Things are looking up

Today was a better day. I took the boys to church. I figured out Ram could help me load Lamb 3 in the car between services. We got to church really early, but the Sunday School teacher helped me get everyone inside. The boys were able to be there for the last Sunday School before summer break. After church we had a little presentation for the teachers and students so I was glad they were able to be there. It was really hard to keep Lamb 2 and 3 in the pew with my injured foot. Ram brought communion to me in the pew. Ram helped me load everyone up after church. Thank goodness for cruise control and for power sliding doors on the van!
My foot feels some better. I still can't walk on it, but with the shoe from the doctor, I can put a little pressure on it now. I'm hoping to be able to walk on it in a few days.
Tonight we went out to eat at our favorite restaurant in the area. It was the last day to use Lamb 2's birthday coupon. I did fine with my crutches and we had a nice meal.
When we got home from supper we called Ram's parents and figured out our trip to CA and then we ordered the plane tickets. So I can check that off my to-do list.

Oh bother!

I have had a really hard time feeling like I am doing nothing with my sprained foot. I am frustrated with myself for doing this in the first place. (Ram says I should have asked him to carry the birthday box-but it wasn't that heavy!). I am frustrated that I need help to do the small things a mother should be able to do. I am frustrated that this entire week was wasted and not only did I get nothing done, but neither did Ram as he was helping the Lambs or me. I am disappointed that we can't go to church on Sunday and it is the last time for Sunday School. (Having a tri-parish makes this difficult. Of course it had to be the foot that I drive with.) I am thankful that my foot wasn't broken and I don't need a cast. I am thankful that Lamb 3 can walk and usually comes when called or I don't know how I would manage this. I wish that Lamb 3 could go down steps as this would be even easier. I am wondering when this will be healed up to plan our calendar for June and wondering if we will be able to go on our vacations to WI, CO, and fly to CA. The Lambs, especially Lamb 1, are very frustrated with Mama not being able to do "Mama things". I am frustrated because usually picking up after Ram and the Lambs is easier to do in a few minutes for me than to expect them to do it. So I haven't done a good job of "training" them to do things for themselves and to pick up after themselves.
All this time "off my feet", I should be reserving hotel rooms and buying plane tickets and stuff like that. But I wonder if I will even be able to go on these vacations. I started to look for hotels this morning and I just got overwhelmed looking for rooms in all these cities for all these dates. I really want to go to WI to see our friends and to the other two weddings to see family.
I got all 3 Lambs to rest this afternoon at the same time (quite a feat when I have to tuck everyone in while I am on crutches and put Lamb 3 in his crib too) and I took a long nap. Ram finished his sermon. Then Ram took Lamb 1 and 2 to a graduation party. I ate leftovers and fed leftovers to Lamb 3.
My sister says I shouldn't count out everything just because I'm on crutches. She's been on crutches for several months because of her knee surgeries. But she forgets that as difficult (she thinks easy) crutches are, she doesn't have a one year old that can't go down steps and two other Lambs to watch out for too.
After my nap I feel better and perhaps tomorrow I'll be up to tackling the mountain of laundry that has built all week (I've only done one load since last Friday) and making reservations for our June and July vacations. Perhaps this will be good experience for the Lambs to learn to do more for themselves too. And hopefully my foot will heal soon.

Our family stats

Ewe's stats:
35 years old
tonsils out
tubes in ears twice
wisdom teeth out
no broken bones
one sprained elbow (I couldn't open up my Valentine's in kindergarten!)
one minorly sprained foot about 8 years ago
one majorly sprained foot now-first time using crutches

Ram's stats:
34 years old
one broken toe
kidney stones
2 wisdom teeth out

Lamb 1 stats:
5 years old
one spiral fractured leg
caps on 4 front teeth

Lamb 2 stats:
3 years old
no broken bones

Lamb 3 stats:
almost 14 months old
no broken bones

Wordless Wednesday

Lamb 2's Birthday Photos

"MY keys!"

Lamb 2's favorite present was some old keys and keychains.
"It even have white!"
Lamb 2 loves to do sidewalk chalk. If he only knew chalk used to ONLY be white!

This cookie set for their play kitchen came with refrigerated cookie dough. The Lambs had no idea what that was! I would guess most children today would be the opposite and not know how to make cookies from scratch.

"MY new tie!"

Lamb 1 and 2 took their grill outside to grill out while Ram grilled hamburgers for supper.

Even with my injured foot I got the cake made. Yes, it really was pink with pink frosting and Pooh sprinkles and Pooh candle. That's what Lamb 2 wanted! Lamb 2 is actually the most wild boy out of the three lambs. Plus Lamb 1 and 2 wore Superman shirts all day.

Lamb 3 enjoyed his piece of cake

Lamb 2 loved his cake!

Happy Birthday, Lamb 2! We love you! We're glad you had a great day!

Happy Birthday Lamb 2!

3 Years Old!

First family photo at the hospital (Ram, Ewe, Lamb 1 and 2)
I LOVE this photo-Lamb 1 was so excited to be a big brother!

We really did take photos of Lamb 2 by himself! I had a difficult time finding photos of Lamb 2 as a newborn. Our digital camera broke the day after we came home from the hospital. We bought a new one but we didn't get it until after his baptism. He was over a month old when we started using the new camera. He was born at 1pm and we went home the next day late in the afternoon. Here he is in his car seat ready to go home. I loved this car seat but we gave it away after Lamb 2 was done with it and had to buy a new one for Lamb 3.

Brothers-Lamb 1 and 2

I really like this one too!

Lamb 2 on his first birthday

Lamb 2 on his second birthday

We hope you have a special day today!

Short version of Not Me Monday!

I do NOT think I majorly sprained my ankle on Sunday night. I was being very quiet getting Lamb 2's birthday presents out of the room that Lamb 3 was sleeping in. First I took the heavy smaller box out. Then I went for the bigger box. While I was carrying the bigger box I did NOT miss a step on the steps up to our two back rooms. There are 4 steps, NOT 3 steps!
I did NOT yell quietly at Ram to not turn on the light and not worry about me because I was so worried about Lamb 3 waking up! Then I told Ram to put the rest of the presents out and not worry about me. I hobbled out to the computer and started blogging with my foot up.

I also planned exactly how to make Lamb 2's cake. I am the perfect mother with Lamb 2's cake ALL done. (That's right, I have no idea. And now, with a sprained ankle, it should be EASY to make that cake tomorrow morning.)

Lamb 2 gets a little Not me Monday on his birthday too. Of course since Lamb 2 is a boy, he would never want a pink cake with pink frosting. And also since he is a boy, he wouldn't have been the last one to eat at our friend's house last night because he was playing with their dollhouse. And he wouldn't be thrilled because he got to eat pink cake at the funeral yesterday when he thought he had to wait until his birthday.