We just got back from an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon. He took more xrays of her elbow and had the nurses re-splint it. Come to find out, the ER splint was horrible and was not doing anything for her. Lovely. These xrays were much clearer. They are going to be doing surgery tomorrow morning to put pins in. We need to be at the hospital at 6:30 a.m. I felt SO bad for Jocelyn this morning b/c the original plan was to wait a couple days until the swelling went down to see the surgeon, but we called this morning and he wanted to see us today. So she was very nervous and scared about going to another doctor today. We reassured her that is was NOT going to be like yesterday. I didn't write down all the trauma she went through last night, but it was not good. Anyway, we really like the doctor and she is feeling better with a new splint. There is a chance she could come home tomorrow night, otherwise we'll be home Wednesday. Keep us in your prayers!
Hopefully I'll get more sleep tonight b/c last night I could NOT stop checking on her! The nurse told me to be sure to check on her throughout the night and make sure she is breathing and hadn't thrown up in her sleep. Okay, tell that to an already paranoid/emotional mom. The nurse probably didn't mean every TWO minutes, but that's what happens when I've watched her go through so much already! Good thing she still had the medicine from the ER in her b/c she slept through my constant checking. Honestly though I don't think I will get much more sleep tonight...
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Worst night of my life....
Not to be dramatic, but this was definitely the WORST night of my life. My sweet little girl broke her elbow in two places and we just spent eight hours in the emergency room. We were at her cousin's birthday party and she slid down one of those inflatable slides. She jumped off the end and somehow landed right on her elbow. Graham and I both knew something was wrong when she didn't stop crying. She is a trooper and when she gets hurt, she doesn't cry for very long. We decided to take her to the emergency room and I'm so glad we did.
They took xrays and told us that she broke her elbow in two places and she will have to have surgery in the next couple days. The break is complete, so it wouldn't heal without surgery and there could be a chance that the nerves could be damaged if they don't fix it.
Of course, I was a complete mess the whole night. I tried to not cry infront of her, but it was just too much seeing her in pain. Graham was my strength the whole night and I'm so glad he was there with me. Jocelyn is AMAZING and was so strong. She only cried when they took xrays (and didn't give her meds!!! UHHH!) and when they put her arm in the splint. She was thanking the nurses for taking care of her and telling them they are good!!!! AWWWWWW. Melted our hearts.
I am so thankful for the priesthood. We thought we were going to be released, but after they looked at the xrays, they thought they might do surgery tonight. Then they decided they are going to wait a couple days to do surgery, but they needed to do a "reduction" or whatever. (Meaning the bone wasn't in the right place and they needed to align it.) They told us they were going to have to put her to sleep so she wouldn't feel more pain. Right before, Graham and his sister's brother in law gave Jocelyn a blessing. She was hooked up to all the monitors and blood pressure, etc. at the time. Right before they started, her heart rate was up a little b/c she was nervous. As soon as Graham started the prayer, her heart rate went back down. I can't tell you how comforting that was to me. I am so grateful for that.
Anyway, I need to get to bed. We moved Jocelyn's bed into our room so she can be with us and she is still awake right now. We all need some sleep now, but I will update as soon as we know anything more. Prayers are greatly appreciated!
They took xrays and told us that she broke her elbow in two places and she will have to have surgery in the next couple days. The break is complete, so it wouldn't heal without surgery and there could be a chance that the nerves could be damaged if they don't fix it.
Of course, I was a complete mess the whole night. I tried to not cry infront of her, but it was just too much seeing her in pain. Graham was my strength the whole night and I'm so glad he was there with me. Jocelyn is AMAZING and was so strong. She only cried when they took xrays (and didn't give her meds!!! UHHH!) and when they put her arm in the splint. She was thanking the nurses for taking care of her and telling them they are good!!!! AWWWWWW. Melted our hearts.
I am so thankful for the priesthood. We thought we were going to be released, but after they looked at the xrays, they thought they might do surgery tonight. Then they decided they are going to wait a couple days to do surgery, but they needed to do a "reduction" or whatever. (Meaning the bone wasn't in the right place and they needed to align it.) They told us they were going to have to put her to sleep so she wouldn't feel more pain. Right before, Graham and his sister's brother in law gave Jocelyn a blessing. She was hooked up to all the monitors and blood pressure, etc. at the time. Right before they started, her heart rate was up a little b/c she was nervous. As soon as Graham started the prayer, her heart rate went back down. I can't tell you how comforting that was to me. I am so grateful for that.
