April 9, 2010 – Matson Comes Home
Today is the day Matson and his Mommy came home. They spent 19 days in San Diego. Matson was so happy to see his big brother, Tyler. And Tyler was so happy to see his Matson. They missed each other so much. I guess it is a mutual boy thing because they wouldn’t let Lily in. Lily came to me with her bottom lip out and said Matson is making her sad. I ask her why and she said “Matson wouldn’t say hi to me.” It was a boys only reunion for a couple of hours. Poor Lily.
We spent yesterday afternoon making a welcome home Matson and Mommy sign. We colored it and put all kinds of stickers on it. What fun! Here is a picture of Tyler & Lily with their welcome home sigh.
My daughter-in-law, Stephanie, said the last few days in San Diego were pretty good. She got out and walked Matson as much possible to build up his strength. They walked on the beach, around WalMart, and on Easter Sunday she took him to Sea World to have breakfast with the dolphins. Matson loves the dolphins. He said they have bendy backs just like him. He got to be wheeled around in a wheel chair and enjoyed the Shamu the killer whale show. And, they had a 7.2 earthquake while they were there. Matson said the hotel was bumping. The quake was in Mexicali but they felt it really good. They even felt several strong aftershocks. What an experience to top off their stay in San Diego.
All in all Matson is recovering well from his scoliosis surgery. He still get his pain meds at night but Steph has cut them down during the day. We took him to Tyler’s little league game this evening and he did great until the last 20 minutes when he started saying his back was hurting. He has already figured out his limitations. He can’t bend to pick up anything. That is where Lily comes in. We heard him telling Lily to pick up his toy because he can’t bend over. He can get himself up on a chair and he has figured out how to get himself on the floor to play with Tyler. Pretty remarkable considering he had his surgery on the 24th of March. Kids are so resilient. It is amazing how they bounce back. The doctor said to let him be a kid. He will figure out what he can do and can’t do. The brace will protect his spine until the graphs heal. He has an appointment in July with the doctor to see if he can discontinue wearing the brace. Then in October he will have another little surgery to lengthen the rods. His journey is just beginning but the hardest part is behind him.
Here he is getting ready to go to the airport to fly home.
Playing with his brother, Tyler and his sister. Lily.
Welcome home Matson. You were missed.
