Tomorrow it will be seven weeks since Jordan fell out of a second story hotel window. The first three or four weeks we took it easy & Jordan used that time to heal. He knew his limitations and was tired easily. It was certainly an adjustment going from having a busy schedule to just hanging out at home or at my parents. It took a lot of creativity and ideas to keep Jordan entertained with limited use of television. There was no church or school or any of the other activities he was involved in. After about three weeks Jordan was cleared to play with his friends, which he was excited about. Play dates were set up, and it took less work to keep Jordan busy :)
The doctors at the hospital told us upon release that Jordan could resume all normal activity in 5-6 weeks. When Jordan had his follow up appointment with his pediatrician, he recommended that Jordan cannot play on play structures or ride a bike (anything that could cause him to fall) and no jumping for three months following his fall. This seemed daunting but we have made it this far ... mostly :) It is proving to be quite difficult to prevent Jordan from jumping. Jordan's energy has come back and sometimes he is bouncing off the walls! David and I agreed to let Jordan go back to church as the play structure in the nursery area is safe for little ones and low to the ground. That gives Jordan one a day a week to see his friends & burn off some energy the way he used to :)
It has been wonderful to see how well Jordan and Lucas are getting along. I was nervous when I thought of how long Jordan would be home and how much time the boys would be spending together. Thankfully, they have grown closer together and really enjoy playing with each other. Lucas is old enough to mostly keep up with Jordan and they somehow communicate (Lucas is not talking a whole lot). Jordan actually will come & tell me what Lucas wants. How he knows, I have no idea. I think he just decides for Lucas what he wants :) With Jordan a leader and Lucas a follower, they compliment each other really well. Lucas does know when he does not want to do what Jordan says, so he will go do his own thing and ignore his big brother!
Here are pictures from a trip we took the to the beach. It was a great day and Jordan had so much fun having the freedom to just play!
Lastly, thought this video would be amusing. I am working on teaching Lucas sign language so he will stop yelling as a form of communication. It's actually helped since he can communicate the things he wants most - more (food), please (instead of just yelling at me), and thank you. You can hear Jordan in the background - he's Lucas's coach ;)
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