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January 29 The COLD winter!Winter has been the biggest change in moving to Kansas. Katie comments regularly that the snow is great, but the cold is not so fun. I don't even have to explain that unfortunately they come together... We are learning to adapt and overcome, I guess. Maybe we are just dressing warmer!
Katie is doing great in school. Allie and I are settling in to our time together and really enjoying it. She's actually pretty good company for a two year old.
We had a wonderful Christmas. My family came and spent a few days with us and then we went to Missouri for the New Year. It has been wonderful being just a couple hour's drive from family. I know when we move this summer that we will deeply miss that luxury.
Chris had surgery to repair his shoulder injury, caused by his jaw surgery. I think he can finally close that chapter of his life... at least when he finishes his physical therapy. He has received the greatest care from an amazing physician. We really have been blessed to 'be at the right place at the right time.'
I need to take from the example of my cousin, who is so good to keep us all updated, and make a point to let everyone know what is going on with us. I will work on that this year. We'll see if I can follow through with that. April 21 It's been a whileSo, I just realized that the last time I wrote an update was in November.... oops!
We had a great Christmas in Missouri with family. I turned thirty along with the New Year. My husband threw an amazing party with my close friends--It was such an incredible gesture from all those involved and will be a time that I will never forget. In February, we celebrated our 8th anniversary! I can't believe we've been married that long! March brought Chris' birthday. And now at April, Allie turned 2! It doesn't seem possible that our baby is 2! She is a lot of fun and keeps us on our toes. Katie is reading faster than we can keep the books in her hands and growing like crazy. Chris finally got his braces off. His teeth look incredible. The difference is unbelievable! (We will post pics soon) And we are getting ready for our move to Kansas in June. After 7 years here in Louisiana, it will be hard to say goodbye to this area. I was starting to feel at home here! :)
More later with pictures... November 04 Getting better!Chris had another follow up appointment today. After 3 miserable days not being able to eat or talk, we removed the rubber bands on Thursday. I've never seen someone so satisfied by a baked potato and soup (Jason's Deli and McAlister's are our new favorite eating places--almost every meal). Back to the appointment. The doctor said that he was doing "FANTASTIC!" He continues to be shocked by how quickly he is healing and how well he is doing. So, he doesn't have to be rubber banded shut, except at night. Now he is trying to gain back the weight that he lost during the last 3 days. Be sure to check out his photo album for more current after shots.
On the family subject, I added a new photo album with Halloween pictures of the girls. Katie was torn between being a cowgirl or cheerleader. She got a cheerleading uniform for her birthday, but wanted to be the cowgirl... until Halloween morning when she saw Allie--then she wanted to be Raggedy Ann. Oh well, can't always make them happy. They both enjoyed trick or treating, but really enjoyed handing out the candy to other children the best. Allie got really good at throwing the candy in their bags. Chris and I dressed up as Hippies, hoping that no one would recognize him as we walked around (since he couldn't talk). I think we succeeded, as people only recognized us by our children.
Katie turned 6 on Oct 26th, so there are a few pics from her party. She had a great time with her friends at a place called Party Central. She is so grown up! I still can't get over that she is so BIG!
In case you haven't heard yet, we found out last week that we will be moving to Leavenworth, KS in June 2007. Chris was selected to attend CGSC (which is an in-residence school). It is actually the Army's version of this schooling, which is similar to a Master's program. We are really excited. This is a great move, and we will be so close to family!!!
Talk about a crazy couple of weeks... October 30 Chris' Jaw Surgery UpdateWell, I am finally getting around to posting the pictures that I've been talking about. The pictures are the focus of the most current chapter of our life... Chris' jaw reconstruction surgery. We decided about 12 months ago that he should go through with the tedious maxillofacial surgery recommended by the Ortho-Surgeon on base. We've been dreading the time leading up to it, but I can say now, that I am glad that the 'hard part' is behind us. Now, it is just recovery.
He had surgery on Oct 18th. It required two surgeons and took a little over 8 1/2 hours to complete (not including recovery). These talented doctors broke and then reconstructed both the upper and lower jaws. The funniest thing is that his chief complaint afterward was the pain on his arm from the blood pressure cuff (from repetative pressure checks every 5 minutes through the duration of the surgery). The immediate result was overwhelming, and I am so THANKFUL that my mom was there to let me cry on her shoulder. After realizing the task at hand (and getting a grip on my emotions), we have since just focussed on him getting back to normal--whatever that is.
He is looking more and more like himself every day. He is on a soft food diet and not permitted to bite anything. It's amazing how creative you can get when you are hungry! He can currently talk, but tomorrow he gets his mouth rubber banded shut (to force his muscles to learn his new bite) until Thursday night, so it will be quiet around the house.
The splint in his mouth should be removed between 6-8 weeks post surgery. |
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