Catch up...

It's been a few days since I have updated ...  So let me catch you up.  Samantha had her first physical therapy session on Friday afternoon.  She did fantastic!  No surprise there.  The biggest concern is that she can keep the extension with her knee.  If she loses that it will be hard to recover it - that is why Dr. Heare kept the splint on her leg after the surgery.


Samantha's physical therapist was impressed with the range she has.  She has full extension and she can bend her knee to 90 degrees.  Ideally they want to see about 135 degrees so she is on her way.  It is a lot easier get the bend back than the extension.


We will have a bit of work to ahead getting her hip in shape - but we knew that already.  The good news to take away is that once she is walking, the hip strength will be easier to gain than it would have been before.


Saturday came and it was time to cheer on Isabella.  She ran a 5k race - her time was 41 minutes and she took SECOND in her age group.  Her group was 12 and under and the girl who took first place is 11.  We are so proud of her - she is still wearing her medal.


Sunday was a chore day for me - I was able to get all my seedlings transplanted while Samantha rested.  Jeremy and Isabella took advantage of the windy day and flew kites.


Unfortunately, Samantha started running a fever on Sunday.  That is always scary after a surgery but I have been talking with her doctors.  She has a sore throat so we think she just caught the flu that is going around.  It sounds kind of weird but the doctors are relieved that her throat hurts. It would be scary if there wasn't a reason for the fever.  It would mean that the surgical site may be infected.  But that isn't the case.  We will continue to watch closely.  It just sucks that she has to feel so yucky as she is healing.


Check out Facebook for a picture of Isabella and her medal.  I am hoping Samantha will start to feel a bit better.  I will keep everyone posted!


Night - love to everyone!