A Difficult but Fun Two Weeks

Two weeks of not lifting James has been HARD! James does not really understand why I wont just pick him up. He tries so hard to climb up on me and I feel bad when he throws a tantrum because I won't pick him up. Just when I thought the two weeks was over the doctor gave me another two weeks of no lifting. When I went to my checkup yesterday I found out that the "swelling" I thought I had was actually fluid that had pooled and after draining it she said I needed to come back in two weeks and no lifting until then! I did get permission to lift James (and only James) as little as possible. We have been so grateful to have Doug's Mom and brother come stay with us for the past week and a half and James had a lot of fun with Grandma and Uncle Scott.

We took James to the park to swing and because there is only one swing we had to wait a long time. So James was walking around and fell, hitting his face and getting his first (but not last) fat lip.

We went to eat at Applebee's and James loved sharing his fries with Dad.

James loves being outside. If I have my shoes on he grabs my hand and pulls me over to the door and waits for me to open it so we can go outside. He has spent a lot of time outside in the "backyard" and James loves to copy whatever Loa does. So for all you who already think I am a terrible mom, here is a picture of James drinking out of Loa's water.

Before Grandma left on Wednesday we went to have lunch at the mall and we stopped at Build-a-Bear. James loved it and picked out a Monkey to "build". He loves his monkey and carried it around the store which was so cute since it is almost as big as he is.

We also discovered Wednesday James' new favorite activity. He would grab a toy and take it over to the window and throw it out. We keep it open a little for the swamp cooler. So when I opened the door to go get the toys he had thrown out I found his shoes and a necklace sitting on the step. I couldn't figure out why his shoes were sitting out there until James grabbed one and threw it out the window. He must have done it the night before and the neighbor found them while she was watering and put them on the step. So now we have to check periodically to see if there are any toys outside.