Easing Back Into Training

Easing back into training has been going great. T had soreness for a couple of days because he hasn’t worked out like he’s used to doing for four weeks while having PT. So glad he’s on the mend and doing good. Now to get back into the grove of training and getting back to where he was before the injury happened. He knows it’s going to be a lot of hard work. He also knows from this week of being back and easing into training that it’s going to suck until he’s where he needs to be. He knows it will be short term as long as he puts in the hard work though. 

T’s Bedroom Set

T chose this bedroom set. The bed is a full size and he got two of the dressers. We got it all from IKEA. We love that place. We went looking at mattresses before T and I had to leave for Charlotte and the mattress he wants cost more thaN the entire bedroom set😳. So now I’m hoping to take him back to IKEA this evening in hopes that I can talk him into a memory foam mattress😁. 

Day 2 in Charlotte

T is easing back into training with his team and coach. He’s had a busy two days. Tonight he is feeling a little bit of muscle soreness. I told him that’s what happens when you have to take time off for an injury. Now he’s gotta get back to where he was before his injury. It’s all a process. He’ll get there. He has an early morning tomorrow and a busy day of training with his teammates so Happy Veteran’s Day early to all of our blog followers. So thankful for all of our Veterans. Have a blessed night and holiday! 

T’s New Bedding

T’s new bedding to go with his new bedroom furniture. Can’t wait to get this bedroom together and ready for T to enjoy. He picked blue and grey for his walls. Scot’s from Kentucky and his entire family are huge UK fans. T has a torn house because momma is a UNC fan. Of course UNC blue does not look good on a wall...LOL! I can’t remember the last time I kept up with college sports though. Life is so busy. It’s perfectly fine that T likes UK. This set sure looks real nice!  

My Appointments

Blood tests from my physical yesterday came back all normal. Woohoo🙌!!!  Eye exam today showed what I expected and that is that I need an updated prescription. It’s been a few years since I had a new prescription and I was noticing a change. Now to get used to the new prescription. 

A Work in Progress

Well, the window is out after a ton of prying and stuff. Scot said to me, with a smile on his face, if you ever ask me to seal a window again you may be having to get bail money...LOL! His expression and smile had me rolling on the floor laughing. 

Backstory: I had him seal T’s bedroom window shut years ago when T was a toddler because we were getting overwrought with lady bugs in T’s bedroom. 

Now that we are finally redoing his room and replacing said window it was a bear to get out.  

I just smiled back at my awesome husband and said, “I love you Honey and appreciate all you do for us😁🥰.”

Pics from earlier today

Scot had a commercial project this afternoon at a repeat client near the neighborhood I grew up in as a kid. The business is actually in the old Piggly Wiggly where my mom did most, if not all, of her shopping when I was a young child. Even though there’s a new store in it now I have tons of memories from when I was a child. What was cool was that the new store had a lot of old pictures and cans from the old Piggly Wiggly. I got some pictures of T and I. I was showing T around and telling him what shops were what when I was growing up. It was a fun afternoon looking around while Scot did the commercial project. 

The old Piggly Wiggly:

and the old staff:

Picture of T and I in front of the old Piggly Wiggly which is now NoFo:

A picture of T and I with the old Post Office in the background which is still a Post Office:

And a few more awesome pics of our boy😁:

This last one is my favorite picture of the day🥰. 

Another Update

After T’s appointments Wednesday doing PT and Laser therapy he was released to go back to training. He was told to ease back into it. We have routine appointments this week coming up but will back at it with his coach starting from the 9 to the 14th. I’m hoping we will also be able to do the 18th to the 21st as well but things keep coming up that may keep us from doing that one😕. He’s stretching a ton this week in prep to go back into training. Plus he’s been walking a bunch with me. My feet ache and knees ache but I know that I need to do this so I keep plunging along. I hate that I’ve gotten so out of shape. I love how in shape T is though. I hope he always does his best all of his life to stay in shape too. It’s what his dad and I greatly encourage him to do. 

Video Clips From T’s PT Monday

T was so far advanced when he came for his PT on Monday that the PT had to change up what he had planned to do with T that day. Here are some clips of strength exercises they are doing. What T does in sparring training is so much harder than this...LOL!  He is showing the PT that he can do more than the PT thinks he can do though. He’s ready to get on with this and back to training...LOL! 

Update on T’s Injury

So PT and laser therapy went swimmingly today. The PT advanced him a lot in his PT after T surprised him with how far he had come since they last met. The laser therapy is advancing his turn around time a lot faster and that’s exciting T so very much. I love when T astonishes doctors by healing quicker than they expected. I love that T is getting stronger and will be able to ease back into training hopefully by next week. He has really been pushing himself so that he can get back at it. He hates having to miss so much of his sparring training.  Although this down time has given me the time I need to focus more on our house and get things done that need doing.

