We're Broken

Well,

not all of us

just GMan.

He fell down

at a day camp,

on his birthday.

When I went to pick him up

he told me he had fallen,

on his chest,

on a little box,

and that he cried really hard for a long time.

Sad!

I asked him how he was doing

and he said it was better but still hurt.

I checked him over,

there were no bruises,

no bumps

and he would even let me touch it.

To me that means he's fine.

Well,

over the next week he would wake up at night 

complaining of pain.

Cue more Motrin and back to bed.

(ps - he also would only sleep on his back,

he is a side sleeper,

and he couldn't sit up from laying down without support).

7 days after falling

he went for a bike ride with dad.

Where he proceeded to fall,

off his bike,

and hit his chest and head.

Perfect.

A couple nights later he not only woke up

but he was screaming.

His screaming was so violent it hurt his chest

so he wouldn't breathe

(because that also now caused pain).

I thought FINE,

first thing tomorrow we will go to the doctor.

We went,

I explained to the doctor what happened,

even he said he wasn't worried about a break

because the pain was right at the top middle of his sternum

and sternums don't break,

generally ribs break.

Just to be certain we got an x-ray.

The verdict came in,

his sternum had fractured right down the middle.

WHAT?!!?!?

So after talking to a cardio thoracic surgeon

(scary!)

we learned that this break was extremely rare,

like almost impossible to do rare,

but our G had managed it.

For now there is nothing they will do.

We keep it wrapped up in an ace bandage

and keep the motrin coming to control the pain.

He is supposed to "take it easy" 

for TWO months to let it heal.

I laughed and reminded him he was talking about a 4 year old.

I am hoping it is healed by the time he turns 5.

As long as he doesn't fall right on it again

we should be fine.

If he does fall again

we are to report to the doctor

IMMEDIATELY!

Apparently he can now do serious damage 

that can require surgery with wires and rods.

Fun times.

It's been 2 1/2 weeks

and already he is doing better.

He complains a lot less

and sleeps a lot more

but that could be because the doctor told us

that he needed twice the motrin we were giving him. 

Oops :)

Here's the wrap

Doesn't look like much

but really helps a lot.

Most people think it's a toy or dress up for him.

The look on their face when he says

"No, I need it cause I broke my bones"

is pretty classic.

Just messin around

The other morning we were just playing with the camera.

Hope you enjoy 

my little "models"

who love the camera. :)

We found this scarf in our basement

that immediately became a bandana 

to be like 

Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

Took the pic late

but she's still cute

This is the messed up haircut

I would have taken a before picture

but I was only planning on trimming her curls

Not cutting them off.

Thank goodness hair grows back.

Mr. G is 4!

Last week we celebrated,

the birthday

of our sweet GMan.

He is a simple kid

who does not ask for much.

For his birthday I asked what he wanted

and his only request

was doughnuts.

So why not!

As a side note - 

Minnesota stinks in the junk food department.

There is not a doughnut shop in our entire city!

We had to go to the grocery store.

Good thing he doesn't care.

 (FYI - today I asked him

what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas.

And he told me 

Santa would figure it out.) Hehe

 For his presents he got Wedgits

(if you don't know what they are look them up,

they are fun "blocks" for any age,

we have all spent time creating with them,

yup, that fun)

he also got a sleeping bag for camping with dad,

and a remote control car.

Miss L who was so excited

to watch G open his presents

and play with his stuff. :)

Now, I know there are many of you

who do the birthday party thing.

You can plan games,

food,

and prizes

to fit in your theme

and make it this amazingly awesome affair.

I am terrified of birthday parties.

G has never had one because I am scared of what to plan.

Well this year we decided we owed him something.

There are several birthday's around his

and it only seemed fair that he got a party like everyone else.

Since I am pregnant,

and extra lazy,

we were going to do the typical summer birthday party

and pull out the slip n slide,

some kiddie pools,

and water tables (for the babies)

All I had to do was provide water.

Easy peasy.

Well,

6 days before the party

we checked the weather.

The high on August 18th?

68 degrees!!!!!

You can't have a water party

if you're going to give your guests hypothermia!

Aghhh!!

So, I took action.

The day before G had picked out his cake.

An American Flag cake.

You sure bud?

Yup!

Okie dokie.

Well, that became my platform

for all things party.

I tried to turn regular party games

into something our nation could be proud of. :)

At the same time I thought

why not incorporate some Olympics?

Within a few days I had it figured out.

Then,

the night before the party

GMan gets a mild concussion

when he fell and smacked his head on the concrete.

Double Aggghhhh!

Another new plan.

Keep low key games,

throw out all things Olympic

requiring running or jumping.

Deep breath, no big deal.

And here is what we ended up with...

 Pin the stars on the flag

 For 2-5 year olds they did pretty good.

Some did cheat though

 This is a little game

I stole from my friend Kerri,

off pinterest.

It was our "boxing"

They got to punch out a circle

and behind it was prizes that they got to take home.

The kids LOVED it.

