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Trauma, Fun Times and Lots of Produce!

October 10, 20135 Comments

We’ve had some craziness the past few days!  But, I guess that’s nothing new, huh??

If you follow me on Facebook, you know where we were last night…

My son before he got stitches and after stitches

Yikes.  The pic on the left was taken before stitches (obviously) and the one on the right was taken this afternoon.

My poor, sweet baby fell and hit his head at the library of all places!  He started running (more like a trot) because he was so excited to show me a couple books, then he tripped and hit his head on a square post thing.  As soon as I heard him hit I knew it wasn’t going to be good.

Thankfully, one of the workers at the library quickly got me a big bandage to put on his head.  I immediately scooped him up and ran him to the Urgent Care center near our house.

We ended up taking him to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City so a plastic surgeon could sew him up.  They were also able to put him to sleep while they stitched him, which helped a lot.

He ended up getting 3-4 stitches underneath and it looks to be about 11 stitches on top.

Ya, it wasn’t pretty.

Here are a few pics from our crazy night.  Sorry, I know it may be gross….but that’s the life of a mother!

We see it all…the good, the bad, the ugly and the grody!!

Here we are in the waiting room at Primary Children’s.  We had to wait about 45 minutes and he started to look like a war victim….

Kev and my two sons in the waiting room of the hospital waiting for my son to get stitches

My oldest son was with us at the library when the accident happened, so he wanted to stay with us the whole night.  He actually ended up being a wonderful entertainer, which was nice because we were at the hospital FOREVER!

My two sons sitting in a hospital bed waiting for my youngest to get stitches

Here’s one of me with my baby.  Ya, I still had my “running hairdo” and looked super cute!

Me and my son at the hospital waiting for him to get stitches

Oh, they also had to put an IV in his tiny little hand, which just about broke my heart.

Yes, I’m a wuss…I know.

Kev snapped this picture of me giving him a kiss just before the docs sewed him up.  I was a little nervous about them putting him to sleep, but knew he was in good hands.

Kissing my son just before he was stitched up

Here he is right after they sewed him up.  He was still a little loopy from the drugs they gave him, but he was very happy to have a slushy drink.

My son after he got stitches drinking a slushy

Well that just about sums up the drama from the evening.

We ended up getting home just before 1:00 AM last night!  Needless to say, I’ve been seriously draggin’ today.  I’m so glad he’s okay though and that it’s all over with.  Man.

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On Monday night I went to dinner at Sweet Tomatoes with my mom, dad, sister and niece.

My sister, niece and I at Sweet Tomatoes

My mom, dad and youngest kiddo at Sweet Tomatoes

Sweet Tomatoes is SO YUMMY!  I made myself a big ol’ awesome salad…

My salad from Sweet Tomatoes

I also had two pieces of the BEST sourdough bread on the planet!  It’s so dang good!  This picture does not do it justice, but it’s the only one I took…

My yummy sourdough bread from Sweet Tomatoes

Afterward, we went shopping to help my mom pick out clothes for all the grandkids for Christmas!

Ya, my mom’s amazing and always has all of her Christmas shopping done by November.  Awesome.

We had a fun night.

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Well, on Tuesday I went to the same crazy class at the gym that I went to last Wednesday.  This time I dropped my son off at school a little bit early so I wouldn’t be late.  It worked out great.  I was able to get there about 10 minutes early, but was shocked to see the class almost full when I got there.  I had to grab a spot right up front.

I, of course, took a couple pictures to share with you guys so you could see how crazy it was!

Me at my crazy class at the gym waiting for it to start
My crazy class at the gym just before it started

Ya, and these pics were taken 10 minutes before class even started!  By the time it started, every last speck of floor was taken.  IN-SANE!

I loved the class though and it was worth the craziness.

Afterward, I ran to Costco for a bit.  I decided to load up on veggies and salad stuff because I’ve been slackin’ a bit in the produce department of my diet.

I got a whole bunch of yummy salad fixin’s and I’ve been loving them!

A whole bunch of yummy produce and things from Costco

I got some bananas (not for salad, of course!), sliced almonds, Feta cheese, bell peppers, baby cucumbers (so cute AND yummy!), Butter lettuce, avocados, grape tomatoes, spinach, bacon bits (I figured it would help me WANT to eat salad more often!) and some Sweet Mesquite Seasoning to sprinkle on things.

Super yum!

Look how beautiful the butter lettuce is!!  Gorgeous and tasty!

Beautiful Butter Lettuce from Costco

I also grabbed some Sweet Potatoes and frozen broccoli too…

Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes from Costco

I’ve really been trying to load up on my veggies.  I love it!

I made nachos for dinner the other night and everyone loved them.  I just cut up a bunch of toppings and let everyone make their own…

A whole bunch of things ready to make nachos!

I also made some turkey taco meat too…

Ground Turkey Taco Meat

The kids weren’t huge fans of all the veggies, but I loaded up and it was so good!

My healthy nachos with lots of veggies

Oh, and BTW those Wild Riceworks chips are so freaking awesome!  I love them so much….a little too much!  They’re on sale at Costco right now too!

I’ve also been making big ol’ mega salads for lunch too.  It’s been awesome.

My yummy salad with turkey, spices and vinegar

I topped this one with some natural Deli Turkey, Mesquite Seasoning and a little Balsamic Vinegar.  I loved it!

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Just one more fun thing…Right now, I am the #1 Health and Fitness Blog at Top Mommy Blogs!  Yay!

Top Mommy Blogs Logo Badge

If you visit Top Mommy Blogs and click on the Health and Fitness category in the right sidebar, you’ll see me there.  So fun.

I also want to say THANK YOU to all of you who click on the banner at the bottom of my posts and VOTE for me.  Yes, it’s probably a pain and a tad bit annoying, but just know there is a lil ol’ blogger who is very grateful. 😉

Well, it’s getting late and I’m so flippin’ tired from staying up so late last night so I’m going to hit the hay.

I hope you all have a wonderful night!  Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!

Filed Under: Family Life, Nutrition

My Blog is Featured!

February 27, 201210 Comments

Well, I just happened to look on Top Mommy Blogs.com (where my blog is listed) and I was happy to see I was chosen as the Top 25 Health and Fitness Featured Blog.  Yay.  It’s probably not a big deal, but it made me happy anyway. Just thought I would share. 😉 Also, if you want to “vote” for me on this site, click the picture below (or the picture in my sidebar)…   Every time someone clicks on this, I get a vote.  Yay.  Makes me happy. Cheap thrills, I know. I hope you are all happy, healthy and Continue Reading…

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