Anyway, I need to get to bed. We moved Jocelyn's bed into our room so she can be with us and she is still awake right now. We all need some sleep now, but I will update as soon as we know anything more. Prayers are greatly appreciated!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Always listen...
Three posts in one day for me! Wow! I went visiting teaching today and I feel like this is definitely worth sharing! Usually with visiting teaching, you are suppose to be the one giving the message, but I feel like I left today with my testimony stronger! I hope my friend doesn't mind me sharing this. I don't think she would!
We started talking about mini vans b/c our friend just got a new one. My friend that we were visiting was talking about how she really hated mini vans growing up and she said she would NEVER buy one when she got older. Well, her husband was out of town for a couple days and she woke up one morning and thought "I HAVE to go buy a mini van today!" She had NEVER even thought about this before. Never talked to her husband about it and didn't even really need a new car. At the time she had a midsized car. A new car wasn't in the budget and this thought seemed to be out of the blue. For some reason, she just felt like it HAD to happen. She packed up her two small children and went straight down to the dealership. She talked to her husband and told him how she felt and he said "okay, we'll do it." That day, she picked out a mini van and the next day, she picked up her husband from the airport and they went straight to the dealership to sign the papers.
Well, one week to the day that they got their new mini van, they went to her mom's house for a halloween party. They left that night around eight to head home and they were sitting at a stop sign. All of a sudden, a huge truck comes racing towards them and plows right into them!! The people who hit them got out and ran down the street, hopped into another car and LEFT! Soon, firetrucks and ambulances showed up and the first thing they said to her was, "If you were in a smaller car, you would all be dead!!!" They were shocked at how well the mini van had held up, even though it was totaled. At that moment, everything made sense to her! Heavenly Father was looking out for them and b/c she listened to that very strong prompting, they were protected!! I got chills listening to her talk about it. The kids who hit them were doing it for a gang intitiation and had stole the truck that they used to hit this family.
This story amazes me. Like I said before, she HATED mini vans and repeatedly told her husband she would never own one. Despite this, she followed the prompting she had and made a BIG purchase b/c of it. It wasn't a minor thing and she couldn't have second guessed herself or just ignored it. If she would have put it off for just ONE week, it could have ended very badly! I am so grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. I hope that I don't ignore promptings I have and can follow her example!
I want to write about one more thing. Some people could hear this story and say, "well if Heavenly Father was protecting them, why didn't He just stop it from happening?" I would have to say that one of our greatest gifts is our agency. Elder Ballard talks about this and I think he puts it perfectly...
"We tend to think of agency as a personal matter. If we ask someone to define “moral agency,” the answer will probably be something like this: “Moral agency means I am free to make choices for myself.” Often overlooked is the fact that choices have consequences; we forget also that agency offers the same privilege of choice to others. At times we will be affected adversely by the way other people choose to exercise their agency. Our Heavenly Father feels so strongly about protecting our agency that he allows his children to exercise it, either for good or for evil."
So I think that this family was protected b/c of their faithfulness and willingness to follow the promptings they receive. Heavenly Father wasn't going to stop it from happening b/c that would be taking away the agency of those kids but He did give my friend the tools she needed to protect herself and her family. What a blessing!
We started talking about mini vans b/c our friend just got a new one. My friend that we were visiting was talking about how she really hated mini vans growing up and she said she would NEVER buy one when she got older. Well, her husband was out of town for a couple days and she woke up one morning and thought "I HAVE to go buy a mini van today!" She had NEVER even thought about this before. Never talked to her husband about it and didn't even really need a new car. At the time she had a midsized car. A new car wasn't in the budget and this thought seemed to be out of the blue. For some reason, she just felt like it HAD to happen. She packed up her two small children and went straight down to the dealership. She talked to her husband and told him how she felt and he said "okay, we'll do it." That day, she picked out a mini van and the next day, she picked up her husband from the airport and they went straight to the dealership to sign the papers.
