Hard Cast

Today we went up to the orthopedic and received a hard cast. Sawyer was super nervous about having his splint taken off and his leg moved, but he did awesome! We had told Sawyer he would get to choose his color of cast, but they only had blue in all the size of wraps he would need. So blue it was. 

The cast has helped bring his muscles and bones the comfort he needs to keep the muscle spasms at bay and to help him feel safe while using his crutches. Thankfully I had ordered a pair of pants recently that I initially really didn't like. But, they ended up being such a blessing because they were baggy enough to fit over his cast!

Signing Away Our Life...or Limb

Trying to be super fun parents we decided to take out kids to a jump place on the last day in Idaho. After signing away life and limb, we got the kids inside and told them to go jump. I threw them onto the trampoline and told them to jump. They were being super standoffish about getting in there and jumping. I started up a video and 10 seconds in I pan over to Sawyer and he's crying and crawling back to us. He had landed on his leg on top of the bar/ledge in between two trampolines. 

We gave Sawyer chocolate to try and calm him down and get him to try jumping again, but he refused. Any movement made him scream like a crazy person and he wouldn't stop shaking. Crew and Abe jumped the rest of the time while I sat with my parents trying to ignore the body odors and help Sawyer. I suggested we go to the ER on the way home after seeing how my tough Sawyer was not even willing to be shifted. Abe said he was fine. 

Fast forward through a rough night of me sleeping on the floor next to Sawyer on the couch, we took him to the ER.  They did x-rays and said it wasn't broken. In fact there was no bruising or swelling. Then as we were carrying Sawyer out, the doctor saw Sawyer's screaming reaction to being moved, and we decided to do an MRI. Sure enough, his tibia was broken all the way through right up by the growth plate.  He was not happy about having to get a full leg splint/cast but was soothed by the new snugly "Green Teddy."  Having it wrapped also diminished his muscles spasms and made him a lot more comfortable. 

After another night of me sleeping next to Sawyer (this time in a much more comfortable bed) we decided to head home a day late. He did extremely well and we even went to the Shoshone falls on the way through Twin. 

Our "cheap" spring vacation definitely turned into an adventure. Here's to 2 months of healing and crutches!

Young Sealing

For spring break we had made a few possible plans, but then we found out the proper paperwork had been signed and that Tyler and Molly were able to be sealed to their children. We were super excited for them and solidified plans for Idaho. 

It was a windy day, but still a happy day. As I have gotten to know Tyler he has earned my trust with his honesty and hard work for his family. He's a wonderful addition to the family. 

Anne and I did our best to capture a few picture. Things felt a little nuts at times, but I saw some of her shots, and she did great. Liam gave a million different faces and Keagon was done. Some of their pictures make me laugh because that is just how kids are. You could tell they knew it was special, but they were also worn out and tired of being well behaved after so much time. 

 While Anne captured more pictures, I tried to quickly get a few other pictures of the others waiting. The biggest surprise was Mackenzie letting me take her picture!

It was time to attempt a family picture and I had a gang of children to help me with the lighting and setting up my tripod. (It only ended up being slightly off center as the wind blew it around a bit. It was that windy!)

 This picture isn't the best of everyone, however Benson is continually playing peek-a-boo in a series of shots, and I love it!

I asked Crew later why he kept on having his hand on his mouth/face. He said his cheeks kept getting tired from all the smiling. Me too. It was a good day to smile.