I did better today than yesterday. I increased my morning walk by a bit, but didn't overdo it. Felt good and tried to rest a bit afterwards. It's mainly my back and shoulders hurting now, which I guess is because the back is working harder to support the weak operative hip. I'm not sure. But the back hurts. I stopped taking the Darvocet a few days ago, but I'm back on and taking it "as needed."
I'm doing more around the house now, and the first order of business is trying to help out with the kids. I can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, as long as someone else bends over to get the jelly from the refrigerator. I've been walking around a bit more without the crutches. It's easy enough to do, but I have to be very careful. One wrong twist or turn of the leg or hip could really cause trouble, and I'm terrified of slipping on the kitchen floor and falling. Because of all that, I shouldn't walk around without the crutches. I have ten more days until my one-month checkup, and I'll ask the doctor then if I should keep with the crutches or move on to a cane. The crutches make me feel like someone who can't walk, which is exactly what I am. A cane would make me feel like a granny, which I'm not. So I'm not thrilled about the cane.
The kids are doing better every day. Thing Two and I are both trying to learn to walk, and we're both doing quite well. He's now able to get up and take about six little steps, and we're pretty sure he'll be running by the end of the month. Thing One is adjusting well to the nanny situation, and the kids are all starting to play together and have fun. It's a major load off my mind.
Thing Two smacked my wireless mouse around today and now we can't get it to work. He's been obsessed with it for a while, and today he got to it when nobody was looking. Babies and computers are a terrible mix.
