Hop-A-Long Dab Dab

For someone with a broken leg, Dab Dab sure does get along pretty well. Right now he is just limping along like a little old man without a cane. The doctors mistakenly thought that if they put the cast on all the way up his leg and bent it some at the knee that it would keep him off of it....WRONG! It took him about 5 minutes to figure everything out. First he kind of scooted around. Then he crawled. And now he is ready to run. He still has two weeks to go before the cast comes off (boy, does it look gross!) but he definately isn't letting it slow him down.
Here is a pic of him with his cast on. He fell asleep on the couch with this big giant smiley face ball. He face is hidden to protect his privacy.

Tiny terrors on the loose

So we got two puppies. Their names are Lulu and Lenux(Hubby named him after his favorite operating system)They are part weinie dogs and part boston terrors...oops, sorry terriors. I forgot how destructive puppies can be. They had already eaten through one set of computer speakers and a USB cable. Last night, I installed a cheap set of speakers. It took me about 5 minutes to install and only about 5 seconds for Lulu to chew through not only the speaker cable, but also through the USB cable for the speakers as well. As I type this, they are playing tug-o-war with a plastic slinky that someone left in the floor. Nothing is sacred to these pups. Shoes, whether they are on someones feet at the time or not, are very easy targets. And lets not forget the mad dash to see which one of them can nibble at your toes the most from their kennel to the back door when you let them out to do their business in the morning.
I will say this about them. Since we got the pups, the kids haven't thrown as many temper tantrums. It is really hard to throw yourself on the ground in a fit when two tiny puppies are trying to lick your face off.
Its a good thing they are cute.....or we would have to lock them up. I am pretty sure I am talking about the puppies=)
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The daring young boy.........

So, we have been taking care of Dab Dab and Sugars for 10 months and this past weekend, we had the first true injury. There have been bumps and bruises along the way but, miraculously considering Dab Dab's penchant for mischieviousness, there have been no ER visits for him. Well that all changed Sunday night. When he woke up from his nap, he decided to climb up onto his headboard, which is about 1 1/2 inches wide, and peel the lettering on the wall above his bed. He got two letters of his name peeled off when he slipped and got his leg caught between the headboard and the wall. Daddy immediately went in and rescued him and checked him out and he seemed fine. We even went to McDonalds that night and he played for a few hours. The next afternoon I discovered that his left calf was bigger than his right and that it was tensed up. I thought that maybe he had pulled a muscle or something. But when I took him to the ER and they did an X-Ray, it turns out he had a fractured Tibea!!! He was such a brave boy. They put a splint on him and told me to keep him from walking around. Yeah, right! I think that this child may have come out of the womb and a fast walk! He doesn't run as much as he flies.
I was hoping that they would put a walking cast on him but it ended up going up to his mid thigh and they bent his leg at the knee. But it does have dinasaurs on it, which he thinks is really cool.
This week has basically been spent tending to his every need and trying to keep him happy. Since I just got out of a cast myself, I know how frustrating it can be. While he cannot walk right now, he is getting really good at scooting around on his bottom. He is also pretty good about ordering me around. I live to serve, I guess. I am just glad he is feeling better since he got his cast on. I think that the splint allowed too much movement and it was hurting him.
So, since he is too little for crutches or a walker, we will carry him around or push him in a stroller. He is being a little trooper and hopefully will be back to climbing and jumping in no time.
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