Easter

I have been so busy with Jackson & his leg that I have forgotten to update with our Easter pics. We didn't do much but Jackson was pretty excited. Nathan didn't really know what was going on. On Saturday morning Jackson & I dyed some eggs. This was the 1st year he has done this & he had a blast!! We made a dozen & they were all different colors. He said he wants to do this again next year. Will do. We then went to White Oak Park for a huge egg hunt & met up with Tristen, he plays t-ball with Jackson. The Easter Bunny was there but Jackson didn't want to sit in his lap. (We had already gone to the mall to see him) Nathan didn't have a choice. We took some pics but I can't seem to find them. I'll upload later. They had it set up pretty well. Separated by age. Nathan was 1st. Jason took him out there & sat him down in the middle of some eggs & he would pick them up & put them in his bucket. Jackson was in the wheelchair at this time so I had to push him around. He would point to an egg & I would pick it up. Much more work for me than him. He was also put in the paper. Which was really cool. After the egg hunt Jackson wanted to go to Applebees. He says this is his favorite place to eat. So we went. Nanny & Pops came by later that night to see the boys & drop off their Easter presents from them. Getting Jackson in the bed was pretty easy. He knew the Easter Bunny was coming.

Jackson woke up at his normal time & Nathan woke up right after him. We had to carry both down & Jackson was all smiles. He loved his wagon. Filled with toys & candy. He yelled "Thank you Easter Bunny, I hope you can hear me!" I think he did.

We then went to Grammie & Pa's & ate the best Easter lunch. Very low key. Sat around & enjoyed the day. A great way to spend Easter.

Jackson's update

We had a follow up visit with the Doc last week. It went ok. They wanted to take more x-rays which made Jackson cry. He really thought it was gonna hurt. Of course it didn't. The Doc was pretty cool, he let Jackson see the pics & explained to him what it was. You can see the rods & the leg is still broke but looks great. He said Jackson is healing very well & fast. I asked about physical therapy because Jackson is not making any effort to stand or walk. He said to give him another week. Well, I called therapy yesterday. I am waiting for a call back. So we should be starting therapy very soon. Wish me luck. Jackson is really not wanting to go.

Please call God

This is just too funny not to share. On Friday night we had some pretty bad storms. Jackson usually doesn't get scared by the thunder but for some reason this storm had him scared. He was sitting in Jason's chair with the blanket over his head for quite awhile. I asked if he wanted me to explain what thunder was. He said yes. I proceeded to tell him the story I was told when I was little, that it was God bowling. The first big bang was the ball hitting the lane & then you hear the bowl rolling down the lane to the pins. He asked what the lightening was & Jason told him it was when God got a strike. Oh, he said. We told him God was having a bowling party & it would be over soon. He was ok with that & said he was ready for bed. (Right now he is sleeping on his mattress in our room since he can't get up & walk yet. He will be back in his room very soon.) Anyway, I kissed him goodnight & came back downstairs. The thunder started back up & I heard him calling me & asked if I would come on to bed & sleep on Daddy's side since it was closer to him. I agreed We had the weather on tv & they were telling people in Gwinnett to go to the lowest part of the house. So Jackson told me we needed to go to the basement now. I told him no, Daddy would take care of us. He would know if we needed to go. About 5 minutes later this was what Jackson asked me to do.

"Mom, can you please ask Daddy to call God & ask him to stop bowling? I am tired & he is too loud. He needs to stop having a party & stop bowling.....Please."

I laughed so hard. I told him God's bedtime was soon & it would end. The storm blew over about 10 minutes later.

Update on Jackson

Let me start by saying THANKS!!! We have had so many calls, visits, presents, & prayers for Jackson. Jason & I are very thankful for everyone & everything you have done. This has & continues to be a very trying time for us. It's hard seeing Jackson laying around & not up running. He has always been so active & now he is so afraid to stand. It hurts to see him like this but I know, it will get better. We go for a follow up this week. They already told me that if he is not up & standing on it by then they are sending him to a physical therapist. I have warned Jackson of this & it has not helped getting him up. I will update after that appointment. Thank you all again and we love all of you.

