another E update

I did what the ER doctor told me to do - called her pediatrician to update them. I told them about how she barely uses her left arm and they were surprised she didn't get an x-ray at the ER. To quote the nurse today "You can't feel a fracture with your hands!" They wanted me to go get an x-ray, so once again we headed out but this time I took her to urgent care in CP. She got to lay down on a pillow and then she got this heavy, protective thing on. She just laid there saying wow. And when the technician left to check with the dr, E laid back down on the pillow, pulled the "blanket" back on and said night, night.
It turned out that there is nothing visibly wrong with her arm. If she continues to favor one hand over the other I have to talk to her pediatrician about seeing an othopedic dr (?).

cleaning

A while back I got a cleaning list from a friend. It was a very detailed cleaning list and I rewrote it to suit our apartment. Basically I cleaned different rooms on different days. I always had a couple of clean rooms each day. However, I must admit that even though my cleaning was so easy and fast with this list I got tired pretty quick of taking out the vacuum every day, but more than that, my hands couldn't take the cleaning every day. If you have eczema you know what I'm talking about. So I rewrote the list again to work on different things every day and here it is...

• Monday: Pick up from the weekend, straighten up, organize. (I really enjoy this part) I think this will also be the day when I strip and make the beds.
• Tuesday: Dust everywhere (rotate which rooms that get a wet dust or dry dust), wipe mirrors and windows. And before I go to bed I make sure that all the toys and anything else that might end up on the floor is cleaned up so I'm ready for the next day.
• Wednesday: Vacuum / sweep, swiffer / mop
• Thursday: Scrub the kitchen work area, clean bathroom sink, tub, toilet.
• Friday: "Leftovers" that I missed during the week, then me-time to do what I want!!!

So there it is. Not very detailed. And I'm sure as I start this new list I will have to add or change a few things, but I'm excited to clean! If you know me you probably don't believe me. And to be honest, I think I constantly redo lists to make chores exciting again just because I love planning so much.

E update

When we came home last night E got her milk, her zantac and some tylenol, but she did not want us to leave her in her crib even though she was sooo tired. So I left her door a little bit open and she quieted down and went straight to sleep. She woke up in the middle of the night, in pain. Did not want to stay in her crib so I brought her to bed with me and C opted for the couch, but first he gave her some motrin. She never falls asleep in our bed. Normally she snuggles for a little while before she decides it's time to play. That is when we normally bring her back to her bed and let her cry it out (which only takes a few minutes). But last night, after she finally got comfortable, she fell asleep between our pillows. I can't sleep very well with her next to me and I really like to have her "behind bars" when she wakes up in the morning so I brought her back to the crib. When she woke up this morning she was still in pain. All day today she has been walking, running, jumping around holding her left hand in her right, as if to protect it. And when she did try to use it, it would hurt and she would say "owie, owie". She has been doing pretty well considering, but compared to normal she has been cranky, or maybe more like sad. It's good that patience increases with empathy.
She is sleeping soundly now, and I hope she will sleep through the night. And I pray that her arm will feel a lot better tomorrow. It breaks my heart to see her in pain.

ER

E is my little climber, and has been since before she could walk. She is also very careful and rarely falls. But today she didn't take a nap and so she wasn't as alert as usual. I had made a salad and she loves to pick out the cucumber and eat it. I had put the salad on the countertop. She pulled her chair up and started climbing. Since everything seemed fine and she is so careful I walked out of the kitchen for a few seconds. As Chris was walking in to the kitchen we hear a big bang and then a scream. She fell and landed on her shoulder. Ouch! Normally hugs, paci and teddy will calm her down, but not this time. When I tried to lift her up by grabbing her under her arms her left arm went limb. So we went to the ER. We got in right away and they examined her. She's ok, a little sore. She keeps saying owi when she uses her left arm or hand. When she landed she hit a nerv and that made her arm all tingly, which is why it was limb for awhile.
So everything went quick up until then, and then it took them over an hour to print out her papers. It was past 8pm when we got out and she still hadn't had anything to eat. While we were waiting in the ER we watched the foodnetwork where they were baking so she wanted a "cooka" (cookie) so we got her one at Starbucks. Great dinner!
We are home, she is asleep and soon we will be too.

Somebunny Loves You!

After church we went to the mall to return a coat. The Easter Bunny was there and E loved!!! him. She kept running up to him and giving him hugs. It was so cute. She was probably thinking "I love this big, stuffed animal that hugs me back". We still don't have a camera, but there was a lady there who took some pictures and she will email them to me. I will post them on FB when I get them. When it was time to leave we told E to say goodbye to the Easter Bunny and she did. But as we were walking out she kept saying "no bye, no bye".

