Our hearts are so very grateful that Jaydon seems to now be 'over the hump' with his pain and recovery. Last week was a week of ups and downs but of course that was to be expected considering his extensive surgery. He has had several really good days in a row now and we can now stretch his pain medicine out to twice a day - PTL! This kid is truly amazing, let me tell you. I love his guts, his stamina, his perseverance, his zeal, his zest for life.......... His smile melts me down to a puddle and boy is it good to see that smile so often now!
We now have 2 weeks of recovery under our belt - yea! Jaydon and I spend our summer days playing with play doh, cars, puzzles, legos, reading books, listening to music, videos, etc.. He just recently discovered light sabers so we've had a couple of 'fights' today. You should hear him giggle and laugh when I pretend that he knocks me out. John and Ben play with him a lot too in the mornings and then they go play/swim with friends in the afternoons. Bob comes in and takes the evening shift so I can get out sometimes and take a walk or get some groceries. We seem to have a decent schedule down for now. :)
SO many of you have blessed us during this time and we are forever grateful - thank you! Our family has been so blessed with your prayers, cards, emails, calls, visits and meals. John and Ben have also had so many play dates to help them have a fun and active summer. Jaydon has been surprised with visits, balloons, candy, legos, toys and even a homemade strawberry milkshake:). A very special friend of mine even took his shorts and put buttons in the crotch so he can wear clothes again. These wonderful blessings really do help him get through each day and we thank all of you (you know who you are!!).
We also appreciate your continued prayers for our sweet little fella. Your prayers for his continued healing and for his emotional state are greatly welcomed and appreciated. Overall he is handling his situation very well (much better than I'm sure that I would) but there are obviously some difficult and frustrating moments that we have to help him push through. Our prayer is that God will grant us the wisdom we need to take care of him and encourage hm on a daily basis. We are just so blessed, humbled and honored that God chose us to be the parents of 3 wonderful sons!
Hope all of you are well and enjoying your summer so far!
Much love and every blessing to you and yours.
He's 1/3 of the way there! So glad that he is tolerating this SO well! I know it seems like he'll be in that thing forever, but you will get to the end and on to the next step before you know it. Dylan had his mold taken today for his leg, we have an appt in 2 weeks for his first fitting. Can't believe it. Imagine, one day they'll both be walking around like champs!
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