Well, one week to the day that they got their new mini van, they went to her mom's house for a halloween party. They left that night around eight to head home and they were sitting at a stop sign. All of a sudden, a huge truck comes racing towards them and plows right into them!! The people who hit them got out and ran down the street, hopped into another car and LEFT! Soon, firetrucks and ambulances showed up and the first thing they said to her was, "If you were in a smaller car, you would all be dead!!!" They were shocked at how well the mini van had held up, even though it was totaled. At that moment, everything made sense to her! Heavenly Father was looking out for them and b/c she listened to that very strong prompting, they were protected!! I got chills listening to her talk about it. The kids who hit them were doing it for a gang intitiation and had stole the truck that they used to hit this family.
This story amazes me. Like I said before, she HATED mini vans and repeatedly told her husband she would never own one. Despite this, she followed the prompting she had and made a BIG purchase b/c of it. It wasn't a minor thing and she couldn't have second guessed herself or just ignored it. If she would have put it off for just ONE week, it could have ended very badly! I am so grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. I hope that I don't ignore promptings I have and can follow her example!
I want to write about one more thing. Some people could hear this story and say, "well if Heavenly Father was protecting them, why didn't He just stop it from happening?" I would have to say that one of our greatest gifts is our agency. Elder Ballard talks about this and I think he puts it perfectly...
"We tend to think of agency as a personal matter. If we ask someone to define “moral agency,” the answer will probably be something like this: “Moral agency means I am free to make choices for myself.” Often overlooked is the fact that choices have consequences; we forget also that agency offers the same privilege of choice to others. At times we will be affected adversely by the way other people choose to exercise their agency. Our Heavenly Father feels so strongly about protecting our agency that he allows his children to exercise it, either for good or for evil."
So I think that this family was protected b/c of their faithfulness and willingness to follow the promptings they receive. Heavenly Father wasn't going to stop it from happening b/c that would be taking away the agency of those kids but He did give my friend the tools she needed to protect herself and her family. What a blessing!
The house is flying!!
Jocelyn had the cat toy and was running around the house with it so Boomer would chase her. She decided to spin in circles in the living room. She kept spinning and spinning! She fell down and said, "Mom! The house is flying! Let me look out the window. Yep, we landed in the same spot! How come? The house was flying!" I explained to her that she was dizzy and that's why it felt like that. "No, the house was flying." Okay, honey. Whatever works!
I mentioned before that she has been VERY curious about marriage, babies, etc. Maybe it's the princess stories she likes to read!! UH! Yesterday she was asking me tons of questions. This is our conversation.
Jocelyn: "When you are done marrying Daddy, I am going to marry him!"
Me: "Well, I'll never be done marrying Daddy! We are going to be married for forever!"
Joc: "Oh. Well when I'm grown, will you help me pick out a husband?"
Me: "Of course!" (I already have one in mind. hehe. Gavin!)
Joc: "And will you help me pick out a house? I will live next to you with my husband. You need to teach me to drive and do the dishes and scrub the toilet."
Me: "I will be sure to do all that!"
Joc: "Can you make me a wedding dress? You are good at making things! Oh, and help me pick out a child! Then when I'm a mommy, I'll have BOOBS!"
Can anyone tell me how to make her STOP growing up so quickly?!?!?! I am going to cry!!!! (Inbetween the LAUGHING, that is!!)
I mentioned before that she has been VERY curious about marriage, babies, etc. Maybe it's the princess stories she likes to read!! UH! Yesterday she was asking me tons of questions. This is our conversation.
Jocelyn: "When you are done marrying Daddy, I am going to marry him!"
Me: "Well, I'll never be done marrying Daddy! We are going to be married for forever!"
Joc: "Oh. Well when I'm grown, will you help me pick out a husband?"
Me: "Of course!" (I already have one in mind. hehe. Gavin!)
Joc: "And will you help me pick out a house? I will live next to you with my husband. You need to teach me to drive and do the dishes and scrub the toilet."
Me: "I will be sure to do all that!"
Joc: "Can you make me a wedding dress? You are good at making things! Oh, and help me pick out a child! Then when I'm a mommy, I'll have BOOBS!"
Can anyone tell me how to make her STOP growing up so quickly?!?!?! I am going to cry!!!! (Inbetween the LAUGHING, that is!!)
Random stuff...