This was our wall of targets

for "archery"

We filled up 60 water balloons

and told the kids

to try to destroy the targets.

So archery without bows or arrows

but they had a GREAT time throwing water balloons.

They did a great job destroying every target too.

 The inspiration cake.

Vanilla with a vanilla center with white frosting.

Yea, our kid doesn't branch out much.

Chocolate is very hit or miss with him.

Blowing out those candles.

While making a birthday wish.

Our MN friends

It's great that he has some kids to play with

and party with.

Happy Birthday sweet guy!

The Announcement is......

It's a GIRL!

We think....

It's hard to be definitive

when it is based on the lack of evidence.

But I am pretty certain

the technician was right.

So more pink,

and more opinions,

will grace the walls of our home.

Yeah for sweet girls!

Hello?

Hello?

Anybody still out there?

I wouldn't really blame you

if you weren't.

It's been awhile,

hasn't it?

I realized

since I can check my email

on my phone

I don't get on the computer

very often.

That needs to change!

Family,

and friends,

need to see what my family

is up to.

Since it's been awhile,

we will do a quick recap.

Of 5 months.

Oops

 Baby Girl loves to climb into confined spaces.

While I was taking out the garbage

she climbed right in the cans spot.

At least she thinks she's funny.

 We got a fun visit from grandma and grandpa,

before they left for their mission.

This is the kids at the zoo

watching the bears fight each other.

 Also with G and G

we made a trip to the Children's Museum

This was by far the favorite room.

Who doesn't love playing in bubbles and water?

 In May,

baby girl had surgery,

again.

This time she got to have her tear ducts opened.

Hers were clogged

and they were never going to open themselves.

So we opted for the procedure.

It was extremely fast,

like getting tubes,

and now her eyes tear up a lot less.

Yeah!

 We have been trying to find activities to do

since we moved here mid semester

and G couldn't get into any preschools.

This is his sports class.

He loves to learn/play new sports

and I love that he comes home completely worn out.

Win/win

 In June,

we celebrated

the Man's 1/2 birthday.

We got to have family over

and enjoy a fun day.

 We love watermelon in the summer.

Who doesn't?

When we get to the end

it's too annoying to try and cut

so we just scoop out bites with a spoon.

Thus resulting in a hat.

It's delicious then fun.

 Baby girl growing up.

She finally learned to walk

at 15 months.

It makes everyone happier. :)

 Even when silly

he's cute

This sweet thing

has become the biggest ham.

Whenever she sees a camera

and hears "cheese"

she plasters this smile on her face.

Thus cracking me up.

If you will also notice

the "purse" (my scripture bag

the brush,

and the toothpaste

these are all the types of items

that she prefers to play with.

At least she has good hygiene.

For those of you who made it this far

Congratulations!

For your effort you will now be rewarded.

I am Pregnant!

Again.

I will be 20 weeks on Sunday

(My c-section will be

December 31st)

and we will find out a boy or girl

on Monday.

Woo Hoo!

I will be blogging more,

so let's rekindle our lovely

friendships.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

February 18th.

4 days 

after we arrived

in MN

Baby Girl turned 1!

My poor kids

get the worst 1st birthday.

At least she

got a birthday cake.

GMan, not so much.

A high end store

(I guess like Trader Joes

or Whole Foods, etc)

gives a

FREE

cake for a 1st birthday.

It definitely

made my life easier

knowing I wouldn't

have to make it.

Isn't it pretty?

She sure thinks so

Ironically enough,

we just got baby

her own cupcake.

They were the same 

cake and frosting

so hers was just as delicious

as ours.

It seems to be a hit.

Would to like some? :)

Presents.

As always

the wrapping and boxes

were the best part.

But what girl wouldn't like

the news shoes, clothes and toys

that she was treated to.

Happy Birthday Little Lady!

We sure are glad that you came to our family.

Hello There!

Just when I finally

get caught up

in my blogging world.

We up and move

And I fall behind again.

Aghhh!

Two months later

I look at the pics

and get slightly overwhelmed.

Here we go,

again,

to catch you up

on our belated lives.

Before we left

Before we left

our lives were chaotic.

We sold the house

in 6 weeks.

Yeah!!!!!!!

Then my mom

came to visit.

Double Yeah!!!!!!

She had bought a ticket

as soon as The Man

left town.

Not realizing

that the house would sell

so fast.

I didn't care.

It was so fun

to have her

for 12 days

to shop,

play,

and provide me

a break

when needed.

She was great

with the kids.

And she helped

clean my house

so we could move.

Then,

she left the day

our packers arrived.

She was a life saver,

a sanity saver,

and we were

so glad to see her.

Love you mom

and thanks for coming

to take care of us.

This is G

signing his Valentine's

for preschool.

V Day was

our last day in OK

and it was so hard for him

to leave his class behind.

He loves it there

and will miss

Miss Mary Kay

and Miss Lori

terribly.

Too bad,

I haven't found

a school as incredible

here.

Yet.