Pregnancy Ponderings

I was thinking about pregnancy (mostly because one of the mom's at Matt's preschool gave birth last week) and it got me thinking...

• The first three months you can keep anything down!
• The next three months you can't keep anything out!
• The last three months only your favorite foods are getting in!
  
• The first three months you spend a good chunk of your time peeing.
• The next three months you spend a good chunk of your time peeing.
• The last three months you spend a good chunk of your time peeing.
• The first three months you are too sick to clean
• The next three you are too tired to clean
• The last three you are frantic because your floor isn't clean enough for the president to eat off of.
• The first three months no one can wake you
• The next three you spend the night battled with your belly, your bladder and your nightmares.
• The last three...what sleep? You are too busy scrubbing that floor.

And finally....

• You go in 9 months pregnant
  
• You come out six months pregnant and holding a newborn!
  

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

Accident Prone

Its the moment that everyone, including Jason and I, have all been waiting for...Matt's first broken (well fractured) bone. Matt was playing on the playground at a friend's graduation party and fell and hit his chin fractured his alveolar bone (its part of the jaw bone that hold your teeth in place) in three places, plus chipped a tooth through the enamel into the dentine (the layer after the enamel).

Lucky for us we had a newly graduated Doctor (Congrats Brandon!) and Mel who is a nurse there to help comfort Matt (...and Jason). Unfortunately it was very unlucky for our dentist who was out on vacation until Friday. He was very pleasant as usual. Fantastic pediatric dentist! I would highly recommend him, Dr. Wade at Children's Dental Center in Clive!

Matt is doing great, and we are waiting to see if the blood supply picks back up and he gets to keep his bottom four teeth. *Crossing Fingers* Sadly his wonderfully straight teeth are now crooked, but on the bright side its just baby teeth. At least he wasn't hurt worse (although I doubt it would slow him down, lol) and thankfully we have such wonderful friends who keep a cool head in an emergency! We are very blessed. So thank you again Mel and Dr. Bomsta!

Today I was contemplating why MY child always get hurt. I know, if you knew me as a child right now you are laughing your butt off saying "I know why!" I know that Matt takes after me, but I would like to point out that I have only had one set of stitches and NO broken bones, yet. Yeah, yeah laugh. Its not your child! Lol! I was just wondering how Matt can climb out on to the roof in his underwear in the middle of winter and be just fine or jump off of the highest things and not have scratch, but things like playing on a playground or getting down from his bed poses the most harm. Why does everyday normal things prove to be too hard for Matt to escape injury. As I was thinking this I noticed that Matt had fallen asleep (see pic below)...and I realized it is like if there is an accident waiting to happen Matt will find it (as proven by this picture of him sleeping). He even is waiting for an accident with sleep...

Elephants, Tigers and Clowns, OH MY!

The circus is in town...well not anymore technically. Clowns and Elephants and Flying women! Who could ask for anything more? Well at least for a newly turned 6 year old and a four year old you would think it doesn't get any better than that! It does, they have these wonderful men who walk around waving glowing objects that you can wave around, they even have people walking around with snow cones and spun sugar (also know as cotton candy). Never mind that you have to take out a loan to be able to afford to go : ) Lucky for us my parents got free tickets and spoiled the kids with the spun sugar and an elephant ride! I swear the circus used to be funner when I was a kid... but its still pretty amazing and the boys loved it....Lily well she is still deciding. Her favorite part was the elephants and sitting in the pirate clown's lap. Ethan and Matt loved taking their picture with the snake and the woman who was shot out of the cannon ball machine...I think I see a future career for Matt in the circus, he looked right at home.

Lily watching the Elephants perform

Matt and the Pirate Clown

The pirate clown and Lily
( She went right to him and was smiling the whole time!)

Ethan covering his ears during the human cannon ball


Much to Jason's horror the kids loved posing for this
picture with the giant snake!


Picture with Sampson the Tiger

Ethan on the Elephant
(He is in the yellow)

Matt riding the Elephant
(Hes the one with the shinny glasses)