Jimmy's bone graft update

Jimmy is doing pretty well.  He's up and walking!  He was able to walk real slowly (and limping the whole way) to the hospital play room. 

 As you can see in the pictures, he is pretty swollen.  Dr. Morales says the swelling/bruising in his little face will probably continue until Thursday.  He's such a trooper.  My heart aches to see these pictures and not be able to touch him- to hug him and tell him in person that all is going to be okay.  I know it would have been a circus for me to be out there in SLC with Johnny and Alice in tow, but it is really hard to see these pictures and be so far away.  When I asked him over the phone how he was doing he replied "good".  Then when I asked him if he hurt more in his mouth or his hip, he replied "both hurt bad".  Poor guy.

A really nice mom who I know via the email Utah cleft group stopped by yesterday and gave Jimmy this really cool airplane book.  Thanks Kate!  As you can see Jimmy loves making the airplanes in it.  What a PERFECT gift for him!  Kate has baby twins, one of which was born with a cleft.  It was so thoughtful of her to stop by and see James/Jimmy.

Jimmy has to be real careful not to bump the bone graft site for the next few months.  The doctor doesn't want him to participate in any sort of physical activity were his mouth could get bumped.  So no recess or PE for this Kindergartner.  Those are some of his favorite times at school, so the next couple of months will be hard.  I'm going to try and see if I can be innovative and visit him at school when he's having to "sit it out", and such.  He also is on a liquid diet for the next week, and then soft foods for a month.  I think I mentioned that in our previous post.

The doctor is letting them go home today.  They'll go down to Springville and stay with Lisa and Taylor (my sister and brother in law) for a couple days and then fly home to us here in Arkansas.  Thank you so much Lisa for taking care of my baby! 

I sure do miss 'em.