Poor Zacky...

Last night we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. All of the little cousins were downstairs playing, most were boys. All of the sudden we heard Zack screaming downstairs. I ran down to get him and he was laying flat on his stomach on the cement of my parent's unfinished basement. He wouldn't move. I picked him up and examined him. I couldn't see anything wrong, but he wouldn't stop screaming. I took him upstairs to see what the others thought. He wouldn't put any pressure on his legs and screamed when we tried to straighten his right leg. His leg was also shaking. Since he didn't stop screaming, I decided to take him to an Instacare. I had to call Steve who was at his mom's house (it's a long story of why we weren't all up there, but Zack can't go to her house). He came down quickly and we left Josh with my mom and drove down the street to the Kidscare. When we got there, the receptionist gave Zack a magic sucker. This was the only thing that made him stop crying. Boy do I need some magic suckers! After X-rays, we found that Zack had a spiral fracture on his tibia bone. Poor little guy! They put a splint on his leg. Here is his splint.

Tomorrow we go to an orthopedic physician to get it in a cast. The doctor at the Kidscare was pretty sure they could put on a walking cast, but wasn't sure because the break went high.

Needless to say, last night was horrible. Zack only sleept 3 hours. He was crying in pain the rest of the night. I was giving him both ibuprofen and Tylenol, but he kept moving his toes and leg which caused him pain. I really wished I had some magic suckers at 2:00 AM. This is him finally asleep at 10:00 AM (after a preisthood blessing). He is still pretty miserable, but getting better.

So what exactly happened downstairs? After talking to his cousins, we have concluded that his 4 year old cousin jumped off the couch onto Zack. So, basically, just boys being boys. I better get use to this.

Ice Cream Substitute!

With my new diet, I was missing ice cream very much. I love ice cream and can't stay away very long. We went to Double Scoop Deli today and their Italian Ice hit the spot. It is definitely not ice cream, but for my 6 months of no dairy; it will work! It is water based and very yummy. Plus it was only $2! Yeah!! I think I can handle the next months!!!

Good News or Bad News?

Good News:

Well after 7 weeks, I finally have a happy good baby! Josh was a great baby for a few days, hence the earlier post, but then turned really fuzzy. He always had to be held, wouldn't sleep very well and when he did he was restless, was very gassy, and would often scream like he was in pain. At first I was sure we just had a bad baby or I was just a bad mom. Zack was a great baby so it was our turn for a bad one. But now he is a perfect happy baby. He will just lay and look around and smile. He will fall asleep by his self. He only wakes up once at night, which I is getting later and later every night so I think he will sleep through the night soon! Yeah!!

Bad News:

Okay it's not that bad, but it's not that fun...Josh has a milk sensitivity. He is not lactose intolerant, or he would have been really sick. But if I eat dairy, he is not a happy camper. So this means I can't drink milk, or eat cheese or anything else that has a lot of dairy in it (like yogurt, cottage cheese, or milk chocolate). The hope is that he will grow out of it and by on whole milk at 1 year.


So that is what has been going on with us...now life is great and I can actually get stuff done. Amazing isn't it?

Air Hockey

We had to get a new dishwasher. (It is so nice to have one that works!!) RC Willeys had a deal where if you spend above a certain amount, you can get a discount on a nice air hockey table. SO we said "What the heck..let's get one." And so the fun began...

Zack found the Styrofoam after Steve set it up. He discovered that if you put it on the wall it sticks.
Yes, even after vacuuming a ton, we still find little pieces of Styrofoam all over the house. What is it with that stuff...how does it just reappear?

As you can see, Zack and Steve love to play. I love the top picture of Zack. He understands what a camera is now. So whenever he sees it in my hand, he pulls that cheesy grin. Zack does a pretty good job of actually hitting the puck; he even beat Steve.

As you can see, Josh loves air hockey too. He is one month tomorrow. Can you believe it? Still cute!

Look Alike?

"Oh he looks just like Zack!"

"He doesn't look like Zack at all?"

"He looks like your mom." -talking to Liz

"He looks just like Steve."

"I think he looks like you, Liz."

These are just some of the responses I have heard when people see Josh for the first time. My question is: Does he look like Zack? Here are pictures of both of them on Day 13. To be honest, when I first saw Josh my thought was he doesn't look like Zack at all, in fact he is cuter. (Don't tell Zack, yes Zack is pretty cute too) I still don't think they look very much like each other. What do you think?

Josh: 10 days old

I have decided that baby #2 is sooo much easier than baby #1. I don't know if it because I am more comfortable with a newborn or if Josh is just a better baby or because I had a really easy delivery, but everything is going great!! Josh doesn't sleep as well as Zack did, but the night time feedings don't bother me. I enjoy the time alone with him. He has never cried just to cry. He is a little cuddle bug and loves to be held. Here are some pics of him today.

Zack has been really good with Josh. He calls him Baby. He gets very concern when he cries. Everyone told me he was going to turn evil after the baby. But he hasn't. He's been in time out the same as he was before. He loves to help give Josh a bath and change his diaper. He asks me everyday if he can play with the baby. The one thing that he has changed is his sleep habits. He has decided to wake up at 5:30 in the morning. I think he hears Josh and me downstairs, since we fall asleep downstairs during the 3:00 feeding. Just look at the bags under his eyes. I hope he decides to sleep in soon!

This Little Piggy

While I was at a Pack Meeting, Steve decided to make cookies for Zack. The cookies came out of the oven just as I walked in the door. We gave some to Zack and let him enjoy.

He ate the chocolate chips first. Then he shoved the other stuff in his mouth. By the end, his legs were the only thing without chocolate on them. No wonder our son is a little chubby boy! He loves his sweets!