1st and 3rd

Well, we recently celebrated both of our Boys' birthdays, several times... Maddox woke up on his birthday to grammie Marcia who flew in the night before to assist gimpy mom :)

He came downstairs to a new train set and drawing easel.

A muffin with a candle for breakfast, golfing with his daddy,

and then a sweet CARS cake from the Myers grandies.

He finally got his very own rifle (the toy variety), a Buzz Lightyear doll and blanket, to make a pal for his Woody doll, and numerous other prezzies. It pretty much rocked! I slept through the whole day, waking only for the moments described to you.

On Jetty's day, we headed to the Muzzle Loader for a fancy breakfast(by fancy, I mean red-neck), again, with candles.

Jetty burned his pointer, of course, but not bad enough to stop him for long! He devoured pancakes, eggs and some sticky bun and a funny older gentleman gave him a dollar, too cute.

He got a brand new Rody rocking/bouncing horse from the Perrine grandies

a musical standing station (not a good idea), sweet new shoes and a panda cuddle pillow. It is hilarious watching him with all three, especially seeing him sprawled out on a pillow in his crib or smashing Maddox with the drum sticks. Rody is a wee big but, he'll fit it in no time. We had a yummy dinner and cake at the Myers', Jetty was so cute with the cake and Maddox just wanted in on the action.





The next day, all of the cousins came for pizza and swimming/sliding at The Reef, an indoor water park. It was a blast, even though I had to sit out.

There are so many photos from this fun, a slide show is the only way to go!

Dr. Says....

Our baby has "indoor plumbing". Double and triple confirmed :)

A brief briefing

Saturday September 3rd, I severed the extensor tendon across the top of my left thumb. This is the tendon that allows you to lift your thumb into the hitch hiker position. I was trying to cut a packing strap on my new hose reel, the one I bought on clearance because I'm too cheap to pay much for such a tool.... it has since become a very, very expensive reel.
My kind neighbor rushed me to the walk-in clinic while his wife stayed with my kids until grammie Monie showed up. Bing had volunteered to help scrape and paint a lady's house that particular day and met me at the walk-in. The clinic sent me over to the E.R. where they could offer me numbing agents while trying to asses the damage. I have NEVER screamed like I did that day, the process of numbing my thumb was the absolute worst. I don't know if being pregnant had anything to do with it but I was a big, huge, crying, wailing mess.
They decided my tendon was severed and faxed my info to the Orthopaedic center for surgery the following Tuesday, as it was Labor Day Weekend... of course.
Tuesday I waited and waited for the call, they were all mixed up but, got me in for a consult with the Pediatric Surgeon, upon realising that I am pregnant he decided that surgery would have to take place at the hospital, as opposed to the Surgery Center, so they could monitor baby's heart rate. Surgery was on Thursday the 8th and went superbly. They blocked my arm and put me to sleep so I wouldn't be aware of any nasty sounds or smells. I woke up happy and, according to the nurse, funny. I wore a cast to immobilise the thumb until today, when they made me an awkward splint that I have to wear for another 5 1/2 weeks!

Mama Marcia flew in on Sunday night, just in time for Maddox's birthday! She will have been here for two weeks by the time she leaves. She has saved our butts! I can't really lift the kids, effectively bathe them or maneuver in the kitchen, knives and utensils are suuuuper awkward and probably pretty dangerous. I can't change a diaper or wash the dishes, or even shave my own armpits :) Even though I'm right handed, it is amazing how much I use my left hand. Try it for a day, you'll be astounded how helpful that second hand can be!

So, who wants to move in for a few weeks after Mama leaves us? Free room and board, stinky diapers, and lots of thank yous will be your payment.