The BACK Story

It's starting to look more like spring (some days), and we are loving it! 

 

Scott with Great Grandma...

Jon had back surgery last week!  He has been in pain for some time, and when he finally went in for an MRI, he found that he has 5 bulging discs and one herniated disc that was extruding into the nerve.  They tried a spinal injection, but that seemed to irritate his nerve pain all the more. Sitting caused the most pain so he basically paced the house for the week prior and couldn't sleep much because of the sharp pain. Thankfully, he was able to get into surgery within a week, and felt immediate relief after the surgery.  Praise the Lord! The nurse said that with this particular surgery, she has had patients crying in pain prior to being wheeled to the OR and crying tears of joy afterwards because of the great relief.   He lied on the floor of the minivan for our 40 minute drive to the surgery.  I took pictures, but for some reason he doesn't want me to post them.  These boys are no fun, I tell ya!

He is recovering at home now with many restrictions, so he is reading lots of books to pass the time.  He can walk, but cannot "BLT"...bend, lift, or twist.  I have had to sit on him when he gets the urge to practice his ballroom dancing in the living room.  We go back for a check up in a couple of weeks, and they said that he should be able to resume more activities in six weeks (May 2nd...but who's counting?!)

Unsure of what he would feel like afterwards, I borrowed some of my grandma's assistive equipment.  Thankfully, Jon hasn't needed it, but the kids have had fun making up silly games with the cane, walker, and grabber tool!:)  (You've got to get creative when you spend your Spring Break week at home with your dad recovering from a back surgery!)

In cheerier random news, look who learned how to blow bubbles!:)

Mega Catch-Up Post

Shortly after New Years, Natalie's class took an overnight trip to the Ark & Creation Museum. 

The car ride there and back with friends was her favorite part!

More fun with friends at home...

 

Kate & Natalie played a lot of basketball over these past few months. 

Kate made me laugh because I think she equally enjoyed her time on the court AND her time talking to anyone sitting next to her on the bench!:)  She improved each game and had a great first season of basketball!

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie's team ended up runner up in their tournament, and Natalie received the Most Improved Player award.  She's determined to keep working and has set shooting goals for herself during the off season.  We were proud of her!

 

 

We enjoyed the snowstorm and a couple of surprise days off school in early February!

Scott continues to serenade us with his songs.  We never get tired of hearing him play worship songs on his keyboard.  He's enjoying playing in the chapel band each week at school.  Above is a picture of him playing the saxophone during a music showcase event.  (For the record, he doesn't like it when I take his picture so the ratio of daughters to son's photos is off!)

His peers wrote adjectives to describe Scott at school.  Loved reading these!:)