I Heard Said the Bird

What Lewis Has Been Up To

Making me this super cool mug rug. I made the mistake of calling it a coaster. I’m so behind the times.

Getting a flu shot and being oh so dramatic about it.

It’s OFF!!!!!!

Most traumatic part of fracturing your elbow?

Getting the cast off. He was beside himself.

This cut was the worst part. He was so scared.

He thought maybe we should’ve just left it on forever. His muscles were very sore for quite a few days, which didn’t help.

Parenting with bribery at its finest. We got Runza for lunch.

What’s the first thing he wanted to do with his cast off? “Have a sit down bath with NO BAG on my arm! And bubbles. And tea.”

Can do, kid. No problem.

He’s also sleeping much better at night. And he told me “ I can give good squeezes again!”

There was speculation as to whether or not he had two fractures, but a fresh set of x-rays show there was only one. Woo hoo!

What Levi Has Been Up To

Levi spent a month fighting bronchioltis and strep. It’s been rough. So many doctor’s appointments. So much lack of sleep. So much sad baby.

He’s super into ripping up paper every chance he gets.

When he explores things, he knocks on them with his knuckles.

Sister was so kind and held Levi while I tracked everyone else down during an open house. They both enjoyed the cuddles.

He enjoyed a fall stroller ride in his Halloween costume. Complete with cheeks for miles.

Augustine is so good at playing with Levi and keeping him happy.

We spent some time with Beth, Greta, and G&G while Logan took the big boys to Boo at the Zoo.

We are finally using Great Aunt Carol’s hand made blanket now that it’s fall.

Levi and I surprised Daddy at work one evening while G&G graciously handled bedtime for the rest of the brothers.

And I’m happy to report that after a month of a sad, sick, just not himself baby, we are back on the upswing! He’s been so happy the past two days!

Levi has been enjoying lots of tray noise while I work in the kitchen. Pretty much anything you hit on this thing is LOUD.

Last Few Days

Elias made it through 25 days of having a cast. The last few days were long.

He became VERY picky about clothes, jackets, and shoes. It’s frustrating to get dressed with a cast on your arm.

He so desperately wanted to play outside but it was just so disappointing. His favorite things were not allowed...bike, fort, swings, dirt. And the things he could do were just hard to do...rake, mow, weed whack, soccer.

Augustine was a good big brother offering help when Elias felt defeated. I think fracturing his elbow fractured his spirit a little too.

When you’re wearing something as hard and heavy as a rock on your body, you’ll take all the respite you can get.

We kept busy so he wouldn’t think about it too much. Lewis showed Elias around his classroom at an open house.

And we played Waffle House which is one of his favorite games.

Lewis’ First Friend Party

In our family children turning seven switch from a family birthday party to a friends party. They get to invite six friends over for some fun. This was Lewis’ first friend party year!

He chose a dinosaur theme which was very fun. We hadn’t had that theme chosen yet in our family. We made a super cool dinosaur habitat with things we had around the house. It was my favorite activity.

We made salt dough and pressed dinosaurs in it to make fossils, then baked them to make them harden.

Levi helped prepare the activities by keeping the brontosaurus under control.

The boys took a break from preparing to have a bird lesson from our neighbors. It was so sweet the way she taught them about their bird! Then I went outside to get the boys and that dang bird flew into my hair. GROSS. I don’t like animals.

Grandma Susan kindly made the cake, and Lewis decorated it.

We made dino lanyards. This was the most enjoyed activity.

They played “which dino is in the box”.

And musics dinosaur feet.

We had color pages, color by number, dino fact cards, and dino mad-libs.

So many good friends to celebrate with. :)

They also organized themselves to play ultimate tag outside and Sparkle, which is a game they play at school.

Levi found something fun to do at the party.

Lewis’ best buddy gave him $5 to Runza so we took Lewis there for lunch after the party. She knows Lewis well.

Then it was on to LEGO building some more.

It was a great day!

Lewis’ 7th

Lewis’ birthday was a little different this year because I was really sick, there was a field trip on his birthday that we don’t let our kids attend, and I couldn’t host a dinner with the grandparents. Luckily, grandparents to the rescue! My parents sent his gift over. Lots of fun stuff!