MAY 25th

May 25th is our family's new favorite day! After scheduling, then rescheduling because Dr. M is going to China in May, Jordan is finally getting his halo off on this day!!

Jordan is happy, because when we first heard about Dr. M's China trip, we had to reschedule back to June and Jordan wouldn't have been able to return to school for the last little bit. After seeing Dr. M on Wednesday he said Jordan is healing very quickly and that Jordan has been through so much he shouldn't have to wait any longer than necessary and to work it out with his scheduler for the week of the 25th no matter what. Turns out we're driving clear to Provo cause that's where Dr. M is that week, then driving clear back to Primary Children's for the second part with Dr.Y that same day!

Happy news! We are all happy, and Jordan is doubly happy that he gets to return for the last week of the school year! Other happy news, Jordan got the ok from Dr. M to eat a cheeseburger, as long as he cuts it into teeny, tiny bites. So, Jordan had his first cheeseburger from Wendy's on Wednesday! It's the little things like this that make this boy HaPpY!!

Kindness of Strangers

I am always amazed at the kindness of strangers. I'm not being sarcastic either! The thing I love most about this kind of kindness, is it aways comes when I least expect it. It's those moments when things are fine, life is challenging but manageable, and ta-da someone shows up with beautiful flowers and then you realize, wow! life has been a little overwhelming and my Heavenly Father knew this and someone listen to a prompting and brightened my day!

The picture doesn't do this bouquet justice, the entire arrangement was probably about 3ft tall. Absolutely gorgeous!

Jell-o Creations

Since Jordan's surgery, he has been surviving on soft foods since March 21st. He still has a month and a couple weeks to go. Thankfully, we've been finding fun things to make so he hasn't been stuck on just mashed potatoes, pudding cups, yogurts, and smoothies.
My mother-in-law is letting me borrow one of her Jell-o cookbooks and we've made a couple things from it. Here are pictures of the latest recipes Jordan and I have made:

Blue Sky

Rainbow Ribbon Salad

There were some jiggler eggs, but Jordan gobbled those up before I could get a picture. I'm sure there will be more Jell-o creations in our future, so stay tuned!

iPad 2

They finally arrived!! The iPad 2 was officially released March 12th. We happened to be in Disneyland at that time and I tried to tell Matt to just order them and have them shipped to our house. Especially since Matt went to Connecticut two days after we came home from Disneyland.
Matt was determined to buy them in person from the Apple Store. He tried the New York City store, the Stamford Connecticut store and the Salt Lake City store (multiple times). After 3 weeks of these shenanigans I finally convinced him to just order them online. Had he listen to me 3 weeks sooner I would have had it 3 weeks sooner- because of course there was a 3 week shipping date!!
Last Thursday they both arrived!! Mine is white and Matts is black. I can't even begin to say how much I love, love, LOVE my "white wizard"! Yes, it's that magical that it has its own nickname!! I'm even blogging from it- HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?
My favorite is when we play scrabble together on our own iPads!! Of course I have to add that so far I have the most wins, but who's keeping track- oh, I am!! :) I am also currently reading 'The Help' on my iPad! Loving the Bookshelf app!
I'm sure this won't be the last you hear about the COOLEST invention, EVER!!

Meow Monday

Our itty bitty kitty has been being extra cute lately......

Jordan and I cleaned his room a couple weeks ago. Since then Princess Fuzzyboots has taken over as if it were her room. She never liked to go in there before, but now that is where we always find her all curled up on Jordan's bed.

I finally got Matt to go to the doctor because he has been "hacking up a lung" for the past 3 weeks, and come to find out it isn't pneumonia or bronchitis like we thought, but is either allergies or asthma!! And the doctor said we shouldn't have a cat!! AAHHHH! For now Matt is doubling up on medication, he also sees the doctor again on Monday to possibly get an inhaler. He's been trying to steer clear of the cat. Problem is he likes her and the cat LOVES him......

Princess Fuzzyboots in a box in Matt's office.

Princess Fuzzyboots checking out Matt's new iPad 2 with him.

I'm hoping the medicines bring Matt some relief, I'd really hate to see Matt go!! :)
Just Kidding! Ultimately, I choose Matt!! I guess I'll have to change 'Meow Monday' to 'Matt Monday'!

Three Weeks Down.....Nine More to Go!

Actually, we can shave some weeks off our countdown! Jordan saw the Doctor this morning and received some AwEsOmE news.....He is getting the halo off on May 18th!!!!

We were totally shocked, surprised, and floored by this news. Dr."M" is pleased with the progress Jordan has been making and everything is moving into place much quicker than anticipated.

Jordan is beyond ecstatic that when he gets the halo off he gets to eat "REAL FOOD" again, and return to school for the last two weeks of the school year!!

We attribute this progress in his recovery to the many prayers that have been offered on Jordan's behalf and we are so thankful to each every one. We are also very thankful to our loving Heavenly Father, who has given Jordan the strength to go through this journey. And we are thankful for all the love, support, and comfort our Heavenly Father has given Matt and I during this time. The power of prayer is AMAZING!!

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Two Weeks Down....Ten More to Go!

Another week has passed. Just in case you forgot what we were counting down, Jordan has ten more weeks until the halo comes off. In the last week we've seen good things happening. And also had a few bumps in his recovery this week. We turned Jordan's "key" for the last time on his halo. HOORAY!! Now we are waiting for the bones in his jaw to re-grow and set. Every time I say that sentence it makes me think of Harry Potter and how he had to drink the "Skele-gro" when the spell to fix his broken arm goes awry and he has to re-grow the bones. If only it was that simple of a recovery for Jordan. The bumps in his recovery start with Jordan deciding to stick his fingers in his mouth Sunday night. He was convinced he had a loose tooth. The second Matt and I saw his fingers in his mouth we both exclaimed in terror, "GET YOUR FINGERS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!" Of course, two minutes later he was crying of pain. We had to give him some pain medication and he still didn't get to sleep until 3 AM. Then by Monday afternoon he had a low-grade fever. He was still complaining of pain and his right cheek was a little more red compared to his left cheek. I have to admit I had a little bit of panic going on inside of me because one of my best friend's sister-in-law got an infection after having a baby and she lost both legs and parts of her hands. Although Jen is an incredible story of survival and strength, knowing what some of her symptoms were made me a little paranoid for Jordan. We put a call into Jordan's doctor, but of course he is on vacation this week. Luckily, he left us in good hands with a fellow doctor. She had Jordan come in first thing Tuesday morning warning us of three possibilities: infection, food caught up in the surgery site, or Jordan could just be getting "plain ol' sick." After doing a thorough check she found no infection and no food!! WHEW!! Turns out Jordan is just getting "plain ol' sick." The doctor told us not to worry about his temperature, unless it spiked past 101. She also told us Jordan would be having his ups and downs with pain for the next ten weeks and the redness is attributed to the swelling that comes and goes. She was very reassuring and said we could call her at any time with any concerns until our regular doctor returns next Tuesday. We actually have an appointment to see him the following morning. Obviously there is some kind of "sick bug" in our home because in the past two days not only has Jordan not been feeling well, but Matt has been coughing and sneezing non-stop. Poor Chloe came home from school not feeling well (we know it's bad if she misses Young Women's!) I don't have "sick bug" symptoms, but I tweaked my neck and it has been annoying me the past week and a half. We're just a sorry bunch right now! Glad we can mark another week off!