It's Like Having A Newborn

Alex's surgery went really well. He has been home for 5 days and mom and dad say it is like having a newborn all over again. They are up with him in the night, feeding him, helping him to the bathroom, napping when he naps, taking turns napping, etc.! They think Alex is allergic to his pain medication; he has had the hiccups since he has been on them and the other day he was itchy all over. They changed the meds and now they think the new ones are making him nauseous. He has been able to go without pain killers for longer periods of time, which is good.

Robert will be seeing a doctor tomorrow to fix his back (cross your fingers). He heard about this doctor through his old seminary teacher who had the same problem as Rob does, maybe worse, and it took one treatment to fix him. So we are keeping our hopes high. The method this doctor practices is called Rolfing. Rolfing or Rolf therapy is the manipulation or deep tissue massage of the body's connective tissue and muscles, in order to realign and balance the body's structure. This leads to improved posture, function, and general physical and emotional health. Rob is also living in Rexburg and he started college last Wednesday. He likes his roommates and says homework will keep him busy but he is having fun. Heck, he already had a hot date over the weekend!

Thanks again for all of your thoughts and prayers on their behalf. Hope all are having a great new year.

Robert and Alex

Here is a little update about Robert and Alex. Robert moved to Rexburg today and will be starting school at BYU-I Thursday. He is scheduled for another Cortizone shot for his back, something he doesn't really want to do but we are in high hopes that this will give him the relief he needs.

Alex's knee surgery is tomorrow. If having knee problems and being out of basketball for the season isn't enough, he has also been diagnosed with Bells Palsy in the right side of his face.

We appreciate your prayers and are thankful that things aren't as bad as they could be.

Have a happy new year!

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After patiently waiting for an eternity, Tanner's mission call arrived in the mail on Friday afternoon! He waited until 8:00 to open it. Levi is the winner on the guesses, as well as all those spanish speaking guessers....looks like we're all paying a little towards his first month in the field! Elder Tanner McAffee will go into the Provo MTC on April 15, 2009 to serve in the 

Mexico Puebla mission speaking the awesome language of Espanol! He is so excited!!! CONGRATS TANNER MAN!!!!

Alex

Alex's Tuesday night game was a rough one. To make a long story short, he ended up on the floor with a knee injury. The next morning he had an MRI in hopes that it wasn't anything serious. Wrong. The bad news came to him Wednesday night with the doctor explaining the results of the MRI. He will have to have surgery on his ACL, and on his lateral and medial meniscus. And he is out for the rest of the season. Surgery will be in January and after that it is a 9 month recovery or so. He is a very bummed and sad boy. I don't blame him. He LOVES basketball and the season was just beginning. My heart goes out to him.

This is as much information I have for now so we will keep you updated with more news as we hear it.

Best Buds

What a couple of good lookin boys. This is a picture from the Thanksgiving bunch, these two had such a good time together! They occupied themselves with bugs, legos, and fire (yikes) and we hardly saw them that weekend. Hunter is usually right there with them, and the boys missed him this time! Wouldn't it be great if those three lived closer?