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Broken bone #1

So last Thursday evening (September 16), Decovin, Camden and daddy were wrestling on the floor like they always do. Then they started jumping from the couch onto daddy, which they often do also (unfortunately)...well, at one point Camden jumped off the couch and Bob leaned over to catch him and at the same time Decovin jumped off the couch but missed Bob all together and landed on his shoulder onto the floor.

Poor Decovin yelped and cried for quite a bit but we tried to just "ignore" it so he would calm down and not focus on it...usually this works as it generally isn't an actual injury...and he will get right back into playing, etc...

When he didn't jump right back into playing with daddy I knew something might be wrong but I didn't want to over react (like I tend to do), so we let him use an ice pack and I gave him some motrin and put him to bed that night...

The next morning he woke up and was still saying his shoulder hurt and he hit it on something at one point and just LOST it...so that was the deciding factor for me to call the doctor...got him in and they did several x-rays and he was SUCH A BIG BOY during this as I couldn't go in with him b/c I had Camden with me also...but he didn't cry one bit! He did AWESOME! But alas, it was a broken collar bone...so the doctor slinged him up and sent us home.

He has to wear the sling for 2 weeks and they said that there will probably be a bump on his shoulder for quite awhile...poor dude...but he has done AWESOME. He minimally complains about wearing the sling and he is still happy and bubbly and can still use his arm for the most part. He's taking it with good strides! :-) I love that little guy!

KC Zoo Run for the Polar Bears!

So Bob & I did our very first race together last Saturday at the Kansas City Zoo run for the Polar Bears!!

It was really fun and we had a great time...however, I am now decommissioned for at least 4 weeks to rest my knee that is not in working condition currently. So I will do other forms of cardio in the mean time so I can continue to do 5K's with my hubby! Such a fun way to spend time together! :-)

Hope you all had a great weekend! Happy Monday!!

Knee update...

On Friday I had a cortisone shot injected into the side of my knee after being diagnosed with Ilialtibial Band Brusitis. The doc said it could take up to 3 days to take effect...unfortunately, 3+ days later and it hurts MORE now than it did before the shot. *sigh*

Not sure what my next move is going to be but this half marathon is looking less and less likely to happen for me. I cried about it a little yesterday...silly to cry over but I have worked SOOOO hard training for this to have to just stop cold turkey, which is what I fear I need to do in order for my knee to heal.

Other than that, not much else is happening. Decovin is still going to preschool and LOVING it! He is doing EXTREMELY well with writing but struggling with coloring...he is a bit of a perfectionist and therefore has mini-meltdowns if he goes outside of the lines. I thought maybe it was just how he acted with me at home and would be fine if Miss Tina said it was ok to go outside the lines, but alas, he had a meltdown at school the other day and missed out on playdoh time b/c of it. :-( Not sure how to rectify the situation but hopefully he will grow out of it. :-/

Story Hour at the local library has returned and the boys love going. They get to listen to some great stories, sing songs, do a craft, and play with other kiddos! This week it was VERY packed! It's a fun activity we like to do together! It's at our little library located in New Strawn, which is just 5 miles north of us (we have a library IN Burlington, but this one is more geared towards Camden's age, etc). After story hour all the moms and kids go to the park so the kids can all play together outside (as long as it hasn't rained)...and on our way home I usually take the boys home on the scenic route over the dam and they LOVE looking at the water and Camden loves to look for boats and buoys! :-) Fun tradition I think! I love taking the scenic route...something I grew up with from my dad! Love that I get to pass on this tradition!

Ok, time to take the boys outside to play!!

Eeeek!

As most of you know, I am training for a half-marathon (13.1 miles)...However, as of a couple weeks ago, my left knee has been giving me grief. I have rested it and iced it, and stayed off of it, but as soon as it feels good, I run again and it hurts again...I don't want to give up (that's not my style), but I don't want to be stupid either. I'm trying to decide what my next step is. *sigh*

where does the time go?!

I feel like I JUST posted on here but it was actually over week ago! I'm becoming such a slacker! YUCK!

So Bob had his 6 days off (actually 7 with holiday) and we had quite a fun filled week! We made it to the Topeka zoo, shopped, my sis-in-law and her family stayed over for 2 nights, and we made it to my parents house for an overnighter that included a cookout (first of the year), and visits with my great-uncles! It was busy but fun!