A Few Tears!

We've had a dramatic weekend at my house! In the midst of getting ready for back to school, Gracie fell at the McDonald's Playground this past Friday and broke her arm. We didn't realize that it was broken initially. I had some warning signs... like I had to climb up in that maze with seriously I don't even know how many kids and bring her down. Still, it wasn't swollen, and so I got her an ice cream and she didn't play the rest of the time we were there.




Adam and I fiddled with it that evening. She was acting fine except for the fact that she was obviously protecting it and not putting any weight on it, but still... around here, you do NOT want to spend Friday night in the ER unless you have to. We decided since it wasn't swollen, and since she could bend it, raise it, etc. we'd see how she was in the morning.



Well by Saturday morning, she was still complaining about it hurting, so I took her in of course. This time I decided to go to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. I've been to the Pediatric ER at Kennestone, and it was a nightmare!! Will never go there again! We've used our local Cherokee Northside Hospital, but since this wasn't a life-threatening emergency, I decided to do the extra drive down to what is supposed to be one of the best children's facilities in the country. I swear... I will NEVER go anywhere else! They were amazing! Free valet parking, almost directly to our room, we saw the Dr., got an x-ray, was put in a full-arm cast, and sent home with a new balloon, Popsicle, and a new purple hospital gown all in less than an hour and a half! Amazing!!
*This is Gracie post-ER visit! She LOVES that purple hospital gown by the way, and think's it's cool that it has no back! She's worn it to bed every night since our visit! :) I figure... whatever makes her feel better! :)


Sunday morning I woke up with chest congestion. For whatever reason it's like pretty typical for me to be sick in the first few weeks of August. But since it wasn't that bad, I went ahead with my light workouts as planned. Saturday was a KILLER repeat brick!! So I was SUPER excited to be hanging out in zone 1 that day! But after finishing an almost hour run and then hopping on the bike for an hour... my chest started hurting from breathing in all of the crazy HOT air. So I cut my ride a little short and headed home to a birthday party.
*Gracie and her BFF Taylor! This was taken pre-broken arm a few weeks ago! This is what they do together. Guess what we bought Taylor for her birthday!


It was for Gracie's BFF, Taylor! She takes gymnastics, so it was at her gymnastics studio. Everyone had so much fun! Even some of us silly adults got involved, and before I knew it me and several of my neighbors were swinging on the poles and what not! I took tumbling in high school and Brandi did as well, so we start goofing off on the mat. I ask one of the coaches there to spot me in a couple of back handsprings, and immediately started having fun again! Skeptical at first as to whether or not I could still do this on my own after 15 years, she convinced me I was doing them on my own already. So of course... I start doing some, and I guess I got tired because on my last one... I missed the turn-over of my legs and landed right on my face! Thankfully I didn't break my nose! It is really sore and all scratched up! :) Sometimes I amaze myself as to how stupid I can be! But it was fun while it lasted! However, no more back handsprings until after November 9th!!



Finally, today my baby went off to Kindergarten for her very first day of real school. He was excited, and so super sweet getting ready! Of course, the whole family went to walk him into his class, except for Rocky of course! I explained to him again how he was going to be riding the bus home and I'd meet him there at the bus stop. I also reminded him he had ice cream money in his book bag! He and his BFF, Bella sit almost right next to each other! He of course did not shed any tears, but I almost did. Not out of sadness as much as out of excitement for him! And even though he's been driving me crazy lately because he's been bored, I miss him SOOO much today! It is so weird being here at the house with Gracie and knowing he won't be here until 3pm!! But he's great, and I know he'll have a great day, and I'm really proud of him!

*This is Cooper and Gracie while we're waiting to go to our Teacher's Classroom. NO... Gracie did not start school today, nor will she be attending that school this year, but she wanted to come and bring her new backpack too. I figured, why not!

*Cooper at his new seat! Can you tell he got a haircut for the first day of school!

*This is Cooper and his BFF, Bella! She lives right next door to us and is also luckily in Cooper's class. Kind of amazing considering there are 12 kindergarten classrooms!

So that's the wrap to our weekend! Me and my Gracie girl have some little plans this week to spend some Girl time together. But no pool time! It's a good thing she's got 2 more weeks until school!

I hope everyone has a great day!
K