Monday, May 24, 2010

We Don't Need This Kind of Excitement

A week ago today, there was a fierce little storm, completely unexpected, that visited our little town just before dawn Monday morning. It was not until the end of the day that Brady pointed out the trees that were damaged by that storm. These trees were about a quarter mile behind our house and just two of the several trees that suffered fractured limbs and trunks.



Inside our home, there was another casualty of the storm. In the midst of darkness, much disorientation and Mommy's mind foggy from being rudely awakened by the alarms of Joseph's equipment due to a power outtage, another limb was fractured. This time, it was my little boy's distal (R) femur when I accidentally bumped him against his bed rail as I was moving him from one bed to the other. Brady was outside at that time, setting up the little generator amidst the howling winds.




We thought that Super Pow deserved a trip to Target for a couple of toys after enduring pain and much discomfort at night, and for being such a tough little man.

We will see a pediatric orthopedic doctor on May 31st as planned for his hips, and now also for his (R) femur fracture. I curse you SMA for causing such pain to my son, even though the fracture was made possible by my poor eyesight and mental confusion. The little irony about that Monday was that we already had a back-up generator being shipped to us, the kind that would automatically turn on as soon as the electric power goes out. Maybe next time, we will be better prepared and more coordinated with our response to a black-out.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day

The best Mother's Day Gift

Jojo Revisited

We haven't updated in awhile. It's just that sometimes our daily life gets in the way of blogging, or there's nothing exciting going on (Thank you God), or a boy the same age as Joseph passed on and you just feel too sad to write about the mundane things. But, life goes on. The past few weeks, Joseph's leg (hip) pain has increased, resulting in numerous turning during the night. We're hanging in there until we see a pediatric orthopedic doctor at the end of the month. In the meantime, Joseph has kept busy by...
Going bowling

Trying out a swing at the Home Depot

Picking a fight with a tractor

Soaking up Vitamin D

Playing Poptropica
(Joseph was so excited that the Mythology Island finally became available in late April.)

And making videos/movies.