Health, Work, Little Man, & Chris...

Hello Everyone!

HEALTH UPDATE: 

I had my Dr. Appt on the 5th with hopes that I would get some answers from Dr. Guy concerning my MRI. Unfortunately the images were not good enough quality, and he has ordered a CT scan.

They will inject me with a liquid that will show whether or not I have a small or big tear.

The scan will also take images of my bone, to determine whether or not I have any fractures that would require a metal plate or rod to be inserted.

I am not worrying about anything right now, just because I have to wait to find out when my next Dr. Appt is. They scheduled it for the 15th but I never know if the appointment will be kept or not. I have to wait to get a CT scan first.

WORK

My Etsy Business is doing well & we had a very good 2014. I cannot wait to see what 2015 brings, and I am enjoying making things. I still have not listed pre-made scrapbooking pages yet, just because they take a lot of time. 

CHRISTOPHER

Christopher has registration for 4K on February 19th! He has to take a test for it in May! I'm excited and saddened all at the same time. Is it possible for children to grow up so fast? :/

I'm hoping he will enjoy school as much as I did. 

My favorite part of School Shopping, was the School Supplies. To this day: That is still one of my favorite sections of the store. Always will be I believe. 

CHRIS

Chris is still working at Michaels, and I'm hoping we find out more about this Management Job Opening at a store that is just being built. 

He is however; helping another associate run the back room, while the main person steps down for retirement. Unfortunately... that does not include a pay raise.... which we desperately need if we're looking into buying a home next year. 

Well this is all for now! See you soon! :)

Melissa

Friendship Friday[Seasonal Blogging]: Physical Therapy: Doctors Appointments: Swimming: and Kids Club...

Hello Bloggers! I'll be teaming up with Create With Joy for Friendship Friday!

-My Friday so far has been good, and not that busy. I did have PT today though :)

• Do the seasons tend to impact your blogging habits?

I think so. I tend to blog more during Holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving because that is when our family is the busiest. Now that it is summer, I have been blogging a little more than usual, but that's because I haven't been working this year. Whenever I find a job, I'll be more apt to only blog once a week, which will probably be Friendship Friday!

• Do you tend to blog steadfastly year round, or do you blog less at certain times?

I blog less whenever I work, or if there really hasn't been much going on. I tend to blog less in January and August. :)

• Are you blogging more, less or the same than usual this summer?

I'm actually blogging more this summer than usual, but that is because (again) I have not been working. If I was working, I would not be on as much as I am.

My Week was alright. :) I didn't blog this week apart from today, so I guess I can fill you guys in on some things.
I go back to the Orthopedic in 6 weeks for another re-check on my knee, and then as far as I know I will be finished with Physical Therapy. :( (I love Physical Therapy a lot) So when that is finished we're looking into taking me to the gym 2X or more a week to make sure that I stay in shape. My mother-in-law also has a pool., leg press, weights, and bike here at the house that I can use whenever I don't feel like going out to the gym. They also gave me my own personal TENS unit for home :) So now I can have electrical stimulation therapy after a hard workout.
I have been going to PT 3X a week, and on my off days I do the same routines at home (I just up it). I even have my own Spotify Workout Playlist that shuffles so I never hear the same thing on those days. :) Chris will also be getting out our WII from storage, so that I can get on my WII FIT PLUS board, and do those exercises :) (They're a lot of fun!)

Yesterday Christopher went to Kids Club at the church. (It actually was supposed to be somewhere else, but they changed it) so he got to play on the blow up slide and ball pit! (I'm glad he got to experience them before he goes to Monkey Joe's in August, and before his birthday party in September... we'll be renting one for the kids to play on)

Little Man going down the slide!

We have also been doing a lot of swimming during these nice days! (When it rains and storms, we're stuck inside and it is no fun :()

Christopher and myself. He was about to jump into my arms. <3

 

Christopher and his daddy on the float

Well I hope you guys have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!!!!

-Mel

7 years of life, love, friendship, and family........

5 pictures that symbolize our 7 year relationship in a nutshell. 

Hello Bloggers!!! 

7 years ago Chris asked me to be his "girlfriend". We were friends for 4 years prior. On November 23rd 2007 Chris asked me to be his wife. On November 1st 2008 we were wed. On September 9th 2010 Christopher made our family into 3. 

We went to the doctors today and he basically said that I never needed the surgery in the first place, and not to go back to an Orthopedic that says I need more, because my knee is perfectly fine. All I really had was some wear and tear. I'm off the brace, and he said he recommend aggressive physical therapy. ( That differs from Physical Therapy by how hard they "train" me.) I say that because the place I am going to is for athletes and athletic trainers, and I will basically be doing a small version of what they do. 

I CAN FINALLY GO BACK TO WORK! (Now I just have to get a job) 

I am planning on filling out applications at places that at least have a strict set of hours, just simply because it will make it easier on me and Chris, and it will make it easier on Christopher when I put him in daycare. 

Hope you guys have a great day!

Visiting, Primping, Doctors, Growing Up, and May Designs.....

Busy Busy Busy!!! Yesterday and Today have been rather busy for me. Phew.

5.16.2013

We went to visit pop for a couple of hours, because it has been about a week since we last saw him. It wasn't super nice out, but we still sat outside even if the sun refused to shine down.

At about 4:30 we left and went to Kershaw Health because I have been waiting on my surgery reels, and they finally found them, so we left to pick them up.

Afterwords I went and got my nails done because they were in desperate need of some TLC. I chose another fun color--- Purple with sparkles. Doing things like this for myself helps me relax. Even if you're a mommy, you need to also take care of yourself!

5.17.2013

Today we went to Providence North East at Moore Orthopedics to drop off the surgery reels and the CD of my MRI's from Camden Bone and Joint. I have waited 9 weeks to hear back from Liberty Mutual about finding another Dr for me, and they FINALLY got in contact! I am in the process of a waiting game though-- because I'm still not sure if I will be seeing this Dr or not. He has to look over my charts and MRI's and Surgery reels and determine if he will treat me or not. :( I hate the waiting game...

This is what Christopher's bed will look like in a few short hours!!! :) We're finally putting him in his bed, because he is escaping out of his playpen. He used to sleep in his crib until we moved in with Chris's parents. But his parents' house really doesn't have the room to set up his crib, so we had him sleep in his playpen. He has now outgrown it, so we're taking the next step and putting him into his bed.

Now we just have to get him potty trained! I wish it was easier to do than to be said.

After seeing May Designs on pinterest I was extremely excited to order from them! They customize Planners, Meal Planners, Notebooks, ect... and the books are SOOO CUTE! I ordered mine today and should be getting it in about 14 days (I'll show you guys pictures once I get it). They're cheap considering the work that has to be put into them! I got mine on a special sale because they were shown on Good Morning America yesterday! (I got mine for $16 incl. shipping) I would rather have something personalized than to go to Wal-mart and spend $10 on something that hasn't been hand-stitched and been created just for me.
You can check them out here May Designs

Well this is all for today!

-Mel