Four Years

Last week I celebrated four years with my new knee. I started this blog that summer to document how we spent our shortened summer that year. It felt bittersweet that year to be giving up a month of our summer for my eight week recovery, but life is so much better now, and it totally worth it. I can hardly believe how much it changed my life, and don't know why I didn't start asking questions sooner. I don't even think I realized how bad it was until the pain was gone and I could actually move freely again. Now you wouldn't even know with the exception of a beautiful six inch scar going across the front of my knee. Every year my scar gets a little smaller and lighter, but I don't mind having it at all. I am so thankful for modern medicine and how many more things I can do thanks to such advancements. I loved the first time I was able to go down the slide with Jackson, go sledding with him, and all the other sorts of fun moving activities I couldn't do before, and actually enjoy them. Moving is great!