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!!

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!!

Missing Pants

When there are narcotics involved and parental lack of sleep, there are comical moments bound to transpire in the course of the recovery period.

One of those comical moments came Saturday night/Sunday morning. It had been a long night. Jordan was not feeling well. He was in a bit of pain and had an upset stomach. He never threw-up but felt nauseous the whole night. He finally fell asleep around 3:30 am.

When he finally woke up around 9:30 am he was no longer wearing his red basketball shorts he went to bed in, but was now wearing plaid pajama bottoms. Both Jordan and Matt had no recollection when the switch had happened during the night or why the switch had happened.

I'm still wondering if Matt had some of Jordan's Lortab before going to bed! :)

Recovering

It has been one week since Jordan had his Le-Fort 1 surgery last Monday, and he seems to be recovering very nicely. It was great that he only had to spend 3 days in the hospital. The swelling has gone down substantially and he has some bruising on his face and jaw line. Jordan is eating/drinking a fair amount, as parents we would like to see him eat a bit more, but it will probably increase as time passes. He hasn't complained much about pain and only takes pain medication at night to help him relax and sleep. He's only had two bad nights since being home from the hospital and hopefully that will be all! Jordan decided he needed some "fresh air" so he went with his dad into the office for an hour while Matt filled out an expense report for his last business trip. It seemed to tire him out a bit, but he seemed to enjoy getting out of the house for a moment. Jordan sees his surgeon on Wednesday morning to check the progress of the movement of his jaw line and his incisions to see that they're healing correctly. We are so thankful that everything has gone so smoothly and we are thankful for all the prayers on Jordan's behalf. All of our family and friend's have been so supportive during this time and we are grateful!! We will keep you posted on what the doctor says on Wednesday, and hopefully Jordan will let me share pictures of his journey then. (He has threatened me that no pictures are to appear on Facebook or the family blog at this time.)