What's going on

Lets see- in early September, I had surgery on my left shoulder. Part of the bone in my shoulder had grown kind of a hook so I had lost some mobility and had pain from it- so they went in and shaved off the bone- fun stuff! It really wasn't too bad, but sucked not being able to do anything for at least a week. Jim was mean and went back to work after just a couple of days. Thankfully Ethan had a long weekend break for Labor Day so he took good care of me- which included laundry, dishes, dressing Sloane and changing her diapers, and even getting me dressed, aka-putting my bra on for me- poor kid! But he didn't even complain once, he loves helping out. Now I am going to physical therapy. I am not doing as well as the doctor had hoped, so hopefully the PT will pay off soon!

Ethan is doing SUPER in school this year! We are so proud of him. He is also doing soccer- we have had a slow season though because of all the rain.

Cameron is loving preschool- he goes 3x a week. He also has speech once a week and he is doing pretty good with that too. He still has some sounds that he can't do very well but he is trying. He went to the cardiologist for his annual checkup the other day- he is still doing great!

Sloane is good too. I thought she would have a hard time adjusting to the boys being at school but she has done well. She has become daddy's little girl lately- if he is home, he HAS to hold her. She can't seem to get enough of him. She still doesn't sleep through the night most nights- I sure wish she would though! Sloane loves to help me clean up. It's so nice- too bad I know it won't last! She had her 18month checkup the other day and she was 22 lbs, 11oz, and 33 inches long.

Jim is busy- he is working an outage right now- which means he is not really home for about a month- ugh! He will also be starting lisence class in january (he is hoping) which means LOTS of studying and being at work. He is looking forward to it though!

Poor old dog

For over a month now, Bagel has had some bladder problems, mostly at night. Fun thing is she sleeps in our bed! We tried medication but it didn't work. When I took her back to the doctor they figured out she is in kidney failure. She is 14 so it really isn't a huge surprise but still sad. It isn't super bad yet, but that could change quickly- so we just have to wait and watch. Looks like there won't be any travel for us for awhile because she cant be put in a kennel nor travel with us- too stressful. Sloane is really really attached to Bagel and oddly enough- Bagel doesn't mind. She has never liked kids before but she definately lets Sloane poke and prod her more than she ever let anyone else!

Ethan now likes his head to be shaved, so I game him a mohawk real quick before shaving it ALL off.

Sloane spending some time with her daddy.

Yum!

trike-a-thon

Cameron did a trike-a-thon at school. They rode their bikes for 30 minutes straight, and let me tell you- poor little guy had some tired legs afterward!

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Sloane

Just some recent Sloane pictures!She is still cute when naked :) Here is Sloane putting her shorts on- she got them most of the way on (couldn't get them over her butt) and she put her legs in the right holes and everything! This was all in an attempt to keep me from putting a diaper on her.

Riding a trike just like her big brother!