The time we almost didn't get the balloons loaded.....

Yea...try shoving all that in the back and closing the gate real fast. It ain't easy, but I think we had better gas mileage with the extra flotation. Plus, we can entertain Walt with squeaky voices for about a month with all that helium!! :)

And here's my little man departing Children's Hospital. He was glad to get home. A little scared of what lies ahead, but home is still home. And nothing, I mean nothing, beats it.

We were actually released on Saturday, and made it home shortly after lunch. Temple, Walt and myself were all exhausted.....and ever thankful for real beds. Our beds.

He's had lots of visitors and calls. And has made lots of requests, most of which have been granted by various family members and family friends. He's taken quite a liking to the whole, "ask and ye shall receive" policy that came with a broken femur. I'll have to post photos of all that entails later.

Sorry it has taken me a while to post even just this.....I've been a tad bit busy earning my RN and PT degree here at home. :)

Walt is still doing remarkably well, I think, for someone who had surgery just a few days ago. Today has probably been his worst day yet. The movement, for getting up for the bathroom or to be moved to his wheelchair and then back to the bed, is painful. And his little body is just wore out.

Tonight, we had planned to give him a shower, as the surgeon had instructed we could. But, we didn't make it that far. We were able to sit him in the tub on some stools Aunt Karisa purchased for him. (Thanks.) But, he was just too upset and very nervous when we removed his immobolizer brace and surgical wrap.

So, we opted to just wash him down as best we could, forget shampooing his head, and call it a night. I have been telling everyone his surgical site looked like --"two small holes on either side of his knee, he won't have any big incisions". Although, I had yet to see the site, as we weren't to unwrap it until today. But still, I thought that was how the surgical resident had explained it to me. Apparently, I wasn't listening well or I shouldn't have listened to what the resident said anyway! :)

I was wrong. There are no small holes. However, there are two incision sites on either side of his leg right above his knee area. With stitches. I was not prepared for those cuts to be on my sweet boy's legs. And I don't think he was either, thus we shortened the bath time regime.

• Hey, there's always tomorrow. Baby steps. It's a long road to recovery, and nobody said he had to have clean hair to get there! :)