Grocery shopping!

Successful grocery shopping trip with Claira ♡ First time since surgery :) Celebrate each victory!  She is reaching for her and Dada's treat (graham crakers!)

Us ♡

Us ♡ #clairarosem #21months #springishere #us

Dada and Claira ♡

Sunday morning ♡ Dada and Claira ♡ #clairarosem #21months #springishere #dadaanddaughter #matchingblueeyes

Sunday morning ♡

Saturday morning - up bright and early!

Saturday, 7am, 16 minutes walk. My longest walk yet! I rode my bike last night!  #lifewithatoddler  #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #illberunningagainsoon #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends #itwillbeworthit #nopainnogain #nomoremushymuscles

Happy :)

Dada's eyes ♡

21 months ♡

And all of a sudden Claira Rose was 21 months old ♡ #clairarosem #21months #cottonandlace #shesaidflowertoday #oneofclairasfirst #loveyoutothemoonandbackclairbear

Patients

"Be patient.", said my PT today. Improvement is still taking place just much more gradually. I have graduated from my first set of exercises and have a new routine. I'm up to walking 10 minutes 3 times a day too! #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #illberunningagainsoon #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends #itwillbeworthit #nopainnogain #nomoremushymuscles

Avila Beach fun!

#avilabeach #avilabachca #clairarosem #20months #dadaanddaughter #dadaissofun

Dada and daughter ♡

The Point San Luis Lighthouse Tour. #dadaanddaughter #clairarosem #20months #thepointsanluislighthouse #pointsanluislighthouse #sanluisbay  #beautifulca

The Point San Luis Lighthouse

#thepointsanluislighthouse #pointsanluislighthouse #sanluisbay #piers #beautifulca

Rose

Rose Avila Beach, CA #avilabeach #avilabachca #flowerlove #beautifulca

Flower

#avilabeach #avilabachca #flowerlove #beautifulca Photo credit @quantum.jon

Avila Beach morning ♡

Yesterday morning we had a wonderful relaxing morning at Avila Beach ♡ With Uncle Jon G ♡

Poppa

Claira loves this book and says that this guy is Poppa ♡ @gmacgeorge #clairarosem #20months #poppa  #littlebluetruckleadstheway #littlebluetruck #favoritebook

Hundrey-hundrey!

Baby girl is growing up!  She loves to swing ♡ Yesterday she got off all by herself too ♡ #clairarosem #20months #swingswing #sheisgoingthroughagrowingspurtimprettysure #yesterdaysmainwordhundreyhundrey #hundreyhundrey

Good morning

Good morning ♡ #clairarosem #20months #content #hundreyhundrey #goodmorning

1, 2, 3 - check!

Goals for first two weeks of PT 1) knee straight -check 2) swelling down - check 3) quad muscles working again - check :) I've caught up to where I should be in my recovery.  PT added 3, 3 minute walks each day (add a minute to walk each new day) along with my exercises. When I started PT my knee bend was 93 and is 126 now!  #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #bepatient #illberunningagainsoon #nomoremushymuscles #nopainnogain #nomorecrutches #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends #itwillbeworthit

Facing forward!

Claira's first time riding facing forward ♡ #clairarosem #20months #dadaanddaughter #oneofclairasfirst

Baby girl ♡

20 months ♡

Building some shade!

Walking!

"You started PT way behind but you are making up for the lost time."  I'm walking without crutches and can no longer be called "gimp. " I can bend my knee 30 degrees more than I could on Tuesday!  #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #illberunningagainsoon #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends #itwillbeworthit #nopainnogain #nomoremushymuscles

Working hard!

Straight leg push without shaking! :) 2 inches of swelling gone down since Friday! #improvementeveryday #bepatient #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #illberunningagainsoon #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends #itwillbeworthit #nopainnogain #nomoremushymuscles

Go for it!

Early start this morning = more at home PT = fluid out of knee = recovery! PT asked me to do pt 3 to 5 times a day.  Going for 5! I want my PT to be impressed by my improvement each appointment! Appointment at 3:30 today! #hardwork #nopainnogain #goforit #nomoremushymuscles

Ponytail ♡

Looking so grown up with her hair in a ponytail ♡ #clairarosem #20months #sheisstilltiny

Over the flu!

Little by little swelling and bruising going down!  And it looks like we are all over the flu too. #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #bepatient #illberunningagainsoon #flutookawaymystrengthforadayofpt

Improvement ♡

My knee went down another quarter inch! :) I did 3 sets of my exercises yesterday and Tim saw improvement :) Did STEM for 90 minutes last night (waking up my quad muscles.) I'm walking with 1 crutch! Focus on the good ♡ So thankful for amazing family and friends ♡ #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #illberunningagainsoon #focusonthepositive #amazingfamilyandfriends

First PT apt.

PT yesterday was painful but helpful.  "No pain, no gain!" I asked my PT how I did and he replied, " You are way behind. " He has given me all the tools/activities I hopefully need to get my swelling down which will allow my muscles to "wake up." As my "quad is mush",  hopeful to get a at home Tens unit today (makes your muscles move.) #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #goawayswelling #itwillbeworthit #nopainnogain #nomoremushymuscles

Happy birthday Uncle Jon! ♡

PT starts today!

Blood clot thinning! I start PT today! #kneesurgery #improvementeveryday #bepatient #lateralrelease #onwardandupward #illberunningagainsoon

Knee surgery follow up #1

Follow up today confirmed my knee is too swollen due to blood and blood clot. Dr. removed 60ml of blood. Dr. said this happens sometimes and nothing is wrong just slows down recovery. I start physical therapy Thursday! Onward and upward! :) #kneesurgery #lateralrelease #yesitwasabigneedleandhurt #onwardandupward #illberunningagainsoon