**(This is a long post so if you don't want to read, you can jump down to the pictures)**
So, we'll start with the latest! Brian and I had planned to celebrate our anniversary this past Sat. (the 27th). I had my sister all lined up to watch the kids that evening and so we started the day being lazy and hanging out with the kids. Brian decided to go outside and rake the yard and let Crue play and ride his bike, and I decided to stay inside to get some laundry done and hang out with Cami. Around 1:00 I thought I would go get Crue and get him in the tub and down for a nap so he wouldn't be grumpy at Becky's later, but as I was heading out to get him, Cami woke up and needed to be fed. So, I fed her and thought I would get Crue as soon as I was done. Well, not even 10 min later, I heard Crue crying down in the garage and Brian telling him he was going to be okay. I didn't think much of it but the crying continued so I decided to go down and check it out. As I was walking downstairs, Tiff (our neighbor and good friend) was coming to get me and with tears in her eyes she told me that Crue and Bo (her little boy) were jumping on the tramp and Crue jumped forward and hit his mouth on the bar and knocked out his front tooth! AH. I thought she was kidding, but as soon as I got outside I saw the blood running out of his mouth! At first we did think the tooth was gone, but the more we looked we could still see it, it had just been pushed completely up into his gums and turned sideways! I was a mess and didn't know what to do. I called a couple of dentists who told me to take him to the ER, so we headed to Primary Childrens shortly after. I thought for sure they were going to extract his tooth. It looked that bad. We waited and waited, and then we finally saw the doctor who told us that this is a common injury and the tooth was intact. She sent us home with an antibiotic (for infection) and told us the tooth would re-erupt on its own. I thought she was crazy, but that was good news! I still needed to follow up with a pediatric dentist to get x-rays and all that good stuff. So today we went to the dentist and it was a nightmare! There is nothing worse than seeing your child in pain. My heart ached for him wishing I could take away the pain for him... wishing it was me instead of him. She took x-rays and told me that his front tooth and the one next to it (the lateral) were out of place. (ya think?) So just like a broken bone that needed to be reset into place she needed to set the teeth back in place for them to grow in straight. She numbed his mouth, then gave him the shots (terrible) and then yanked, pushed, pulled on my poor little boys mouth! But its all done. Now we just wait and hope he doesn't get an abscess or other infection that might cause him to have the tooth pulled. But she seems confident that it will just grow back in where it is supposed to. I still think that is crazy, but am grateful it will hopefully grow back. That evening (since we didn't go out), I had a lot of time to think and time to feel sorry for myself and for my baby. I kept thinking about his smile, his perfect teeth (that were now gone) and everything else that runs through your mind when something traumatic happens. But I was ashamed of myself for having a pity party... My sweet Crue put things in perspective for me real quick. We had this conversation when he saw that I was crying..
Crue: What happen, mom, what happen?
Me: mommy feels bad about your mouth. I'm sad.
Crue: I okay mom. I okay.
Pretty sad that a 2 year old had to tell me he is okay, right? I should be counting my many blessings that he didn't lose a limb or we weren't driving to the hospital with a life threatening disease. It's just a tooth. A pretty tooth, but just a tooth. And my little boy is here and healthy and happy and he is OKAY! It has been a really rough year for our family and I just felt like I couldn't handle anything else, but I am okay and I am grateful for my family and my kids who teach me so much!
I haven't taken any pictures of his mouth because it is really hard for me to get in there. He doesn't like to show us his "dinosaur" very often, but as soon as I get one I will post it. It's pretty crazy! But I have to remember these are just baby teeth and this too will pass! Sorry for the book but I need to document this somewhere!
SO, instead
Brian and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on the 29th (our actual anniversary) by going out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and some shopping at Fashion Place. (I love that mall).. Of course we had to take a cheesy photo of ourselves in the car before dinner!
He also surprised me with these beautiful roses! I love my husband so much and I am so grateful I have him everyday. Thanks for being my partner in crime honey!
Laurel and I took the kids to the zoo last week... I didn't take many pictures, but this one was amazing! This tiger cub sat and stared at Laurel and Sienna for a good 5 min solid. Then as soon as they walked away, so did he. He was looking at them as if they were his next meal :)
Laurel and "the bug" on the Merry Go Round.
And my unpredictable
Crue sitting on the peacock with aunt Lo Lo.
Then on March 17
th, I was the meanest mom ever and took my tiny 11 week old and got her ears pierced! Cute little thing. I have always wanted to get my girls ears pierced when they were little and now that I have one I couldn't wait. Brian thought I was crazy, and at the time so did I, but I am so glad I did it and she looks so cute!
Here are a few pictures of her earrings and some with Crue. I love my kids so much!
