Big brother....little brother

So Kenneth had his foot surgery on March 19th and he is keeping me pretty busy with his recovery.

Surgery went well.  He was in surgery for 2 hours total instead of 3.  The Dr. lengthened one tendon and shortened another tendon.  She also put some plates in and moved the bone over.  He has a really nice arch now.

He is currently on his second cast right now.  He goes back to the Dr. on Thursday.  He went back to school after Easter/Spring Break.  First week back was a little rough on him.  By Thursday night he was sore and tired and Friday morning he had some swollen toes so I kept him home and elevated his foot all day/weekend.

He is non weight bearing right now.  I can't wait until he is able to get a walking cast.  I think he will do and feel much better then.  I am concerned that his pain level spikes up to a 9 sometimes.  I thought he would be feeling better by now.  Overall he has been a good sport about it and I hope when its all over that he is much happier.

Little brother is missing playing/hanging out with big brother.  Kenny is the one that still sits and plays legos and army guys with Jonathon.  And Kenny hasn't been able to do any of that.  But he is able to go outside finally and this makes Jonathon very very happy.

We have had some nice weather lately so Jonathon has been able to spend sometime outdoors again.  He really enjoys all the animals.  He thought maybe he would try to let Andrew's dog out for him(of course Andrew was not home)

And he has caught his other big brother to help him out in his monster truck!

BROTHERLY LOVE!!!!!  I am so proud of all three of my boys!!!!

Lots going on

with our family lately.

Jonathon went in for his braces to be checked and currently he has SMO's.  But we are switching to SURE STEPS.  I am very excited for him to get into sure steps.  They look like they will be much more friendlier.  Right now I have a hard time finding shoes and snow boots for Jonathon.  I have to order EW and then the braces don't fit into rain boots or snow boots.  This winter I finally found him a pair of snow boots that actually work with the braces and we did not get any snow.....Figures....

Jonathon and I went out shopping and found some pants for Kenny to wear after surgery.  We looked for hours and then finally decided to buy in the kid department and luckily a 18/20 works!  Hooray.  Next time I won't wait til the last minute to purchase something I really need.  And we found a great deal on a suitcase....  Now I own one.  Hooray.

Jonathon is finally better and was able to go back to school on Tuesday this week.  He is happy, but a little hyper....he has been out for a long time.  And now he needs to get back into the daily routine.

So I opened up all the windows on Tuesday and hauled out the Bissell and was able to shampoo my living room carpet, hallway and my room.  It feels so good to let the warm breeze come through.  I will have to wait to finish the other rooms.

Wednesday after school Jonathon had his friend Rylee come over to play for a little while.  That was nice because they haven't seen each other in forever.

Wednesday night my neighbor/friend texted me to say that she had a fire at her house earlier in the evening and to call her on Thursday.

Today.....today after I dropped my boys off at school I hurried and went over to my friends house.  They have a wood pellet stove and it caught on fire Wednesday afternoon and pretty much just smoldered....therefore filling their home with smoke....Her 16 year old daughter was the first to arrive at home and when she opened up the door she said it was a white cloud of smoke and all she could think of was to get the dogs out.....she got one out and had to drag the other one out because he was unconscious... after all that she called her step dad...never called 911.  Didn't think it was a big deal because there was not any flames.  And then they all slept there along with their dogs.

So I stayed with my friend this morning and got her to go outside with her pets and then I went and picked her up lunch....then after the first adjuster arrived and was shocked they all slept there, he said the dogs needed to go out and stay out.....well....they are inside dogs so I packed them up and took them home with me and put them in my garage....then when her daughter and son got out of school I had them come home to me....I gave them clothes and let them shower so they felt better and did not smell like smoke.  They went out and walked their dogs and seemed ok.  After talking with their mom we decided that it would be best for the kids to stay here overnight and the dogs are staying over too.

Tomorrow they will find a hotel to stay at.  Their house has alot of smoke damage.....the family is lucky that they slept with windows open because they all could have died overnight.  I don't think they understood how bad it was.  They will be homeless for about 6 weeks....everything is ruined....I feel so bad for them, but am very thankful that I am able to help out.  Please keep them in your prayers.

I would hope that if something tragic like this happened to my family I would have friends to help me out.  So we are all getting comfortable and getting ready to call it a night.  It has been kind of nice having another girl in the house though.  She is pretty quiet....mainly kept to herself...but she did enjoy playing with Jonathon.

I have to run out tomorrow sometime with Jonathon and pick up a couple more pair of pants for Kenny since those fit.  Get some last minute stuff done around home because on Monday morning.....My sis is coming early to take care of Jonathon....

Kenny is going in for foot surgery.....He/we will be at the hospital until Tuesday.  His surgery is going to be 3 hours long and then if all goes well he can go home on Tuesday.  I will be staying with him.  I don't want my child to be alone....he may not need me, but I will be there in case he does need me.

My sis will be here for Jonathon and then Gilbert took Tuesday off to stay with Jonathon and help with Kenny when I get him home!  Keep Kenny in your prayers!!!!