T’s New Bed and Dressers are Bought!

This weekend we made a stop and picked up T’s new bed and dressers. They are all in this:
I went to my favorite store. Those who know me well know where I went. The fun will be putting it all together...LOL!  

Video from BBW 3rd Dan Final Test 2019

Enjoy the video. T doesn’t do his Poomsae full force because he’s under doctors orders not to because of his injury. He did such a great job considering his circumstances. Grand Master was so proud of him. Enjoy the video. 

3rd Dan Black Belt Final Test (10/26)

Yesterday T did his final test and although he couldn’t do everything because of his injury he did fantastic on what he could do. Here are a few pictures of him with Hyejin Amy Park (Master Amy), Victor Daewoo Kim (Master K), and Grand Master Jun Lee. He so loves his Masters so very much. Enjoy!

Master Amy!

Grand Master Jun Lee!

Master K!

Healing Nicely/Challenges of Wearing Glasses

T had a chiropractor adjustment today along with another laser therapy session on his pulled muscle. He’s healing nicely and is feeling quite good. This is the dangerous stage so the chiropractor and his PT doc say. This is the crucial period where lots of reconstruction is going on in his muscle and it feels so good that you wanna get back to normal but that’s a no no from what we’ve been told. Keeping T at bay and not doing anything to reinjure his thigh muscle is hard when he’s so used to working out a ton all the time. 

Lots of changes happening with him though. He’s doing strength training with the PT for his thigh muscle, doing laser therapy, and wearing glasses. Getting used to wearing glasses is no easy task. We went back today for them to adjust them for him and he’s still complaining they hurt so we’ll go back again tomorrow for another adjustment on them. Plus he’s had some headaches. That’s to be expected. After a couple of weeks it will be old hat for him. 

Reading is Renewed for T

T got out one of his favorite books about how things work and started to read better than I’ve seen from him in a while. I wear glasses myself and I should have noticed the signs but didn’t realize there was a problem because he hadn’t spoke up about it until now. I think it finally reached a point that something had to be done is why he started telling us he can’t see. Now we move forward with things and hopefully at a more accelerated pace...LOL! 

New Glasses 🤓

Here’s a picture of T with one of his new pairs of glasses. He is so incredibly happy to be able to see clearly. There’s no telling how long he has had this problem. He tells us it’s been a long time now. We had a conversation with him about coming to us and telling us when something is really wrong like his pulled muscle and now his eyes. Being farsighted like he is could have a whole lot to do with why he hasn’t been able to do half of what he’s been asked to do from me with school and from his coach with TKD. It’s a whole new world for him now and he can sharper than either his dad or I...LOL!  Check him out. He looks even more like his dad now....LOL! And he chose Ralph Lauren glasses. 

Eye Exam Today

Well T has to have glasses. He’s farsighted. So we are getting him two pairs of glasses 🤓. One to train with TaeKwonDo in and wear when he’s riding his dirt bike and the other for everything else. He goes back in to be fitted for contacts to wear when he fights on Tuesday next week. Here’s the two frames he chose:

PT Today

The PT assessed him today and he gave him exercises to strengthen his muscle and he goes back twice next week then we will go from there and see where he is at. Pictures from today.

Yesterday’s PT Appointment

I was under the impression that we were going to get started on PT yesterday since T had already been diagnosed down in Matthews but it was yet another consult🙄. So today T goes for his actual first PT session for his thigh. The doctor gave it a different name than the one in Matthews. I can never remember the technical language though. He explained that there are 3 stages to pulls. There’s a stage 1 that’s a very slight pull, stage 2 (which is where we are being told T is) is a more significant pull, and stage 3 is an actual tear and we are doing surgery. So that’s where we are currently. I will keep you posted as we have more to share. 

Laser Therapy Yesterday

T had his second laser therapy on his pulled hip flexer muscle yesterday. He was feeling much better and it’s lasting longer. They told us since they went deeper yesterday that he may be a little more sore but he never was. We were so thankful for that. He’s making great progress in a short period of time. He goes to the PT for the first time at 2pm today and we fill them in on all that he’s been doing to get this healed as quickly as possible so he can get back to training. We’ve been informed by other parents of athletes in this sport that you have to really push the PT’s to do what’s best for them because they will want to play it safe. We don’t have time for that. In TKD sparring if you are down too long it can be a game changer for you as a fighter in this sport. T has worked too hard for this to keep him from moving forward. We’ll let you know how it goes today.