CRAWLING!!

I was excited when the baby started crawling because she was much happier being able to get around and would entertain herself for longer periods of time. Crawling also meant that we had to set up the gate at the top of the stairs. Unfortunately, my three year old didn't understand why this barrier had been put there and was wholly annoyed about it. In retaliation, he would leave the gate open after he passed through. Yep, I heard the "thump thump" as little legs and arms were rolling down the stairs and my heart jumped into my throat. Then the "thud" and a very loud 10 month old cry!

We checked her over, no bumps, bruises, or obvious injuries - she was hardly upset. I was relieved that she was okay. She didn't seem to want to get down and play, but I figured that she was somewhat traumatized by the whole incident and DH and I just held and coddled her until bedtime.

Fast forward to morning - I fed and changed the baby. She wasn't crying or in obvious pain, but didn't crawl around and play at all. She would just sit there and reach for toys with her left hand mostly. At this point I wasn't sure what to think. So I did what any other mother would do, I asked another mother to watch her and tell me what she thought. Michelle noticed that she was favoring her right arm and wouldn't put any weight on it. So I took my baby to the doctor. The doctor checked her over and confirmed that something was wrong with her arm and sent us to Primary Children's Medical Center. After x-rays and several doctor's consults the official diagnosis is a "Supracondylar Fracture of the Elbow" which is a break of the humerus just above the elbow. She was put in a splint for now and next week may need a cast.

Here she is with Grandma J when we got home from the hospital - Not too happy about the whole thing

This is her today - Happy baby! She is pretty annoyed about not being able to crawl. She'll probably figure out how to do it one-armed.

Fun Weekend

Despite the runny noses - we took the kids on an outing on Saturday. It was such a nice day. We went to Stansbury Island (which isn't really an island any longer because the water has receded so much). We went geocaching and had a picnic and climbed around on the rocks all afternoon. We watched cows, we spotted a caterpillar, we threw rocks in the lake. It was the perfect day.

The sickies -

Baby has another ear infection. Her last round of antibiotics concluded at the end of March. Three weeks later and WHAMO another ear infection. This is her third round of antibiotics in less than 40 days. What is it with my kids and ear infections?!

S is sick too - yucky nose and cough and throwing up. Not fun. Now he is on antibiotics as well.

Little B has the cough and runny nose - hopefully it won't get worse.

G is on antibiotics - he had the same cold and developed an ear infection as well. He also had a major asthma attack. It was in the middle of the night and even though it was scary (he was really struggling to breathe) I felt totally calm and in control. I took him straight to the bathroom and turned on the shower to get some steam and asked my husband to administer a priesthood blessing. Then we got out the nebulizer and started some albuterol. The power of the priesthood never ceases to amaze me. By morning, G had no asthmatic symptoms at all. Nor has he had the constant coughing or drippy nose that my other kids have had.

Boo has a cough and runny nose and stayed home from school on Monday.

A is starting in on a cough and runny nose. I'll probably be next.

I feel like I am living in a germ cess pool. I have company coming tomorrow. I am going to spend the day sanitizing my house!

Daddy Daughter Date

Last year Boo took her grandpa to her activity days daddy-daughter date night. He bought her a corsage and treated her like a queen for the night. This year my DH took her to the same activity. He couldn't get a corsage because the floral places were plum out of flowers after having done corsages for three local proms. Instead, he bought her a necklace for the occasion. She had a great time and was so excited to spend time with daddy. Yes - that is the same dress! She still looks great in it, but her shoes don't fit any longer. She has grown two shoe sizes since last year.

- Spring Break -

This post is a bit late - Spring Break was last week. For journaling purposes and also so that I have proof when my kids tell me I "NEVER" take them anywhere, I am writing this post.
We planned on going to Classic Fun Center and were headed that way, until my husband called me to say that the freeway was closed because of a fire. So, instead, my friend and I drove the opposite direction and took our kids bowling! The kids had a great time thanks to the bumper lanes (which they didn't have when I was growing up). The bowling alley also had laser tag and an arcade. According to little B - laser tag was "A-W-E-Sssss-O-Mmmmmm-E!" I thought he would be scared with all the big kids in a dark but he loved it. Next time I think we'll skip the bowling and just buy a couple rounds of laser tag.

Also, during spring break, I - by myself - took all of the kids including the 3 year old and infant - to see "How To Train Your Dragon" in 3D. I didn't buy the kids any candy, popcorn, or drinks because it cost us $48 just for the tickets. I did have a Megaplex card someone gave me worth $20 which definitely helped. We all loved the movie and my kids keep quoting it all the time - "Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile" is their favorite line.

My neighbor and I organized a neighborhood Easter egg hunt. Unfortunately it snowed and snowed and snowed. So instead of being at the park, we opted for inside our ward house. The kids didn't care either way so I guess it was fine.
At the end of the week we listened to General Conference and went to my in-laws for a wonderful dinner. I relaxed and the kids played with their cousins. Then Easter came and we watched general conference from home and then from my parents house (I didn't hear much of that session) but relaxed and enjoyed not having to stare at my dirty house.

I didn't get pictures of anything that week but thought I would post a couple of Boo at the Salt Lake temple. She recently went with her activity days group.


Oh and here are some fun ones of the baby in her Easter dress - she is finally sitting up by herself and rolling around getting into everything. She has extremely good fine motor skills. She can find the tiniest things on the carpet and pick them up. This week I've pulled easter grass, a lucky charm, an M&M, and a fiber of carpet from her grasp. Pretty soon she'll be crawling and then walking and climbing and that will be the end of my sanity (which is pretty scarce as it is).

Here are the kids on Easter morning -

We are playing a new game the Easter bunny brought - Wits and Wagers Family edition And here's one of us in our new Suburban (2004 Chevy Sub) - S fell asleep the minute we pulled out of the driveway. The best part is - WE ALL FIT!