Days eleven-thirteen and the puffiest knee ever

I can't believe I haven't posted in three days!! I'll try not to let that happen again... I also can't believe that tomorrow will have been two weeks since surgery. It feels like it was a month ago. The human body is amazing. I cannot get over how much stronger I get every day. I wonder if maybe I am just extra dedicated to doing my exercises or what, but I can really feel my strength coming back in my quads and calves. My exercises/ stretches feel easier and easier. I am slightly concerned because a few days ago, I felt like I could totally straighten my leg with little pain, but today some pain came back. And it just didn't feel like I was getting it as straight as I had been. We will see....
Sleep is getting better and better. And by that I mean I'm sleeping for longer than 3 hours at a time. Last night it was 4 and a half. Tonight I'm hoping for 5!!?? Fingers crossed.
I still am not putting much weight on my leg, per doctor's orders. Today in the shower (yes, the shower!! yeah!!!) I couldn't stop wondering what would happen if I tried to put more weight on it so when I got out, I tried. And it hurt. And didn't feel very strong. So now I know.And the bathroom floor after a shower probably wasn't the best place to try this out.
I was sitting up more than usual today and even moving around on the second floor- I guess I was feeling extra energetic. So tonight as I was sitting here with my leg out in front of me, I noticed it was way swollen. Like I could barely make out my kneecap swollen! I was warned that the more I moved around and less I elevated, the more swollen I'd be. So I guess that was the case today. Here's a picture, because I knew you all would enjoy:

I mean, does it even look like a leg??? I have never seen anything so swollen everywhere. So...tomorrow I will take it a little easier, I guess. Or wear longer pants so nobody has to look at this business.
I can't wait for my little bandages to fall off so I can see what's underneath. I am so,so tempted to pull them off! I don't even know if I have stitches under there or what.

On a non-medical, personal note, today was a good day mood- wise. Yesterday was the first day of school for my students and my wonderful assistant was given a totally useless sub. That's no good for two classes of 16 three to five year olds with special needs, some of which had never been to school before. I know she hung in there, but I got several calls and texts from others in the school who were helping her saying it was a zoo. I mean, at times I could hear screaming in the background ! And I guess the sub had his back to the kids and was on his phone most of the day???? Needless to say I was upset, feeling powerless and frustrated. I had to email my principal for help and turn my phone off by the end of the day.
I heard today that my principal and awesome office staff asked the guy not to come back and got someone more appropriate for the population in my classroom. Those poor kids. And my poor assistant! I send her a huge bouquet of flowers- I know she needed something stronger than that by the end of the day, but at least maybe I made her smile.
I got no calls today which is a great thing. And I got some good pictures of my kids which is an awesome thing. I cannot express how badly I want to get back to work.