Today the muscles down the front of the operative leg were hurting right from the moment I woke up. I called the doctor's office to find out if it was all OK, and I was told, "It's probably just a muscle pain." So they obviously weren't concerned. I'm going to assume it's like it it would be for a anyone else--the leg hurts because I've been working it. I've been much more active over the past few days--standing more, walking more, putting more weight on the leg. Surely this will make the muscles stronger in the long run. The surgeon had to cut some muscle during the surgery, and that needs to heal. I guess I should find out for sure, but I think the exercise helps the muscle repair itself. Anyway, I took a slightly shorter walk today, and I hope the pain will be gone tomorrow.
I was finally able to pick Thing Two up today. He'll cling to my legs and reach up to me now, so as long as I'm sitting in a chair, I can grab him and lift him to my lap without bending over. He's even heavier than I remember. The poor nanny is already experiencing back pain from toting this kid around.
And this is completely off the topic, but I have to share one of my favorite kid bedtime tricks. Thing One is usually very good at bedtime, but on occasion, especially if it's hot up in his room, he fights sleep and screams about wanting to come downstairs, stay up all night, sleep on the couch (?!), etc. When we hear that commotion coming from his bedroom on a summer night, we crank up the air conditioning. After a few minutes, when he starts to feel the colder air in his room, he crawls under the blankets. Once he's under the blankets, he accidentally falls asleep. Then we put the AC back to the appropriate setting. Works almost every time.
