smooth sailing

Things have been kind of uneventful lately.  Avery started daycare again this week, and he seemed really happy to be there.  I think he likes things back to normal.  His daycare center (Childs Play in Hart) has been unbelievably supportive to him and our family.  They had a bake sale for us, and some parents even went as far as paying our daycare bill!  We stuck it away for future medical bills.  Touched our hearts that they would go above and beyond like that.  Some fun info for you... How much do you think an emergency helicopter ride is to Grand Rapids?  Higher....  higher.....  $19,000!!  Granted, I hopefully wont have to pay that because I have health insurance (Praise the Lord!!) but it is still unbelievable!

I now have to change Avery's dressings every day.  The skin graft is absolutely doing wonderful, and has no open spots at all.  His knee had a very deep wound also, and that one just isn't healing as fast as I wanted it to.  All of his foot has been healed but one spot also.  It was frustrating because everytime I took the gauze off the open areas, it would peel back a layer of scab, and Avery would scream in pain.  His doctor suggested buying nonstick pads, and they have been working great.  I can already tell that things are looking better. I hope he's walking by his first day of kindergarten.  I hope.  I was at work the other night, when Adam posted a picture of Avery riding his tractor.  I seriously teared up.  The last time he rode his tractor was the day of the accident.  He was SUPPOSED to be riding it when he was run over.  This is a huge stepping stone!

I admit, I've been coddling Avery a LOT.  Either it caught up with me yesterday, or he was extremely tired.  I'm hoping it was exhaustion.  He was so naughty!!  I did wake him at 1 am yesterday morning to go to my moms 1.5 hours away.  We got there at 3 am, and he couldnt fall asleep.  I didnt get any sleep either because I slept with my mom and she was up every ten minutes saying she couldnt breathe or had to go to the bathroom.  Heartbreaking and scary to see her like that.  I would lose sleep any day to help her and make her feel better though.  I would just rub her back or tickle her shoulders to try to get her breathing slowed down.  I cannot imagine how scared she is.  I wish I could take her place.