Graceful, Leah Grace

Sunday evening turned out to be a pretty hectic one. I always tease Leah that it's a good thing her middle name is Grace, because she is one of the least graceful ballerinas ever. That said, Brittani and my niece Tynli came by. She was telling me of the errands she had to run. Bobby was holding Tynli, who had fallen asleep, so I told her just to leave her and go run them. About five minutes after she leaves, she gets this call from me:

"Brittani! Leah fell. You need to come get Tynli. I think she broke her nose." Click.

I hung up because I was in a hurry throwing my clothes on, in a rush to rush Leah to the doctor. Yep, she fell and smacked her nose across a metal tin box. Right across the bridge. Immediate swelling and blood follow. We are pretty sure it's broke.

Brittani and my brother arrive. I tell them to buckle Tynli, I am throwing the stuff in the diaper bag. They leave in a hurry. We leave in a hurry. Leah is hysterical.

Less than a minute after pulling out of the driveway I get a call from my brother.

"Where should we take Tynli, to urgent care?"

I'm confused. I ask why they would take her. He says, "Because you said you think she broke her nose!"

I play back the conversation. Oh yeah, it DID kind of sound like that. But I mean their baby was asleep. Not crying. Dane said he thought she may have got knocked out from the fall. Leah was crying when they got there. Dane said he thought she was crying because she hurt Tynli.  We all laugh. I'm sure they are relived that it wasn't their 4 month old. They still felt bad for Leah, but as brand new parents I'm sure they were scared out of their minds! It is funny to tell the story now...can you imagine if they showed up to emergency with a sleeping baby saying she broke her nose. They either would have looked so stupid or the doctor's would have had to figure it out!

We get to urgent care and see it is packed. People are puking everywhere. Not fun! They finally call us back to the nurse. This is a sike out. They call you back to get your vitals and then send you back to the waiting room to wait for all time and eternity to see a doctor. I know the trick.

We get to see the nurse and ask how long the wait is, because there are some REALLY sick people out there and we are not sick and don't want to be. She tells me that there is a 2 1/2 hour wait, which probably means 4. Then she tells me honestly that there is nothing they can do even if it is broken due to the swelling. So if we waited, they would have just touched it and put a flashlight up it and sent her home to come back tomorrow.

OK, good bye then. We will be back tomorrow and not sit in other people's throw-up air.

We went back the next day. They x-rayed it. To our surprise, not broken!! Which is awesome because I didn't want to deal with them setting it or with her having a crooked nose forever. Just bruised, thank GOD!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Our baseball season is in full swing! This year is so different from last. The skill level is much higher and it is way harder for the kids. Now they have to analyze pitches, which is extremely difficult when the kids are pitching. In years before, every pitch the coaches threw at them was "hit able." Plus, they can get thrown out on base now, they can steal bases, they can strike out, you know, "real" baseball. The games are WAY more exciting to watch now. Bobby and his good friend David are coaching. They are such fun coaches to the kids. I am so proud of how they treat the kids, and trust me, not all coaches are fun. We've played against some that I swear thought the little league game was the world series. We also got to be the Dodgers this year, which is awesome for us because we have so much fan apparel. The funny thing is though, we have played other leagues who also have the Dodgers. It's hilarious when it's Dodgers vs. Dodgers.

I always assumed Bryce would play 2nd base, like Bobby, but he is choosing his own path and is playing catcher!! He is quite good behind the plate. It is so much work to catch at this age. He gets up and down over 100 times during the game. He looks adorable in his catcher's gear. I think he likes it so much because there is a lot of action at the plate. He caught a foul ball to get someone out! I went CRAZY! How friggin' awesome is that to watch?!

The skill level is improving, the kids are getting better with each game and it is so fun to go and watch every Tuesday and Saturday. We also got really lucky with our parents this year. They are so involved and so supportive of their kids. We even cheer when the other team does well, because you can't help but be excited when these little guys make a great play or hit the crap out of the ball. Bryce has a huge fan following between the grandparents and great grandparents, even Tynli has been out to cheer Bryce on. Leah loves going to the field too. There are a couple other little sisters that come out and she plays and play and plays. Her favorite part is the snack bar. I have to accept that snack bar food is part of our diets now. She usually talks one of the grandparents into getting her something sweet!

Last year, I made the most awesome banner and we lost the competition because they said it wasn't "homemade." Mostly it was handmade, but it looked so awesome they probably had to disqualify us because it looked too good! This year, we had another awesome banner. I mean we cut baseballs in half and had the kids sign the ball. It really was cute. And guess what?

We lost! To a banner that resembled my idea from the year before, but had more of a handmade look. I will win it one of these years! We get so many compliments on our banner though, and the kids love it, so that is good enough for me...kinda!

We are pretty busy with this season and having a ball!