Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump Friday

Oh boy.  This has been a week. 

I'll start backwards, with today.  Chris had shoulder surgery this morning- finally!  After a year and a half after the accident, he is ready for his shoulder to (eventually) be pain-free.  The surgery went well and they were able to remove things that were causing the pain.  He had both a local anesthetic to block the nerves in his shoulder and general anesthesia during the surgery.  The nerve blocker has been slowly wearing off throughout the day and it does not appear to be a fun process.  He likens it to the feeling of when you fall asleep on your arm and it becomes a dead weight- times a hundred- and then major tingly feelings that are working his way up the arm as the blocker wears off.  He was able to take his first dose of strong pain meds a few hours ago that have seemed to help. 

This experience has once again reminded us of how blessed we are. 

We have families who step in without hesitation to provide us with love, support, and most importantly, help with our energetic toddler who currently has a TERRIBLE cold.  She spent the night at the condo last night and with my mom all day today.  She came home for a bit to see us and then Auntie Cat brought her to G-ma and G-pa's house to spend the night there.  Tomorrow we go back to the condo and my dad is taking care of both Chris and Callie so I can go to a musical (one of my faves- Bye Bye Birdie!) with my mom and sisters.

We have friends and other family sending prayers and bringing us food and many offers for whatever we need.

We're both blessed to have jobs that are flexible and understanding when it comes to needing time off.

Therefore we're lucky. Blessed. Thankful.

So that is my first favorite thing. 

On to the phone-dump.  All 2 of them.

Favorite Thing #2: These two trouble makers together.  This was taken during a 4-toddler play date at Choo Choo Bob's on Monday.  There were 4 moms, 4 toddlers, and 3 infants.  Then we all went to Panera.  It was quite an experience.

Favorite Thing #3: Callie gets Tuesdays with her daddy.  He sent this picture to me when they were at the new Dora and Diego exhibit at the Children's Museum.  She was dressed as a butterfly and running around singing.

The rest of the weekend will obviously be low-key while Chris recovers.  Thanks again for all your support and prayers.