One Day Down!

Well, we've got one day down...around 41 to go with the casted arm (assuming it's on for 6 weeks). Actually, Paul David won't get the hard cast until Wednesday. He has done so well. He really doesn't even notice it there most of the time. His frustration level has risen a couple of times, but some of things he gets frustrated about don't have anything to do with his arm. Aside from having a huge right arm that is immoble and in a sling, he's his old self again!

Here's how our first day went: "See, I can still run!"

Playing with his "We're Sorry You Broke Your Arm New Toy!"

Paul said on Monday that usually when a kid breaks something he gets a new toy or something. Well, I had someone recommend this toy to me, so we went to Wal-Mart and picked one up! He has enjoyed it...he mostly likes to roll the balls and fish down it though!

Giving Fish a Hug! AWW!

And as promised from a previous post, here's Lovey in his baseball helmet! Poor Lovey gets dressed like this, then Paul David gets a bat and whacks the helmet off his head! Yesterday, I pretended Lovey was crying after he got hit, but Paul David just looked at me funny! We're working on empathy!

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

THE GOOD------

My parents came for a visit this weekend. It's always so wonderful to have them here. Nana loves to give Paul David all her kisses! He was still feeling pretty cranky, so she was treated to lots of snuggle time! Nana gave away a lot of kisses...I think Paul David only "gave" kisses to his toy train!

THE BAD-------

Yesterday afternoon Mother, Paul David and I were going to go to get newspapers and to CVS. I grabbed Paul David's shoes and for some reason decided to just hold him to put his shoes on. They were is imitation Crocs, so they would just slide on! Well, when I went to put them on his foot, he lunged backwards and fell right to the carpeted floor. Scared all of us half to death, but he calmed down after some cuddling and Lovey! We went on to run our errands, but he was oh so cranky all afternoon and night. He just stayed in someone's lap all day...every once in awhile he would cry out. We went through all the possibilities...stomach ache, constipated, still sick from the croup, etc. Nothing seemed to help, so he finally went to bed.

THE UGLY------

Today, Paul David finally brightened up a little, but not 100%...maybe not even 75%...at times 25%. He showed an interest in going outside this afternoon, so I jumped on it. I wanted him to feel better so bad! While outside, he threw the baseball with his right hand and cried out. We started noticing that he was avoiding using his right arm for anything. We brought him in immediately, and Paul noticed a bump on his collarbone. Mike came over and seconded that he thought it was probably his clavicle. So off to the ER we go. Luckily, Mike knew of an ER that's not with a hospital and usually not very busy. We got there around 2 and by 2:20 had x-rays of his clavicle being seen by the doctor. He said it looked fine, so we were thinking it was just sore, when he said he thought he wanted to x-ray his arm. Here's the ugly...a fracture in each bone of his wrist. OH MY HEAVENS! They had to splint it, and we have to go get a cast put on tomorrow. He has this little sling to put it in, and it doesn't seem to bother him a bit. Actually, when we got home (around 3:30...yes, only 1 1/2 hours in the ER...let me know if you ever need the name of it...hopefully you won't) he played more and was happier than I'd say he's been the whole weekend. This picture doesn't show it though...it was when we first got home.

So now I feel like the worst mother ever. I'm trying hard not to blame myself, but I feel so bad. I think I would feel bad even if I had nothing to do with it...I think that's just part of being a mommy! Thanks for listening...this is like therapy...getting it all out there!

Who Does He Look Like?

I scanned some pictures of Paul and me at 18 months. I thought it would be neat to share them with you guys. Who does Paul David look like?

Me

Michael and Paul

I think he's a great mix of us both! Perfect in every way!

P.S. Paul David's feeling a lot better! No fever today and hardly any coughing!

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!

24 Hours Later

My poor baby is sick! He was a wild man last night running around and playing. Then about 1:00 am, I heard this weird coughing coming from his room. When I went in, he was breathing kind of weird and went to sleep on my chest. He did sound like he was snoring though. At 5, we woke to little noises coming from his room again. We went to check on him, and it just sounded like he was snoring (like a man, too!) Well, he didn't wake up until 9:00 this morning and had fever! Then he coughed...it sounded like a dog barking! That's when I called to get a dr. appointment. He has the CROUP! In less than 24 hours he got the croup...man that's fast and from out of nowhere! So we have to go get the steroid after he wakes up. Poor, poor little guy!

Remember how I was writing about how busy he is...well, she said to try to keep him as low key as possible. What??? That's going to be a tough one with him!

Beautiful Weather

We have had some of the most beautiful weather lately. It just makes you want to be outside all day! Sunday afternoon, Paul cooked dinner outside on the grill while we played and enjoyed the cool breeze that came through! Then this morning, Paul David and I enjoyed our walk and playing at the park! Beautiful weather means lots of good pictures for me!

