First Stitches

With as "graceful" as Miss Avery is, I'm truly surprised it took her this long to get her first stitches.  We were at Nana & Poppy's house and I was getting ready to give A a bath.  She was undressing herself and as she pulled her shorts down, she stumbled and smacked her chin right on the edge of the bathtub.  She immediately started screaming and I thought she hit her mouth...as I was trying to look in her mouth, I noticed the blood pouring from the underside of her chin.  She had a clean split that was bleeding pretty good.  She calmed down and then really acted pretty normal.  After cleaning it up and getting a good look, I felt like she might need a butterfly bandage or maybe some glue on it.  So Nana and I loaded her up and took her to the Urgent Care clinic at Har-Ber Meadows.  We were the only people there (thank goodness!) and so we got right in to see the doc.  He was FABULOUS with her.  After checking it out, he told us he felt the best action would be a few stitches...he said due to the location of it (right on the bone), that the butterfly bandages won't stay on and the glue tends not to hold.  So after mummy wrapping her in a bed sheet (pure torture!), I had to pretty much lay on top of her to hold her body still, while Nana held her shoulders and the nurse held her head still--she screamed bloody murder the ENTIRE time and was completely wet with sweat (as we all were) when it was all said and done.  Somehow, the doc got 3 stitches in and he did a fantastic job on them.  Nana, Avery, and I were all worn out when the experience was over.  Hopefully no more stitches for a LONG WHILE!!

April Phone Dump

Farmer Avery

Avery LOVES helping Nana & Poppy in their garden:

BIG news for Daddy and our Family

In February, an opportunity came about for John to interview for a new job with a new company.  The job would mean a move for our family, but it was a great opportunity for John and his career.  He interviewed in late February, but the company moved slowly with hiring anyone, so we didn't hear anything for several weeks.  During that time, we discussed pros/cons and said many, many prayers that we would make the decision that was right for our family and in God's will.  In mid-March, he was offered the position and now we are making plans to move our family back to northwest Arkansas.  We are very excited about the opportunity to move "back home" knowing that we will be so close to our families.  I'm very grateful for the chance for Avery to grow up so close to her grandparents, aunts, uncles, & cousins.  However, I'm heartbroken at the thought of leaving what has become our "new home"...Little Rock has been our home for 10 years now and we have strong ties here.  I have made deep and meaningful friendships here with a group of women that I LOVE like family.  They feed my soul with their laughter, words, sweet spirits, kindness, selflessness, and love for me and my family.  I am already grieving for what I will be leaving here in Little Rock, but I know that friendships like this don't end just because the physical distance between us will be greater.  We will all miss Little Rock A LOT, but we are looking forward to what the future holds for us in NWA!     

Easter 2012

The Easter bunny came by to visit Avery and left her some fun goodies, then we all went to church and celebrated the TRUE meaning of Easter--Our Risen Savior!

IBC Easter Egg Hunt 2012

We attended our 3rd IBC Egg hunt the Saturday before Easter.  Avery was all over the eggs this year and LOVED running to find them and put them in her basket! After the hunt, we stayed with tradition, and went to Chili's for lunch with our friends :)

Easter Cookies & Pretty Eggs

Easter cookies made by Mama and Avery:

Egg dyeing fun with Daddy: