Broken Bone - Part II

We took Ethan to the orthopedic doctor today and he put a permanent cast on Ethan's arm. His break is not bad, and did not need to be set. He will have to wear this cast for 5 weeks. He promised that I (Kari) could be the first to sign his cast, then Dad, then Eli, but he could not resist being the first to "color" his cast with a pink highlighter. I was suprised that he chose the color pink and told him a highlighter wasn't best because it would rub off. I was able to show him this by the pink on his shirt. We are so proud of Ethan with this injury. He has already adapted to life with one arm. We smile when we catch him holding something between his knees so he can open it with his one hand. Thank you for all of the well wishes and prayers.

Eli loves to be outside.

Ethan likes to be outside, but Eli LOVES it! He would play outside all day if I let him. So, even when I was home with a stomach bug, I took him outside for a little while. I sat on the swing and let him walk/crawl around and play. It was so much fun for him, and fun for me to watch.

Broken Bone!

Imagine my upset when I was woken from a deep sleep (from some medication I took) with a call from Kevin at 10:30 at night saying Ethan broke his arm. I was sick and stayed at home while Kevin went to pick Ethan up from late-stay at school. He decided to take the boys to Kid's Night at Chick-fil-A. Ethan was playing on the playground and was hanging from some bars that he should not have been on. When he let go, he fell and landed on his arm. Kevin didn't want to disturb my sleep, so he took both boys to the hospital and waited to get Ethan seen. Once they got back to a room, they gave Ethan a shot to help with the pain, so he went to sleep pretty easily. Kevin still had to tend to Eli. I was so upset that I could not be there for my boy or my husband. It turns out that one of the bones on his forearm, right below the elbow was fractured. They put on a temporary half-cast and we will see an orthopedic doctor on Friday to see if he needs a plaster cast. When they finally got home, Kevin put Ethan in our bed and I put Eli to bed. I was so glad to sleep with Ethan and know how he was doing. I didn't want to breathe in Ethan's face since I had a small stomach bug, but I wanted to be there for him, so I slept on my back. Kevin took this picture of us together. I will post more photo's later.

Eli is 1!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe Eli is already a year old. So much has happened in a year. Eli is now a very happy, almost walking one year old. He has his two bottom teeth and is getting his top four middle ones. He recently got over the flu which made him very moody, but he is usually a very happy boy who plays by himself. Some of his funny habits is rubbing his head when he is tired and babbling. He still isn't saying much. He loves his Dadee and says that often, but hasn't said mama yet. I wish you all could see him and spend some time with him as he is a great joy to us all.

I'll Have My Cake and Eat it Too!

We had hoped to have some family & friends over for Eli's 1st birthday celebration, but he was still getting over the flu and we didn't want to pass it on. He did enjoy his 1st birthday cupcake. It didn't make as big of a mess as a whole cake would, but he managed to get pretty messy. He eventually got tired of it and was ready for a bath. I included one photo that shows how well his top four teeth are coming in, finally!

Too Many Bubbles - Nah!

Eli & Kevin took a very bubbly bath together. Eli looked so cute with all of the bubbles on his face and in his mouth.

I love baloons!

Eli absolutely love balloons. Ethan brought one home for Eli from a birthday party he attended. I could not get Eli to eat, because he was so enamored with his balloon.