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Rigdon got his cast off on February 13th. He was happy to have his arm working again. He giggled the whole time they were cutting it off. We even got to keep his tiny cast. It really is kind of cute. I'm sure his future wife will be so pleased to find a place for it someday. They said it could take a few weeks for him to be able to bend or straighten it all the way, he's working on it.
Mason's finger is really healing well. This is 6 weeks after his injury. He will have to have some physical therapy to get it bending again, but at least he still has his finger! Besides we heard a survey on the radio that said girls thought scars were cool. He's pretty cool.

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To continue with our medical theme this year I had a small benign tumor in my neck that had been growing for about 3 years. I went to an ear, nose, and throat doctor at the end of last year who did some tests and decided that it was not anything to worry about but since it was growing we might as well take it out. I agreed since I didn't want it to grow to be the size of a baseball. ( awkward)

So on February 7th I went in to have it removed. Surgery went well. It was the best nap! I felt pretty sick the rest of the day. But I have a wonderful visiting teacher, Annalee who brought dinner and Brownies!
I took some tylenol the next day but felt pretty good. I took a shower and drove myself to the doctor to get the drain taken out. I was a little concerned about it hurting, but I didn't feel a thing. The nurse then proceeded to wrap gauze around my whole neck to cover the cut... Yeah it came off as soon as I thought it was fine.

Our sweet home teachers the Ashcrofts brought dinner in the next night. I felt so loved.
It looked a tiny bit gory at first, but it healed up pretty quick.
It looks even better now! Can't hardly tell it was there.

I'm pretty sure that we have now met our deductables for the year ensuring that we will now be injury free...

HApPy LoVe DaY!

pinewood derby 2012

3,2,1, GO!
This year Mason was the only one participating in the pinewood derby.
HE got a respectable place. 3rd in his den.
He is the blue car heading down the track. We only wished we had realized it ran much faster backward... he did better the last two runs that way. What can you do? It's all for fun.

Good job Mason! Even with his wounded hand!

Her get rich quick plan

Sienna wiggled and wiggled until this front tooth came out.

Then the next day she wiggled and wiggled again until this next tooth came out.
She is currently working on a third tooth. The other top front. She may not be able to bite into food but she sure feels wealthy.

buddies ( not for the feint of heart)

These two are starting us out with a bang, or more like a crunch this year.

On January 7th Mason went with a friend to the gym to help him with a science project. They would be on treadmills and wouldn't take very long.

After they were done there was the incident where a 600 pound tractor tire crushed Mason's hand. They were trying to lift it.

It was hurt pretty bad and he got a ride to the hospital in an ambulance on account of the bone showing. (the pic is coming up, you are warned.)

The plastic surgeon Dr. Goldstein was so nice! He fixed him right up and Mason was one tough kid. He was cleaned out and stitched loosely to see how the skin was going to do.

We went back a few days later and he said it looked great! I didn't think so... He wanted to schedule a skin graft for the next week.

Mason went in for the skin graft the following Monday and was wrapped back up.

Today we got another look at it, and it's coming along.
Then Last Sunday the 15th Gunner was wrestling with Rigdon and somehow he ended up getting his arm bent the wrong way. I wasn't there so I didn't know how bad.

He cried a little then fell asleep. He seemed a little fussy but we thought maybe he strained the muscle or something. Monday he was moving it around and playing. He just didn't want you to touch it.

At preschool he got bumped in the upper arm pretty gently and was very sad so his teachers thought I should take him to get looked at. I had been thinking about it and even scheduled an appointment the day before, then cancelled because he was playing and moving it.

We went Tuesday afternoon, the Dr. sent us for x rays and at 6:15 called to say he indeed had fractured it above the elbow! I said are you serious!!??

Tomorrow he is going to get his cast put on. He still moves it and seems fine. The Dr is quite impressed. He said if he had that injury he would be in his bed moaning. Rig is a tough kid too!
Mason's arm Where they took his skin for the graft. ( sorry it is out of order.)
The injury!
Getting stitched together.
At the hospital, all done.
Wednesday After the skin graft on Monday. The pin sticking out is to keep his finger straight while it heals.

Hopefully we have paid our dues for 2012!

Different and still adorable.

With the end of the year getting closer and a medical savings card about to run out... why do you lose your money if you don't use it?

Ashlynn was the lucky one who got to go see Dr. Petersen.

Andrew is a little shocked that she doesn't seem to be in the agony he was in while he had his braces.

She is still cute though. And being the nice mom that I am, I won't put up the picture of her getting them on with her lips stretched about as far as they could stretch!