Catching Up and Taking A Breath

  Hello to my very few readers. I'm bad at this whole blogging thing. I kinda forgot I had a blog for awhile. Will's Gotcha day is July 20th, 2015. That means we've had him for over a year! He is now 3. He and I have become very close, although we often clash heads, metaphorically and literally. I guess we are both still fighting for attention as the youngest XD. He also talks, like, a LOT. It's hard to get him to shut up sometimes. It reminds me of me. He is pretty hilarious. He gets it from me. And he loves to quote movies, especially acting them out with his toys when he thinks no one is watching or listening. It's pretty adorable.

  I am in High School now. So that's weird. But cool. We have a Freshman campus with only 9th grade, so I guess that is pretty cool. I am super busy though. Lots of homework, but not too hard. I'm pretty sure that English is my least favorite subject at the moment. I'm not in any advanced classes, even though people just assume I am because I don't talk and wear glasses. I have no idea how that makes me an advanced student, but somehow it does. I guess I'll never fully understand people my age. 

  Oh, I almost forgot. Surgery. I have been having recurring problems with my knees, as I think I've mentioned before(my cousins call me Gimpy, and I love it). Anyways, it's gotten to the point where I need surgery. I'll explain my problem. So, my knee caps are positioned a little too high(my friend calls them my floating patellas) so they are very mobile. Since they are very mobile, even the slightest movement can cause my knee to pop to the side, temporarily dislocating it, and I have to manually push it back into place. If this doesn't sound painful to you, you might need to go see someone about your mental problems, because it hurts. A LOT. It started a few years ago, and scarcely happened. But it started getting worse, even to the point where my knee caps were "popping out" about once every two weeks. So I started physical therapy and taping, but all that did was strengthen my muscles, not fix my knees. I was fine with tape on, but terrified to even walk without the tape. So we made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor and surgeon to see if surgery was an option. The orthopedic guy was nervous about surgery because he wasn't sure it would help if I was still growing. However, the knee surgeon told us about a surgery that would fix my knee problem with an awesome chance of success, because there were healthy factors about my knees that would make the surgery a lot easier. So, now I am getting surgery. On October 13th. 6am check-in. And I have the pre-op on the 12th. 

  Speaking of surgery, I am also getting a permanent crown on my bottom right molar on the 10th. I got my temporary crown a few weeks ago because of a weird cavity that came out of nowhere. My dentist and my Uncle(also a dentist) were baffled and hadn't seen anything like it before. So I feel special, in a weird way.

  So my mom has recovered from her back surgery, however, it gave her TM(transverse myelitis) which affects the nervous system. In short, our family has been going through a lot of trials. It's hard to be happy sometimes, because the world seems so against us. But we're making it through life okay. At least one of us hasn't died yet(knock on wood! knock on wood! knock on wood!). 

  I know I have said this before, but I am going to try to post at least two Sundays a month. Hopefully that will keep me updating more often. That's it for now. 

Recovery

On Tuesday January 12th, 2016, my mom had surgery on her back. She came home after the surgery was complete. Unable to do many things on her own, such as walk, go to the bathroom, and re-adjust herself in bed, my brother, my dad and I have to help her and take care of her. While at the same time handling a 2 year old who knows something weird is happening with mom. Now, a week later, things are going more smoothly. Mom can walk faster-still with the walker- and Will is finding other things to occupy his time. My Grandparents came today and are staying for the week, because Dad has to go back to work. My older brother comes home in two days from serving in the Baltic area(its by Russia, for those of you who don't know). We are excited to see him again. If there is something I haven't covered this week, it might be in next week's post. I am going to try to do a weekly post. Not that many people will see it. Besides Gracie. Thanks Gracie. Bye.