Good News

We saw the orthopedic surgeon yesterday morning and got some great news. Not only do I not need surgery, but I also don't need a cast! The tip of my ankle bone broke off when the ligaments pulled so hard, but the bone is still sitting in place. So I just have to wear the brace for the next 3-4 weeks, and then another splint for a while, which will keep my ankle from turning to the side. I can start trying to put a little weight on that foot and eventually walk w/the boot w/o the crutches. This means such a faster recovery time and hopefully no atrophy of the muscles etc from lack of use of my leg. It would have been hard to rehab the leg while in my 3rd trimester of this pregnancy! I'll still be staying w/my parents for several more weeks and will still need help w/Caleb etc, but this news is such a huge relief. We appreciate all of the offers for help, and will be sure to let you all know as needs arise. Thank you for the prayers!

My life is never boring!

Well, this is the best way to update lots of people at one time, so here it goes:
I (Laura) fell and broke my ankle on Tuesday! I was at my best friend Tanna's house and was chasing Caleb as he tried to run out the garage. It's all kind of a blur, but I stepped wrong on the little 2 inch step where the garage meets the driveway. My ankle rolled to the side and I heard and felt it snap. Nasty. I've always heard people talk about how painful that is and such a crazy sound, but I never had any idea what it was really like. Now I do! But I am so glad that I was with Tanna. She was awesome and got me to the ER with our poor, scared, screaming babies! Then she took care of Caleb while I was in the ER.

Anyhow, b/c of the swelling, they could only splint it at the time. I go to see an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to find out if I need surgery or just a cast.
The craziest part is that it was my right ankle so I can't drive, can't take care of Caleb by myself, and can't live at my own house b/c all the bedrooms and showers are upstairs! I am so thankful to have family close by. Caleb and I are staying at my parents' house indefinitely, and I guess Marc and I will see eachother on the weekends :(

Anyways, I'll keep the blog updated as we know more about surgery etc. We would appreciate the prayers. Later that night after I broke my ankle I started worrying about all of the things that I wouldn't be able to do, and I couldn't see how they were all going to work out. But I just started praying and asking the Lord to work them out, and it has been exciting to see all of the ways He is taking care of us in this and providing for our needs. And we know He will continue to do so.

I still can't believe it...

We had our 20 week sono today and baby looks great and healthy!
I absolutely couldn't believe it, but
It's a GIRL!!!
We are so excited. We've had lots of questions about names - not sure yet, but we'll let you know when we decide!

We're still here...

Caleb is very excited to share his summer with you! He's been very busy and there's good reason why I haven't blogged in so long...
Caleb is going to be a big brother! I'm 18 weeks pregnant right now, due at the end of February. I haven't blogged at all or done much of anything else this summer because this pregnancy was pretty rough for the first several months. I thought all the nausea etc was bad the first time around, but this one was even worse. So I mostly layed on the couch all day trying to take care of Caleb, which wasn't easy considering I was on some seriously strong meds and couldn't even drive for about 6 weeks. Anyhow, we had some really amazing people helping us out, taking Caleb, cooking meals, doing laundry etc. Thank you to each of you - you know who you are.

It was so much fun telling Marc - he was completely surprised! When Marc proposed he gave me a single red rose and said he hoped I'd grow even more fond of Roses, so I gave him a single red rose and told him I hoped he was still fond of roses, because we were adding another to the family. The look of shock on his face was priceless.
Caleb got to go to the farm a couple of times this summer. He loves riding the 4-wheelers
and especially loves playing in the water

Caleb also went to a Rough Riders game

and to the zoo a couple of times. He loved seeing the animals and making all the noises.

Caleb starting making this "oh" face any time he thinks something is really cool...

Hopefully I can post more pics, or even a video, soon. One of the best things that came out of me not feeling well all summer was that I sat and read to Caleb a lot. He knows about 20 body parts, 40 animal sounds and hand motions, and can say at least 15 words pretty clearly.

The animal sounds are hilarious...I'll try to get it on video and post soon!

1 year pictures

These first pictures I took in some nearby bluebonnets, just on a whim one day, but I think some of them turned out really well!

And the rest of the pictures my dad took at the arboretum a few weeks ago!

Just read the shirt...

Master Walker Am I!