Last week was really fun and busy! We went to the State Fair with my mom and Jocelyn had a blast! She rode all the kid rides, rode the ponies, fed the animals and was a very tired girl at the end! Unfortunately I don't have pictures from that night. It was sprinkling when we first got there so I left the camera in the car. I did learn that is a great night to go to the fair (when it's been sprinkling) b/c so many people leave and it wasn't crowded at all!
Then my sister, Cindy, came to visit for a couple days. We rode the tram up to the top of the mountain and had dinner up there. Jocelyn had never been on the tram before and she really enjoyed it. I wasn't too sure if she would like it or not. This is the child who would freak out in elevators!! We love when Cindy comes to visit. Jocelyn just adores her...so do I!
Jocelyn in the tram.
We found a Snow White wig at Party City for Jocelyn's halloween costume! I was so excited b/c now I don't have to order it. Who knew they'd have every princess wig! She looks so funny with this huge head of black hair! I love it!
Today Jocelyn and I were playing in her playroom and Boomer (our cat) decided to jump to the third floor on Jocelyn's dollhouse. It was making Jocelyn laugh so hard.
Crazy cat!
Then my sister, Cindy, came to visit for a couple days. We rode the tram up to the top of the mountain and had dinner up there. Jocelyn had never been on the tram before and she really enjoyed it. I wasn't too sure if she would like it or not. This is the child who would freak out in elevators!! We love when Cindy comes to visit. Jocelyn just adores her...so do I!
Jocelyn in the tram.
We found a Snow White wig at Party City for Jocelyn's halloween costume! I was so excited b/c now I don't have to order it. Who knew they'd have every princess wig! She looks so funny with this huge head of black hair! I love it!
Today Jocelyn and I were playing in her playroom and Boomer (our cat) decided to jump to the third floor on Jocelyn's dollhouse. It was making Jocelyn laugh so hard.
Crazy cat!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Good thing!!!
This morning after gymnastics class, Jocelyn was playing in the living room. She had the little house, car and baby swing and was the mommy. She came over to me and said...
Joc: "Mommy? Where are my car keys?"
Me: "I'm not sure, honey. You can use mine."
Joc: "Oh. Good thing I'm talking to a woman!!"
Hahahaha. I have NO idea what she meant by that! I've been thinking of explanations, but I have nothing! ;) She is funny.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Best friends and OU cheer!!
Jocelyn's friend, Jessica, came over to play the other day. They are two days apart and they always have a lot of fun together!
Being silly in the playhouse
The girls playing "Hi Ho Cherry O"
Last weekend, we were getting ready for the OU game. We found Jocelyn's old OU cheerleading outfit!! She wore this for Halloween when she was about to turn two and it still fits! Too bad I can't find her pom poms! She wore it for the whole game and OU won, so maybe we'll have to wear it every game day! Haha.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
My comedian
I really wish I had a tape recorder with me all day long! Jocelyn says the funniest things and she is SO expressive! There are a few things that she has said lately that I want to write down before I forget. Bear with me. You will get a chuckle or two!
Today I was doing her hair and I asked her to hold the spray bottle for me. She said, "MOM! I'm not a holder, I'm a human!! All childs are human!!"
We dropped dinner off at work for Graham tonight. On the way home, she was talking to "Grandpa in Tulsa". I talked to him first and found out that he has a sore throat, so when she heard that, she wanted to talk to him. "You don't feel very good, Grandpa? Can you tell me WHY you don't feel good? WHO is taking care of you? YOU ARE BY YOURSELF!?!?!?!" She was so motherly talking to him and worried about who is taking care of him. Very sweet!
Yesterday, we picked my mom up to go to the fair (or " the fairest" as Jocelyn says). She had to take something to her car and Jocelyn went with her. Jocelyn ALWAYS has a story to tell and Mom walked back in laughing. Jocelyn: "First, Mommy got pregnant! Then she got married in the temple!!" Mom said "I wonder who else she's said that too?!?!" HAHAHA. Yeah, do the math, we definitely got married and THEN had a baby!
We played with some friends at the park today and she was telling Grandpa about it. "So, in the first place, my friend wanted to play princess and I didn't want to. Second place, Mommy said be nice to ALL your friends and I didn't listen. Third place, I finally listened!" Hahaha. Oh my goodness! This child is three going on seventeen!!
