Another broken leg?!?!

Most of you have probably already heard about Nolan's cast but I thought I better blog about it anyway! Being a Mom of 3 boys I'm starting to get the picture that injuries are going to happen and happen frequently. All of you know that Nolan fractured his right leg at 23 months which required a hip to toe cast. It's amazing how fast he adjusted to his new cast and managed to get around without a problem. This time around his injury wasn't as apparent as he complained of a hurting leg but I said, "It's growing pains!" A few days later he played a t-ball game and it was apparent that the leg was obviously hurting as my lightening speed runner hobbled to 1st base. Hummm...I wonder what was going on?! On Monday we took him to see the Nurse Practitioner who felt it was a muscle sprain and to alternate cold and hot but by Friday there was no improvement. So off to get an X-ray Friday morning (Nolan enjoyed that because Daddy picked him up, got a quick X-ray, grabbed a hamburger at McDonald's and returned him back to school in an hour). The results (why do they always give you the results at 5pm on a Friday night?) stated he needed follow up so on Monday we took him to see a Pediatric Orthopedic who agreed that he needed a cast. It was at that moment that Nolan's life probably felt like it came crashing down around him...no PE...no recess...no T-ball...no scoccer...no swimming! He kept a brave face until it was over and shed a few tears on the way out of the doctor's office. Everything is better now as his friends have signed his neon yellow cast with a black sharpie and he says his cast is a Missouri Tiger cast! You gotta love how quickly kids bounce back! Here are a few pictures of him a 2 years old and at 5 years old.

What's the hurry little man?

1 week ago tonight Dane showed me his crawling skills and in the past week has progressed substantially, so much that on Sunday I caught him standing up by the end table. He couldn't really see over it but he was proud of himself nonetheless. This afternoon his babysitter said how much happier he is now that he's crawling. As you can see in this picture, we have a staircase that doesn't really allow for a traditional gate to be installed. I said, "No worries, he just started crawling, I've got some time before I need to figure THAT out." No sooner than 2 hours later after I said those words did I find Dane with one knee up on the bottom step! I snapped a picture because I don't think anyone would believe me otherwise! A few moments later he figured out how to get both knees up on the bottom step. He turns 7 months on Saturday! Looks like Dane just gave me a weekend project!

Good Mom or Bad Mom...you decide!

Is it bad that I fed Nolan and Luke yogurt and cereal last night for supper? They didn't get any veggies in them but they definiately meet their dairy and calcium requirements for the day! I wonder what's on the menu tonight? Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels perhaps!

Baby Dane begins crawling on 9/29/09!

At the tender age of 6 months and 3 weeks and after what seemed like weeks of rocking, stretching, lunging and frustration Dane has finally made strides forward! He successfully did a hand, knee sequence several times last night to make his way to me! Yeah! I'm excited and a little saddened as he's reached another milestone which has now enabled this sweet baby to become more independent, not to mention mobile! What's worse is he loves to stand and is even beginning to pull himself up! Last night at 3am I heard him squawking so I made my way upstairs to his room and when I walked in I had to chuckle because he had both hands on the crib railing with his eyes peaking over the side and he was sitting on his knees. Picture a baby version of "Wilson" from the sitcom Home Improvement! I can think of no better way to spend my time at 3am!

Dane 6 Months Stats

Dane had his 6 month check up last week and here are his stats:

Height: 25.5" - 5 Percentile

Weight: 17lbs 2 oz - 45 Percentile

Head: 17.5" - 50 Percentile

Dane is definiately growing, just not necessarily longer! He's measuring on the short side (extremely short) but his motor skills appear to be advanced for his age. He's eagerly rocking and getting ready to crawl (and is clearly frustrated because he can't). Sometimes he becomes a "tripod" with both legs straight and 1 hand on the floor trying to reach out with the other. Other times he's practicing his "downward dog" yoga pose! He can get into a sitting position from laying on his stomach and our Pediatrician said that skill is typically a 7-8 month skill, not a 6 month skill. Dr Robert's quote of the visit was, "He's got the perfect amount of baby fat on him!"

Opening Day

What a great weekend...busy & exciting! It was Opening Weekend for Nolan's T-ball team and Luke's Blastball team. Nolan played his first game on Friday night and his team has made huge improvements from last season! They can field, they are making good decisions and throwing the ball to the right people and making OUTS! And they won both their Friday night and Saturday afternoon games. Congrats to Daddy too, Nolan's very patient coach!

Luke played his first, ever game of Blastball and enjoyed every moment of it. He loved fielding the ball, hitting and running to first base (the base "honks" when you hop in it!) Oh...and getting dirty, he loved that too! Today I purchased a huge refill of Shout stain remover because there is nothing like cleaning dirt out of a 3 year olds white baseball pants. Daddy is the assistant coach on Luke's team as well so he truly is a "super dad". He starts the day in an Angels uniform, finds a phone booth and magically becomes a Rangers coach!

Let's not forget about little bubby Dane! He cheered on his brothers and didn't once complain. Now that's a stupendous baby!

Frog Prince?

Although we didn't do much this past Labor Day weekend I still felt as busy as a beaver and on Monday I ran to the grocery store just before the boys had to head out to t-ball practice. Seems like my days are planned down to each and every minute so I wasn't prepared when Nolan just HAD to tell me something. Finally, when he got my attention he presented what he found in our backyard...a frog! Of course, he wanted to keep his new pet and proceeded to make him a home in a little tupperware container which I immediately and secretly questioned...keep or pitch? He added some water and blades of grass and voila! a home any toad would love! After about an hour of toting around his new friend I encouraged him to set his frog free to eat insects and hop through greener pastures. He was sad but agreed to send Kermit on his way. But before he hopped off I took this picture so we'd always remember him!