Nathan's 9 month check-up

I took Nathan to his 9 month check-up this week. The 1st thing the doc said was "well he hasn't missed many meals." I would have to agree. He weighed 22 pounds & is 29.5" long. I think he lost half a pound but he is crawling now so that explains that. He has been kinda lonely here lately due to Jackson's accident but we are hoping that will change soon & Jackson will be up & moving. I will post his update later. Nathan lost his voice this week. It kinda happened overnight, Jason & I laugh because it sounds so cute. I think it's due to the pollen but I don't know. He has also started pulling himself up. He's pretty good at it. He hasn't tried to walk but I know it's gonna happen soon. I hope before we go to the beach.

Jackson's Broke Leg

Yes the title is correct. Jackson broke his left femur or leg thigh in non-medical terms. Jackson was in his room playing while Jason & I were downstairs. Jason heard something & took off running upstairs and for some reason I took off outside the front door. I would later find out that Jason heard Jackson yell "ahh" and then a loud noise. When I got to the porch Jackson was sitting on his bottom in front of the truck on the concrete. He had fallen out of his window to the concrete below. It was about an 18-20 feet fall. I scooped him up & took him inside, handed him off to Jason & called 911. Jason started looking him over and saw that something was wrong with his leg. At that point Jackson started crying. Jason took over the 911 call, I broke down & couldn't talk to them. As he was on the phone with them I called Mike and told him to come get Nathan. We had an ambulance, cop, & fire rescue. They came in said his leg is broke & needed to get to the hospital. They had to cut in pants & shirt off. I don't think he remembers what shirt he had on but it was his favorite Disney shirt. He wears it all the time. They loaded him into the ambulance, I got in the front & they told Jason he couldn't follow the ambulance. He didn't listen very well but I don't blame him. They took us to Scottish Rite and all the way there Jackson cried & asked them to go faster, please. They went as fast as they could. We got to Scottish Rite & they were waiting on us. They started working on him & came to the conclusion that he only had a broken leg. Thank God. They also had the Chaplain there & he told me that this was not what they expected, he actually looks good compared to what happened. They gave him morphine and thought he was gonna go to sleep however, it didn't. It calmed him down & he started talking. He would not stop. He had everyone laughing. The tech that was holding his head thought he was the coolest kid. The entire time he was laying on the table all he would tell me was he was sorry for pushing up his blinds. ( This is something he knows not to do) It took a couple of hours but we finally got to a room. We were told that in the morning he would have surgery. We would talk to the surgeon in the morning but he would either have a body cast, from his chest down his left leg to his ankle and on his right to his knee, or a rod would be placed in his bone to help it heal. None of us slept well that night. In the morning we spoke with the surgeon & decided on the rod. It healed quicker & he could be up & walking in a few days instead of 6 weeks in the cast. Surgery was scheduled for 12. Jason & I took him down at 12, spoke with the docs & then had to leave. He cried & wanted Daddy to go with him but we assured him he would be fine. That was the hardest thing I have ever done. Watching them wheel him back crying & I couldn't go with him & knowing he was about to have surgery. The 2 hours he was gone went by so slow. We had lunch, bought him some balloons and headed to his room to wait. Jackson coming back into his room was the best. He was still asleep but he was there and the Doc said he did great. He has 2 small incisions on each side of his knee but should be back to normal soon. What great news. We took him home on Monday. No problems or complications.

It took a couple of days but we finally found out exactly what happened. He climbed onto the window seal & used both hands to push the window up. He lost his balance & fell out head first. Somehow he managed to do a flip & land on his bottom. He bumped his head on the ground and only had a couple of scratches on his forehead & belly. We were lucky. This should have had a different outcome & somehow he didn't. Jackson has so many angels and God looking out for him. I think I am still in shock over this. I have talked & prayed & can't seem to grasp this. I hate that this happened to him. I hate that he is in such pain. I have cried so much that I have no more tears. I know we were/are lucky that it ended the way it did but it's my baby. I am thankful for so much. We have such an amazing family & friends that have helped in so many ways. Thank you all for everything. Thank you for loving my baby & thank you for all the prayers.

Brotherly Love

So Nathan is crawling...everywhere. Everyday he gets faster and faster. His main goal is to be where ever Jackson is. Today he crawled to Jackson & tried to get in his lap & gave him a hug. Or what looked like a hug. What sweet brotherly love. I know it's gonna end soon. Jackson already gets a little upset when Nathan goes for his toys. Especially his trains. Oh well, what am I gonna do but sit back & laugh.