Ollie Update

Well, we went to see Dr. Gray, the orthopedic doctor, this morning. He was very nice and spent a lot of time with us, showed us the x-rays again and even put the cast on himself since Ollie was being such a cooperative patient. He said its a pretty clean break and even though its near the growth plate there is less than a 1% chance of him having any growth problems from this. He is in a long leg cast and will keep it on for a month. We have to keep him off of it through this weekend, but after that he can walk on it if he wants to. They will do repeat x-rays after the cast comes off to check the healing and then probably do some more in 6 months to a year to make sure there are not any problems. Ollie did GREAT!! He just laid still on the exam table and didn't make a peep or a wiggle while they removed the splint, examined his leg and put the cast on. He's definitely our tough guy! We are going to try taking him to school on Wednesday. When we dropped Sam off on Monday, he came in with us. He cried when we left cause he wanted to stay with his friends and teachers. I guess that's a good thing??

One Crazy Day

I knew going into Saturday that it would be crazy. It proved to be true and then some. We had Sam's birthday party at 11:00 at Incredible Pizza. It turned out to be a small group, but everyone had a good time eating pizza & cake, playing games and riding go-carts.
We rushed back to our house and stayed just long enough for Clara to eat. Then we were off to Granbury for our cousin Tyler's birthday party at 4:00. It was at a gymnastics place and the kids could run around, jump on trampolines, jump in the foam pit, etc. Everyone had a good time, except Ollie. See below...



Sam got a lot of Toy Story stuff which is what he wanted. He got a 2-wheeled Toy Story scooter from Mom & Dad. He also finally got the Toy Story DVDs that we've been waiting for them to be re-released. He got some fun Toy Story toys, a few good books and some other fun toys. Thanks everyone for making his birthday great!!


The trampolines at the gymnastics place were set into the floor, so you can just walk right onto them. Ollie made a beeline for one that our niece was jumping on and before anyone could get to him, he got bounced pretty hard. He ended up with a fractured tibia. He's in a temporary long leg splint and not allowed to walk on it. We are supposed to see an orthopedic specialist on Monday. He'll probably get a real cast and I doubt if he'll be released to walk on it. We'll see. He has been such a trooper throughout this whole thing so far.

Enjoying Sam's birthday loot

Halfy Birthday Clara!!

Clara turned 6 months on Friday. She is growin, movin' and groovin'. She weighed 16 lb 1 oz (50%) and was 26" long (75%). She is still a very happy and content baby. Not really sleeping through the night anymore. Not sure what happened there, but we're working on it. She started rice cereal about a week ago and loved it. She has now moved on the squash. Yum!!
She is VERY active. She is trying to crawl!!! She can sit up unsupported very briefly, but is more interested in flinging herself forward and trying to "crawl."

Happy Birthday Sam!!

Five years ago our lives changed forever. This (very) little boy came into our lives in a whirlwind and it hasn't slowed down since.
He is kind to his friends, brother & sister. He loves to read books and play outside. And he is pretty witty and smart in my unbiased opinion. Happy birthday Sambo!!

March Update

Okay, so blogger is driving me nuts with its formatting. I don't know what they changed, but I don't like it. Everything is out of order and I don't have time to mess with it any longer :)

She has found her toes, and now she likes to suck on them

She LOVES bathtime, squealing as soon as we walk into the bathroom

Helping Daddy put together his new trike

She is now big enough to play in the exersaucer and loves it.

Things are busy as usual around the Norris household. We have really been enjoying this spring weather that has finally arrived. Tony and the boys have been hanging outside in the evenings after we get home while I try to do a few things and get dinner going. Its the first thing Ollie asks when he gets home from school "outside play?"

Ollie is really talking up a storm now. I think he's understandable to most people now if they take the time to listen. Not that he's been a fussy kiddo, but I know he's much happier now that he can express his thoughts, wants and needs. He is sort of in pre-potty training mode. Even though it would be nice to only have one in diapers right now, I am not one to rush potty training. It seems like such a big waste of energy if you try before they are ready. He sits on the potty at school a lot, but rarely goes. He asks to sit on the potty pretty frequently when he needs to poop, but doesn't really ever pee in the potty. Seems a little backwards, but whatever. I also just ordered his "big boy bed." Don't think we'll set it up just yet, but it was on sale with free shipping, so I couldn't pass it up. He has not climbed out of his crib yet, but totally could if he tried. He's really growing up (sniffle, sniffle).

Sam is a lot of fun right now. He is really enjoying his pre-K curriculum at school and has announced the math is his favorite, much to Tony's delight. He has weekly homework assignments to work on and last week we were supposed to figure out what 5 + 5 is. So was planning on having him draw 5 of something and then another 5 and count them up. When I told him what the assignment said, he just said "its 10." Apparently, he had just been watching a show that morning and they had talked about that. He is starting to read words and loves to write out stuff with spelling help from mom and dad. He and Ollie are really playing well together. Sam had a family picnic and Easter egg hunt for his class last week. He wanted me to read the announcement to him. It said "any family or friends are welcome." Sam said, "ooh, Ollie can come, he's my friend." I was very touched.

Crazy girl Clara is doing great too. She is 5 months old now, but she thinks she is 8 months old. She is almost trying to crawl and gets very frustrated that she cannot. She definitely gets around through some kind of combination of rolling and scooting on her face. She is a very happy baby and squeals with delight without any provocation. With any little noise or squeal she makes Ollie says "Clara (sounds like Kayla) funny." He thinks she is hilarious. I can't believe I almost forgot, she has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks now!!! Our next big milestone will be starting solid foods at 6 months.