Durham Bulls 08

The last regular season game for the Durham Bulls was tonight. We took the kids and met all our neighbors at Tyler's Taproom for dinner before the game. After dinner we headed to the game and watched the Bull's win 7 to 2 over Charlotte. There were fireworks after the game.

Nora's First Day of 6th Grade!

Nora started sixth grade today at East Millbrook which is an International Baccalaureate school. She had a fever last night and was not feeling well today plus she was very nervous. I had a chance to walk her to the auditorium where she was assigned a home room teacher along with 400 other kids. We are very excited for her as she begins her journey through middle school.

Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick

Last night we went to the Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick concert at the Walnut Creek Pavilion. Our neighbors Vince can Sandy went with us. Here are some photos I took.

Digit Update 3

This morning I went into the Raleigh Hand Clinic for my check up. The first thing I did was place my hand into a machine that had ground corn husks in it. The mulch was heated and the machine churned it so it moved around your hand. The purpose is to warm up the muscles in your hand before beginning therapy. Next, the took measurements of my flexibility which are on track for a good recovery. From this point I went to see my Dr. who removed the button and wire from my finger. He used a device that looked like a needle nose pliers and untied the wire, slipped the button off then yanked from one end of the wire until it pulled free from my the inside of my finger (which was actually threaded through my bone (he drilled a hole during the surgery) and ligament). I go back in one week for a therapy checkup and in three weeks for x-rays. I am still restricted from basketball and other impact activities. If all is well at my three week appointment I will be cleared to play basketball again.

Sam's Chompers: Update 2

We took Sam into a pediatric dentist this morning. The dentist's office is pretty cool with a water/beach theme (sorta like being in the movie Finding Nemo) - very kid friendly. Sam sat with Dad to take his x-ray and did a great job - he didn't move at all. Dr. Dave had on a Spiderman scrub shirt and examined Sam. As Sam was noticing all the Spidermen on his shirt he saw the black Spiderman from the last movie and said "scary". Overall Sam did great but did freak out some when Dr. Dave was in his mouth with his dentist tools. The x-ray shows how far Sam's teeth are pushed up.

The prognosis is to let nature run its course for now and hope his teeth come back in. Dr. Dave will look at his teeth again in a month to measure the progress. If Sam gets an infection in his gums or his teeth then they will need to be removed.

Overall Sam seems to be doing fine. He occasionally gets bumped in the mouth and cries saying his mouth hurts. The worst thing is seeing your child in pain and going through something you can't make better. The idea of him having surgery is awful. We are hoping for the best.

Sam's Chompers: Update 1

We took Sam to a dentist here in Raleigh to have his teeth looked at. Sam would not sit still so the attempt to take x-rays failed. The dentist looked at his teeth and said he thinks Sam will need to have his teeth pulled. This would require surgery and an overnight stay in the hospital. The reason for surgery is they need him to sit perfectly still so when they remove the teeth they don't' damage his permanent ones. We have been referred to a pediatric dentist who will make the determination regarding next steps.

Hanna's First Day of 4th Grade

Today was Hanna's first day of school in the 4th grade. She is very happy with her teacher and excited to get back into the swing of learning.