Chris' Post Op Appointment

We had Chris' post op appointment today. Everything looks good. As you can see, they casted it. We picked blue for his cast; while the doctor was casting it, we were talking about sport teams. He said he could do blue and red for Patriots and started putting red on it. So we have a multi colored cast.
Emma had her 2 month check-up today as well. You can't really tell were the breaks were on the x-ray. The doctor said everything looks great.

Note: If you don't know about Emma's broken leg, go to May posting Broken Leg.

Chris Preached Today

Just wanted to let you know that Chris preached today. If you would like to listen to it go to: sonrisebc.org, it is on the front page. If you would like to follow along with his power point, click open a new window, go to the website again and click on his power point slide show. His sermon will still play while you have another window open. I just got done listening to it myself; I worked in the nursery while he was preaching this morning.

Zoo with the Earle Family

One of three baby tigers. At one point he was hissing at us. It was adorable.

I finally got a decent picture of the baby snow leopard. Fun to watch him with his mom.

Emma, Katie, Robbie, and Madi looking at the monkeys.

The Bird Trainer

We of course went to the bird show when we were at the zoo with the Earles. Madi was picked to be the bird trainer of buttercup. She thought it was so cool. She did a wonderful job and got a gallon of Meadow Gold Chocolate Milk for being a good trainer.

Chris' Thumb After Surgery

As I was writing the blog about Chris' thumb, I thought I should take a picture of the x-ray to show you where they put the pins.

Chris is doing well

This picture was taken after Chris visited the doctor yesterday. He put a better splint on, then I did, although the nurse told Chris that I splinted it well. I cut an emery board, taped it, taped the board to his thumb, then wrapped it with a bandage to cover it up. So if you ever break a finger use a big emery board to brace it.

This picture (taken last night) doesn't show how bad his thumb really is, but you get the picture. The swelling is way down. Chris broke it between the two joints.

Chris a few hours after we got home from the hospital. Just to note, the mattress behind him is our fancy dancy sliding door curtain, for now.

The surgery went well. We were at the hospital about 4 hours total. Chris is doing well, no pain yet; his thumb is still numb. They reset it and put three pins in, not having to cut him open. He has a post op on Monday. Thank you for all your continued prayers.

Another Broken Bone!?!?

Yes, you read the title right; another family member broke a bone on Tuesday (found out today that it was broke). The question is who? Any guesses? I'll narrow it down for you: it is an adult. I bet your first thought was me, since I am the more accident prone one, but you would be wrong... it is Chris.

He joined the church's men's softball team and in their second game, Tuesday night, he was playing catcher, caught the ball, tagged the guy coming in, but the dropped, after the tag. He broke his thumb inside his glove as the runner slammed into his hand. You would think it was good he broke his left thumb, because he is right handed, but when you are a guitarist for a major part of your job, it's not so good. Can't play many chords with a broken left hand. He broke it right below the knuckle. Tomorrow he is going in for surgery (check in is at 7:30AM) to set it and to put pins in it. The doctor said he could set it without surgery, but it would be a good idea to go in for surgery and set it, putting pins in it, so he can have the best gripping ability after it heals so he can play the guitar. The doctor said it will be at least 6 weeks of healing.

Something funny, okay, not really funny.... We paid Emma's last bill for her broken leg, just a few hours before Chris broke his thumb. Please pray for Chris' peace of mind for his surgery, his hand, spending money on his hand (not the house) and for the busy weekend he has (funereal, preaching, youth group) as Pastor Troy is out of town.

Note: I posted 7 more posts today (they are not all showing on this page) . I posted 6 on our trip to Arches National trip and one on Madi's top teeth.