Micah's wheels

Since being back home, Micah has done very well. On Monday (4-25-11) he got most of his stitches out. He got the stitches out on his arms, inner thigh and knee. We are waiting for a referall from Micah's pediatrician so that he can see a surgeon for his calf. He still has his cast on, so he just got a wheelchair on Monday (4-25-11). He has been doing so well with the wheelchair! He has learned how to get all around in it and it has made him happier being able to get around a little bit on his own.

2 hours before leaving for the airport...

When we got back to Pilar and Rodrigos house from Chuck E. Cheese, Micah ran into the house first. He wanted to run into the backyard to play for a little bit before heading out to the airport. When he ran in, he thought the sliding glass door was open - but he was wrong. It was closed and he ran right through it. I heard a loud crash coming from the other room so I ran back right away. I saw that he had ran through the glass door and I saw that he was bleeding A LOT from A LOT of places!

We rushed him quickly to the hospital (which was luckily just a couple miles away). He was so scared and so was I, but I was trying to not cry for Micah. We got him into the hospital and they started working right away to stop the bleeding. They bandaged his arms and legs. They told us that the cut was SO bad on his leg, that he needed surgery.

Six hours later (they had to wait for the food in his stomach to digest) Micah went in for surgery on his leg. The glass had cut through his right calf all the way to the bone. It cut all 3 tendons in his calf and severed a nerve. The surgeon luckily was able to repair the tendons. The nerve was severed, and they couldn't repair it. A portion of the top of his foot will always be numb.

Right now Micah is in a cement cast for about 3 more weeks and then a walking cast for 2 weeks after that. He also has stitches on each arm by his elbow, his inner thigh, his knee and of course his calf. The calf is by far his worst injury. For as bad as his injurys were, we are just SO thankful that they weren't worse and that nothing (Thank God) cut his face or chest. He is healing well and feels no pain. He has been in great spirits throughout this whole thing.

Santiago, Chile (what was suppose to be our last day)

April 9th started out as a totally normal day. It was going to be our last day in Santiago, Chile. We went to the Chuck E. Cheese in Chile so the kids could have a great last day. They had the best time there. They ran around for 3hrs. playing and playing and playing. We got to spend a couple more hours with Joselo before he had to leave to go back to Concepcion and spend time with the rest of the family because we thought we were leaving in just a few hours.

Santiago, Chile (what was suppose to be our last few days!)

On what was suppose to be our last few days in Chile, we went on a tour of Joselo's old Church, went shopping and hung out at Pilar and Rodrigos house. Our first week there was a great vacation! We had so much fun with family!!

Santiago, Chile (Night 4)

When we got home from Renaca, some more of Kenji's family came over to Pilar and Rodrigos house to visit. I got to meet his other cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Godparents. It was a great night with all of his family. We all had a lot of fun visiting.

Renaca, Chile (Day 3-4)

On day 3 and 4 in Renaca we went on a tour of the harbor on a small boat, on a tour of the city, to Chuck E. Cheese and to the hot tub. It was a great couple of days! SO much fun with the family! The city has its original buildings still, so it looks really awesome. It was a lot of fun looking at the original architecture.