Oh, hey there! It’s been a little while since an ACTUAL blog post (non-sale-related!) and honestly it feels GOOD to be back! But I feel like there’s so much to catch up on! We had QUITE the week last week, let me tell you. If you follow along on Instagram, then you already know: we ended up in the ER on Monday morning, and then had a whirlwind week of busyness. Let’s start at the top, shall we?…
So, last monday did not go as planned… Sophie was on a toy car on Sunday, while Zack and I were gone in San Francisco for a friend’s surprise birthday, and she fell off of it smack into the corner of our deck, falling right on her sweet face. It was swollen but not bad, so she went to bed fine and didn’t seem upset or in pain. Monday morning, I went in to get her and the whole right side of her face was swollen, her eye nearly swollen shut. I can’t even tell you how I felt- panic struck. I was running around, trying to think straight, and get what we needed in order to head to the hospital. Thank God for our sweet neighbor, Ashley, who came over right away to bring Sam to school (seriously, what would we have done without her!!!), and Zack and I took Sophie to the ER. We waited all day for a CT scan, and finally learned that there were no broken bones, her brain was perfect and not at all affected, and everything was beautiful and just as it should be- just a whole lot of swelling and a bad black eye and bruising. Praise Jesus- He has her in the palm of His hands! She was her normal sweet self, chatting to everyone the whole day. It was rough, but finally we were home by 7pm. She is such a strong and brave little girl! I am so proud of her. All of the nurses and doctors were so amazing, we are so blessed! And goodness, it could have been so much worse- Sophie’s got some angels watching over her, that’s for sure!
So the rest of the week was spent recovering, watching LOTS of cartoons and basically Sophie getting whatever she wanted. ;) The life, right?
And then Thanksgiving came. And we did the usual traditions: watched the parade followed by the dog show, I made my specialty: brussels sprouts, we snuggled on the couch and soaked in the official beginning of the holiday season. Then we went to two celebrations (my aunt’s house at 3 and Zack’s aunt’s house at 6) and came home, put the kids to bed and watched Christmas Vacation (one of my favorite traditions!) while working on Black Friday stuff! It was a long, full, exhausting day. And it was beautiful.
And this week, we are finally, finally, FINALLY getting back into some sort of normalcy. Gosh, I never realize how much I strive on routine until I’m completely thrown off of it! I’m back on track with working out each morning in the park with Stroller Strides, play dates with Sophie, Sam back at school (he was SO excited to be back!! I love how much he loves his preschool!) and healthy eating! Good to be back. ;)
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, friends!! I’m so thankful for a lot, but one of those things is all of my readers- YOU!- for supporting me and my family! It means the world.
xo
Happy Holiday Season! These toddlers keep us on our toes. Thankfully my 2 year old hasn’t had a trip to the Er… yet, but I’m sure it’s in our future and only a matter of time. You must have been so scared. So glad she is ok!
Our thanksgiving was spent, just the four of us, at home. We had baby #2 on the 13th and I wasn’t ready to be around a ton of people yet. It was so quiet and nice (as quiet as having a newborn and a toddler can be lol).
Thank you for all the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals!! I bought many that you posted ????????
It was terrifying, but thank God everything is fine!! Your Thanksgiving sounds like it was perfect!! Congrats on your sweet baby!!!! Ahhh so exciting! :) And I know all too well the craziness of a toddler and a newborn. YOU’VE GOT THIS, mama! <3 Sending you lots of love! And lots of snuggles with that sweet babe.
xo
thank goodness sophie is okay!! my adrenaline spiked just reading your post – i can’t imagine how you felt! it’s so terrifying having kids, isn’t it?!?!!
i too enjoyed your shopping posts and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the gifts i ordered (and maaaaybe that anthro scarf for myself…????)
I KNOW, those kids really keep us on our toes, don’t they?! And I’m SO happy to hear that you enjoyed my shopping posts!! YAY! There are more to come! :) Thank you so much for supporting us, too! It means so much. And girl, I totally got the scarf for myself too. ;)
xo
speaking of supporting you, i always wonder – if i add something to my cart (eg, anthro scarf) and then go back and buy it later along with some other things, do you still get credit for it? i tend to be a cart hoarder but i use blogger’s suggestions a lot and i always wonder if i am doing it “incorrectly” with regard to the affiliate links. i hope this isn’t tacky to ask in the comments, i just want to make sure credit is given where it’s due. thanks :)
Hey girl! First of all, this is not tacky at all!!! :) You are so sweet to want to help us out! Seriously, you are awesome. So basically, the way affiliate links work, whoever gets the last click, gets the commission. So if you saw some things on my blog and added them to your cart and then saw something on another blog later and clicked through, the other blogger would get all of the commission. Also, you don’t have to buy the exact things linked for me to get credit, as long as you got to the website through my blog. I hope this makes sense! Thanks so much for being so supportive and just an awesome reader- it means the world to me!!
xo
ooooh thanks for explaining. this is actually great news cause i always cart hoard until i have a big cart of stuff and then buy all at once – and i don’t think i have any store overlap across blogs. this means (drumroll)… all my fave bloggers are getting their due commission PLUS a bunch of extra $$ due to my hoarding. ha! merry christmas katiedidwhat! buy yourself something nice ;)
p.s. i have a cuddle and kind doll sitting in my nordstrom cart right now that i am seriously considering for myself ????thanks for the tip!
So glad to hear Sophie is okay! Those moments are so scary. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thank you!!! I know, thank God, everything was okay! :)
xo
Thanks to God your brave child has no injuries in that small accident. He is the almighty, God bless Sophie and your family.