Catch up!

Shew, feeling so overwhelmed right now! :( Giving myself TONS of grace with this whole hand healing SLOWNESS.

A few updates. I have so much catching up to do, but so much to do and so little strength or time to do it all in. Deep breath............................:) Okay! :)

So, latest on my hand. I went for my first therapy appointment this morning! And BOY was it enlightening! Very interesting stuff! Just a few things (there's just too much to really tell all), my left hand strength is at 60, my right (the one I just had surgery on) is at 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT VERY GOOD! No wonder I've broken nearly half of my dishes! :) My dear husband still thinks I just want a new set of dishes! :) So, that will be one big thing, but even bigger yet was my amount of scar tissue. WELCOME TO MY GENETIC WORLD!!!!!!!! He said my scar tissue was excessive and that he was quite positive that is why the numbness hasn't let up. As that scar tissue is so thick (more than usual) that it is what is still pressing down on that nerve causing the still numbness and still tingling! WOW! Good news is that through time, we are hoping to break some of that tissue down with therapy, stretching, exercise, heat/cold packs, etc. Too, I will have to EVENTUALLY massage the actual incision to try and release and break down some of that as well. Right now it is so painful to touch, so that will be a slow go. In short, there is a lot of work set out for me and still quite a bit of time to heal, but I'm OPTIMISTIC about it all! Please keep praying that this plan of action will work!

Although I have still posting to do clear back from when our Uncle Brian was here, to birthdays, to Easter, etc, a big piece of news here at the Baltzly house is that the Tooth Fairy came to visit us last night!!!!!!!! First time she's visited our home! WOW! So cool! Our boy, is just growing up WAY TOO FAST!!!!!!!!!!!! Laine lost his first tooth from the bottom center! I know, first of many! How exciting! The dear boy was so excited about "meeting" the tooth fairy (even though we told him the fairy wouldn't come until he was asleep) he still managed to stay "conscious" until nearly midnight!!!! Shew! Late night for mommy & daddy! :) I told Benjamin the last few times, "we should just set our alarm for about 3AM and get up and do it quick." We were too afraid of hearing it go off, but not having enough energy to get back up to go fulfill our job as fairy! :)

I'll be posting in the near future some back posts. Until then, here is the latest! :)