8 Months as a Lewman 2.0

On last month's episode we were falling into a new school year and football had begun...so had cold and flu season.  We were lucky enough to experience all of those things ten fold.  Let's start with Delaney since that's why we're all here.

This face.  I love this face.

My sweet D.  Remember those months I was talking about how she never cried?  Those days are long gone.  She is a regular baby now with all the fixings.  She is still the sweetest gal on the block but she's a girl who knows what she wants.  Actually, she knows more of what she doesn't want.  Like getting in her car seat.  It is as if I am trying to stuff her into a suitcase made of thorns - she squeals and really causes a scene while I look around hoping people don't think I am breaking limbs to get her buckled up.  And then moments later she is just fine, looking around to see what the fuss was all about.  I finally got her a mirror for the car, mostly so she can see herself, and everything else around her although I love to shoot a few smiles her way!  Her sister loves to shove her face through the shade on her car seat to either scare her or make her laugh - somehow she manages to do both.  Emmy is a lot like me in that way! Here's a video of Emmy trying to make Delaney laugh...

We spent a good amount of time at the doctor's office this past month.  3 Doctor visits and 1 emergency room visit.  We had flu shots and croup and possibly strep and oh yeah...Hayden broke his leg and needed surgery! It was a wild ride.  And by wild ride I mean emotionally, physically and financially taxing for everyone.  Which Lewman was seeing which doctor and which Lewman was the reason we needed to stay home from work? It was exhausting to watch these little people struggle.  I know it's cold and flu season but we'd like it to be "it's cold outside and open the flu for the fire" season instead.  Too many germs are circling this home!  We appear to be healthy now but I recently heard that a baby will be sick for approximately 2 weeks out of the month...that is A LOT!

And she does yoga.

Probably the biggest accomplishment for Delaney this past month has been her increased ability in mobility!  She's crawling and standing and pulling herself up and then just letting go.  Her daycare seems to think that she's going to be running before she's walking!  She has so much to see and so many friends at daycare that she's got to get moving!  One of her friends continues to bite on Delaney's back which has been a concern but I say it's because she's so delicious.  The little Hannibal has been fixed and no longer bothers D.  The school started talking to me today about when she goes into the toddler room at 12 months and blah blah blah (I zoned out because I realized THAT IS IN 3.5 MONTHS).  How did this happen? My last baby is almost my last toddler?  Insane how long the days are short the years become.  Silver lining there is cost goes down about....$50 a month!  A win is a win.

1st day home from hospital

Speaking of winning.  As I mentioned before, Hayden broke his leg.  He was playing in a football game and was in motion with the ball - then the biggest kid on the other team TOOK.HIM.DOWN.  And snap - compound femur fracture on his right leg.  Jenny hopped in the ambulance with him and we all met at Legacy Randall Childrens Hospital. Surgery the next morning and on crutches two days later.  That was 5 weeks ago and he may possibly be off crutches Friday at his appointment.  So basically, that means no sports until he's recovered (around baseball time).  As much as I would love to have him still playing football and NOT broken his leg, I am really enjoying this period of time where we have no sports on the weekends!  No practice during the weeknights!  Soon the girls will be in their events and life will be in full swing.  But right now...we chill.  Thank you for all of the gifts and support on behalf of Hayden, Jenny, Tye and I.  He's doing great!

Over protective much?!

My Emmaline...boy, is she something.  She has been to a play with Papa and Grandma Lew, Frozen on Ice with Grandma GG, Judi and Mama.  She had an incredible Halloween where she managed to be Anna & Elsa.  Hayden was an injured football player (he managed to walk about 45 minutes on his crutches from house to house - trooper!) Emmy was Frozen and Sweet D was a cabbage patch kid.  She was the cutest in a handmade hair/hat by our friend Bree.  It was absolutely pouring that night so she stayed in and we braved the rain.  Loved how excited Emmy was to go house to house and how she kept hoping the next one would be "the scary one".  Amazing what this year to last year was like!

This right here.  

I am SO, SO, SO looking forward to all the fun things we have ahead.  Holidays, birthdays, football, parties and baby snuggles.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I won't go on to list all the things I am grateful for because I'll save that for it's own blog post, but the one that I will mention is my husband.  THANK YOU for going through all of this with me.  Sometimes it's a breeze, sometimes it's muddy and sometimes it's hard to see where we're going but you are my teammate and I am so grateful for our life.
Love.

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