Second Day on the Mending

I slept with Spencer last night.  The part where the nerve block wore off around 11pm and he was hit like a freight train was NOT pretty.  I think I spent from midnight to 2am rearranging pillows over and over trying to get him comfortable.  It was a nightmare.  He was crying and I felt so bad for him.   But finally, we got ahead of the pain medicine and have stayed ahead of it thus far.  

We have been so blessed by everyone this week with gifts for him, phone calls, messages, cards and people have and are bringing meals this week.  Everything has been such a wonderful gift.  The cookie cake was a hit and he informed us we could have one piece and the rest was his.  Yeah, okay.  I was thinking you are stuck on the couch buddy and you will have no idea how that is going to get divided up!!  But he has been generous to say the least.  Jack and Erica have picked up his chores to help him out and today, I did make Spencer unload the dishwasher and put the dishes on the counter.  He was bored out of his mind.  Do you know how I could tell?  He did a puzzle with three collie puppies and orange/yellow flowers on it.  He read books on stars and actually didn't complain that much when he did some work today on the couch.   

He had a sponge bath and got his hair washed last night thanks to Scott.  They hosed down his arm and sling with Axe.  It smells.  I think I will try hand washing that little thing tomorrow while he is still for a bit.  Someone let us borrow a wedge pillow.  Someone else let us use their electric ice machine that keeps ice cold water running through the pad instead of bags of ice.  I could go on and on about the meals and desserts and treats.  God has truly blessed us this last year with incredibly warm, kind and loving friends.  To be so far away from family and friends who you have years of history with, we are humbled by everyone's generosity.  

We will keep you posted as we head into our weekend.  He is definitely feeling better this evening and on the upswing.  He said tonight as he laid on the couch and out of nowhere, "Mom, I love you."  Do you know what I said?  I am so stupid.  I said, "What do you need, Spencer?"  He said, "Nothing.  I just felt like telling you that."  

Sigh .... I really should learn to say less, ya know?