Well, we thought we had our 1st broken bone and still aren't too sure yet! On Thursday night, Carter was playing playstation and Cooper jumped on top of him. Carter rolled him off of his back, but he rolled right off of the bed. He cried ALL night long and wouldn't use his right arm. We thought it was just a nurse maid's elbow like he's had once before, right after we moved here, so we decided to wait and see how he was in the morning. He was still screaming about it on Friday morning, so I took him to the doctor. She tried popping it back into place, but he still wasn't better, so she sent us to the hospital for x-rays. They were all negative, so she wanted us to come back to the office to put him in a sling. She said it doesn't matter what the x-rays say, if he's not better by Monday, she's sending us to an orthopedic anyway. At this point, he's still not using his arm and still crying if you get near it. So, we'll see what happens in the next day or so. We all know that it is highly unusual for Cooper to just lay around and do nothing. When he hurt his arm before, he was using it and playing that same night. So, please say a little prayer for him. Here's a picture of our little patient with his dinosaur sling and the puppy they gave him at the hospital.
Our Little Patient
Christmas Activities
Here's some pictures of the boys trimming the tree, decorating cookies, and painting their handprints on wrapping paper. Cooper's handprints are green and Carter's are red. I had already washed his hand (for obvious reasons!).
My Little Gingerbread Men
Aren't they cute in their gingerbread men pj's? Those who know me know how much I LOVE gingerbread men. But, these 2 are my favorites of them all!
Flag Football
Carter has been playing flag football for the first time this fall. He has loved it! He's actually becoming quite the little athlete. He even made a touchdown! It's amazing to me how fast they learn the techniques. He already tries to be tricky and dodge the other players and stuff. His team is the Chargers and his colors are yellow and navy, which is ironic because that was our high school colors when David played football (way back when...!). His friends, Aiden and Skyler, are also on his team. I've been so proud of him for being such a team player. He cheers the others on and tells the other team, "Good game" even when his own team loses!
Archdale Christmas Parade
We rode one of the old YMCA buses in the Archdale Christmas Parade on Sunday. Carter's friend, Aiden, went with us. They had a great time waving and telling people "Merry Christmas!". Santa Claus is on the fire truck, although you probably can't even see him in the photo.
It's a GIRL!
We're getting another niece! David's sister, Laurie and her husband, Nathan, are having another girl! How ironic for David to have 2 boys and for Laurie to have 2 girls! We were sort of hoping that they would have a boy so they could experience some of the adventures that we go through on a daily basis! We all know how different girls and boys are and they're used to having a sweet, innocent little girl. Who knows, maybe this one will be a little "Cooper!" Not that we would wish that on them or anything--Ha! Ha! Seriously, CONGRATULATIONS to them! This will be our 5th niece and we also have 3 nephews. How exciting!
Thanksgiving
Believe it or not, I didn't take a single picture at Thanksgiving this year! We went to Reidsville and I took my camera, but I totally forgot to even get it out and use it! We did something new this year that I want to make an annual tradition. DD, Carter, and I delivered meals to the needy on Thanksgiving morning. What a wonderful feeling to help others. I was truly hoping Carter would get that feeling, too and I think he did. He wasn't really looking forward to going, but he actually enjoyed it. He even made cards to give to people. He was so excited to hand them their meals and told them "Happy Thanksgiving." I always take the boys to pick out stuff for the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child every year, but I've been looking for other ways to help show them how to give back throughout the year. This is one we will definitely adopt! We got done just in time to eat lunch at David's parents. My mom even joined us! Then, we had dinner with my family. Our story to remember this year is that my sister, Sandra, put the sweet potato casserole that I made in the oven WITH the PLASTIC lid still on it! Needless to say, it tasted like plastic and we had to throw it out! We all got a good laugh!
