All about Sammy!

Sam was tagged by Maria and so here are 5 things that you may or may not know about my Sammy!

1) Sam was our little miracle baby. After years of infertility, we tried in-vitro. Our first attempt ended in a miscarriage and 6 months later we decided to try again with a frozen cycle. I first thought I had miscarried again but went in for an ultrasound and saw his strong heartbeat!! He has been an amazing blessing ever since!

2) Sam is a tomato freak! He loves tomatoes, he eats them just like apples. His grandpas had to watch out in their gardens because he would go pick them and eat em.

3) Sam is a mommas boy! If I am sad or crying he will touch my cheek and say Mom? K? Sam always makes me feel better! He is a little tender heart. He also has to stroke my hair anytime he feels scared or nervous. I think he just likes to know I am there. We have a special bond....

4) Sam loves to sleep, he has slept through the night since he was 5 weeks old. He always took naps good for me too. If he doesnt get a nap, Watch Out!! Until recently he has always slept in his crib too! I made him have the bad habit of sleeping with me. Now he wont get in his crib at all. Sorry Clint

5) Sam LOVES all his cousins. He loves to chase them around and just be with them. He really likes to do what the big kids are doing. Although he does not like to share his favorite Buzz Lightyear toys....He gets excited anytime we tell him they are coming over or we are going to see them. We often use it as a bribe.

Sam is such a wonderful little boy! He makes me laugh and smile everyday! He is so full of energy and loves to play & explore. Plus, he is so stinkin cute! I love kissin that boy and squishin his bum!!! We are so grateful to be his parents!

I tag Brogan G, Wyatt R, Kobe N, and Ryker C.

A Beautiful Fall day!

Sunday after church, all the kids were outside playing in the leaves. Sam thought it was hilarious!! It was such a nice day, I wish it would last like this until Christmas!
This picture cracks me up! These two are quite the pair. They are always making sure the other is well taken care of. Sam has to have Canon with him all the time, if he isnt then he is asking where he is. They also get into some trouble together. One night, they were found in the bathroom fishing. One had the plunger and the other had the toliet brush. There was toliet paper and water everywhere!! It was naughty and gross, but ya couldnt help but laugh at them. I wish I had a picture of it.
Connor,Sam and Kenna. They are so cute with Sam. He loves having them around. I guess it "might" be time for him to have a brother or sister!

This Is The Place!!

Saturday we decided to go to the zoo! When we got there, it was CRAZY busy! So we decided to go to This is the Place monument. The little houses and buildings are closed up for winter, but they have a train that takes you through the "haunted village". It was actually really fun, Sam loved the train ride. After that we decided to go to trolley square and eat a Rodizio Grill....Oh my gosh! It is so yummy! They bring out all kinds of meat to your table and they have a big salad bar area too....Clint was in meat heaven! Sam slept the whole time, so it was like we were on a date! Which was kinda nice!

It was such an amazing feeling standing where Brigham Young stood do many years ago and looking down on the valley.

I have really been interested in Jospeh Smith and Emma Smith lately. Stephaine did an amazing lesson in R.S a couple weeks ago and I just found myself relating. He was such a wonderful man, I am so thankful for everything he went through and endured!

Im so glad when Daddy comes home!

Painting those Pumpkins!!

We decided Sam could paint a pumpkin better than he could carve one! I think it was more fun and actually less messy! We all made masterpieces!

One handed Piccasso!

Clint was quite the little perfectionist!

Carson,Kayla and Canon came and helped paint some pumpkins too! We had grandma come out and make a fire too! We ended up having quite the little party that night! It was lots of fun!!!

The end results...L to R Clint's(devil), Canon's, Mine(frankie), Sam's, Kayla's(princess) and Carson's(wolf)

Pickin' Some Pumpkins

Last weekend we went to Black Island farm for some fun fall festivities! I love doing the hayride and picking out our pumpkins! It is our little family tradition. This farm was way fun because they had all kinds of stuff to do.......

We thought Sam would be afraid of the slides, but I guess only little small ones scare him! He loved going down the slides and climbing up the hay! Having a broken bone doesnt slow this boy down!!!

He led us through the corn maze....

Clint lassoed (sp?) up some cattle. He actually did a good job at it, I was impressed.

Sam found his pumpkin!

Wrong Diagnosis?!?

