Good morning Family!!! I hope this finds you all well. I thought I would send a little note to catch everyone up.
We are doing good up here. I went to the doctor on the 19th of February to see how my leg was doing. They took the cast off so I got to see/touch my leg!!!! Wow my leg hairs are long and skin is SUPER DRY! I rubbed it as much as I could cause I didn't know if they were going to recast it. Dr. came in and examined it, then said it had to go back into a cast. It's considered a walking cast cause after 2 weeks I can start to put a little weight on it. I was bummed because I have this cast on til 3.30.09. It's just getting so frustrating for me because I need my arms and hands!!!! I'm tired of being reliant on other people and asking for help. I can't even go to the laundry mat or walmart by myself. Sometimes I can go places with Aidan (when Alex is with his dad) but I can't go anywhere with the two of them alone. This past weekend we were holed up in the apartment cause I didn't have anyone to go with me. Two little boys filled with energy in a little apartment?!?!?!?! Yes I wanted to bang my head on the wall by Sunday evening. Plus my crutch got caught on my bedspread and I ended up falling on the bed. I swear I looked hilarious because I fell completely straight with my crutches onto the bed. I obviously didn't laugh til later when I thought back on it.
This brings me to my other incident that happened. Wednesday I went to pick the kids up from daycare and as I was talking to Alex's teacher, somehow Alex ran outside!!!! I walked to the front to look for him and someone yelled that he was outside. The daycare is in somewhat of a strip mall so there is alot of traffic passing by. As I walked outside, one of the teachers was across the street with him bringing him back. My heart dropped. I couldn't believe that that had happened. After I got them into the car, I broke down and cried. I had every horrible image of him getting hit by a car, etc. I felt like such a horrible mother because it's hard to control him while I am on crutches. Obviously he knows to hold hands, but I can't due to the crutches. Single mom on crutches.........those words should never go together.
On a better note, Aidan lost his first tooth this week. His adult tooth had already started to grow in behind his baby tooth so I was worried. I could barely stand to look at him wiggle his tooth back and forth. I don't know why it bothered me so much, but it did. Also, I had no idea when a tooth is ready to be pulled. I looked through all my baby books that I have but they didn't say anything. Finally I just pulled out the floss and I tied it around the tooth. After 3 tries, it came out. Well, not all of it. The root broke off a little bit so then I freaked out thinking I messed it up. I called the dentist the next day and things are ok. So my big boy now has a toothy smile. He did get upset though when he woke up and noticed his tooth was gone. I guess he thought the tooth fairy was going to leave the tooth as well.
Oh, I talked to Chad the othe day. Well texted is more like it. He is going to Hawaii the first weekend in March with his girlfriend. I think he will be there through the 14th. So please keep him in your prayers while he travels.
I think that's about all from my end. I love you all and take care.
Alli
We are doing good up here. I went to the doctor on the 19th of February to see how my leg was doing. They took the cast off so I got to see/touch my leg!!!! Wow my leg hairs are long and skin is SUPER DRY! I rubbed it as much as I could cause I didn't know if they were going to recast it. Dr. came in and examined it, then said it had to go back into a cast. It's considered a walking cast cause after 2 weeks I can start to put a little weight on it. I was bummed because I have this cast on til 3.30.09. It's just getting so frustrating for me because I need my arms and hands!!!! I'm tired of being reliant on other people and asking for help. I can't even go to the laundry mat or walmart by myself. Sometimes I can go places with Aidan (when Alex is with his dad) but I can't go anywhere with the two of them alone. This past weekend we were holed up in the apartment cause I didn't have anyone to go with me. Two little boys filled with energy in a little apartment?!?!?!?! Yes I wanted to bang my head on the wall by Sunday evening. Plus my crutch got caught on my bedspread and I ended up falling on the bed. I swear I looked hilarious because I fell completely straight with my crutches onto the bed. I obviously didn't laugh til later when I thought back on it.
This brings me to my other incident that happened. Wednesday I went to pick the kids up from daycare and as I was talking to Alex's teacher, somehow Alex ran outside!!!! I walked to the front to look for him and someone yelled that he was outside. The daycare is in somewhat of a strip mall so there is alot of traffic passing by. As I walked outside, one of the teachers was across the street with him bringing him back. My heart dropped. I couldn't believe that that had happened. After I got them into the car, I broke down and cried. I had every horrible image of him getting hit by a car, etc. I felt like such a horrible mother because it's hard to control him while I am on crutches. Obviously he knows to hold hands, but I can't due to the crutches. Single mom on crutches.........those words should never go together.
On a better note, Aidan lost his first tooth this week. His adult tooth had already started to grow in behind his baby tooth so I was worried. I could barely stand to look at him wiggle his tooth back and forth. I don't know why it bothered me so much, but it did. Also, I had no idea when a tooth is ready to be pulled. I looked through all my baby books that I have but they didn't say anything. Finally I just pulled out the floss and I tied it around the tooth. After 3 tries, it came out. Well, not all of it. The root broke off a little bit so then I freaked out thinking I messed it up. I called the dentist the next day and things are ok. So my big boy now has a toothy smile. He did get upset though when he woke up and noticed his tooth was gone. I guess he thought the tooth fairy was going to leave the tooth as well.
Oh, I talked to Chad the othe day. Well texted is more like it. He is going to Hawaii the first weekend in March with his girlfriend. I think he will be there through the 14th. So please keep him in your prayers while he travels.
I think that's about all from my end. I love you all and take care.
Alli
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