Lost and Found!!!!!

This is what we have lost!!!!!! Nathan's first tooth finally came out!!! Boy, was he excited and so was I. That thing had been hanging by a string for about 3 days, but he wouldn't let me near it :)

And this is what he found the next morning.............yep, you counted right, $5. I guess the tooth fairy doesn't know we are in a recession. Oh well, I have already told Nate the next tooth doesn't go for as much, only the first lost tooth gets that kind of money. And wouldn't you know it, the one beside that gaping hole is already as loose as can be.

And this little guy wouldn't be happy until I snapped a picture of him too........so of course I was happy to oblige :)

Anyone want to come play?!?!?!?!?

It's almost 3 weeks post-op and Dr. Jones said after 3 weeks Nathan could do pretty much whatever he was comfortable doing. Well, our daddy took that literally and this is our newest addition to summer fun.
Anyone want to come play?

Stage 1, 2 weeks Post-Op

So far so good. Two weeks out from surgery and it is beginning to get hard to keep this little man down. The "no running" rule/strenuous activity is really starting to get hard to enforce. The other day Nathan said "Look mom, I want to show you how fast I can run and it doesn't even hurt!"..........I about passed out. But what do you do?

The ear is still looking good. It still seems to be a bit red to me and Nathan has started complaining about some sensitivity/pain around that area............BUT after a quick phone call to Dr. Jones and speaking with him and his nurse they believe it is all normal in this part of the healing process. Dr. Jones says that at about 2-3 weeks post-op the circulation starts focusing on that new portion of the ear and the increase in blood flow can lead to some sensitivity. He is not running any fever and as stated before is "wide open" so I don't believe there is any infection. Let's just pray it stays this way. :)

The 4 F's!!!!!

Family, Friends, Food & Fireworks........... put it all together and you have a great 4TH OF JULY weekend!!!!!!

The 3 cousins -- Happy 4th of July!!! 2009

I hope everyone out there had a fabulous 4th!!! We sure did!! It started on Thursday when we attended the Opelika Fireworks. We had a picnic dinner and hung out with some sweet friends.

Wilson & Thomas

Stirling & Wilson -- they may be cousins, but it is freaking us out as to how much they look like twins right now!!!

Getting ready for the fireworks show --- look at all the fun friends we found to hang out with !

Totally intrigued by the show!!!!

Saturday, of course, was dedicated to family........Rod and Brad decided to smoke chickens (using our Uncle Howard's famous chicken recipe) for my dad. It was something they had promised him they would do for a father's day or a birthday, but what better time than the 4th!!!! And they did a great job.....Howard would have been proud!!! Great job guys!!!

So the rest of the day went something like this.....................................

Fresh Corn on the Cob -- yummy!!!!

Homemade Ice-Cream.....thanks mom!!!!

Sparklers for the kids.....or at least the big kid :)

More friends.........sweet Prather came by to watch the fireworks with us!

Let the show begin!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday America!!!! Can't wait until next year!!!!

Stage 1, Post-Op week 1

Well WE DID IT!!!! We survived the 1st week after surgery. We are becoming a little stir crazy being at the house so much, but all of the fun gifts everyone has dropped by are definitely coming in handy.

Today was the BIG DAY.....bandage removal day! FINALLY, I got to put some shampoo to that nasty head of Nathan's and give it a good washing :). Of course, we were even more excited about seeing the ear. It's still swollen a pretty good bit, BUT you can definitely see the new ear under all the swelling. As the swelling goes down you will begin to see the ridges that are throughout the outer ear. Before you scroll down to look at the pic let me remind you that this is a 4 stage surgical process. And we are just on stage 1. Right now it looks like his "little" ear is sitting on top of the new ear. AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE :) The 2nd stage of surgery is called "earlobe repositioning", this is where they will take Nathan's "little" ear and reposition it to be his "new" earlobe. Right now we are pleased with the results and Nathan is getting more excited about the finished product in the near future.

Your prayers are still greatly appreciated as the healing process continues on. 2nd Stage surgery is scheduled for Sept. 1st. Can you believe it, that is only 2 months away.

***excuse the wet head look, this pic was taken right after his bath :)