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It was a very busy day overall with less breaks in it than I had expected. MaryAlice and Roy came up as they had been invited to story time by MaryVic. William rode along unaware of all that the day had in store for him…

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Everything is pretty much status quo for the Franklin Nicholsons. We went to Toddler Time on Monday. MaryVic and William had a good time. A very kind mother assisted MaryVic with the craft while I took William for a diaper change. He was loved getting to glue but I got the bottle away before he became too enthusiastic.

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Took William back to Vanderbilt for his second appointment this afternoon. We didn’t get in and out like we did last time, but it is still quite good, and a heck of a lot better than the walk in clinic that we thought we were going to originally.

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We got up and he got his Wubbzy fix while I changed his diaper. I got sister up to get her ready for school. She was clinging to me, “I don’t want to go to school!” Well, lets put on your clothes in case you change your mind. And so we got her loaded up, protesting all the way. She calmed down some once she had her blankie, a flower for Mrs. Nita and strawberry fruit chews. According to Greg she was fine until she saw me waving and then pouted all the rest of the way.

William and I had breakfast and then he sat in a baby vibrating chair while I showered. He was really good. We came downstairs and did tummy time. Played cars, ball and blocks until Daddy came home for lunch. We had lunch and loaded up for the follow-up trip to the doctor.

The doctor visit went quicker than we thought. We were in and out of x-rays and talking to the doctor in 15 minutes. Everything looks to be going well. The bone still is obviously broken in the x-ray but together and the doctor was very pleased with how it looked. He told us that the next visit would be the one that decided if the cast needed to be adjusted or a new one applied, etcetera. He did say if things stay the same, it is highly unlikely they will do anything to the cast.

Then he started talking more about after the cast comes off. Greg and I have slightly differing perspectives on the discussion but it doesn’t matter because we can ask more next week and however it long it takes William to recover, it will take that long. I had been thinking that he might be up and around in 2-3 weeks, walking again. I guess I also thought the healing process would alleviate any limp too. I was a little taken aback when the doctor said 6 weeks or longer to walk again, talking about rolling, crawling and pulling up. And yet again, when he said there would be a pronounced limp but it would alleviate over time with his normal growth rate to next to nothing.

I guess I was being overly optimistic about things and got a reality check. Greg thinks William could still walk again in 2-3 weeks and the limp will be gone in just a couple of baby growth spurts. Ah well, mothers worry…and this one will look for more on the web about it.

We took William to Home Depot afterwards and looked at ceiling fans with lights. William is in favor of replacing the bonus room fan with the earth light and fan with rockets. I’m afraid we’ll be going with something a bit duller

We went to daycare and picked up MaryVic who had a good time at school. Mrs. Kathy came out to see William. She reminded me that gymnastics is on Thursdays and dance on Mondays. MaryVic is only signed up for gymnastics but sometimes attends dance on Mondays to make up for missing a gymnastics class. She said they are making a huge card for William. The kids are putting their footprints on it so it was currently drying. Apparently a major production, toddlers with paint on their feet, and now that I think about it, a little ironic? Sweet thoughtfulness though. She said they pray for him at daycare at breakfast and lunch.

I got an email from Nashville Parent while waiting for Greg to get MaryVic. Seems I won the February drawing and we have two weeks to come pick up our dvds, Charlie Brown’s Valentine and a Bob the Builder dvd. I had to laugh when Greg joked I should have bought a lottery ticket. I think this may be one of the few drawings I’ve even won.

William fell asleep on the way home. We were home for just a little bit then loaded up again to go to Costco and then our favorite Tuesday night hangout, Chik-Fil-A. The kids had a blast. The balloon guy made William a super duper Mickey balloon hat that he loved and MaryVic got a dolphin. MaryVic played in the playground and danced and sang. She even dragged Daddy up there to dance with her. She really got into the music and all this time, letting her ice cream melt until it was tossed. William wiggled and danced along to the music too. We took tons of pictures with our iphones so we’ll have to see how they turned out.

You would think the kids would have been tired through and through but no… We finally got William down and I had to go snuggle MaryVic. Finally both of them were asleep for the moment if not the duration.

Monday was a pretty full day. We’ve talked to a pretty large number of people, including the Daycare. I’ll put that discussion in a separate post later after we’ve had time to digest everything.

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Ah, Friday night. A long week, trip to Mexico through a monsoon season delay ridden Houston, but it’s finally FRIDAY!

So, let’s spend Friday Night at …. The Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital’s Operating Room!

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Saturday brought Jeff and I some interesting cricks from sleeping on a sub-twin slide out couch bed. All things said, it was still much better than the instrument of torture that Williamson Medical put me through during the births.

But who cares about us? It’s all about William. And rightly so.

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We arrive at Vanderbilt. I pull up to the emergency room entrance, and let Jeff get out and pull William out. He had slept the entire way up, so this wasn’t exactly welcome from his standpoint.

Jeff takes him inside the Emergency room while I race into the adjoining parking garage. They tell me later that I should have left the van outside and let the valets take care of it. I didn’t see any, and didn’t know about it then, but it all works out. By the time I find a spot and get back to the ER, Jeff is in a wheelchair with William in her arms about to be rolled back.

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