Blood Pressure

We are exactly one week post-op and feeling pretty good...so "I" thought.  I should start by saying that Sean is doing well!  He doesn't seem bothered by the inscision sites behind his ears.  The swelling is down around the back of the skull, so you can actually see the outline of the implant so much more clearly.  The only big changes we have noticed are behaviorally.  He is MUCH more clingy and emotional, which is understandable.
So...Moving on to "mom" post-op! My employer, VBCPS, is offering an incentive this year called "The Wellness for Life" program.  If you enroll, you earn $500 credit towards your health insurance for next year. To enroll you have to have your ht/wt, BP, and cholesterol done. So I enrolled today and of course the nurse does my weight first, (stressful b/c I've put on some lbs.); cholesterol second (thankfully this was awesome!), and then my BP.  So, the cuffs on, machine is reading and the nurse asks how my summer has been! I, of course, fill her in briefly on Sean and his CI's, at which point the nurse says, "Wow." Thinking she is referring to Sean, I realize she is looking at my BP, which read 165/110!!! Holy crap, guess this momma is a little more stressed with this whole CI journey than I thought! My BP is usually 117/73, so this was crazy high! Let's try this BP again and a quick change of subject, "Butterfly House," where I will be this afternoon! Thankfully the next BP read was lower (139/94), still high, but lower! I SO need to get back to doing my yoga.
Thankfully the afternoon was stress free among the butterflies. My friend, Kathy, and I volunteer each Thursday afternoon at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, inside the Butterfly House! We have so much fun educating and sharing our love for butterflies! If you get the opportunity to visit NBG, be sure to stop by the Butterfly House! www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org

Tiger Swallowtails visiting our backyard!

Zebra Swallowtail visiting our backyard! First Zebra I've had visit our butterfly garden at home!