Mitchell John Cragg

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Mitchell John Cragg

Born: 12/16/2004 9:56 p.m.

Weight: 7.1 lbs. Length: 19 in.

Journal

Sunday, July 5, 2020 9:35 AM CDT

We are past 2 weeks post opp! So we are now 16 days post opp. Mitchell is doing really well. He is now cut his pain meds in more than half. I’ve left him to decide when he needs it. He can have ibuprofen or Tylenol. He has been needing it about 4 times a day which is awesome. We moved him back to his room. He and I had been on the main floor just because the bed is bigger and he wouldn’t have to go up and down stairs as much. He got a new full size bed so he has room to log roll and get comfortable. He’s been in it 2 nights now and seems to love it. Both nights he took meds right before bed and then didn’t need anything until the morning. For me it’s been 2 weeks since I was in my bed. Oh man it felt great last night!
Our next hurdle is slowly pulling away from unlimited screen time to controlled like usual. Haha. We’ve started with the tablet and he’s done ok w that. The tv is harder just because he really isn’t able to be up for a really long time. Also because of covid we just aren’t able to do stuff we use to...like watching brothers play ball or hockey practice. Mitchell loves this stuff because it means he can be social. But, he really just isn’t able to be at those places so we are back trying to figure out stuff to do at home. That has been one of the harder things for Paul and I. We never have the tv on during the day. Usually an hour in the morning and a little at night and that’s really it so having a tv on all day has been a struggle. Haha.
This week he will get to help run kids so if you see us….say hi he would LOVE it and it encourages him to get back in the car and go to the next drop off! This week he will be ready to be in the car more and I think he’s ready to get back to the lake. It’ll be great for him to get a change of scenery. It’s about 1.5 hour drive and I’ve pointed out to him if he can sit in the chair and watch tv for that long he certainly can get in the car and drive that far. Haha
His incision looks good. I’d post picks but haven’t taken the time to figure it out. Most of you probably follow him on Instagram or me on Facebook and then you have seen pics.
Parents have said the first 2 weeks are the hardest so we are really over the tough part. Now it’s just getting him to learn about how his new back moves or basically how it doesn’t move. I’ll probably give him another week or two but then I might talk to his dr about Pt. We have a telehealth visit with her the first part of August. Unless something comes up she didn’t feel it was worth the trip down to Mayo to see her. I love how realistic she is.
I’ll update again in a week unless something comes up!

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