Jaw Update 3.0

Erik had another appointment today.... He has to have his jaw wired for 2 more weeks.... at least.... the doctor said that his jaw wasn't completely healed.

So 2 more weeks (at least) with the wires on... then another at least 2 more weeks with the rubber bands until his muscles gain strength.

We will update on Feb. 10, after his appointment.

Stay tuned

13 Books in 2011

So in 2010, I read 12 books, and this year I have made my goal to read at least 13 books. I know that sounds a bit ambitious, btu I think I can do it. Here is the list of books I read in 2010
2010
1. The Time Traveler’s Wife- Audrey Niffenegger
2. Dear John- Nicolas Sparks (276 Pages)
3. House Rules-Jodi Picoult (532 Pages)
4. Bed of Roses- Nora Roberts (368 pages)
5. The Lucky One- Nicolas Sparks (352 pages)
6. Savor the Moment- Nora Roberts (352 pages)
7. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia – Elizabeth Gilbert (352 Pages)
8. Something Borrowed- Emily Griffin (352 Pages)
9. Something Blue- Emily Griffin (368 Pages)
10. Baby Proof- Emily Griffin (368 Pages)
11. Love the one you’re with- Emily Griffin (368 Pages)
12. The Lovely Bones- Alice Sebold (368 pages)

Here is the list of books I have yet to read. Of these 70 books I plan on reading 13 of them. I made a list on amazon of the books I want for my kindle, which I got for christmas this year from Erik :)

So here is my 2011 list:

2011
1. Commited- Elizabeth Gilbert (279 Pages)
2. Safe Haven- Nicolas Sparks
3. The Inner Circle- Bret Meltzer (449 Pages)
4. Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
5. Heart of the Matter- Emily Griffin (384 Pages)
6. Wicked- Gregory Maguire (538 pages)
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Stieg Larsson (608 pages)
8. The Sun Also Rises- Earnest Hemingway (251 pages)
9. Friday Night Knitting Club- Kate Jacobs (384 pages)
10. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet- Jamie Ford (320 pages)
11. Learning to Think- Peter White (328 pages)
12. The Road- Cormac McCarthy
13. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams (224 pages)
14. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe- Douglas Adams (256 pages)
15. Life, the Universe and Everything- Douglas Adams (240 pages)
16. So long, and Thanks for all the Fish- Douglas Adams (224 pages)
17. Mostly Harmless- Douglas Adams (240 pages)
18. Happy Ever After- Nora Roberts (320 pages) (November 2010 Release)
19. Sing you Home-Jodi Picoult (Released March 2011)
20. Cross Fire- James Patterson
21. Heroes for my Son- Brad Meltzer
22. The Zero Game- Brad Meltzer
23. Dead Even- Brad Meltzer
24. The Tenth Justice- Brad Meltzer
25. The Book of Fate- Brad Meltzer
26. The Book of Lies- Brad Meltzer
27. The First Counsel- Brad Meltzer
28. The Millionaires- Brad Meltzer
29. Knit Two- Kate Jacobs (336 pages)
30. Vanishing Acts- Jodi Picoult (448 pages)
31. Knit the Season: A Friday night knitting club Novel- Kate Jacobs (272 pages)
32. Second Glance- Jodi Picoult (448 pages)
33. Perfect Match- Jodi Picoult (368 pages)
34. Salem Falls- Jodi Picoult (464 pages)
35. Message in a Bottle- Nicolas Sparks (352 pages)
36. Keeping Faith- Jodi Picoult (448 pages)
37. The Rescue- Nicolas Sparks (339 pages)
38. The Girl who played with Fire- Stieg Larsson (630 pages)
39. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest- Stieg Larsson (576 pages)
40. Son of a Witch- Gregory Maguire (352 Pages)
41. The Pact- Jodi Picoult (416 pages)
42. A Bend in the Road- Nicolas Sparks (352 pages)
43. Mercy- Jodi Picoult (416 pages)
44. Nights in Rodanthe- Nicolas Sparks (240 pages)
45. Picture Perfect- Jodi Picoult (384 pages)
46. The Alchemist- Paulo Coehlo (208 pages)
47. A Lion among Men- Gregory Maguire (336 pages)
48. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies- Jane Austen/ Seth Grahame-Smith (320 pages)
49. The Wedding- Nicolas Sparks (304 pages)
50. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister- Gregory Maguire (384 pages)
51. Harvesting the Heart- Jodi Picoult (464 pages)
52. Three Weeks with my Brother- Nicolas Sparks (368 pages)
53. Songs of the Humpback Whale- Jodi Picoult (352 pages)
54. Lost- Gregory Maguire (352 pages)
55. The Guardian- Nicolas Sparks (384 pages)
56. The Blind Side- Michael Lewis (352 pages)
57. True Believer- Nicolas Sparks (480 pages)
58. At First Sight- Nicolas Sparks (352 pages)
59. Mirror, Mirror- Gregory Maguire (320 pages)
60. The Choice- Nicolas Sparks (336 pages)
61. Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson (349 pages)
62. Just take my heart- Mary Higgins (416 pages)
63. The last child- John Hart (432 pages)
64. Look Again- Lisa Scottoline (416 pages)
65. Olive Kitteridge- Elizabeth Strout (304 pages)
66. The Shack- William P. Young (272 pages)
67. And Another Thing- Eoin Colfer (288 pages)
68. The Art of Racing in the Rain- (336 pages)
69. MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS, by Rhoda Janzen (272 pages)

70. Di Vinci Code- Dan Brown

Jaw Update 2.0

Erik went into the oral surgeon today, because the wires were hurting him, and the surgeon said that his jaw needs 2 more weeks to heal :( So he cancelled his appointment next Thursday, and made a new one for Jan. 27.

We hope that his jaw will have healed by then, please pray!

Jaw Update!

Erik had his appointment this morning, and I just got off the phone with him. The surgeon likes to see his patients a week after surgery to make sure they are comfortable, and eating. The surgeon told him to come back in two weeks (Jan. 20) and they would take another scan and if all looks good, they will take the wires off, and replace them with rubber bands. This means that he will be able to start eating soft foods! He will probably have to have the rubber bands on for another two weeks or so, but we won’t know until the appointment at the end of January.

Update on the guy who decided not to get his jaw wired shut when he first broke it: He now has a raging infection and has to have three teeth pulled. They have to also go in and completely clean out the infection and start over with the wiring and what not.

Lets just say, thank goodness we decided to go ahead with the jaw wiring when we did.

P90X is Dangerous!

Well for those of you who don’t know, last week, Erik and I were working out in our basement, and Erik slipped on a towel and fell on his jaw. We went to the ER, and they took a CT scan, and we found how he fractured his jaw *sad*. He also had a “second mouth” as I like to call it, on his chin. He got 15 stitches, on that, and we went to the oral surgeon the following morning to figure out what we were going to do about his jaw. They told us he had to get his jaw wired shut for 2-4 weeks.

We were heavily debating this for various reasons, until he told us a story about a guy who came in with a fractured jaw, and decided not to get his jaw wired shut. Long story short, he ended up coming back a few days later in excruciating pain, and when they looked at the new scan, he had completely broken his jaw, and was now misaligned. After hearing that story we decided to go ahead with the surgery and get his jaw wired shut.

He was in pain for a few days, but other than the fact that he can’t eat solid foods, he is doing really well. I have been making some yummy soups, so if anyone has any soup recipes they like to share please send them my way. He has an appointment this Wednesday, so I will update after the appointment.