Earlier on in the week both of the boys had decided that if they took the cushions off the couches we have in the loft, it would be fun to climb and jump around on them! Never mind the fact that their play area is full of toys, and it didn't matter that they had been told numerous times not to do that because "someone was going to get hurt!" Well Mr Aaron ended up falling and catching his hand hard on one of his toys, screaming and crying followed, and I managed to get him calm to check out the damage. All fingers were moving and no swelling seemed to be forming, so with lots of kisses and ice he went about playing. Over the next couple of days and during our zoo visit I noticed that his hand had swollen and his knuckles where a wonderful shade of purple. Plus he was not using that hand at all and that is the thumb sucking hand and even that seemed to be giving him some problems. So off we go to urgent care and having an X-ray done of his hand was not easy, the first one they took was fine, but have you ever tried getting a 3yr old to position his hand and hold it, not an easy task. But Aaron got the all clear, nothing broken, he has just strained it, but the coolest thing was he got to see the X-ray of his hand.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
X is for X-ray!
You know when teaching your children the alphabet you go through the A is for apple, B is for balloon, C is for cat stage, well Mr Aaron has been addicted to an alphabet episode of Blue Clues were X is for X-ray. Well he got to see first hand what an X-ray looks like this past week, because I had to take him to Urgent care this past Thursday!
Earlier on in the week both of the boys had decided that if they took the cushions off the couches we have in the loft, it would be fun to climb and jump around on them! Never mind the fact that their play area is full of toys, and it didn't matter that they had been told numerous times not to do that because "someone was going to get hurt!" Well Mr Aaron ended up falling and catching his hand hard on one of his toys, screaming and crying followed, and I managed to get him calm to check out the damage. All fingers were moving and no swelling seemed to be forming, so with lots of kisses and ice he went about playing. Over the next couple of days and during our zoo visit I noticed that his hand had swollen and his knuckles where a wonderful shade of purple. Plus he was not using that hand at all and that is the thumb sucking hand and even that seemed to be giving him some problems. So off we go to urgent care and having an X-ray done of his hand was not easy, the first one they took was fine, but have you ever tried getting a 3yr old to position his hand and hold it, not an easy task. But Aaron got the all clear, nothing broken, he has just strained it, but the coolest thing was he got to see the X-ray of his hand.
Earlier on in the week both of the boys had decided that if they took the cushions off the couches we have in the loft, it would be fun to climb and jump around on them! Never mind the fact that their play area is full of toys, and it didn't matter that they had been told numerous times not to do that because "someone was going to get hurt!" Well Mr Aaron ended up falling and catching his hand hard on one of his toys, screaming and crying followed, and I managed to get him calm to check out the damage. All fingers were moving and no swelling seemed to be forming, so with lots of kisses and ice he went about playing. Over the next couple of days and during our zoo visit I noticed that his hand had swollen and his knuckles where a wonderful shade of purple. Plus he was not using that hand at all and that is the thumb sucking hand and even that seemed to be giving him some problems. So off we go to urgent care and having an X-ray done of his hand was not easy, the first one they took was fine, but have you ever tried getting a 3yr old to position his hand and hold it, not an easy task. But Aaron got the all clear, nothing broken, he has just strained it, but the coolest thing was he got to see the X-ray of his hand.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
NO!
Oh that 2 letter word that is an essential part of our vocabulary. As a parent I seem to use it more than I would like too,
"Mom can I have heely's"................. "No"
"No, do not touch that"
"Mom can I stay up tonight?" ..................."No it is a school night"
But when your 3 yr old, reaches that delightful stage when everything is "No" it takes on a whole new meaning. Not only does No constantly come out of his mouth, but the foot stomping, hands on hips, glare that accompanies the two letter word certainly brightens your day.
Yes, Mr Aaron has been at that stage for a few months now, and these last couple of days have been a struggle, everything is NO, or my personal favorite WHY. I have got to the stage now where I pretty much know which response he will use if I ask him to do something, which yes can be funny, but on the flip side is frustrating.
So this morning I was reading some articles online about the Toddler/No stage and I have never been really one of those parents who reads all the self help stuff, but these articles where interesting, some what informative, and funny. Because I seriously did not know how healthy it was for my 3yr old to constantly tell me NO, are you kidding me, yes people, after the 20th time your toddler has told you NO, please remember that it is normal and healthy.
"Mom can I have heely's"................. "No"
"No, do not touch that"
"Mom can I stay up tonight?" ..................."No it is a school night"
But when your 3 yr old, reaches that delightful stage when everything is "No" it takes on a whole new meaning. Not only does No constantly come out of his mouth, but the foot stomping, hands on hips, glare that accompanies the two letter word certainly brightens your day.
Yes, Mr Aaron has been at that stage for a few months now, and these last couple of days have been a struggle, everything is NO, or my personal favorite WHY. I have got to the stage now where I pretty much know which response he will use if I ask him to do something, which yes can be funny, but on the flip side is frustrating.
So this morning I was reading some articles online about the Toddler/No stage and I have never been really one of those parents who reads all the self help stuff, but these articles where interesting, some what informative, and funny. Because I seriously did not know how healthy it was for my 3yr old to constantly tell me NO, are you kidding me, yes people, after the 20th time your toddler has told you NO, please remember that it is normal and healthy.
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