My foot and knee

I had surgery in January 16. The doctor had to take a tendon out of the back of my knee and put it in my ankle to add muscle mass. There were 11 staples in my knee. They would not count for me how many were in my ankle. I just know there were a whole lot more than there were in my knee. The staples came out and cast went on January 29. The cast got removed March 3. I am glad to be out of it, but my ankle hurts worse in boot than with the cast on. I start PT this week. I am praying for a full recovery.

Update on my Foot

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. I have been so busy with the holidays and the kids. Jordan is getting so big so fast. My parents are saying she is getting bigger every time they see her, they are seeing her at least once a week.

Isaac and Becca went back to school Monday after Christmas break. I think they would say they had an awesome Christmas and they really enjoyed their break from school.

My parents, my husband, my baby, and I will be headed to KC next week for my second foot surgery. Please be praying for us for good traveling weather and that the doctor doesn't need to take additional tissue for my ankle from my knee.

We will be needing a lot of help after we get back, since I will be on crutches for at least 6 weeks. We will need most of the help with Jordan. If you are interested in helping us out please email me at hopper.smith@gmail.com

Birthday, Honor Roll, and my brace

I now have a one year old baby girl. She is getting so big. Her brother tried to show her how to use her new toy. She got so messy with her cake and ice cream. She has been crawling now for two weeks. She is pulling up to her knees.

Isaac was on the B Honor Roll for First Quarter in third grade. We are so proud of him and his accomplishments.

Becca was caught with having good caracter last week. She is so excited and we are so proud of her.

I have been to KC and back to get my new brace. We will be going back to KC in about three weeks to decide if I am going to have surgery again. The brace make my foot swell more all the time. It hurts more to stand still, but it doesn't hurt as bad to walk.

Updates

Okay the kids have had two sets of allergy shots. Becca actually thanked the nurse after the last shot. She said it hurt but it is good for her.

I went to KC last week. I brought home a brace to wear to bed. I will go back in about 2 weeks to get a brace made for my foot. I will go back 2-3 weeks later to see the doctor to discuss how the brace is doing. If the brace is not helping we will be scheduling another surgery on my ankle. He will take a tendon out of the back of my knee and put it in my ankle to give me more muscle mass.

Please be praying for us. This all has been very trying on us all.

We will be having a yard sale starting Thursday - Saturday if you want to stop by and see what we want to get rid of. We really need to get rid of this stuff, so that we have more room.

First Day of School and a 10 month old

Yesterday Reuben and I took the older two to school for the first day. Becca is now in Kindergarten, that is hard for me to believe. Isaac is now a third grader, that is even harder to believe. My baby is now 10 months old, she is get so big. She is not crawling or trying to pull up yet, but I am not concerned. She didn't sit up until last month. She is doing everything at her own pace, which is fine with me.

Reuben is working on another class for college on Counseling. I am looking forward to being able to go through the book when he is done.

I am going to Kansas City in September for my ankle. I hope the doctor and figure out what is wrong with it.

Updates on Us all

Hi all,

We have been so busy and school has only been out 3 weeks. We are have a blast with T-Ball and Baseball this year. I will post the kids pictures later.

Isaac is at Cub Scout Camp. He left this morning and I already miss him. He has been so helpful this summer so far. He ended up having a wonderful fourth quarter in Second grade. We just loved his teacher.

Becca just completed the second week of Summer School, she is going because she wanted to. She had a wonderful time in Pre-School, she had an awesome teacher. We could not have asked for a better teacher for her. They were matched up wonderfully.

Reuben just finished his text book for his first course for college. He is loving being back in school. We are filling in right now at First Assembly in B-town. Last Sunday was our first Sunday there, we are looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in this church.

Our home church has a new pastor, he is a friend of ours. He has know me for over 13 years. I can not wait to be back at our church on a Sunday morning and here him preach as my pastor.

My foot is doing about the same right now. I am waiting on Workman's Comp to get back to me about the trip to Kansas City. There is a chance I will not be taking that trip, we just have to see if the doctor will take my case. The Dr. in Springfield said that I am only 2% disabled and Workman's Comp said it has to be at least 15-20%. I have been advised to start the paper work on disability, but I am going to wait and see what comes of Kansas City.

Jordan is getting so big. She will be 8 months old on Saturday. It seems so hard to believe, seems like just yesterday she was born. She is cutting her two teeth on the bottom, rolling over and trying to crawl. She will be so mobile so soon, I am kinda dreading it.

I am trying to come up with solutions for a Yard Sale; we have so much stuff to get rid of since the move. I am trying to see if it is worth it and to see how to have every thing out, we don't have any tables. If any of you have any ideas please let me know.

I will talk to you all later.

Updates

Hi all,

Here is what is going on in our neck of the woods. I have had to get older my baby is now 6 months old and my wonderful son is now 8. It just seems like yesterday he was born, but now I also have two girls. I will post later about his pregnancy and birth.

My husband is a college student again as of today. I am so excited for him. He will finally be getting the dregree he has always wanted, but this will be a three year long adventure.

My foot is about the same. I have to take a test to see how disabled I am and then my doctor is going to release me. I will probably not be able to work at the Y any longer because of my foot. The next step is to go to Kansas City to get a third opinion. I know my God is in control and He will heal me in His time.

Prayer and Advice

Hey all,

I talked to Workman's comp today and they informed me that my Doctor is getting ready to release me in this state that I am in. He believes he has done all that can be done for my foot. For the next two weeks we are going to try pool physical therapy, to see if this will make me stronger faster. The Physical therapist says they are not through with me yet and two more weeks will not be enough. The suggestion has been made for me to get a third opinion. The Physical therapist are say at this point I am 75 to 80% disabled in that ankle. Please post and let me know what you think. I am leaning on arms of My Heavenly Father.

First week of baseball pratice

Hey all,

My husband probably wants me to get my head checked. I am coaching two baseball teams for this season, not by myself with other coaches. I really suffered through the first practice last night. I think my co-coach on that time saw how much pain I am in and will take it easy on me this year like he did last year, at least I hope so. The other team, my daughter's team, just had their practice canceled because of the rain. I am not driving except when I have no other choice. It hurts for me to push on the brake. Physical therapy thinks that is strange.

Updates

Hi all,

Sorry it has been over a week since I posted. The kids were sick all of Spring Break. The only fun thing that we did was go get Ice Cream on the day every one was well.

We had Easter at our house with my father-in-law and just us. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.

I got an update on my foot today. I will not be going back to work for the month of April. The doctor is talking about putting my on permanent restrictions. If I don't improve a lot this coming month. He will be putting a restriction of not being on my foot longer than 5 to 10 minutes. I don't know how that would work with three kids, coaching to baseball teams this summer, and just having fun with my family. If I get this restriction will not be able to go back to work, I don't know if that is good or not.

I know my God is a big God and HE WILL HEAL ME! I just don't know when. I am completely trusting Him on this whole thing.