So...... Sam had his follow up appointment on Tuesday with an Orthopedic surgeon, Dr S at Tanner clinic. (keep in mind, he is a specialized bone dr.) Well, they were booked full, so she said if I could come right away we could be squeezed in. We arrived at 10 am and did not see the Dr until 12:30. Thank goodness Debbie was there to keep both me and Sam sane..... Anyways, not only did we wait long, but the visit with the dr was 2 minutes, Im not kidding. He turned the light off to show us the x-ray and that scared Sam so he started to cry. This is what Dr S said and I quote..."turn that light back on, I hate screaming children!" Me and Debbie just looked at each other like....ok?!? The x-ray that they did in the office was just one view and was a chore to get. The rad tech said to a screaming 2 yr old...Just stand there real still.... Yeah ok, ya idiot!
Anyways, the dr said it is a broken humerus, just like what the ER said, and to keep the same sling on for 3 weeks and then come back. He DID NOT EVEN TOUCH Sam or take his sling off. He barely even looked at us. I did ask him if it was normal for Sam to get a bruise on his collar bone from and broken humerus, he said "yeah thats fine."
I felt really uncomfortable about the whole situation, mothers intuition I guess.... But I made an appointment with his regular pediatrician Dr Pruitt. I called and had the ER fax over his report so he could see it and then go from there. Dr Pruitt found that the ER radiologist said there were no broken bones. The ER had taken 4 x-rays, of the entire left shoulder and arm too! Our first thought was something with the shoulder because that is were Sam said it hurt.
After Dr Pruitt did his exam he realized Sam doesnt have a broken humerus he has a broken collar bone!!!! If any of those stupid drs would have even touched him, they would have been able to tell!!! He also had to be put in a different sling, one to hold his shoulders back not forward like the last one. (He has been a completely different boy since we changed slings too) Treatment for collar bones is basically nothing, but I am extremely upset that Davis ER and Dr S(a bone dr) miss diagnosed my son and for 1 week was uncomfortable in the wrong sling!!! I am never going to Davis or tanner clinic EVER again!!!!I recommend Never going to those stupid DR's either!!! If you can even call them that. Dr D and Dr S they SUCK!!
On a good note, Dr Pruitt is the greatest Dr in the world, he spent 45 minutes with us and is so good with Sam. Sam loves him!! He felt sincerely sorry for us that we had to deal with those quacks! Now I know I can just go to him for everything!!
Sam is doing better, he has to wear his new sling all the time, but it goes on under his clothes and gives him the use of his left arm. You cant even tell he is wearing one. It goes on like a backpack. Plus it is designed for a toddler not just a modified adult small...... He is using his arm more and more, but if he doesnt raise it up in 2 weeks, we have to take him to primary childrens to check for nerve damage. He said that is VERY rare, but also a possibility. We do follow up x-rays in 2 weeks!
My poor little boy, he is such a trooper!

ER

Sam had his first ER visit last night! Diagnosis is.......A broken arm, his humerus.
Before I left for school last night he had fallen off a little plastic slide. It was not very far off the ground, so I didnt really think anything of it. He had stopped crying and so I left. when I came back to pick him up to go get Clint, Nana said he was crying the whole time and saying owie. He had fallen asleep, so I took him with me to run get Clint from the airport and then go to the ER to have them look at it. We thought it was just bruised or maybe dislocated. We got to the ER at about 8 and they were sooo busy! They were actually really nice though, and we were even at Davis! They took some x-rays and came back to tell us it was a small fracture right under the joint. He has to wear a sling until Tuesday when he can see the bone dr. Then he'll decide if it should be casted or stay in the sling after the swelling goes down. They said it wont affect his growth either, since it wasnt in the growth plate.
Sam did so good, given the circumstances. He tried to laugh and play, but would forget and try to raise his arm and then he would cry. It was a sad night!! He didnt sleep good either! Although he is doing better this morning. He is trying to get use to playing one handed. He doesnt try to take off the sling either.
I just cant believe he has a broken arm and he is only 2! I hope this isnt a sign of things to come!!!! My poor little guy! We love you Sammy!

FYI

Macy's got Mac make-up!!! Hooray!!! I found this out today and so I had to stock up! I love getting new make-up!

Hard to say good-bye!

Sunday evenings are the hardest for Sam and I. We have to take Clint to the airport, so he can fly back to Vegas! Tonight was a real rough one. Sam had not taken a nap all day and of course slept the whole way there and back. When we got back home he woke up lookin for da da. He was crying so hard. It broke my heart, so I just held him on the floor and cried with him. Clint comes home on Thursday nights, but it is starting to get REALLY old!! We miss him so much!
Picking him up though is one of our highlights! We wait for Clint at the bottom of the escalators and as soon as Sam spots him he yells da da and can hardly wait for me to let go of his hand. When Clint makes it down I let him go and he runs into his arms and gives him big hugs! It brings a tear to my eye everytime. Usually the people around us are touched by this too! I seriously need to video it, because it melts our hearts! Clint means so much to us!

Mommy is a ghost!?

Last night we hung out at my moms house. Me, deb and my mom just got out of the hot tub and were just talking in my moms room. In her room she has a big picture of me in my wedding dress. Debbie asked Sam if he knew who that was and he said ooooooooo ghooost arrrghh!! It was so funny!!! He thought his mommy was a ghost dressed all in white.

Spa Day!

This morning my mom, Debbie and Katie had appointments to have facials at Sego Lilly.
I love facials because they massage your back and shoulders and your head too, it is WONDERFUL!!!
These are pictures after our facials, notice our glow....and greasey hair! (My mom had a pedicure, that is why she is not in the great purple robe)
I love these gals! They are so fun to be with!!! Thanks for a great Saturday morning!!

Haunted Cookie Houses

Last night we went to the Garrett's and made haunted gingerbread houses. We had lots of fun!!Sam wasnt really interested in helping with the house, until I opened up the candies. Then he thought it was great!!

Sam and Brogan with their masterpieces! They turned out really scary huh??

This morning when I was getting ready, Sam was in the kitchen being really quiet. Which means he is doin something naughty usually. I turn to go see what he is doing and he is just sitting on the steps to our room with his house eating the candy off it. Breakfast of champions!!

Scar Face

Sam is notorious for tantrums!!! During a recent one this week, he got a scratch down his eye. I have a huge framed picture of him that is still in the plastic leaning up against the desk. He was laying on the floor kicking his feet and knocked it over on him. It is one of those big thick black ones, it weighs about 15 lbs too. Well, it sliced his eye and now he looks like scar from the lion king! You can even tell the corner of the picture frame on his forehead. No stiches, but he does say "eye, ow" Poor little guy, I dont think he learned a lesson though!!