Do you ever take a picture thinking you're getting this great shot of the perfect little smile only you get the weirdest, funniest expression? This happens to me all the time, hence the thousands of pictures I take to get that one good shot! Here's one I found in this batch!

This expression he may get from me! I've been known to have this look on my face at times when I'm thinking about something! I guess this is what it looks like!

Our Day at the Park today:

Did you hear?

As you all know, Paul David is at the funnest age right now! We are enjoying every second with our little man! I was noticing this weekend after being at several different events that I hear some of the same comments about Paul David. I thought I'd share them while I can still remember them!

-"Look at that curly hair!"

-"He's pretty busy, huh?"

-"Who does he get that hair from?" (Paul had this same hair as a little boy!)

-"He doesn't stop, does he?" (Not unless he's asleep or just woke up!)

-"Boys are really different from girls!"

We do love our busy, curly headed little boy! He is so much fun and just a joy to have in our lives!

Busy Life

I'm going to play catch up on what we've been doing lately!

On Monday, we went to the zoo with Grammy, Justin, and Uncle Bobby (Mike's brother) and met Amanda, Coleman, and Spence there! The boys had the best time. Spence and Paul David walked their little legs off! Amanda did such a creative blog about this that I'm almost embarrassed to post mine! Check hers out at Coleman and Spence in my Friends and Family section!

Here are some of the highlights:

Sliding like the otters!

Then Monday night, we headed to the Astros Game for more fun! It was camo Astro Hat night, too!

Last night, I snuck in Paul David's room to take a picture of him asleep in his bed! I realized this the other night that we used to think he looked so small in that big bed, but now that bed looks so small with him in it...he's getting so big!

He's so funny---he still gets to one end of it! He used to do that from the time he started rolling over! I always put him down in the middle of the bed, but he must like the feel of the ends of the bed more!

Feb. 10, 2007-Only 4 months old! It's kind of a weird angle, but look how bald he was! This was the first time he slept with Lovey! Lovey's his best friend now!

My sweet little thumb sucker!

Oh, to be able to sleep like that!

One Cool Dude!

Here's Paul David in his Thomas sunglasses. He was actually putting them on by himself! He didn't even poke an eye out! Thanks Grammy for the cool sunglasses!

Another Addiction?

Hi! My name is Candice, and I have an addiction (as if I have time for any addictions.)

My sweet brother-in-law Justin got a Webkinz for Christmas. A couple of weeks ago I helped him set Simba David up on the internet. I've been playing games to earn him KinzKash ever since. Well, yesterday, I got it in my mind that I needed one also! So, Paul David and I head to Hallmark, and I buy the Pink Poodle! Now, the best part about that is that the Hallmark lady didn't laugh when I said that it was for me! She said that there's a lot of adults who buy them for themselves. Oh, the fun I'm having while Paul David naps! I can't stop playing the games, working in the employment office, buying cute stuff for our poodle, etc. Addicted I tell you! I just got to level 8 on Goober's Lab. I wish I had this when I taught Kindergarten! How cool would I have been if I had been a Webkinz fan?

I feel like I've been writing a lot about me lately. Paul David is still doing lots of cute stuff! His new funny is that he likes to put one of the little baseball helmets (you know the ones that they serve ice cream in at the stadiums) on Lovey's head. It's so cute. I'll try to get a picture of it! A not so funny that he's started doing is hitting us. Ooooh, not so fun! I've started telling him "no" and sitting him on the other couch. He does stop after that, but doesn't remember not to do it the next time!

We met some new friends today from our Bible Study. They invited us over for a play date, and guess what? They are all bloggers! I'm so loving that I'll have blogs to read of people I actually know! Yes, I'm a blog surfer. I hit the Next Blog button a lot! If it's in English, I read it!

Have a good weekend everyone!

OK, God, I'm Awake!

A couple of weeks ago in my Young Mom's Bible Study I told my little group that I was trying to figure out a time in my day to spend quiet time with God and read my lesson or the Bible. I mentioned that I wished I could get up when Paul did, around 6:30, and use the time before Paul David wakes. Our Mentor Mom, Paula, said that in time God would get me up. I thought she meant that over time, you can't sleep late anymore.

So, this week I've been doing really well getting up when Paul gets in the shower. I've been able to read my lesson and spend time on Rachel Olsen's lessons as well. This morning Paul had to get up 30 minutes early, so I decided that I would lounge in bed a little more than usual since it was earlier, and I would be spending time with God during Bible Study this morning. About 10 minutes after Paul had left, I hear the sound of my cell phone telling me "LOW BATTERY." I tried really hard to ignore it, but I finally went to the kitchen and plugged it in. As soon as I got back into bed, I heard it again...what? At first I thought it might be another phone, but Paul had taken his with him. So, I get back up and find that my phone was not plugged in all the way.

OK, God, I'm awake and up. Man, he's persistant! Paula was right...God did get me up this morning!