Update on Tyson

Well Tyson had a check-up today, with the ortho. He said his leg looks good and is healing nicely. Tyson goes back on July 2nd to have a short leg cast put on, and he will be able to start putting a little weight on it. I am very excited about this. It will be so much easier to take care of him! Right now the cast goes from his toes all the way up his thigh. So, he has to use a wheel chair or mommy (or daddy) power to get anywhere. So it was a good visit and I know we are reaching the half way point. We are all looking forward to having a healed Tyson back!

I finally got pics uploaded so here is one of Tyson with his cast.

What next?

What a week this has been! Like Tyson has not been through enough with his broken leg, he spent Monday afternoon through yesterday with the stomach bug. I will spare the details, but it is was not a fun time with a child in a cast!! You would think it would be against the laws of nature for all of this to happen to one child. Plus I was suppose to be helping with Vacation Bible School this week, but had to bale on that.

Kyler has been having a good time at VBS though, so that is good. It gives him something to do. His summer has been a bust too because of Tyson's limitations. Normally we would be in the pool everyday, but now he has to wait until weekends when Ray can go out with him. He understands though, at least he gets to swim some, unlike his little brother.

I find myself answering, "maybe when Tyson gets his cast off" to a lot of questions. I do know that we will do as many things as possible when he does get it off to make up for lost time. I am sure we will be spending a LOT of time in the pool when that happens.

On another note Ray and I celebrated another year of matrimony yesterday. It has been 14 years since we said I do. Some days I can not believe it has been that long and other days I can not believe it has only been 14 years, lol. I do know that I love him more now than I did then. He is my best friend, my biggest cheerleader, and greatest comforter. If I had to do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat! Ray I love you so much and I can not wait to see what this next year will bring.

Let's give this another try.

Well looking at the date of my last post shows that I am perhaps one of the worst bloggers ever! I am determined to give it another try though, so we will see. Just when I think things are as complicated as they can get BOOM, something else comes up. I know all things happen for a reason but I would not mind having a little time off every now and then.

Kyler started things off with his dog bite and following round of rabies shots. That was very scary for all of us, but I am thankful that it was not worse. Kyler handled the situation as well as can be expected and at least he is no longer afraid of shots. He is however afraid of stray dogs. Even dogs barking in the distance almost sends him in a panic. I pray that he will one day be able to overcome this and go on with his life.

My current "drama" is Tyson. On Memorial Day, while jumping on the trampoline with Kyler, Tyson broke his leg. As a parent you know by your child's cry, the severity of the situation. Tyson's scream was heart stopping for Ray and I. Then seeing his deformed leg showed the gravity of the situation. I did not have to rely on my EMT training to know that is was broke. It was obvious. He is doing well though and I am sure will take something away from all of this. Being in a cast for most of the summer is going to be a major bummer, but I keeping praying for fast healing so maybe he will be able to enjoy swimming and things sooner rather than later. Time will tell. He is very resilient and I have not no doubt he will handle everything just fine.

All in all things could be a lot worse at the Walls' house. Whenever I find myself slipping into self pity, I try to remind myself of that. Everyday I pray for strength to handle the day ahead and I know that God and a wonderful group of family and friends are there with me for each step. That is very comforting!