Breaking Dawn

(Rob:) We saw Tessa's doctor this morning for some X-rays and a checkup. The good news is that she's doing great with her knee range of motion- he gave her an A+ for that. Her ankle is a little tight, but he's hoping that now that she can begin bearing weight on her leg that those ligaments will stretch out more.

The only bad news was that her femur (upper leg bone) is rapidly forming bone in an attempt to heal the break in the bone. This is ordinarily a good thing for broken bones to do, but in this case we want to make sure the bone doesn't heal before we're finished lengthening it. To counter this development, he devised a new plan for lengthening the femur at double-time, 2 mm per day instead of 1mm. To keep a closer eye on things, he recommended staying here in Baltimore for another week or two, so we're just going to plan on having her stay here at least until school starts back home on August 18th.

Here's Tessa at the clinic visit getting a couple of struts exchanged:

The struts need to be changed out for longer ones when they reach the end of their extendibility.

While the girls were at therapy today, Sam and I took a walk to Fell's Point, a cool and historic waterfront area with shops and old brick streets from the Revolutionary War era:

Tomorrow: Beth, Bill and Abbey Day!

Yesterday's Music Trivia Answer: 

Michelle wins the no-prize for "One Tree Hill" by U2 from the Joshua Tree album. 

Yesterday's Movie Trivia Answer:

No one guessed this cream-filled classic from "Ghostbusters":

Today's Music Trivia: (Name the song and artist)

"I'm through accepting limits 
'Cuz someone says they're so 
Some things I cannot change 
But 'till I try, I'll never know 
Too long I've been afraid of 
Losing love - I guess I have lost 
Well, if that's love 
It comes at much too high a cost"    

Today's Movie Trivia: (Name the movie)

"He wants the precious. Always he is looking for it. And the precious is wanting to go back to him... But we mustn't let him have it."

Comments

[gramma Judy]

HI, Guys.
Hello to the Haines! I am so glad to know that they are able to spend some time with you.
Sorry about the "bad news": however, I prefer to concentrate on the good stuff, so to receive
an A+ is awesome. Way to go, Sweetie Pie!

I am kind of pooped tonight as we were out all day and ended up at a really fancy movie
theatre to see SEX AND THE CITY. When you are 35, you can watch it. :-)

I will try to give you guys a call this weekend. With the time change, I am usually too
zonked to call in the evening and I hate to interrupt during the day. It sure isn't
because I am not thinking about you. You are all on my mind every single day -- all day.

I am loving and missing you, "Little Dumplin'"

Take care.

Hugs to all ...
Gramma Judy

[Grace]

Yeah! You'll be home in about 17 days! I'll be counting down! Have fun with Abbey and her family!

-Grace

[Grandma DeloresH.]

I've been thinking I should get the( snaps on the side pants) for Tessa and send them to KC so they will be there when School starts on the 18th. Not likely it will be cool then , but we never know. Let me know if you want more navy shorts fixed. Thanks for the new pics and update. Today we are going to a gathering of the Heath cousins in Minnetonka. Its at Christine Heath and Sam Poomaihealani's home. Can't you tell he is from Hawaii. It starts at 4PM and we may not be home until very late tonight. I hope the storms will hold off. G. Delores

[Tom and Lisa]

Tessa,

We hope that it is a good thing that you'll be going faster on the lengthening. Hopefully it just means things will be done that much sooner. August 18 is only a couple of weeks away....

Tom and Lisa

[jim smith]

What did Abbey say?

[Zanny]

Dear Tessa,

Sounds like your hard work in therapy has really paid off! Ya can't beat an A+ with a stick! Sounds like you graduated to land standing as well. Hope that is not too painful for you. Sorry to hear that you will definitely have a more extended stay, but best to be there and just get the job done and done right than to have to travel back a forth a bunch I would guess. Besides! If you got to come home now, who would Abbey and your Mom hang out with this week? Have you and your dad checked out the you tube videos of the AI tour? Some of them are kind of fun. When I was driving home from the doctors office with Grandma Judy today, my outside temp gauge on my car read 110 degrees! Might go up to the mountains and escape the heat tomorrow. Hope it is not headed your way. You have a super great time with Abbey. Lord of the Rings Trilogy fans rock. It was quite "tricksie" of her to jump on that trivia before I could. Love, Zanny

[abbey]

and in the lyrics, it is not "i guess i have lost" it is "i guess i've lost"
= )

[abbey]

oh, i just read it again, the second sentence is obviousely talking about sauron, so it is THE TWO TOWERS when golem, sam and frodo are hiding from the wraith in the dead marshes. i think. if not, then refer to my first comment.
A

[abbey]

oh, i didn't read the movie one before commenting on the music.
it is one of the lord of the rings movie,
if it is the fellowship of the ring it is pretty close to what gandalf says to frodo at the beginning, but gandalf doesn't refer to it as the precious.
no one but golem would have said precious, and the last sentence kinda-
oh, of course, golem is saying it talking about either sauron or when he is convincing frodo that sam is bad. so that would take place in THE RETURN OF THE KING
i need a life too,
a

[abbey]

duh, thank you
DEFYING GRAVITY
(that was really easy, but something any harder probably would have stumped me, so thanks.)
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