Again, on the phone with Grandpa. "It's dark and Daddy is at work. All he has to do now is spend money. No, wait! Daddy makes money and WE spend it!" hehe. Okay, I'll give her that one. :)
So there is a small dose of my daily life with Miss Jocelyn! She is non-stop entertainment and we love her so much! I will definitely have to get a video of her telling one of her stories so you can see the facial expressions, eye rolls and hand gestures!
Today I was doing her hair and I asked her to hold the spray bottle for me. She said, "MOM! I'm not a holder, I'm a human!! All childs are human!!"
We dropped dinner off at work for Graham tonight. On the way home, she was talking to "Grandpa in Tulsa". I talked to him first and found out that he has a sore throat, so when she heard that, she wanted to talk to him. "You don't feel very good, Grandpa? Can you tell me WHY you don't feel good? WHO is taking care of you? YOU ARE BY YOURSELF!?!?!?!" She was so motherly talking to him and worried about who is taking care of him. Very sweet!
Yesterday, we picked my mom up to go to the fair (or " the fairest" as Jocelyn says). She had to take something to her car and Jocelyn went with her. Jocelyn ALWAYS has a story to tell and Mom walked back in laughing. Jocelyn: "First, Mommy got pregnant! Then she got married in the temple!!" Mom said "I wonder who else she's said that too?!?!" HAHAHA. Yeah, do the math, we definitely got married and THEN had a baby!
We played with some friends at the park today and she was telling Grandpa about it. "So, in the first place, my friend wanted to play princess and I didn't want to. Second place, Mommy said be nice to ALL your friends and I didn't listen. Third place, I finally listened!" Hahaha. Oh my goodness! This child is three going on seventeen!!
Again, on the phone with Grandpa. "It's dark and Daddy is at work. All he has to do now is spend money. No, wait! Daddy makes money and WE spend it!" hehe. Okay, I'll give her that one. :)
So there is a small dose of my daily life with Miss Jocelyn! She is non-stop entertainment and we love her so much! I will definitely have to get a video of her telling one of her stories so you can see the facial expressions, eye rolls and hand gestures!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Pink Cowgirl? No, it's Snow White now!
The last three halloweens, I have picked Jocelyn's costume. She was too young to care and last year was just understanding the concept of Halloween! This year, she flipped through some magazines and looked online at costumes. For about a month, she wanted to be a pink cowgirl. That all changed when we went to the Disney Store. She saw the princess costumes and desperately wanted to get the Snow White one! We kept telling her that once we bought it, she had to be Snow White for Halloween. She said, "I know! I love to dress up now!" haha. She looks really cute! I even found a Snow White wig online to complete it! :)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
WHAT IF?!?!
What would I look like if I grew up in another decade? Well, thanks to a friend's blog, I was able to find out! Too funny! If you want to try it out, go to www.yearbookyourself.com. Upload a pic and have a good laugh! Here are some of mine. I need to find a pic of Graham too!!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Polar bears and butterflies
Jocelyn earned a trip to the zoo from her star chart, so we ended up going with Maddie. They have so much fun together!
One of our favorite animals to watch is the polar bear. This time, one of them was being so playful! It was so cute! He would throw the block up on the rocks, climb up there, throw the block in the water and then jump on top of it. We had so much fun watching him!
Tonight was a milestone for us! haha. Jocelyn has NOT liked dressing up AT ALL!! It makes me laugh b/c a lot of her friends love dress up and she never wanted to dress up with them! Even during the summer fairytale ballet, she would NOT dress up! They had different princess outfits for each girl every week and she would just say, "NO thank you, Ms. Christy!"
Tonight she ran upstairs and told me we were going to play princess. She came down and had this butterfly outift on over her pajamas! I was shocked! I love how her shirt is all bundled up under the leotard. Looks so uncomfortable but she was dressing up and didn't care! She looks so grown up in this pic!!!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Aiden and Jocelyn
Growing up, my brother and I had SO much fun with our cousins! We have such great memories with all of them, so I was very excited for Jocelyn to meet her baby cousin, Aiden, for the first time! This is from the beginning of the year and I have been meaning to put it on here for so long for John and Myrica to see. It is hilarious! Aiden has a little surprise for all of you unsuspecting viewers!
P.S. Don't know what is going on with the static! Sorry.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Our little visitor
This little guy was in our backyard the other day. Our cat was the first one to spot him, then Jocelyn. It's fun to see road runners in your backyard! Later we saw a blue tailed lizard!
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