The full story (Warning: graphic)

I was upstairs enjoying a cat nap before I got ready for church when I hear screaming downstairs. I assumed it was just the girls fighting like always and then just starts yelling for me to come quick.

I ran downstairs to find ainsley crying and a bloody towel under her chin. It's not just a deep cut, it's like her chin just split open into a huge gaping hold, seriously the weirdest injury I have ever seen on one of my kids. Graphic picture here so don't scroll down if you don't want to see it.

Yes, that is a HOLE. You could actually see the fat and tissue under the skin.

She was AMAZING. The doctor brought two nurses in with her to hold her down while they did stitches. She barely moved a muscle with the exception of a handful of big alligator tears. She definitely got ice cream after that one!

She got 5 stitches in her chin and a big fat ice cream. Yay for Sundays!

Pee pee in the potty!

I think we've finally had the potty breakthrough. She used the toilet all day with only one accident when mallory took her for a ride in the car while she was babysitting this afternoon.

She is very pleased with herself too. Jim took the girls to the candy store to celebrate today. I told her I would get her the Tinkerbell movie as soon as she stopped using her diapers so she's very excited about that.

Garage sale this weekend. Twilight tomorrow I think.

I took Cae to the doctor on Monday because her sleep was just getting worse and worse and she now has the asthma diagnosis as well. I was thinking we had avoided that one with her, but since starting the albuterol a few nights ago she is sleeping like a dream and hardly coughing at all, soooo nice.

Back to work.

The most wonderful time of year

And no, I do not mean Christmas (though, I do love that too)

But right now the weather is finally beautiful and we spend all day with our doors and windows open and playing outside.

The forbidden kitten....

My mom has been forbidding Dax from having a kitten for many years....

Friday night his big sister was a hero!

Monday Night Football

Jim and both girls are chilling watching the Cardinals. We had family night at the park with a picnic and an Old Testament story. Ainsley has a cold and I think Caelan's getting it. Stinky still won't potty train. Ainsley still loves school.

Can't wait for Christmas.

Back to work.

The little things

that make us happy as mother's...

potty trained 2 year olds (still waiting on this one, I assure you)
5 years olds dressed in a leotards and doing leaps across the dance floor

and what made my day?

finding an AWESOME jogging stroller on craigslist, the exact one I was wanting (well besides Hanna's BOB of course) for only $40...and it's brand new...yep, I rock. Jim has already picked it up for me and is on his way home. He says it looks awesome. Tomorrow, I jog.

Stupid foot...

I was sure I would be fine, I walked a mile last Sunday and I was a little sore but bearable, so today I went two miles and by the time I got home my foot was burning in pain :(

Being a klutz sucks.

I'm horribly overwhelmed with dentist appointments, doctor's appointments, therapy (yes, therapy), and dance classes (which I should NOT have added to our schedule this year), and baby hunger, and being mad at myself, and wishing I was more willing to use this blog as an outlet (it's not that I have any problems telling any one of my readers what I'm really feeling, but I have no inclination to put any of it down where I would have to read it again).

I'm so tired. Caelan hasn't slept "normally" in almost two months now, so of course that means I've been losing sleep for two months too.

I have to get back to work now.