Insta-life {June 2012} - Pt. 1

from left to right:
side eye | hummus | in & out | cookie party!
after getting sick in Target | juice | princess gone wild | about to get his hairs cut
freshly planted herbs | watching Mickey | new flowers | our fridge
broken ankle | waiting at hospital | talking to "Elmamo" (Elmo) | no pants

Here's what we've been up to lately, according to Instagram (username: brockpaperscissors). Sorry for all the iPhone pics, but due to my lack of mobility, camera use has been a bit scarce as of late. Have you ever tried taking photos while stuck on the couch with your leg elevated? No? Yeah, well I don't recommend it, lol. Thankfully, if all goes as planned, I'll be having my surgery tomorrow (I was, unfortunately, still too swollen to have it Monday), which means my days of being a total couch potato are numbered. Well, sort of. After surgery, I'll be required to keep my leg elevated for an additional 72 hours, but after that? I'm free to crutch around as I please. Also, I've been hounding the surgeon for a wheelchair, because after attempting to get around Target on crutches last weekend? No thanks!

My stepmom, Martha, is flying in this afternoon, which will be a HUGE help. Dan's been off work to take care of me for the past week, which has been nice, but one of his coworker's is going on leave, so they can't really afford for him to take any more time off. Plus, we'd prefer to save his remaining vacay days for my weight loss surgery. Nico's missed a lot of preschool because of this (and the fact that we all had strep didn't help), but now that Martha will be here, she'll be able to drive him for me. Plus, she's just all around BA, and we can't wait to see her!

So, anyway, yeah, that's what's been going on up in hurr. I may stay a night or two in the hospital after surgery, depending on how my recovery goes. At this point, I'd be okay with this since, you know, I seem to have an ish with falling down. The last thing I'd want to do is bite it right after they put everything back where it needs to be, you know? I guess we'll just have to see what happens. I do know that the doc will be giving me a nerve block after surgery, which should help with the pain quite a bit. Thank the lawd, because I've pretty much reached my pain threshold, and have been told it's going to be worse after surgery. Between this and the fact that I'll be put under during the procedure, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scurred. So, if you could keep me in your thoughts, it'd be really grateful and stuff.

Please bear with me over the next few days, as blogging may be a little spotty. I'll definitely try to keep everyone updated via Facebook & Twitter, but it'll probably be a bit quiet around here. No worries, though, I should be back to my normal, blogging, non-broken self in no time!