the battle with the splint goes on

Alex hates his splint...and who can blame him? But, this sneaky 2 year old has figured out how to remove it. Multiple times a day. Now we're brainstorming options on how to get the splint to stay on his arm. Duct tape? Putting a tube sock on over the thing? Do they even make tube socks anymore??
And, as a result of this, we know that codiene ramps him up. As in spinning in circles and can't control himself. Perfect thing for someone with a broken hand who doesn't want to keep it in the splint to be doing, right? I scheduled a hair appointment for this Friday to cover all the grey that I'm sure I've sprouted as a result.

And the first break goes to Alex

Yes, Alex, at the tender age of two, is the first of the kiddos to break a bone. He has a closed metacarpal fracture. I'm reminding myself that if the boys take after their father this will just be the first of several broken bones we'll have to deal with. He's obviously no too upset about it, except with the splint starts to itch or if the swelling gets bad. We'll be seeing a pediatric ortho in a few days for a "real" cast, more to protect the break and keep it from getting worse when my gentle little boy flails his arms around and smacks into things.
there is never a dull moment around here...but I could have done without this bit of excitment, thanks.

Happy New Year!

It's been way too long since I've updated the blog, so I figured I'd do a quick recap.

Since Sammy started school I feel like we've been running in 6 different directions. There was soccer & swimming, both of which ended on Halloween weekend. Sam loved soccer and has decided that he wants to play again next year. He isn't so keen on swimming as he had a pretty rotten teacher this time who didn't even know his name until halfway through the sessions (at which point I realized she was calling him Sebastian. When I corrected her she argued with me. Really.) so we've taken a little break. I think he's going to start again in Feb. though as I feel like it's important that he knows how to swim well for as much as he likes to play in the water.

Alex is growing more and more every day and since Sam started school is actually using his workds more as opposed to just yelling and pointing (or going to get Sam who always seems to understand what he wants). He's enjoying his one on one time with Daddy every day and loves playing puzzles and learning how to use the computer, which both Scott & Sam have taken to teaching him. He loves watching football and still loves his dinosaurs.

Christmas brought many wonderful "things" as well as some great time to spend together as a family. The boys and I made cookies on Christmas Eve and started some fun traditions.

No doubt about it, we're very blessed.