Today was a pretty good day. I dropped Kaylee off to my friend Challae's house at 8:20 am and then ran did a few diabetic visits for work and came back to get Kaylee at 9:45 am. I then took her home and she went down for her morning 2 hour nap. I got a few things done around the house and finished up my Halloween costume and FINALLY she woke up. We then layed on the couch together and played Peek-A-Boo together for a good half hour. KAYLEE loves it and I love playing with her. I hide behind a pillow and she will sneak her little face around the pillow and then give me the biggest grin. I just laugh and yell Peek-A-Boo Kaylee!! She just giggles. It is now her favorite game. In fact she plays it in the car all the time....especially when she gets tired. It is the cutest thing to look back in the mirror and see her hide under the blanket and then poke her little head out. It is probably not the best game for me to play while I am driving because I can't help but to keep looking at her in the rear view mirror. But it is soo cute- especially when she just giggles in her high pitched squeal. Well I got off subject here....

Kaylee then ate some lunch and then I put her in the tub. Usually I give Kaylee her bath at nightime but I knew tonight I was going to be busy and BJ was planning on taking Kaylee grocery shopping with him so I figured I would just do it now. Kaylee really likes playing in the bath. She also really likes to STAND up in the bathtub- which is always fun ;)

After bathtime we had some quiet time. I could tell she was getting tired but not quite tired enough to put into bed (I hate hearing her cry and she cries when it is too early or past her bedtime) so I put her in her swing and put in her baby einstein. It wasn't very long before I saw her droopy eyes getting heavier and heavier. Kaylee then went down for yet another nap. I then got on the computer and messed around...wasting time pretty much. I got my scripture reading done and then started reading a few magazines when Kaylee woke up.

As soon as Kaylee woke up I packed her into the car and drove back to my friend Challae's house so I could go do two more visits for work. I then went and picked Kaylee up and called BJ to get a few things ready because I was going to have to head straight to Pack Meeting for Cub Scouts. I ran home and handed Kaylee off to BJ and quickly got dressed for my meeting.

When I got home- Kaylee and BJ weren't home yet. So I finished a few things for work and then waited till they got home. I gave Kaylee her bottle and read to her for a few minutes and then put her to bed.

I put her to bed. :( I could tell she was so tired and even though I really wanted to play with her I let her go to sleep.

Well at 10:00pm all I wanted to do was go pick Kaylee up and cuddle with her. BJ was out playing Basketball with some of his neighborhood buddies and Kaylee had been asleep for a few hours. But all I wanted to do was just cuddle with her...so that is exactly what I did!

I opened the door and quickly picked her up and brought her to bed with me. She fell right back asleep. Well since I move a lot..she kept waking up. It was dark in our room so she kept using her fingers to touch my face but after awhile she started pushing me and letting me know she was tired and wanted to go back to bed. It took me a bit to give in but I just held her for awhile and rocked with her in her room and then put her back to bed.

I know that it was selfish cuddling but I couldn't help myself. I love Kaylee so much! I know it seems like I was home with Kaylee all day but too me those few hours that I had Challae watch Kaylee and the time I left her to go to Pack Meeting were FOREVER long. I missed her. I am so used to being with Kaylee all the time that I just miss her anytime we are apart. I know this may sound wierd to some but Kaylee seriously is one of my best friends.

I like working as a RN but truly- I would be so content...actually..soo very happy to just be home with my sweet little Kaylee Bean full time! I mean- how great is it being a Mom!?!

This is BJ, just wanted to post the latest deal:

Last Thursday I was feeling really good. My knees weren't hurting and I was feeling a lot stronger. It was raining outside and Kaylee just went down for a nap, so I decided to take a quick run around the block. Ahhh it felt sooo good. I love rain and I love running. I was so happy and felt really good. I then went to physical therapy later that day and was still feeling pretty good. Well that night was HORRIBLE. My knees were a 9/10 in pain. They got all swollen and nothing I did helped them. After awhile I finally fell asleep.
So the biggest problem with my knees are what is called Patellar tendonitis. It is also called "jumpers knee". This problem tends to occur in "tall skinny girls" or those that play volleyball, tennis, or runners. Since the problem occurred right after high school I assume my problem was the tennis I played in high school. And since I didn't realize that I inflammed the tendon it never got better. IT ALL FINALLY MAKES SENSE!!!!
Needless to say a simple thing as running around the block caused my patellar tendon to inflame and my physical therapist told me that "running is nowhere in my near future". He told me that this is an overuse problem so rest is the best way to treat it. I will start to feel better but if I start up exercising too early than it will just go back to what it used to be and recovery will take that much longer. He also gave me some knee straps to wear instead of taping them every visit. They help keep the pressure off of my tendon. Does this all make sense?

ANATOMY REVIEW
Patella (kneecap) is a moveable bone on the front of the knee. This bone is wrapped inside a tendon that connects the quads to the tibia (lower leg bone). Without going into too much detail there are essentially two tendons; one at the top of the knee cap and one underneath it. Tightening the quads puts pressure on the tendons which then help straighten the knee.

So the biggest problems for me causing the Patellar Tendonitis
- I initially caused it in high school playing on the tennis team and since I didn't realize that was the problem I never rested my tendon or knew what to strengthen. Which is why it would hurt off and on and never got better
- The alignment above and below my knee cap (patella) are misaligned so it puts even more pressure on the tendon surrounding the knee cap. Once my knees are well rested then I will strengthen the cartilage and tendons to help with the alignment
- Making the alignment worse my right leg is smaller than the left. I have orthotics to help but I wasn't very good at wearing them which then made the alignment in my knee even worse.
- Due to the misalignment I have what is called Patella Alta (my knee cap is above where it is supposed to be)

Ta da! I know this is probably really boring to some but it is sooooo exciting for me. The physical therapist doesn't know how long my recovery is going to take but at least we are using the word "recovery"!!! I am just soo happy!!