N Says...

Urgent Care

This morning we got up and ate breakfast and then we were getting ready to go to the gym.  Soren likes to stand on the toilet while I get ready in the morning.  I was brushing my teeth when he slipped off of the toilet and hit his head on the edge of our scale (it is glass).  I picked him up trying to console him thinking he had just hit his head hard.  Then I realized I needed to check his head to make sure it hadn't split open, unfortunately it had.  I got a wet rag to try to stop the bleeding, but he was not having any of that.  So I yelled to Jordan that I needed his help.  He helped me get Soren into the car and we were off to Urgent Care.  It was such a blessing to have Jordan here to go with me and help with Soren while I got all of the paper work done.  

They did not give him a numbing agent because at this age it is more work than it is worth.  Holding him tight while they cleaned it and put the staples in was MISERABLE, but luckily it was only like 2 minutes.  And as soon as it was over he was totally fine.  We just took the day easy and hung out.  He was great all day, every once in a while he would rub his head or point to his head and say "ow".  But if it wasn't for the big gash on his head you wouldn't have known anything was wrong.

I am so grateful for all the concerned messages and phone calls that I got from family and friends far away.  Grateful for the offers of help from friends close by.  Grateful for a husband that picked dinner up and brought it home so I could just focus on my boy.  And so grateful that my brother was here to help, I could not have done it on my own.  

Preschool

We joined a co-op preschool with a few other mom's in our ward.  They started last week, but Soren was sick so today was his first day.  It is just once a week for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  I think that is just perfect for my cute little 2 year old.  I was worried about starting him so young (whether or not he would sit still and listen) since he is the youngest in the group.  But the mom in charge today said that he did great and stayed in his chair the whole time.  I can't believe my sweet baby has turned into this handsome little boy!

Zoo

Every January the Dallas Zoo has Penguin Days where admission is only $5.  This week we met some friends for church playgroup.  And Jordan had the day off so he went with us.  Soren loves Uncle JoJo and was so glad he made the trip with us.

Friends

One of my good friends had a baby at the end of December so a few weeks ago we had Soren's little friend over so she could get some things done with just the baby to worry about.  

They are so cute together and they had so much fun.  They had fun playing with the ball for a while.  Then they took a break to eat snacks and watch Sesame Street.  After lunch they wandered off to Soren's room and I found them jumping on the bed, it was pretty funny to watch. 

Phone Dump

Other Holiday Stuff

In other news during our holiday break:

-We went and saw "Catching Fire" and loved it of course.

-We went to the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert.  It was great.

-Soren got to watch a lot of shows.

-So we got to play a lot of games.

-I read 2 books in the week we were in Austin.

-It was so fun to be with our family for the holiday!