They Think It's a Fracture!

So, Keely has continued to limp. It has been more than five days since it started. And, it has continued to get worse. So, I took her into the emergency room today at Emmanuel (a children's hospital). We actually got seen right away and ended up only being at the hospital for 1.5 hours. They examined her more than once (and more than one person), checked her vitals, and did some x-rays.
Guess what?? Nothing showed up. She's healthy, but she has this mysterious limp. The doctor we saw and the pediactric orthopedic doctor that looked at the x-rays are both fairly certain that it is a toddler fracture. They don't cast it. So, basically we wait for it to heal. We have a follow-up appointment this week before we head up to see my family.

Please be careful Keely...

...Keely, careful means to be careful. (So said Tyson to Keely when I asked her to be careful as she was hanging over the chair.)

Unexpected trip to the doctor

So, I had been doing less than 30 minutes of cardio this morning when I was called back to Kids Club. I thought it was to change Keely's diaper, but NO. Keely had a rash on her one arm and on her back above her diaper. Her rash looked like a burn and was raised. She also was limping.
So, I picked the kids up, called the doctor and headed there immediately. AND...absolutely nothing is wrong (YAY!).
She has something called DERMATOGRAPHIA (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4–5% of the population and is one of the most common types of urticaria,^[1] in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked or rubbed with a dull object.^[2]
So, she probably had crawled through the play thing in the room and caused herself to become inflamed.
AND, her limp had mysteriously disappeared too. (The doctor thinks that this could be her being dramatic and not wanting me to leave. WHAT?)

But, at least nothing is really wrong!! Just something that she will deal with through her life and her being dramatic.

Keely's Sentences

Keely is such a character! She is so funny and does the silliest things. I also can't believe how much she is talking. This past week she started saying sentences.
Her favorite thing to say (especially when it is time for bed) is where's Bubba? Where's Daddy? Where's Jakie? Tonight it went even further. Where's Braden? Where's Kenzie?
Yesterday at dinner, we were sitting eating dinner on the deck. She all of a sudden was very upset and stood up in her high chair and said, "I sit by you mommy." (What?)
At bath time she said, "Ready to get out."
WOW! I cannot believe how much she is talking all of a sudden. She does still babble a lot, but wow!
Oh, and on the way home tonight, she was constantly saying and wanting to give me HIGH FIVEs.

My first Wedding Cake

So, I got to do my first wedding cake this weekend. It is for a friend of mine that I went to college with...Sara Busch. And I was so excited about doing it. I was so happy with how it turned out! The three tiers got progressively darker in color. And, I just thought it was a beautiful cake.






While we were on the way to the wedding, the bottom layer (remember I said three cakes) just started to fall apart. I almost started crying...but, I think I was too tired that I just didn't. I was devastated, frustrated, etc. But, at least we were able to save the top two to present and the bottom was still very edible.


So, I definitely learned from this experience. I will never NEVER transport a cake this big when it is all together.

Recent Cakes

This for our friend Andrew. He just graduated from college...and he loves golf!



This cake is for my friend Nadia's little boy Noah. He turned 3 recently and LOVES Thomas. But, he actually likes Gordon better and so Gordon got displayed on the cake!


This one is for my sister-in-law Melissa's SURPRISE birthday party.

Keely's 18 months!

Keely turned 18 months old yesterday. (It doesn't seem possible!)
She has gotten a little more chunky. She weighed in at 23 pounds 11 ounces. And, measured in at 32 3/4 inches. That puts her into the 40th percentile for weight and the 85th percentile for height.
Keely is talking up a storm and is starting to get back at her brother. She especially likes to pick on him in the car while we are driving!