Our First Injury

We had a little scare yesterday and went to the ER for our first toddler injury (and hopefully our last for at least a very long long time). It's inevitable that having a very curious and rambunctious toddler will lead to accidents,  and I've accepted that fact that there will bumps and bruises along the way. However, we had lots of tears and blood yesterday.

Little man tripped on a bath rug and got into a fight w/ the edge of the tub. Just when I thought we had done a good job w/ baby proofing the house as we have avoided any ouchies for the most part, I'm proven wrong. 4 hours at the hospital, a bag of Cheez-Its and Lays potato chips, and a $150 copay later -- we are all fixed up. Thank goodness it was just an abrasion and he didn't need any stitches.

Who needs to bungee jump, go sky diving, or speed race when you've got a crazy toddler at home?  That alone is enough of an adrenaline rush that this mama will ever need.

my little trooper still smiling before heading off to the hospital

waiting patiently w/ Daddy

ok, now I'm tired of waiting

K.O.ed

Our First Vacation Away

I'm alive! Kinda, does half asleep, walking zombie count?

Back from vacation and now back on that daily grind. Aruba was awesome - I highly recommend a visit there if you can. But then again, you can't really go wrong w/ a sugar sand beaches, turquoise waters, and endless adult beverages. And even better -- my sweet mom, God bless that woman, came back from VN back in time to watch Caden for us so we actually got to relax and totally enjoy doing nothing. It was pure bliss. On our last day, we stayed in our room to watch a movie, something we haven't been able to do in almost a year. (ok, and because I was a tad bit hung over). hehe.

After 4 days away from little man, we were ready to go home and smother him w/ hugs, but he totally was mad at us and pretended we weren't even there when we got home for a whole 2 minutes - an eternity in toddler time. That little shit. He's forgiven us, and I've given him many M&Ms to make up for it so all is right in the world again :)