TRAUMA!

We had quite the traumatic experience the other day here at our house. Koen and I were in the laundry room where I was switching the laundry. He wanted me to put his jacket on him so he could go outside with Austin. I told him I would as soon as I was done. Koen headed out of the laundry room ahead of me and I closed the door behind me. All of a sudden Koen started screaming and I looked over and he was holding his hand and there was blood dripping off his hands. I immediately grabbed him and ran into the bathroom where I rinsed the blood off his hand so I could see what happened. I then realized that his pinky was missing the tip. I hurried and called Scott at work and then loaded the boys in the car to head over to his office. Scott took a look at it and said to take him to the ER. Koen and I headed over there to see what they could do for him. Scott went home to look for the tip of his finger and found it stuck in the door still (Sorry - that's kind of gross) and brought it to the ER. They called in an orthopedic surgeon to see what he could do. He told us we could try and sew the tip back on and see if it would live, but there wasn't too much of a chance that it would. We thought we would try mostly for the fact that we could tell Koen later in life that we tried and also for all we knew it could possibly work.

 Koen was so tough. He only cried for seriously about 5 minutes and then was pretty calm. He cried again when the doctor numbed his finger, but hasn't complained one bit since. He is a trooper. It's amazing the pain tolerance these little guys have.

It cut the finger down to the bottom of his nail and it was on the side of the door with the hinges. After the doctor sewed it back on, he proceeded to tell Koen that there were spiders on his finger. He was not so sure about that. Who tells a little kid that there are bugs on them? Every time he looks at his bandage he says that the bugs are gone.

He was so brave to look at it and let daddy switch the bandage. We went into the doctor on Saturday night to have him check it and he wasn't sure the finger tip would take. He wanted to give it a couple more days, so we go back today to see for sure. If it doesn't take, they will take the tip back off and let the open finger scar over on its own along with a few stitches.

Koen is doing really good and it doesn't seem to phase him too bad. It definitely hasn't slowed him down. I think it affected me and Scott more than it did him. He is a trooper and being such a big boy. We are so grateful that it wasn't any worse. Hopefully I can learn from this and be a little more careful. It was definitely a day of a rollercoaster of emotions. It just makes me sick to think about. It's terrible to watch your kids be in pain (especially when you were the cause). I know it was an accident, but it's just the fact that it happened. Hopefully the doctor will have good news for us today - if so, it will be a miracle. We'll see!

Batter Up!!!

It's that time of year when all the summer sports begin. Scott is part of a city league softball team along with those that he works with and a few others. He loves it and it is a good way for him and his fellow employees to get out and have some fun after work. This particular game he was asked to be pitcher and was a little nervous.

He did a great job. In fact he hit his 1st homerun and also had an awesome double play that ended up winning the game. It was so fun to go and watch and the boys ate it up.

All the employees at the office got their spouses and kids t-shirts to wear at the game and they even have the same number as the players. Austin and Koen were so excited to have a shirt just like dad and also to have the same number as him as well. Austin loved sitting in the dug-out with all the players.

Koen wanted to play so bad. He kept trying to run out on the field. He just wanted to play catch with his dad.

We had a great time watching their team and look forward to it every week. (Can you tell I love to have excuses to get out of the house?) :)

Jaxon is 2 1/2 months old!

It's crazy to think that Jaxon is 2 1/2months old already. It has gone by so fast. Here are a few things about him now:

He loves to suck on his hands. He actually prefers them over his binki sometimes. It's so fun to watch them discover things.

This is a look that I get quite a bit. "What family did I get sent to?"

Jaxon has figured out that in order to get any sleep whatsoever during the day, he has to cover his ears because his older brothers are way too loud.

He started smiling which is so rewarding. We all get so excited when he does it, including Koen & Austin.

He is now enjoying the bath more & not minding so much when he is naked.

He is now starting to lay down & be content for a change.

He is a happier baby now. He had kind of a rough start. He is colicky and has reflux, but he is slowly growing out of it. He gets a little bit better every day. It is so rewarding for me as a mother when he is happy and smiling and just all around a happy little boy. It's pretty crazy with 3 boys, but fun! At his 2 month appointment, he weighed in at 10 lbs and is 23 inches long. He's growing slowly, but surely. We love having him in our family. What a joy!