Xhaiden bites.

Jim is out of the hospital and doing really well. He was given a blessing, told he would heal amazingly fast, and he has. Last night he was sitting here at the computer helping his brother order computer parts and upload ringtones to his cell phone. While he was doing that, Xhaiden started chewing on his feet. Here is what happened:



Jim is really doing quite well. He is keeping up with his classes and plans to rebuild a computer for Dr. Weaver later next week. Those two are better friends than I can describe. Jim calls him late at night to see if he is over at his office, and if he is, Jim goes over to hang out with him. It really cracks me up. One night he was so late returning home I called and asked if he was going to sleep over. He really is a personable guy. I don't know anyone who is uncomfortable around him.

As for me, I really enjoyed Jim's hospital visit and now I am thrilled to have him home again. I got to go over to the hospital and watch cable television (we don't have TV), and visit with Jim, and they even fed me once in a while. Meanwhile between all the different babysitters I found I think we'll be set when we want to go out somewhere. It cracked me up when I called one girl's house, her dad said: "Well, if she loses her first basketball game she can sit for you, but if they win they go on to another one so she can't." I told him I wouldn't hope for that and called someone else. Small towns. Another bonus of Jim being gone was that I completely wore myself out getting a big start on laundry and our tiny apartment has some hope of being organized and clean. This has been a stressor for me lately and I was glad to see what I can accomplish. Of course the best part is that Jim is here, the bag is gone, and there is not a strap around his waist anymore. Oh, and his belly looks incredible. They tied those muscles back together, which is kind of sore for Jim, but his intestines aren't hanging out next to his skin. He has a high tolerance for pain, so that is good. In any case I feel like we have been released from prison, we can go about our lives now, which is what we have been dreaming about for almost our whole marriage. I love my life.

Oh yeah, Jim is in the hospital again.

Jim had his fifth and last surgery, finally. For all those who don't know he had a series of abdominal and intestinal surgeries in May, and late last week he got reconnected and his ab muscles were sewn back together. His friend and surgeon, Dr. Weaver, says he is cautiously optimistic, which is medical terminology for "we're doing great!" Either way the big smile on his face when he talks about Jim's health is a welcome giveaway, as is the fact that Jim is back to solid foods without any trouble for one whole day now. Jim is very private about his health so I hope I haven't given too much away. If so I will have to delete this in a few days and hope no one saw it, which is likely since no one really looks at my blog - or do they? In any case, it is a great step and I am proud of him for going through with it.

How Old Are They?

Exercise

I started working out tonight and I remembered how I used to stay up all night dancing and neglect all my jobs to pursue my awesome hobby. Boy how I've changed. I spend all my time doing chores and running after two kids and I almost feel I owe my mom an apology for neglecting the state of her house while I spent hours practicing toe touches. In any case, I still love working out, I have discovered, and while I don't anticipate being able to spend vast amounts of time in front of a yoga instructor I do hope to get back in incredible shape all the while having fun with my kids and maintaining a safe environment (meaning clean enough to navigate the room). I do one day hope to have a house large enough to clear out some space and attempt a full workout, complete with kicks, leaps and turns. To me the greatest rooms have minimal furniture. Anyhow I just wanted to post this because I love exercise and I don't want to go to bed, but it looks like I will have to soon or else Xhaiden will wake me up during REM sleep. Good night all!