3 Month Post Op Appointment

Last week was 3 months since Rachel's surgery. She came home for the weekend in order to go to her 3 month post op appointment this morning with Dr. Martin. 

Dr. Martin said everything looks great! That at this point the bone regrowth is complete and it's just a matter of soft tissue that still needs healing and settling. There are no longer any restrictions. We will continue to follow up with Dr. Garcia for band adjustment. 

They took 3 month post op pictures for her chart and our next appointment with Dr. Martin will be in 3 months, when Rachel is home on Christmas Break. 

After Rachel's appointment, she hit the road back to Phoenix! 

A Week of Milestones

This last week held a couple of milestones for Rachel!

We celebrated Rachel's 19th birthday a few days early with her favorite dinner, cake, and presents. We were traveling to Phoenix on her actual birthday. I can hardly believe our baby is 19 and this is the last year we will have any teenagers! 

On Thursday, Rachel's actual birthday, we hit the road early afternoon to make our way to Phoenix, to move Rachel back to college. Thursday night, and all day Friday we spent unloading the storage unit and moving in to her apartment on campus, setting up her bedroom and the living room she will share with three other girls.  

Saturday we went to breakfast and just spent time together, visiting the Lope Shop and getting drinks at the campus coffee spot. We went for a nice dinner and then it was time to say our goodbyes and then we needed to hit the road for the long drive home. 

Rachel will be home in 3 weeks for a post op appointment with Dr. Martin. 

Rachel had a couple of days to settle in, getting to know her roommates, and developing a new routine before school started today. She had one class today and absolutely already loves this professor. This years classes are all related to her major, which she was very much looking forward to! She sent me this picture for her 1st day of Sophomore Year at College.