 5.5 hours.

So far she's doing great! I'm sure she'll continue to do awesome and she'll be walking around unassisted in no time!

Two Week Recap

So what's been going on at our house since I posted two weeks ago? Glad you asked! Here's a recap of what has been happening.

1. Rachel started indoor soccer and is loving it! She is playing on a co-ed team. Today was her 2nd game and the coach put her in as goalkeeper in the 2nd half. She did awesome!

2. Rachel has also started swim clinics. She is enjoying these. It's a mixture of boys & girls ages 6-11. It's good for her to stay in the water during the off season so that she's ready for swim season when it rolls around late spring!

3. Katelyn had basketball evaluations last week. She is excited about basketball season starting. She'll have to sit out some of the first practices because of number 4 below.

4. Katelyn will be having surgery on her right knee on November 19th. This is the same surgery that she had on her left knee back in March. She'll have to take it easy for a couple of weeks and do a couple of weeks of physical therapy, but she should definitely be ready for the first basketball game in January!

5. I found out that I have mitral valve prolapse. Luckily, it's a fairly common heart problem and my valve just seems to have a small leak. I don't have any kinds of limitations, restrictions, etc. I wouldn't have even known anything was wrong but my doctor heard a "click" when she was listening to my heartbeat and sent me for an echocardiogram. The echo indicated mitral valve prolapse, so I had to go see a cardiologist. But all is okay!

6. The 2nd six weeks has ended at school and the girls both made straight A's on their report cards!! They also are both in the top 10 Accelerated Reader (AR) point earners in the school. Rachel is in 1st place with 220 points and Katelyn is in 6th place with 110 points (I think - not sure of her exact total).

7. Robert's MawMaw passed away yesterday. She was 94 years old. Robert said she's probably the best card player he's ever seen! She could also make some yummy mac-n-cheese!!!

Guess that's all for now! Maybe it won't be another 2 weeks before I post again.