Kenny is a nose-picker. I know that all kids at this age probably are, but he gets into it with such gusto that he actually zones out sometimes when he’s got a good one. Fortunately, he has a pretty good sense of humor about it, too. I will say, “Ya goin’ fishin’ Kenny?” … Read more
This morning Kenny’s pediatrician’s office held it’s first Swine Flu vaccination clinic from 9 to 12. We decided to to there instead of our normal 9 am church service, and when we arrived, there was a line that snaked from the open door of the doctor’s office around the sidewalk and into the parking … Read more
Cooper is beginning to figure out how to walk with his cast, in spite of the doctor assuring us that 1). He shouldn’t, and 2). He can’t, given the particular way that they angle the foot in the cast. I actually did ask the doctor what to do if he tried to walk. … Read more
We ended up taking Cooper back to the orthopedic doctor today. He’s had no appetite, been cranky and moody and this morning he just collapsed into sobs every time he tried to walk or crawl. They ended up taking off the cast and re-doing it. The first one went right up to … Read more
Though the x-rays were inconclusive, the orthopedic doctor we saw today is fairly certain that there is indeed a fracture in Cooper’s lower leg and he is now in a bright blue cast from his toes to his hip. Waaaaaaa Putting the cast on was akin to what should be illegal torture. I mean, … Read more
Between late night meetings and my website being down for most of yesterday, I have had news waiting to be posted for nearly 48 hours now: I am pregnant! And not just 48 hours pregnant, but eight whole weeks! We had our first doctor’s visit on Monday and all is well: a solid heartbeat … Read more
As the sun rose this morning, Kenny was joyous to discover Baa in bed with him (yeah, Daddy!) and asked Casey to recount The Story over and over again of how his poor lost lamb was found. By the fifth telling of it, Casey was doing a belly crawl through the wild North Carolina … Read more
Kenny has had a little stuffed animal named “Baa” that he has slept with every night since he was barely 12 months old. He once had fluffy white fur, but one day Dudley chewed off his left ear, and being very germ-o-phobic, I threw him in the wash, causing his fluff to become matted … Read more