Friday

What a long night! Caleb is doing well, but the pain was a bit much for him last night. Seems like we could barely keep it in check with the pain meds, but we did get some sleep finally towards the end of the night. He slept in the recliner because he was afraid he would roll over on to his arm. So, I slept on the couch next to him. He just had a little bit of breakfast and is snoozing again in the recliner. I hope that he can get some good rest this morning so he can get up and about this afternoon.

He has a lot of algebra to do, so the next couple of days will be hard for him and I with that alone :). I decided to give it a couple of weeks with me trying to tutor him myself. So far, it has worked out good. But then, the concepts he was working on were pretty easy. When we worked on it on Tuesday, I had him teach me what he knew. I think that will be a good process for him. I could see he was very happy to tell me how to do something instead of the other way around!

We were thinking about going to visit my parents for the weekend, if Caleb is feeling up to it. I'm going to wait to make that decision until later today. It will be nice to get out of the house if we can; however, I don't want to wear Caleb out so that he isn't able to go back to school on Monday. We haven't been able to visit my parents at their house since their anniversary in January. Caleb usually works on Saturday & Sunday, so it can be hard to find the time to get away. Thankfully we are only an hour away, so we get together for short stints as much as possible.

Positives for the past couple of days

1. Caleb's surgery is done & it went well!
2. Nice nurses - the nurses at the surgical center were incredible. Very caring and in tune to our every need.
3. My dad - he came up to sit with me while Caleb was in recovery & then helped us get back home and settled. All my family has been very helpful through this & I appreciate them being there for us!!

Healthy Living Update: Things have not been going so well. I haven't had anytime for structured exercise. Plus, the eating has been all about convenience. The good news is that I have been keeping very busy so not as much time to eat. I'm hoping to get out today for a nice walk. Maybe I can get Caleb to go with me for a little bit so he can get some fresh air.