Updates

Parker had a follow-up appointment on Tuesday and he did fracture his elbow and got a hard cast put on. He should only have to wear it for three weeks. He is back to his usual carefree and adventurous self after being a much more cautious and clingy little guy for the first few days after the accident.

This morning Parker attempted to use his potty chair! He went and sat down and wanted to take his pants off. He kept looking between his legs and making farting sounds with his mouth. I realized then that he had actually pooped his pants so thankfully he still had his diaper on. Atleast he is understanding the connection much earlier than we would have thought! Afterwards he wanted to wear his camo boots-minus pants;)

Uncle Johnny dislocated his shoulder the two weeks ago and Uncle Joe-Joe tore a ligament in his finger on Tuesday. Apparently the boys in the family are prone to injuries of various types;)

We got to see the whole Bell/Bain clan on Sunday (minus Aunty Rae) and it was lots of fun to see Abby's growing belly and how grown up little Bets is!

My bloodwork (HCg) count has continued to be normal. The doctor thinks that we should only need to wait another two months to start trying to conceive again. Praise the Lord for that as we are realizing how much we miss having a "baby" and Parker seems enthusiastic about babies and loves caring for his cabbage patch doll (Nico-Benny)!!

My brave little boy

Parker had a bit of an accident today. The day started out fine when my friend Lindsay and her husband Tom dropped off little Grace to play while they attended a memorial service. Parker and Grace had fun playing together (aside from when Parker decided to get a bit aggressive). Tom and Linds and their other little one, Noel, came over afterwards to have brunch. Grace and Parker kept going upstairs to play, and one particular time Nate went up to "supervise". Nate was playing with Parker and "laid" (threw) him on the bed, and Parker's arm got stuck at a weird angle behind his back. Anyhow, Nate heard a snap and brought an upset Parker down to me. It only took him a few minutes to tell me that he heard a snap, but remained insistent that he was just "laying" him on the bed. Parker was definitely crying a different way-more pathetic, sad, confused type of unconsolable cry so we decided we needed to bring him to the Emanual Children's ER. He was holding his left arm and not moving it. (For the record I have forgiven my husband and know that it was an accident!!)

We got in relatively quickly this time (compared to the 3 or 4 hour wait last time). They admitted us in a matter of minutes and a nurse came in prompty. At first they thought he had disclocated his elbow, but after another hour of waiting for the doctor, it was decided that Parker have an x-ray taken to make sure there wasn't a fracture. We waited for another hour or so to hear the results. Turns out they could not see a fracture, but there was visible fluid around the bones pointing to a fracture. They put Parker in a splint (basically a soft cast) and he is going to see an Orthopedic Pediatrician this week for follow-up. We are praying that he does not require a hard cast and that it is only a minor thing that can heal without. We were going to be starting swim lessons on Tuesday which will have to be delayed:(

My sweet boy has been a real trooper. He really only cried for an hour or so after the accident and was content and sweet as can be for the three additional hours in the exam room. It is sad to see him not be able to do things he usually can do like climb or crawl under the table or drink from his sippy (also can't get it wet or dirty which will be a challenge). He'll survive, but it really is a sad thing to see such a little guy go through! Please be praying that he doesn't have to get a hard cast and that if he does, he'll be content and that it won't have to be for long!!!

Here is a picture of him hamming it up-he knows how to get the attention at crucial times;) Notice the massive splint that we can even fit a normal t-shirt over!!!

He is Risen!

The Lord is Risen indeed! We had a wonderful and relaxing day celebrating with family. Parker enjoyed his easter basket and looking for eggs! He had to be the cutest kid at church if I do say so myself! ;)

Cute videos

So I finally had time to download some cute/funny videos of Parker and had to post them!
He learned the low, low, low from his cousin, but who knows where he learned how to dip his fries (must have seen it somewhere)!

The Beach

We have been looking forward to our beach getaway for a few months now, but as it turns out Nate came down with a nasty cold/flu bug on Thursday night. We still headed out to Cannon Beach on Sunday and were hoping that Nate would be feeling better. We took Parker along for the first day/night and Grandma ("ma") and Uncle Lukey came out to get him on Monday. Here is is Tuesday and I decided that it was time to bring Nate to the doctor as he has been running a high fever with chills/headcold symptoms/sore throat for 5 days now. He is starting antibiotics as there have been cases of strep and other bad flu bugs going around. We are going to enjoy of watching movies/laying around in hopes that he will feel better before we have to go home tomorrow!

Here are a few fun pics of Parker. He was in awe of the ocean, birds, dogs and rocks and would run towards the water and/or stand in our window looking longingly outside if we weren't already out on the beach:)

Happy Birthday Nate and Abby!!!

Today is Nate's 28th andAbby's 24th birthdays! We love you both so much and hope that this coming year brings much joy and blessings!!

Saturday fun

We've had quite the weekend already . . .Parker entertained us in the morning by wanting to put on one of my sweatshirts. He also loves wearing hats (but with nothing else!) We took him to ride this really cool carousel which has become his favorite thing to do lately. . you can see how he was trying to break the gate down to get in! He neighed the whole time he was riding his cool horse. We topped the day off with dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house where Parker had lots of fun with Max! I'll be posting some hilarious videos tomorrow so stayed tuned. . . .

The picture of him sitting in front of the back door is from last weekend. He was watching Uncle Lukey work in our yard-so cute how he sat there intently for a good 5-10 minutes:)