Not so boring life...

Sooooo, lots of exciting things have happened in the last few weeks!!! Our family has experienced it's first broken bone!!! Lenci was playing alligator with Zoe and Asher and, as Zoe explains "she rolled off the bed and hurt herself"! We didn't know how much was her drama act (since she cries the same high pitched cry when she wants juice as she did that day) and how much was a real injury since there was no swelling/bruising and she was playing just fine for the next few days until we were helping her with her potty training and gently lifted her up on to the potty and she was crying in pain! That's when we decided to take her to the ER at Cook's and found out that she had a fractured collar bone! The doctor who was working with us said that it is the most common broken bone for kids, and didn't seem shocked at all that we didn't know right away either. I took her by myself when Lee came home from work, so she had lots of stories to tell the whole family about her exciting trip!!! It was sad because she was sure that they were going to be scary or hurt her, but by the time we were back in our room after her wheelchair ride to and from the ex-ray room she was starting to milk the attention she was getting!!! Hahaha! She even looked around the room and wanted to sit in "her" wheelchair after they had taken it out! They came back in and helped her get her sling on (which is all they can do for a broken collar bone) and showed me how to wrap her arm close to her with an ace bandage so her arm stays as still as possible on an almost three year old and told me that she has to keep it on for at least two weeks!!! We were on our way out of the ER and she looks at me and says "Mom, that was sooooooo fun!"!!! I was tickled!!! The next morning she was telling Zoe how she got to see a movie and watch the mechanical mermaid and sea creatures!!! Then she told her that she got to ride in a wheelchair and Zoe just looked at her and said "Wow, I've never gotten to do that"!!! Hahaha! She has done pretty well keeping on her sling until yesterday! It's funny, but my sister gave us a bunch of princess and kitten t-shirts that her friends' niece outgrew, and Lenci has wanted to be able to see the picture on her shirt!!! Silly girl! ;) I managed to keep the sling on her by not covering up the cute faces of the little kitty's!!! I have some pictures of her with her sling on the day I dressed the kids like cows (sort of) and got them free chick-fil-a when my parents came out to see us, so she looks silly with drawing on her face, but that was from me! Haha! Please pray for me to find things to keep her and her siblings busy but still during these two weeks! Her balance has been off since one of her arms is stuck to her body and she has tripped twice, which has me CRAZY scared that she is going to hurt herself worse! We put her mattress on the floor after she rolled out of bed in her sleep after her accident (for the first time EVER) and freaked us out, but she hasn't acted like she was any more injured!






We also had our sonogram appointment and we are now 16 weeks along!!! I am showing soooo much faster this time and look like I'm at least 6 months pregnant!!! I was certain that there were either twins or that I was further, but a second sonogram confirms that we are due December 31st! :) I was reading on BabyCenter and another woman was experiencing the same thing, and she was soooo positive!!! She made a great point that it just means we'll get more use out of our maternity clothes this time!!! :) I am going to a midwife this time and I'm really hoping for a successful waterbirth!!! I had epidurals with all 3 of my first children (the 3rd delivery epidural didn't work and the 2nd delivery I didn't get until I was at an 8) and although I'm a little nervous, I'm very excited! As many of you know, we wait until our babies are born to find out what we're having! We just pick out names and have outfits ready for either gender! :) It's really fun!





We also recently had a date night! We were leisurely walking around and Lee asked me if I wanted my hair cut and we looked up and saw Regis, so I went in and told her I wanted something different but low maintenance, so after talking it out, she cut my hair shorter than I normally get it cut! She kept asking me if I was going to cry (since I'm pregnant I guess), and I was like "No way! I need a change!" Somehow I was sooo not scared about it (which I normally am), and I LOVE what she did with my hair!!! I had her straighten it when I left, so that was fun, but I was a little worried that I wouldn't like what it looked like once I wore it curly, but I still LOVE it!!! So much fun! I was soooo sad because we always forget to ask people to take a picture of us when we're on a date, so I guess that means we'll have to have another one soon so I can remember and ask someone to take a picture of us!!! :)




Lenci is also essentially, potty trained!!! She is wearing panties all day except at night time for sleeping!!! She has been such a trooper and has been day-time diaper free for a week now with only one accident!!! :) I am soooo proud of her, but I owe it all to M&M's and Sweet Tart candy companies!!! It is such a relief to know that I won't have three in diapers again like when Asher was born!!! I'm not sure how to start potty training a boy, so if anyone has any tips I would greatly appreciate it! I am thinking that all the treats Lenci is getting may be some positive peer pressure for her little brother, Asher!!! Hahaha! :) Maybe...?

Well, that's a lot of excitement for us lately!!! Hahaha!!! I have been soooo tired and it's been really hot and Lenci has been injured, so we're trying to stay un-busy and safe for another week when she can walk sling free! She will still have another 4-6 weeks without the sling until she's completely healed, but at least she'll have her balance! I have a bunch of pictures that Poppy (my dad) took of the kids swimming before Lenci got hurt, so I'll have to put those up next time! They're soooo good! :) Have a blessed weekend!!!