At the Zoo with my Friends...

We went with the Nackley Clan and the Austin Clan. It was a wonderful day!! We had such a great time!!!

more pictures of Ethan's 5th Birthday....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!!!

Happy Birthday to the BEST BOY in the WORLD!!!! We had a great day!! Actually, it was a great Birthday weekend. Ethan was the center of attention per unusual. It is crazy how Ethan has grown up. We will go down memory lane this week. So look for that post! Ethan got to spend time with Poppy, Ana and Nikki on Saturday and then Sunday we got to spend time with Fleetie, Paw Paw, Abuelita and Aunt Andrea. Thanks for all the presents. Greg and I got him a 4-wheeler from Bass Pro and he loves it! Thanks to Mrs. Carey who made my birthday cake...Ethan loved it! More pics to come!

p.s. Happy November Birthday's to my Tia Sandra and Abuelita Victoria in Merida. Also, to Isabel: Happy 11th B-day!

3 more weeks....till Ethan is on his FEET!

So, Tuesday Ethan and I went to pick up his brace. Let's just say that Ethan was not very happy, but came to realize that this brace was going to be apart of him for the next six months. As we drove home I became very sad thinking about how extraordinary Ethan is....he is the BEST LITTLE GUY IN THE WORLD...and I am so very honored that he is MINE.
There are some changes that have happened the last couple of weeks that I am going to share. I will not be returning to work and that Ethan will be attending Kooken once again beginning in January. I was very disappointed but have seen the silver lining in this. It was the perfect solution. Ethan and I were going to be together, therapies were close to the school and I was going to get some independence that I wanted. Don't get me wrong, I blessed that Gregory has a great job which has kept me able to be a SAHM. When driving home Tuesday I realized that Ethan needs 150% of my time and I am honored to do it. Hopefully, after the 6th of December Ethan will be getting on his feet. He will have a busy schedule. I know we did the right thing about this surgery and I don't look back. I know one day Ethan will be grateful also. Will keep y'all posted on the upcoming schdule. Can't believe he is going to be 5 in 3 days!!!

Seriously.....

So, yesterday we were all pumped up for Ethan to get his cast off only to find out that they sent the wrong size brace. They sent a XS...their is nothing x-small about Ethan. Poppy came along for the ride which was nice...it was helpfully to have another set of ears. I was given alot of information. So, I was given the choice either to leave Ethan in his cast or put a leg brace and a therapy pillow on. I chose the leg brace because I knew how much he wanted out of the cast. It was kinda of funny the nurses and staff were actually wanted Ethan's input on the decision. So, today we are going back to Cook's to get his brace. He can not put ANY weight bearing on his feet for 3 weeks. HE is allowed to crawl...but that is up to him. If does fine, if doesn't fine also. I know he is going to try to stand-up and walk so if should be very interesting. So we will probably start therapies in a month from now or wait till the new year. Anyways, he has already tried to get off the bed by himself....this should be really interesting. He loved taking a bath last night. Will keep y'all updated.

4 hours to go.....FREEDOM

Our appt. is at 115pm today and we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! Will put new pics up of Ethan after he gets out of his cast.

4 days to go and Counting!!!

Ethan is such a tropper. Is attitude is great and he is ready to start moving. Have a lot of stuff to fill everyone in on!

Brandi Carlile - The Story Lyrics

So last night, I figured out how to download videos. I was very proud of myself. And since I liked this song so much I figured I would download it.

12 days to go...the countdown is ON!

So, yesterday was a super long day for our little man. He woke up for anesthesia in a very bad way. Which was totally understandable....he was just so upset to find both of his legs completely casted. After about 30 min. he calmed down and was ready to go home. When we got home, he realized that he could sit up and he was SOOOO happy.
Ethan: " Mom and Dad, Look at me? I can sit up, I am so happy"! Greg and I were about to start crying. We can't wait till all of these is over. Yesterday morning, Ethan woke up and told me he had a wonderful dream. I asked what his dream was about, "Mama, my dream was that my casts were off and I was walking all over the place". It brought tears to my eyes. It's heartwarming to still know that the simplest things can make someone so very happy.

Ethan...One Strong Boy!

So, tommorow we are off to get this cast off and have another one put on for 2 weeks. I will be honest these last 6 weeks have been hard on Ethan. His attitude has been GREAT! But, the last 2 weeks he has gotten very frustrated without having the ability to move. The itching has been driving him crazy. Benedryl has become our favorite drug since a month ago. I hate giving it to him but it is the only thing that gives him relief. He misses swimming, riding Magic and just plain walking. And I miss not being able to hold him and squeeze him. He has acquired a bit of attitude but with reason...we cut him a little slack. I now I would be pulling all my hair out by now. We are super proud of our little guy. I can't believe he is going to be 5 years old in 20 days. WE are going to have a GREAT DAY!!! By the way this kid has not lost any weight...he is eating really well.