I can't wait for the pictures...

walking - loooove it!

I must say I love this "before the rain-weather". I needed something notarized so I put E in the stroller and we headed over to our lawyers office. It was so nice to take a walk in this not too cold / not too warm weather. We weren't freezing, we weren't sweating. The perfect weather for walking! We decided not to head straight home so we walked down past city hall and the library and then we bought some lactaid 100 at PC since we were right there. Then came the hill home. It's not super steep, but long. I love it! It kicks my butt every time. Now, if only this country was built a little bit more walker friendly... still as close to perfect as it can get here in my home away from home.

Birthday

Grattis på födelsedagen, pappa!

A Great Day

I love today! It's been such a great day so far and I think it will stay great. We went over to these people for a playdate and had LOTS of fun! I got to have a little grown up conversation and E got to play with some friends in their awesome backyard. The weather is so nice today. We got home (a little later than we had planned - sorry K if we stayed too long, it was really hard for both of us to leave), E drank her "k, k, k" (milk) and went right to sleep.
I don't have to cook tonight. Chris wanted to go out to eat so I have the night off. And then we're heading to Stewart's for some ice-cream. Even though the ice-cream isn't free when you wear green this year, it's still really cheap.
I just love the days when I don't have to entertain E all day long inside.

Amen

E was awake, but still in her crib this morning. Her door was open so I could see her from the kitchen where I was emptying the dishwasher, but I had my back towards her. She was standing up just babbling away. And then she said "Amen". I turn around and she is standing there with her hands together, fingers "braided". She wasn't babbling. She was praying. At least God can understand her. =)

Happy, wonderful kid!

Today has been a great day. E has been doing really well, being happy, listening, playing so nicely.
It all started at the doctor's office. I had my physical today and E was playing and reading in the waiting room as I was filling out a form. She had lots of books and magazines out and a couple of toys when I was called. I asked her to put everything back and she did. I could hear the other people in the waiting room whisper to each other "wow, look at her. she is actually putting everything back after being asked." It is nice to hear those things. E also did very well while I was being examined, just playing and reading. My doctor is really good with her too, talking to her and E likes her. My shy kid actually left me alone in the room to change to go get a sticker with the doctor!
One time today I found her sitting on her potty, pants down but diaper still on b/c she was wearing a onsie, just reading her potty books. I gave her a reward even though there obviously was nothing in the potty.
She has been playing with her babies all day today and she was so sad when she had to say good night to them. On that note it's time for me to say good night and go get some z's.

oink oink

I just sat down and dipped crackers in cream cheese. Lots of crackers and at least 3 oz of cream cheese later I sure do feel like a pig!

2 about E

1. E loves to jump! She jumps around all day long saying "yup, yup". One of her favorite places to jump is on our bed. She jumps for a little while and then she "falls" backwards, and laughs. But one day this past week the fall wasn't on purpose. She started whining a little bit, reached for her tongue and said "owie". She must have bit her tongue. You could see the mark from her tooth. But she didn't start crying. She just told us that it hurt by saying owie. She's finally expressing herself with words. Love it!
2. Jumping isn't all that she loves. She also loves letters. She knows almost all of them now, but there's one that she renamed. W. She normally turns it around and says M. very common, but when we turn it back she says "at" with a very short a sound. Even if we say w first she always says at. She used to say something that started with double, but I guess it was too much work so she shorted it down. Well, more like changed it completely. I guess it's a good philosophy... when things get complicated, make them simple. =)

just enjoying my day

Mmmmm... I like this day so far. I got up and got ready. Threw in a load of laundry and got E ready. Then we headed out to MOPS. This was E's first time in her new classroom. She did pretty good. I got to sit and listen the whole time. It was so nice. And breakfast was really good. Not very healthy, but oh, so yummy! =)

After MOPS I had to run to a bank I've never been to, but I found it without a problem thanks to Google maps. I love their photo view. It really helps when you can figure out some landmarks to look for.

When we got home dad was here painting and as soon as we walked in E noticed the balloons he had bought for her. 4 big balloons, with extra long string so she can pull them down from the ceiling. She had a ton of fun and I really enjoyed listening to all of her wows and one two three weeeee as she let go and they floated up, up, up..

Right now E is napping, the soup is in the crock pot, I got some cleaning done next door and I actually had time to sit down and blog.