A few rounds with Apollo Creed...

This is Kelli this time...  so due warning if it's not as funny as when Ted updates:)  Things are going very well at home.  You can see by the photo that the swelling seems to be getting worse before it gets better.  Part of that is due to Sam's refusal to stay sleeping upright. The kid just demands to sleep on his stomach...  & since I can't stay up all night days on end like I did in college, it seems he will have his way!

Sam is sleeping really well, eating really well & really glad to be back with all his trucks.  We've had wonderful visits from friends!  We are so grateful for the meals that are being provided...  it has been so great to be able to focus all our attention on Sam-I-Am for now.  He's still pretty weak so needs help walking & standing for any length of time.  He's fiercely independent so that is causing him some frustration.  

His pain is pretty manageable right now.  He refused tylenol/codeine the first time we tried to give it to him on Friday night so he's been down to alternating tylenol & ibuprofen since we came home.  Ted and I have split the night-time watch.  I get the pleasure of sleeping on Sam's floor to be there if he wakes up disoriented & tries to get out of bed.  Ted gets the pleasure of waking up a few times a night to give Sam medicine.  We both have this week off from work & we can't imagine doing it any other way.

Sam will need to wear a protective helmet for the next 3 months in the car & anytime he is active (might hit his head)...  So we will be laying low playing quiet games, reading, working puzzles, doing art, watching movies etc.  

We have settled in pretty well!  Feel free to visit.  Sam has been getting up around 9am.  He goes down for a nap after lunch & is back up around 4pm.  So late morning is a good time.  Or late afternoon, early evening.  Give us a call...  We would love to see you!  Thanks for your love, support, encouragement, prayers, food, & fun gifts to keep Sam busy these next 3 months!