My "cutie pie" smiling for the camera.
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Kinley sitting up so straight.11-21-11
Kinley showing off her Thanksgiving wear.
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Can't forget the turkey on the bum!
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Uncle Andy came to Vegas for Thanksgiving. Kinley is in love :).11-24-11
Colton loves "Uncle Andy" and likes to call him "silly Andy." Kinley is clearly impressed with "silly Andy" as well.11-24-11
Colton is ready for Thanksgiving!
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We had a wonderful, relaxed Thanksgiving with some very yummy food. We were also so excited to have Andrew join us.
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THE GAME CHANGER
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THE GAME CHANGER
I had planned to do some Christmas shopping on Friday morning and then get all of our Christmas decorations put up. Eric and Andrew took Colton and went to the Valley of Fire state park, which is about an hour away, so I could accomplish this. I had put up a bunch of stuff and went to put some garland up around our kitchen window. I was standing up on the counter (which I've done countless times) to do this and as I went to jump down, I wobbled and my right leg hit the island, pushing it backwards. I heard it snap and knew instantly that I had broken my right leg. I sat on the floor, shocked, not knowing what to do. I had put Kinley down in her bed two hours earlier for a nap and prayed that she continued to sleep until Eric came home.
Luckily, our home phone was on the counter just above me, but unfortunately it was out of my reach. I was in incredible pain, but knew that somehow, some way, I needed to get to that phone. I started to throw objects at it to get it loose. Finally, after several tries, I finally got it loose and called Eric. They had just sat down to dinner, about 30 miles away. He instantly got in the car and rushed home. In the meantime, I sat on a hard, cold floor, praying that Kinley continued to sleep (she usually doesn't take longer than a 2 hour nap) and listened intently to her monitor, which was on the island and out of my reach. Eric continued to call me and check in on me and when he was only a few minutes away I called 911. I couldn't call before that due to all of the doors being locked and I didn't want any doors broken down :).
Andrew dropped off Eric and drove around with Colton. Colton is very tender-hearted towards me and would've freaked out had he seen me on the floor with the paramedics. Once at the hospital, x-rays were taken and we found out that I have two breaks in my right leg. One in the fibula and one in the tibula, up towards the knee cap. Due to the break and where it's located, surgery is needed and scheduled for Dec. 6. For right now and the near future, my life consists of sitting, sleeping, eating in a recliner 24 hours a day with a full leg brace. I am off work until at least January and will not be able to drive for at least two months. So when I said this week was a game changer for our family, you can now see why. I cannot express in words how much I love and appreciate Eric for all of his love and support during this trial. He is not only Daddy to our kids but has also become Mr. Mom. I am also so grateful to our families who are all making plans to come here and help, starting with my Dad and Ruby who are here with us now. More updates to come on this interesting, long journey....wish us luck!
And this is my life....full leg brace with ice constantly on my knee. Hey, at least I got a nice pedicure a few days before :). Also, notice the X on my foot? It's there just to make sure that they knew which leg was injured!!Video Kinley talking
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