Update

I know, I know...it's been a while since I blogged. Let's just say that life has been EXTREMELY busy. We have been gone from home every weekend since...well since I literally can't remember when we were home. Mostly to Melber for various reasons. The last reason was an excellent one...I have a new nephew! Luke and Sarah had their first baby...A BOY! Cole Alexander made his appearance last Thursday morning. A very healthy baby boy who (in my opinion) looks just like his daddy. Such a cutie! In between the weekends we are trying to get our house ready for laying hardwood floors and painting different rooms. Spring has pretty much arrived and I am definitely feeling the spring fever to CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! This works out great because we need the house as empty as possible to make it easy to lay the wood floors. I have to fight my urge to work outside instead of inside because of the weather AND because every time we go to Walmart or Lowe's there are flowers everywhere along with other landscaping things to buy.

Today Aiden has come to play. Aaron couldn't be happier. He and Aaron haven't come out of his room since Aiden got here. They are reading books together and chasing each other around the house. Earlier Aaron was crying because he hurt himself on a toy and Aiden bent down, got really close to Aaron's face and said "what wrong Aaron?" It was so cute, especially when Aaron actually answered him correctly. I think some serious withdrawls are going to happen tonite when Aiden goes home after bible class.

Sunday I will go back to Melber. My dad is having outpatient surgery to put in a temporary nerve stimulator. This is a trial period with the stimulator to see if it will help his pain decrease...hopefully a lot! If it works then he will have a permanent one put in. This entire situation is weighing very heavy on my heart as I know it is even more in my dad...even mom too. Is it too much to pray for a miracle? Cuz that's what I'm praying for.

I feel so out of touch with what should be normal things. Maybe things will start to settle down soon and I can relax more. Maybe some more prayer and meditation is in order. So here are a few pictures for your enjoyment.

A new family of 3!!

Aaron on a horse swing

Sweet, sweet Cole!

Cast is off!!!

Aaron got his cast off this morning. Dr. Figerola re-x-rayed the arm. New bone is growing and the arm is almost totally healed. Aaron did pretty well when they used the little saw to cut off the cast Only a little crying. I told him it sounded loud like Mommy's hair dryer and he called it a hair dryer from then on. Aaron had everyone in the office rolling because he was telling them that the hair dryer cut off his cast. Dr. Figerola said everything looked good, and for him to 'be careful' for the next few weeks...of course I immediately took him to the McDonald's playground...how's that for being careful! When we got home, I showed him the cast and he immediately tried to put it back on his left arm and when that didn't work, he tried to put it on his right arm. Then he just hugged it and handed it back. Everything is back to normal...for now.

giving his cast a hug

trying to put it back on his arm

trying it on the other arm...

it has to fit on one of them

20 months!

What if we had a son that was 20 months old on Thursday??? We would be the proudest parents ever!

Goodbye old wall!

Today we had the 1/2 wall between the kitchen and living room taken out. It's so exciting. It's something I wanted done since we moved in.

One Week Down

One week down and one week to go until Aaron gets his cast off. We have had a very uneventful week so far. Aaron has done very well. Surprisingly well. He only asked to have it off the first day before his nap. With only a little whining and being a little more attached to his mamma...we have successfully completed a week and have high hopes for next week. I am so thankful that it wasn't his 'thumb sucking' hand that is in the cast! He has slept well and has adapted to things having to be held and manipulated differently. He loves it when people sign his cast and asks them to write the letter 'A.' Overall, good experience; if you have to have this particular experience. Here is a few pics.

So many people have signed his cast

At breakfast this morning

Broken Arm

Well we found out that Aaron broke his arm. He fell on his basketball goal and somehow ended up breaking both long bones in his left arm. He is taking it like a champ. Barely cried in the doctor's office today when they put his cast on. He chose the color blue and was very proud as we walked out of the office...he had to show EVERY person we met as we left his 'bu' cast. First broken arm before he was 2 years old. I guess it runs in the family, Mark had the same kind of break twice in both arms and I broke my left arm when I was in grade school. Here are a few pictures.

'ssss-now!'

This morning we woke up to a beautiful white blanket of snow. I think we got over 6 inches and are expecting more tonite! Aaron woke up and said 'nooo!!!!' We have been working on adding the 's.' We also have to remind him that snow is white, not blue. We went out to feed Lenny (the horse) and play in the snow. We were out for 30minutes and he loved every minute of it. I really enjoyed watching Aaron discover the snow all by himself for the first time,last year he was too young to care much about it. Of course I went nuts taking pictures! Here are a few for your enjoyment.