Josiah came down with a bad case of "nursemaid's elbow" last night. The definition found in Wikipedia is: "a dislocation of the elbow joint caused by a sudden pull on the extended pronated arm, such as by an adult tugging on an uncooperative child. The technical term for the injury is radial head subluxation."
Josiah was not being an uncooperative child (although he often can be) no, he was simply sitting by my side and started to slide off the couch. In my haste I pulled him up by his wrists and he started SCREAMING in pain. Poor little dude.
The orthopedic surgeon that we saw this afternoon did his best to check out Jo's elbow - but we left there at 3:30 without it being popped back into place. He told me to give it a day or two and if it wasn't better that I should take Josiah to a pediatric orthopedic. So tonight, after many phone calls, lots of tears, 2 trips to the Urgent Care (one for x-rays), lots of movies & still a crying baby boy, I finally looked up "nursemaid's elbow" on the internet. Based on what I saw he didn't need x-rays - he just needed a pediatric doctor who could pop that elbow back into place. I came out of the office and prayed for healing in Josiah's elbow, then I called my friend Kristi (who is going to Duke to become a PA) and talked with her about what I should do next. While on the phone with Kristi, Josiah fell down twice and I had to help pick him up - then two minutes after the 2nd fall (about 10 minutes after I had prayed for him) I looked up to see him using BOTH hands as he stacked up his shoes by the front door. Over the next 10 minutes I followed him around to see him using his left hand/arm as if nothing had ever been wrong! He was back to his crazy little self - climbing on EVERYTHING tonite! Praise God for his healing! I'm so glad to have my little boy back again!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Home again
The hope was to arrive home in time to put the kids to bed on Sunday night. However, we forgot that everyone else would be coming home from Vegas too! So besides tucking Josiah in when we got home (@ 10:30) I had to wait until morning to see them.
Ellie woke up @ 5:45, crying as she walked into our room. She was SO happy to see us. "Mommy, daddy, you're back"! Then she just held on as tight as she could. I tried to get her to fall asleep for the next hour. Not so much. Got up w/ her a bit before 7 and we went into the living room and I told her stories until I heard Josiah waking up. He was so cute. It was as if I had never left. He had his moose & both blankets and was more interested in the "cars" on his wall than anything else.
Josiah was very happy today. I could tell that he was happy to see us. Before Chris got out of bed he ran down the hall yelling, "dada, dada" and then pointed up to the bed. He was SO excited to see him!
Ellie spoke w/ her Papa (my dad) and told him, "I think my mom & dad are back" and then, "You can come visit later".
I can tell that they both had a wonderful time w/ my parents and Colleen but it's cool to see their excitement (and peace) they both have about us being back home.
Ellie woke up @ 5:45, crying as she walked into our room. She was SO happy to see us. "Mommy, daddy, you're back"! Then she just held on as tight as she could. I tried to get her to fall asleep for the next hour. Not so much. Got up w/ her a bit before 7 and we went into the living room and I told her stories until I heard Josiah waking up. He was so cute. It was as if I had never left. He had his moose & both blankets and was more interested in the "cars" on his wall than anything else.
Josiah was very happy today. I could tell that he was happy to see us. Before Chris got out of bed he ran down the hall yelling, "dada, dada" and then pointed up to the bed. He was SO excited to see him!
Ellie spoke w/ her Papa (my dad) and told him, "I think my mom & dad are back" and then, "You can come visit later".
I can tell that they both had a wonderful time w/ my parents and Colleen but it's cool to see their excitement (and peace) they both have about us being back home.
Friday, November 6, 2009
First Time Away without the Kids
It's been 16 months since Josiah was born. 16 long and wonderful months of doing nothing but caring for my two very beautiful (and active) children. This weekend Chris and I are in Vegas for a conference (I haven't gambled once yet) without either of them! Thoughts so far . . .
Besides needing more blankets . . . I slept relatively well and I slept IN!
Didn't have my morning Yerba Matte (tea w/ just the right amount of caffeine) and could hardly stay away in the first two sessions at the conference this morning. I'll be drinking caffeine tomorrow morning.
Took a long NAP this afternoon - w/ absolutely NO guilt!
Have had meaningful adult conversations w/o my attention being divided!
Once I wrap my head around more of the conference I'll write a bit more about that :)
Besides needing more blankets . . . I slept relatively well and I slept IN!
Didn't have my morning Yerba Matte (tea w/ just the right amount of caffeine) and could hardly stay away in the first two sessions at the conference this morning. I'll be drinking caffeine tomorrow morning.
Took a long NAP this afternoon - w/ absolutely NO guilt!
Have had meaningful adult conversations w/o my attention being divided!
Once I wrap my head around more of the conference I'll write a bit more about that :)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
New Family Tradition?
We may have begun a new family tradition tonight . . . but first let me give you some background.
Chris and I aren't particularly excited about celebrating Halloween. We don't agree w/ the roots of the holiday, we don't give our kids much candy to begin with and we aren't excited about giving in to the commercialism found in our culture. Therefore we have decided to not give Halloween much credence.
So no, our kids did not dress up and I don't think they knew the difference! Instead, since we live in a fairly busy neighborhood, we left just before dusk tonight for dinner. We took the kids to a relatively nicer restaurant, sat outside (it was a beautiful fall night) and had a wonderful dinner together. The kids were pretty well behaved - although I had to take Ellie away from the table at one point into the bathroom to give her a stern lecture - but other than that they ate, laughed and even danced together.
We drove back home, turned off all the lights in the house once we were home and hung out in the back room just playing w/ the kids. It was such a pleasant evening!
