Daddy's foot surgery

On Nov. 4th Dan ended up having surgery on his broken foot.  It had not healed after being off of it for 6 weeks and with baby boy coming in January we just didn't have time to wait out another 6 weeks to see if it would 'start' to heal.  So the doctor and nurses worked quickly to get him in as fast as they could for surgery so he could be walking before baby boy comes!

Right after surgery he has 2 weeks in a soft cast- he cannot remove it and it's rather large making it hard to get on some of his pants.  Luckily we found 2 pair of dress pants that can fit over it and his shorts.  His work has been so kind about allowing him to wear shorts and set up his desk area where he can put his foot up during the day. Right before Thanksgiving he has an appointment to remove the stitches/staples and he will go back into the black boot for another 4 more weeks.  He cannot put any pressure on the foot during this time.  We are hoping that right before Christmas he will have the 6 week post surgery check-up and be allowed to walk in the boot!  After that- its about 4 weeks until baby boy so the goal is for him to be walking (without the boot) just before baby boy comes!


That first evening after surgery- we took it easy and had pizza

Amelia wore her "Daddy's girl" shirt

The next day- Amelia sharing one of her favorite snacks, string cheese, with Daddy

Even though he is smiling in these pictures- the first few days were tough- mostly exhaustion and trying to manage the pain.  After 4 or 5 days he was back working full days and not taking any pain medicines.  Dan is strong and has come through this so well- I'm so proud of my husband!  He made it clear that he had this surgery for me and for our baby boy.  He wanted to be able to take care of me in the last couple of weeks before baby and of course those first few exhausting newborn weeks.