Monday, June 22, 2009
To end a wild weekend
Sis spent last night puking. She woke at 11 pm and went pretty much hourly until 4:30 am. Then she woke up happy and healthy at 8:30 this morning. I have no idea what that was, maybe the cherry on top of this crazy weekend?
Saturday, June 20, 2009
An absolutely CRAZY day
...and not in a good way!
The day began with a trip to the ER for Sis. Last evening Sis went to sit on the floor by rolling back on her feet, depending on her right hand to catch and guide her to the ground. It didn't work out so well. Instead she ended up falling onto her hand and rolling back onto her arm. Loud, painful cries erupted.
After feeling her arm up and down and having her move it a little, I determined that nothing was broke and that she was just being melodramatic in her tired state. But all through dinner and bath she held that arm next to her body not using it at all. "My bones are bent," was what she kept telling us. When she woke this morning with her arm in the same state we decided x-rays would be necessary.
She had a 4 hour visit to the ER where after x-rays and lots of waiting the doc determined she had not fractured her arm but had Nursemaid's Elbow. Apparently this is a fairly common injury in young children (though I had never heard of it before). It usually occurs when a child's arm is jerked or when they fall while trying to hold something for support. The ligament in the elbow is not fully developed so it can easily become dislodged. After a painful procedure of putting the ligament back where it belongs, Sis was as good as new.
The ER visit ended just in time to rush to a birthday party Bro's teacher was putting on for her sons. It was held in her backyard which has a swimming pool with a small water slide. Bro was so excited about that slide he quickly climbed up it and was in the water over his head before he knew what hit him. He is just beginning to learn how to swim and he panicked causing him to sink under the water further. Then he stopped kicking. At which point hubbie jumped into the pool fully clothed to rescue him. Scary but he is just fine.
Unfortunately I had just handed my cell phone to hubbie to keep dry while I helped Sis into the pool. So my phone is apart and drying (hopefully) out as is hubbie's along with his glucometer. His insulin pump also went for the swim but seems to have escaped any damage. Oh well, it's just stuff and it's replacable.
So tonight I'm just happy to report that we are all alive and in one piece!
The day began with a trip to the ER for Sis. Last evening Sis went to sit on the floor by rolling back on her feet, depending on her right hand to catch and guide her to the ground. It didn't work out so well. Instead she ended up falling onto her hand and rolling back onto her arm. Loud, painful cries erupted.
After feeling her arm up and down and having her move it a little, I determined that nothing was broke and that she was just being melodramatic in her tired state. But all through dinner and bath she held that arm next to her body not using it at all. "My bones are bent," was what she kept telling us. When she woke this morning with her arm in the same state we decided x-rays would be necessary.
She had a 4 hour visit to the ER where after x-rays and lots of waiting the doc determined she had not fractured her arm but had Nursemaid's Elbow. Apparently this is a fairly common injury in young children (though I had never heard of it before). It usually occurs when a child's arm is jerked or when they fall while trying to hold something for support. The ligament in the elbow is not fully developed so it can easily become dislodged. After a painful procedure of putting the ligament back where it belongs, Sis was as good as new.
The ER visit ended just in time to rush to a birthday party Bro's teacher was putting on for her sons. It was held in her backyard which has a swimming pool with a small water slide. Bro was so excited about that slide he quickly climbed up it and was in the water over his head before he knew what hit him. He is just beginning to learn how to swim and he panicked causing him to sink under the water further. Then he stopped kicking. At which point hubbie jumped into the pool fully clothed to rescue him. Scary but he is just fine.
Unfortunately I had just handed my cell phone to hubbie to keep dry while I helped Sis into the pool. So my phone is apart and drying (hopefully) out as is hubbie's along with his glucometer. His insulin pump also went for the swim but seems to have escaped any damage. Oh well, it's just stuff and it's replacable.
So tonight I'm just happy to report that we are all alive and in one piece!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
I need more hours in the day
and more energy to fill those hours.
With school getting out I thought I would have a chance to catch up but I feel further behind now. I feel like a taxi as I'm constantly running the kids to swimming, golf, gymnastics and playdates. One more week...then I'm sure I will be able to magically clean the house, weed the garden and catch up on the blog. Maybe I will finally post the photos from this weekend's camping trip.
Gotta go, the taxi is leaving for the pool.
With school getting out I thought I would have a chance to catch up but I feel further behind now. I feel like a taxi as I'm constantly running the kids to swimming, golf, gymnastics and playdates. One more week...then I'm sure I will be able to magically clean the house, weed the garden and catch up on the blog. Maybe I will finally post the photos from this weekend's camping trip.
Gotta go, the taxi is leaving for the pool.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Weekend Summary
Friday afternoon Sis and I went together to get our hair cut. I let them cut bangs into her hair. She loves it. I hate it. It's not about the way it looks, it looks cute enough. It's more about the nightmares I remember as a child attempting to grow bangs back out. I think I'll start stocking up on barrettes and headbands now!
I went to a banquet on Friday night and ended up sick as a dog later that night, in fact I spent most of the night on the bathroom floor. I'm not sure if it was food poisoning or just some random flu I picked up. Considering that Bro is down to 2 1/2 days of school left I am hoping that it was some sort of food poisoning yet it doesn't seem like any of the other ladies there caught it. So I spent yesterday in bed and hubbie did a great job running my errands and keeping the kids entertained.
I felt better today and decided that some fresh air and exercise would do us all some good. So we took a hike this afternoon on a trail we hadn't used before. The kids did great keeping up and especially enjoyed throwing rocks into the stream.
Just wanted to post these photos real quick. Like I said we are in Bro's last week of school and things are crazy busy around here. I can't wait for next week when summer will set in for us.
I went to a banquet on Friday night and ended up sick as a dog later that night, in fact I spent most of the night on the bathroom floor. I'm not sure if it was food poisoning or just some random flu I picked up. Considering that Bro is down to 2 1/2 days of school left I am hoping that it was some sort of food poisoning yet it doesn't seem like any of the other ladies there caught it. So I spent yesterday in bed and hubbie did a great job running my errands and keeping the kids entertained.
I felt better today and decided that some fresh air and exercise would do us all some good. So we took a hike this afternoon on a trail we hadn't used before. The kids did great keeping up and especially enjoyed throwing rocks into the stream.
Just wanted to post these photos real quick. Like I said we are in Bro's last week of school and things are crazy busy around here. I can't wait for next week when summer will set in for us.
Monday, June 1, 2009
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