I have the flu. A really, horrible nasty flu.

So, I have been laying on the couch watching daytime television - which I have not done in I can't remember when. I have discovered that I have not really been missing all that much, have I?

Currently, I am watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I have never watched this show all the way but now see what I have been missing. What a great show! Right now, the makeover team is in Stagecoach, Nevada where a preacher and his family are getting a new home and new recreation center for the kids of the community.

Owen is at home to today and taking care of Mom. He came by earlier when I was laying on the couch to tuck me in and kiss me on the cheek. Sweet little thing!

So, I am off to the couch to watch television with Owen. Hope all of you are better than I am today!

After a visit with the orthopaedist, Owen's foot was pronounced 'very unlikely broken' and he is free to walk around without a splint or cast as long as he takes it easy and it doesn't hurt. I am VERY relieved that his foot is not broken. I was scared to death that something was really messed up and that we were going to be weeks getting him up and mobile again - not to mention that the poor kid would have to miss trick or treat!

I am happy to report that Mr. Owen has been a very good boy keeping to the Doctor's orders of easy walking only - no running, jumping, climbing, twisting, stomping, etc. Of course, this is only the second day ;)

I am just glad he has been cleared to return to school!

So, I took Owen to the doctor - Urgent Care - and the doctor took some x-rays and really could not tell if Owen's foot is okay or not. Her feeling was that Owen has broken the first metatarsal bone in his foot and is sending us to see the orthopedic doctor tomorrow for a more expert opinion.

So, in the meantime, I am trying to keep Owen as happy and still as possible. It is really hard keep a four year old boy still! He has a temporary spilt/cast on his foot right now and so I have restorted to letting him crawl around on the floor and play with his trucks.



Here is our cute little foot all wrapped up. I feel REALLY guilty now for letting him play outside and run around the house while we were waiting to be able to go to the doctor. I honestly thought that if was that bad it would hurt and he wouldn't want to play. Boy was I wrong about that!!

So, this afternoon, we are going to watch The Great Pumpkin and make some popcorn.

While out shopping the other day with my two kidlets, we visited the Halloween apparel section at Walmart. I always buy a holiday themed t-shirt for each of the kids to wear to school and then we keep it as a play shirt afterwards.

So, there we are perusing the Frankenstein t-shirts and looking at socks that having lights that flash when you walk when I suddenly realized that Owen is not standing next to me.

Panic mode!

I called his name and I heard him call back for me, just around the corner from where Maya and I were standing. Relieved, I peeked around the corner to find him standing there - all in one piece. Then he pointed and said, "Look Mama, flags!"

He was standing in front of an entire display of very tiny and very colorful ladies thong underwear.

Now, I ask you, what sort of manager okays the display of 200 pairs of teeny, tiny thong underwear at the front part of a store? And right next to the grocery section too!

All I could do is chuckle and say, "Yes, aren't they colorful!" I mean, I really didn't know what else to say. Then, of course, he asked if he could have one - which had to be a big no.

So, we hit the deli, got some popcorn chicken and got the heck out of there. I am always cautious at Halloween time. There are some very scary and gruesome things in the Halloween aisle - but I didn't think we would run into trouble in the apparel section! LOL

Still Crying......

Monday was my son Owen's third birthday. I have been a bit weepy ever since. I cannot believe that he is three already. I seem to barely remember him being a tiny baby! He cannot be three! Where did the time go?



We had a big party for Owen - at which he was the only boy! The other two boys who were invited were unable to come for various reasons. That did not seem to bother Owen at all. He carried on as usual and had a great time! The child received a bumper crop of gifts, including a wooden dragon that my sister spent hours putting together and lovingly painted orange and green which are Owen's favorite colors. Everything else either had wheels or flies. Bill spent the entire rest of the afternoon playing with Owen's toys including the helicopter the neighbor girls brought over. It is so funny to look around for your husband and find him out in the yard in the middle of all of the kids playing with toys! LOL

Owen was the child I never planned to have. He was a total surprise - and one that I am grateful for. Having two babies only 16 months apart was extremely stressful and difficult. I was out of bed and doing business as usual (almost!) two days after have a c-section with Owen because I had no choice. I had a 16 month old baby to take care of as well as my newborn.

I took a lot of crap about not breastfeeding Owen. The truth is, I physically could not do it. I had a hard enough time functioning as it was, let alone throw that in there. I did not breast feed Maya either. The pediatrician, of all people, told me not to worry about it (as he passed the Kleenex). It is difficult on moms who have had rough pregnancies and then a c-section. Throw in a 16 month old and breastfeeding should have been the least of my worries! I really appreicated that from our doctor. He was the last person I ever expected to hear say that.

I guess I am just feeling very sentimental today and for some reason breasts have been a big deal around here lately - cannot say why - and the bad feelings about breastfeeding showed up. Funny how things do that! Owen, in spite of my failure to breastfeed him, is a very healthy and growing three year old boy. I cannot believe it! He will be the last of his kind because I cannot and should not have any more babies, but I am so grateful he is here and that I get to be his Mom!

God gives us things for a reason. Owen has important things to do in this world and I cannot wait to see him grow up to be a man who loves God. Just not yet.......