First trip to the ER

I shouldn't have mentioned it, but I was joking with our neighbors just a few hours before about how many trips we would make to the ER this summer. Well, mark one down for Lexi Kate. We were at our neighbor's birthday party and LK and Aidan were climbing the steps. I told her to stop before she fell, and then down she came. Her head met the wooded banister, and out poured the tears, blood, and screams. We weren't sure how bad it really was, but our neighbor who is a nurse suggested we go to the ER. LK was such a trooper. The triage nurse asked her what happened, and LK described everything perfectly. "I was climbing the stairs, and Mommy told me to come down before I fell. But, I fell down backwards anyway and flipped upside down and hit my head. It was hurting and bleeding." The nurse asked where her ouie was, LK moved her bangs and said, "Look right here, honey."

Once the doctor finally saw her, the cut had stopped swelling and bleeding, and had started to come back together. The doctor said it was a deep cut, but clean enough that he wouldn't stitch it up if it was his 2 year old. He was afraid the "trauma" of getting stitches would be more harmful than the small scar that would be left. So, we cleaned her up, got some ointment, and came home.

Fun couple of days

Last Friday we made our first trip to the zoo of the year. We had told the kids we would take them becuase it was supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny. Well, that didn't happen, but once you have told a 2 year old you are going to the zoo, you better be packed and ready. Well packing and getting ready is very interesting when you are taking 4 kids under the age of 3. We went with our neighbors who also have a 2 year old and a baby. It was quiet fun, and interesting. Sam somewhat enjoyed his first trip to the zoo....

Big words for a little girl

As most of you know, Lexi Kate is quiet a handful when it comes to obedience. And, hopefully, most of you understand that I am exhausted and haven't been very good and enforcing rules lately. Realizing that this is spiraling out of control, I am back on board. Last night LK refused to obey on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd time I gave her a command. So, no tv it was. She repeatedly said she was sorry, and insisted she deserved tv time again. She wanted to know why if she apologized she still had to pay the consequence. She was even very, very sorry. But, we stuck to our guns and didn't watch tv.

This morning, LK informed everyone that she was disobedient last night, said she was sorry, and even though she apologized she had to pay consequences. She said today she was going to listen the 1st time so she could watch tv.

And now it is 4:30, we didn't get a good nap today, and we seem to have forgotten our lesson from yesterday. Now, we are explaining again why if we "polergize" we still have to pay "conquences". And parenting doesn't get any worse than this. How do you keep from laughing when your sweet 2 year old is saying "Disobedient, apologize, and consequences all in the same conversation." Not to mention she repeatedly says she is so very sorry.

Watch Sam Grow

You wouldn't know by looking at him, but Sam has actually been sick the last few weeks. We had his 2 month checkup this week. He now weighs 12lb 8.5oz, and is 22.5 inches long.

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