Simms & Stitches

Oh what a day we had Friday afternoon! Simms and Minnie (my mom) took a little tumble down some brick steps. My mom came back in the house with her thinking all was fine because she saw no blood on Simms' face, however, Sissy and I noticed huge stains of blood on her shoulder. Once we all looked, we found that her ear had pretty much been gashed open. WIDE OPEN. LOTS OF BLOOD. MY BABY. It wasn't a fun place to be. Mama kept Bennett while Sissy and I loaded Simms up to head to the emergency room. She really seemed ok and several times I thought about turning around and just cleaning it up myself. I am glad I didn't. The ER experience wasn't THAT bad. We did have to wait, as is expected, but we at least did most of our waiting in our own ER room. I just let Simms go to town and color the sheets on the hospital bed with pens from my purse. When the doctor told me she would need to be sedated in order to have the ear cleaned to determine if stitches were needed, I almost lost it. I did NOT want her put to sleep. His nurse kindly explained he meant concious sedation, and it really was the best thing as it allowed them to clean it very well, and then of course she ended up needing stitches and dermabond. So I was definetly glad she wasn't awake for that. Or the 3 shots in her ear. It was a rough 4 hours and I was so glad that Dru got there right as she was falling into that deep sleep. I didn't like seeing her that way. I only had one major breakdown and that was in the bathroom alone imagining her conciously sedated. Dru was incredible and so calm and you can thank him for the pictures you are about to see. I am so thankful that the Lord was protecting Simms and my mom because it truly could have been A LOT worse. We waited about 2 hours for her to come out of the sleep and then she was fine! We still went to the lake with my family and had a great weekend. The fun part comes later this week when we have to go and get the stitches out!
**Don't look if you have a weak stomach**

Getting sewn up

Almost done

Finished and she never knew what had been happening!

Good as new today and the swelling is almost gone!

And Happy Father's Day! I am so THANKFUL Simms has Dru as a Daddy. His heart is full of love for her and it is the most precious thing in the world to me. They both are!

Busy & Lazy

First of all, thank you for all your sweet messages about our newest blessing! We are thrilled! Since that last post ALMOST 2 WEEKS AGO, we have either been really busy or very lazy! Sums up summer perfectly!

These pictures are from today, and are how we normally spend every afternoon after lunch and before nap time. Simms has so much fun in her pool and with the hose pipe and goes down so easily for her nap. Although that good nap is interfering with her wanting to go to sleep at night, so it may not be worth it! It is summer though, so maybe it's OK if she stays up a little later!

I have been feeling great and most days am so busy with Simms that I have to remind myself I'm pregnant. I haven't been sick, just really tired. I'll be 11 weeks on Friday. I had a doctors appointment earlier this week and all seems well. She did say it was too early to listen for the heartbeat with the Doppler, BUT, little does she know I am ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE and have rented my own. SO...we were able to hear it at 9w3d. Of course it is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. I have to do it another room than Simms though because for some reason she is terrified of the Doppler and the noises it makes. It is usually in the high 160's. Any guesses? We are just so excited and thankful for this baby and for Simms to have a sibling (or we'll just go ahead and say sister, since that's what we both think).

Speaking of babies, last night Dru and I drove over to Opelika to meet sweet Merrill Huddleston who was born Monday. She is just precious. While we were there I was able to indulge in a pregnancy craving- Cock of the Walk. Yum Yum Yum!!

We are headed to the lake again this weekend. Dru's parents have been out West for the month but have been sweet enough to still let us have access to the house and boats. We are taking my parents up with us this weekend, and Sissy and Drew and of course Bennett also. It should be fun!

Simms is keeping us BUSY BUSY these days. She is into everything and wanting to climb anything she sees! And she is fearless when it comes to water. Oh the fun it is though. I know we'll never get these days back so I just try to soak it all in! Poor thing is also cutting 3 molars at the same time. She is still enjoying her summer though!

Sweet Simms...

has BIG news! She is going to be a BIG SISTER! We are beyond thrilled that we are expecting a baby that is due in early January.

We found out the day Simms turned 18 months, May 1. It has been so much fun having this secret that only we knew.

We told our families last weekend and they are excited too! I am 9 weeks today. We saw our sweet baby and its heartbeat which we were so thankful for!

We ask for your prayers for a healthy baby and pregnancy. We of course already have a feeling it is another girl, which is perfectly fine with us!

Simms is going to be the BEST big sister!

19 months

Simms was 19 months old yesterday! She spent the evening doing what she loves to do most, riding horses with Daddy! These have been fun days at our house. I love this age. She communicates with us so much now, and being able to tell what she is saying or wanting makes things a lot easier! You can ask her now, "Are you ok?" and she will respond with, "I'm fine." Then we say, "Are you sure?" and she'll say, "I'm sure." So clearly. It is hilarious! She is so loving right now, and will FINALLY hug and kiss us when we ask. She used to only do it when she was willing! Her eating habits are fabulous now and that is a blessing considering she has 4 molars trying to come in. Ouch! I am definitely seeing the tantrums come out, and those can make for some long afternoons. It seems she gets her fussiest in the time after her nap until Dru gets home. While I'm trying to cook. Fun. That is why we usually are running to meet him in the driveway. She may have fits, but she's still as sweet as honey and we love her SO, SO much!

These pictures were taken this morning on the new swing set that Daddy lovingly bought and put together for her. This swing set comes totally unassembled. In 2 boxes. Nothing is already pieced together.

It was a lot of work, but Daddy is the best! Our photo session was abruptly halted when I noticed a HUGE snake in our yard. I chased it around like a nut until Dru could get home and kill it. I didn't want to loose it and let it get away. Luckily he and a friend from work rushed home and killed it. What a morning!

I had some great pictures from the lake but that camera died! We're going back this weekend so hopefully I'll get some of our little fish in the water! Happy 19 months sweet little girl!