Broken Arm!

Yes, you read correctly – Evan broke his little arm at just 17 months old! Last week he tumbled down 2 steep steps that lead down into our sunroom. Naturally, these are tile, so they didn’t make for a very smooth fall. X-rays revealed a broken radius and ulna on his left arm, so off to the pediatric orthopedist we went for a baby-sized cast.

We actually had the cast re-done 3 times! The first time the nurse wasn’t happy with the way it turned out even though Evan was a perfect little patient through the process. The material flipped near his palm and would have caused irritation once it dried all the way. So, once the second cast was on the doctor came in to examine it. He decided that the cast needed to have a “banana curve” to it so he suggested we re-do it AGAIN! He clearly didn’t know that we had already done it twice. By the way – the little saw thing they use to remove it was scary and Evan didn’t even flinch! I guess the third time’s the charm because it was perfect once we got it on. I can’t believe how well Evan did through it all. Maybe it helped that he was in zombie mode thanks to missing his nap for the appointment. Ha!

He’s doing so well with the cast and doesn’t even seem to be bothered by it. It’s tricky bathing him and keeping food away from it, but we’re doing okay. He did however scratch his face up with the rough texture of the cast during his nap. I made him a fancy cover out of a long sock to keep this from happening again. It makes it even cuter on him!

"I want blue!"

Scratching his hand where the splint had been - probably felt odd.

Happy to be back home. "Thanks, Aunt Jenn for the firetruck! It's my new favorite toy!"

“3 MONTHS!?!?! Really, Amanda?” This is what I said to myself when I decided to check my last post. Pathetic, I know. Well, I must catch you up then!

Evan has progressed from walking everywhere to running and he’s even learned new words! His vocabulary consists of “truck, outside, cold, hot (“Tot!”), tractor, tattoo, Nonna, TyTy, no (his favorite)” and a few others. He still refers to both me and Brett as “da-da” but I’m working on getting him to say “mama” again. He loves reading books and playing with his cars and tractors. He had his second plane ride ever this month when we flew to Iowa (his first was at 3 mos. old when we went to see his cousin, Tyler at St. Jude in Memphis). He did GREAT both there and back, thank goodness. Which reminds me…for those of you traveling with children here are a few tips: 1) take new toys that they’ve never played with before. They don’t have to be expensive and can even be something as simple as sticky tape. For older kids you can even wrap them up and tell them they get to open a new one when the clock says a certain time if they’re good. This is not only a learning tool for time, but it gives them something to look forward to. 2) Lots of snacks! Evan stayed busy eating a lot of the time. 3) Gummies to chew on or a bottle to suck on takeoff and landing. 4) iPad or iPhone for games and make sure to download their favorite TV Shows before taking off (Evan loves Mickey, Backyardigans and Jungle Junction).

You may be asking why we went to Iowa of all places. Sadly, Brett’s paternal grandmother (Leona) passed away a few weeks ago. I had only met Leona twice - she was so sweet and so tiny! I have a fond memory of her dancing at Brett’s cousin’s wedding – she was having the best time doing the Cha Cha Slide with everyone! Anyway, Lynn and Kay were so gracious to fly the family out for the funeral. It was great seeing the family and catch up with everyone. We got home that Sunday and then my paternal grandfather (Paw Paw) passed away that Tuesday. His funeral was this past Friday in East Texas. We miss you, Paw Paw! Hopefully, we’re done with funerals for a while.

On a happier note, our nanny, Edna got engaged a few months ago and asked Evan to be her ring bearer in April! He’s going to be one handsome little guy all dressed up.  We’re so happy for Edna and Jason and can’t wait to celebrate.



Airplane!




Reading a book.





Airplane!

 We have lots of fun stuff coming up so stay tuned!