Jonathon has been home from school all week!  He is finally on the mend and its looking like he may be able to return to school next week. ((HOORAY)) for me and for Jonathon.  He is ready!  He really misses school along with his friends and teachers.

We took Kenny to his consult for surgery this afternoon.  Looks like mom will be staying overnight with Kenny after all.  Our good friend Nik and best friend Rylee will be coming over to help out with Jonathon while I am gone.  March 19th is coming up quick.

We went and seen Miss Barb today(Children's EyeWear) and picked up Jonathon's new lenses.  His prescription changed a little bit, but nothing to worry about.

Then we headed off to Walmart and picked up some snack foods and a few extra items to pack away while Kenny is home after his surgery.

Then off to Kroger to pick up some bread and brown sugar.  Juice for Jonathon and a few other items.

Jonathon specifically asked me for pizza afterwards.  I was so proud that he asked me that I turned around and went back to the pizza store and grabbed a pizza and some cheese bread.  Forgot to take pictures but he ate his pizza like a big boy!  I didn't have to cut it up tonight.  I have noticed a lot lately that he is finally taking off on eating by himself.  I pretty much don't have to do anything anymore!  He is really doing great.  Now the rest of the crew need to get on board....they still have their moments where they worry and tell him to slow down and I just remind them that he is almost 5 and he is doing just fine!  5.....I can't believe my baby is going to be 5 soon.

Then there is this attitude problem still going on!  Not listening.....ignoring me....telling me no....saying FINE!!!!  I have resorted to the whistle!!  If you do not listen to me after the second time I blow the whistle....and let me tell you I BLOW the whistle and Jonathon comes a running!!!!!  I hope we get over this quickly!!!

Jonathon.....could you please just listen to mommy!!!!!

Tonight he took one of his special little stuffed animals and gave it to his Tiny dog.  Now she has a baby to cuddle...and it's so cute!  She is actually sleeping with it.

Wordless Wednesday

We need Spring

We are in our winter slump right now.

Jonathon has been on edge alot lately.....Jonathon is unhappy and sad alot lately...Jonathon does not want mommy as much lately...Jonathon wants his big brothers.....alot!!!

As much as I know that his big brothers love him very much....they are getting older and want there free time after school too....which doesn't include little brother as much these days!  And I don't blame the big brothers at all....and I know they feel guilty because trust me Jonathon can lay it on thick!  So I intervene and find something for Jonathon to do and let the big brothers sneak off........not that I think it would ever happen but I don't want them to ever dislike their baby brother so I try to make sure they have their space when needed.

Which in turn goes right back to mom not having any free time for her!  Which goes back to our winter slump....I have a ton of things that need to be done, but I never have any "me" time to get anything done.  I swear that I have about 10 different projects started and none of them are anywhere near finished.  Which in turn gets pretty damn stressful at times.

And I try to have Jonathon ready for bed by 7:30p.m. so he is asleep by 8p.m. so I can have a little bit of me time....But then my teenagers come back up and want their mom time too and of course I can't resist because I love all my boys unconditionally and I am very happy that my teenagers want to spend time with me still.  But man......some days....some days I get very very grumpy because lets face it...I am fricken tired!  Not tired of being a mom....just worn out...exhausted.....tired....want to sleep for more than 5 hours and would give anything to sleep in....Sleep in?  what the heck is that?

As I am grumpy through out the day and I know I am grumpy and I try telling myself to stop being grumpy...sometimes its so hard!  But then I see those little eyes looking up at me....wondering why mommy is so angry....and oh my gosh....my heart melts and I step back and regroup and grab my son and hug him and kiss him and tell him mommy is so sorry.......And then we find an activity to do together and well the rest can just wait until another day.

We just need spring to get here so we can go outside and get some fresh air and play!  And soak in the sunshine.  And take our new Tiny dog out so she can play on our 6 acres.  I can't wait to see what Jonathon and Tiny do together.  I am hoping that they become best friends.  I want to take a walk in our woods with Jonathon....I want to go on walks with my big dog Scruffy....who is looking sad and old too right now.  I want to go to the park......I want to sit on my deck and soak up the sunshine and just listen......

As I said in the beginning.....we need spring....

Swimming Cancelled

again!

Jonathon has a virus and he did not sleep well again last night.  This morning his nose was very green/yellow goop and he has a cough and just sounds terrible and his eye is running.  So I kept him home.

And today is supposed to be swim day.  I didn't have to call and cancel because I got the call first.  The pool was shut down.  I am beginning to think swimming at Woodlands is not going to happen anymore.

I guess I am a little anxious and just want him to finish learning so bad.  He just loves the water.  I do not swim.  I do not like the water except for in my own pool in my back yard.  I love the beach, but I stay out of the water.  I want Jonathon to enjoy the water all his life and not be afraid like me.  He is almost there......I am so excited for him to become a full swimmer.

And I would love for him to compete in swimming when he gets older.

But for now.....no swimming.

Summer will be here soon though!

ENT Appointment

on Friday went well.

Jonathon's tubes are still in place from Jan 2010.  If they are still there after 3 years then the dr. will remove them.  He had a little bit of wax build up so they did a pressure test to make sure all was good.  Pressure test was fine.

Come back in 6 months.