Chris and I aren't particularly excited about celebrating Halloween. We don't agree w/ the roots of the holiday, we don't give our kids much candy to begin with and we aren't excited about giving in to the commercialism found in our culture. Therefore we have decided to not give Halloween much credence.
So no, our kids did not dress up and I don't think they knew the difference! Instead, since we live in a fairly busy neighborhood, we left just before dusk tonight for dinner. We took the kids to a relatively nicer restaurant, sat outside (it was a beautiful fall night) and had a wonderful dinner together. The kids were pretty well behaved - although I had to take Ellie away from the table at one point into the bathroom to give her a stern lecture - but other than that they ate, laughed and even danced together.
We drove back home, turned off all the lights in the house once we were home and hung out in the back room just playing w/ the kids. It was such a pleasant evening!
Monday, October 26, 2009
A Change in our Plans
Last weekend the Burton family had grand plans. My good friend (and past roommate from college) Jen, had her wedding on Saturday (the 17th) and I was excited to go celebrate the occasion! The plan was to drive up to Sacramento on Friday night, stay the night in a motel with the kids, then hand them off to my parents on Saturday morning. Chris and I were going to drive into Palo Alto enjoy the wedding and have an evening w/o the kids (a first since Jo's was born)! We were going to drive up to Paradise on Sunday and have dinner w/ the whole family and my cousin and her family who are moving to Nebraska at the end of the month. Then we would pack up the kids Monday morning for a long drive home. That was the plan . . . but that's not what happened.
We left on Friday at about 2 pm. We had just reached Santa Barbara when Josiah threw up. We had been in traffic up to this point so we thought that he was just carsick and pressed on. After a couple more hours he threw up again. This time it was evident that he was indeed sick. After discussion over dinner - which he was able to keep down - we decided to head up to Palo Alto anyways. I would go to the wedding and Chris would stay w/ the kids. Unless Josiah got better the next day we would not head up to Paradise to see the family. We got to a motel in Gilroy (about an hour south of Palo Alto) @ 11:30. The kids and I went to bed and Chris stayed downstairs - on an outdoor patio - to "wind down" from his drive. During this time he was able to share the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ with 3 people! One of them being VERY receptive to the Good News! We marveled at the fact that his encounter wouldn't have taken place had Josiah not gotten sick!
The rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful. I went to the wedding on Saturday and had a great time! Chris stayed with the kids, letting Josiah sleep, sleep, sleep. He ran a fever all day Saturday and all morning Sunday. We left the motel room at noon on Sunday and by the time we got to a restaurant for lunch he was completely better. No more fever and back to his busy little self! We had a nice trip home, taking our time and enjoying time together as a family.
We left on Friday at about 2 pm. We had just reached Santa Barbara when Josiah threw up. We had been in traffic up to this point so we thought that he was just carsick and pressed on. After a couple more hours he threw up again. This time it was evident that he was indeed sick. After discussion over dinner - which he was able to keep down - we decided to head up to Palo Alto anyways. I would go to the wedding and Chris would stay w/ the kids. Unless Josiah got better the next day we would not head up to Paradise to see the family. We got to a motel in Gilroy (about an hour south of Palo Alto) @ 11:30. The kids and I went to bed and Chris stayed downstairs - on an outdoor patio - to "wind down" from his drive. During this time he was able to share the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ with 3 people! One of them being VERY receptive to the Good News! We marveled at the fact that his encounter wouldn't have taken place had Josiah not gotten sick!
The rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful. I went to the wedding on Saturday and had a great time! Chris stayed with the kids, letting Josiah sleep, sleep, sleep. He ran a fever all day Saturday and all morning Sunday. We left the motel room at noon on Sunday and by the time we got to a restaurant for lunch he was completely better. No more fever and back to his busy little self! We had a nice trip home, taking our time and enjoying time together as a family.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Thursday, October 1, 2009
in season fruits and veggies
I know that it is best to eat fruits and vegetables that are in season. And it's even better to support the local farmers who grow those things! However, I didn't grow up on a farm and while I know that apples are in season in the fall that's about ALL that I know! I found the Peak-Season Map at Epicurious.com which helps someone like me figure out what is in season in my area in the different months! Yaay! Now I have something to "go by" when I'm buying my fruits and veggies . . . now I just need to make it to the local farmer's market some time soon.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
blogging, journaling, reading . . .
I'm trying to decide whether or not to just focus on this blog (not that I write here very much) and drop the blogs on my website that I write for my kids (which I don't really have time for either) OR try to do both. I think I'm going to try to focus more on this blog and just try to write more regularly. Maybe once a week for starters!
On another note I have been journaling again lately. I go in spurts with that too :) I've been pretty consistent w/ my time in the Word before the kids get up so it's been easy to open up my journal and write a bit before moving on to things I must get done for the day. I've been reading through "the Daily Bible" which takes you through the Bible chronologically in one year. Recently I've been in the time of the exile in Babylon and now I'm reading the psalms that were written after their release. It's been so nice to have a plan to read through because I hadn't been very consistent in my Bible reading over the last 2 years or so. The kids are finally at a place where they are both sleeping through the night and I feel like a human again in the mornings!
What have you been reading lately?
On another note I have been journaling again lately. I go in spurts with that too :) I've been pretty consistent w/ my time in the Word before the kids get up so it's been easy to open up my journal and write a bit before moving on to things I must get done for the day. I've been reading through "the Daily Bible" which takes you through the Bible chronologically in one year. Recently I've been in the time of the exile in Babylon and now I'm reading the psalms that were written after their release. It's been so nice to have a plan to read through because I hadn't been very consistent in my Bible reading over the last 2 years or so. The kids are finally at a place where they are both sleeping through the night and I feel like a human again in the mornings!
What have you been reading lately?
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