Stiches

Last night the kids were playing in the living room when we hear Johnny start crying really hard. He walked into the kitchen and I notice blood on the back of his head. Deja Vu. About a month ago the boys were playing in the front room and Billy pushed Johnny. He fell and hit the piano stool. The one butterfly nut on it and he hits the back of his head on it. Of course I freaked out there was so much blood (my khaki pants have the stain to prove it). But he was ok and it stopped bleeding pretty quickly.
So last night he walks into the kitchen crying and mom grabs a towel and we start wiping the blood away. This time the gash is bigger and split open a little. Not enough to rush right away to the ER. But after about 30 minutes it is still bleeding a little with no sign of stopping. So I called a friend who is a medic and he suggests it probably needs a couple of stitches. So we all load into the car (mom came just in case he got worse). The hospital is about 20 minutes away. I wasn't worried about a concussion because he didn't loose conscienceness and he was his normal happy self. We waited about an hour in waiting room. Once we were seen by a nurse they got us right back so they could staple it (Yes staple it). I am a girl and didn't have any brothers so I avoided any real scrapes. The doctor stapled his head twice. One didn't work very well so they pulled it out and then did one more. Johnny didn't even cry. He said "ow that hurts" and showed that it was hurting him but never cried. He is such a tough kid! We have to go back to get the staples out in five days. It already looks better. It is so hard seeing your child hurt. You want to take the pain for them. He is such a boy I imagine this won't be the last time we end up in the ER. I can always hope though right!

We have had a pretty busy month. Todd had been gone for training but we have adjusted well. The kids miss dad though. It will be cute to see them when he comes home. I have been very busy with FRG. I like that I can help out though. Plus I have met a lot of great spouses and have had some great experiences.

Katie had her music concert last week. She loves to sing! She is also in the top reading group. I am very proud of her! Billy started reading. He can put the sounds together really well. He gets so excited every time he gets a word. I don't think there is anything much more rewarding then seeing your child excited about doing something. Johnny loves the Starfall website and plays it a lot. Because of this he already knows a lot of his alphabet and he just turned three. I need to work with him so that he can start learning to read too. He has been asking to go to preschool. I keep telling him that he will get to go in August. I am glad there is such a great preschool here! Tomorrow is kindergarten roundup so Billy and I will go meet the teachers and get him enrolled. Ellie is now walking almost all the time. I can't believe how fast she picked it up. She loves to go outside to play. Today was the first time she got to go play at a park. She was mesmerized.

Mom and I started a garden. We are going to try to grow lots of different things from watermelon to squash. It will be a good year to see how things grow (if they grow) and what works best. I bought some good bins from a ranch store to grow most of the vegetables and herbs. I am also going to clear out the back right corner and plant the bigger stuff there like the watermelon and cantaloupe. I sure hope they grow. Billy, Katie and Johnny helped me plant the seeds. Billy asked me to clean the kitchen so we could plant them (I told him I first had to clean the kitchen before we could plant them). He was that excited. I love my kids!

I am still trying to get my pictures to download. I don't know why they won't.

Ellie is Walking & Billy is reading& Johnny turned 3

Ellie took her first steps on Monday. She stood up and took a step and then kept doing it throughout the day. She took as many as 5 steps in a row. It was so cute to watch.Daddy taught her to climb up the stairs and that is where she heads most of the day. We are working on teaching her to go down the stairs so that she won't fall.

Billy asked me today if he could read before his birthday. A boy in his preschool class is reading and he was telling me about it. So we practiced reading some words. He read a few words like "jump" "it" and "big". He was excited every time he got a word. This is one of the sweetest moments for a mom. To see your kids learn and get excited for doing new things. I love being a mom.

Johnny loves to play abs's on starfall.com. He has been playing it for a few months and know many of the letters and there sounds. I am surprised at how many he knows. It is such a great website. He turned 3 on the 28th. I made a spiderman cake since he is all into spiderman. He is getting so big!