We're Back...

We are back from Sky Ranch. We had a wonderful time, walking, walking, walking some more! I think on Thursday I logged 8.5 miles on my pedometer. Seriously! Here is one picture that sums up the week..


Rocky and I both did the Zip Line.





Emily and Rocky rode a bull.





I rode a horse



We had a really good time, but we were ready to come home and see our other 6 babies.

This is the finger that mommy squished

Updated to add this photo after we took off the gauze for bathtime.This morning during the mass exodus of the car...aka...mommy taking the little 4 to daycare...Abby's finger got shut in the door. It was just the tip, so I thought no biggie. Well, it bled and bled. I stopped the bleeding and put on a bandaid and headed out for work. I checked in later in the day and they said they were having a hard time keeping a bandaid on it at daycare. I called the doctors office and the nurse told me that if the edges were jagged it would be best to go ahead and take her in. So, off of work I took, picked up grampa and headed for daycare. I picked up Abby and went back in to work to the ER. We were in and out in 1 1/2 hours - pretty good, I think. Xrays were fine, 4 stitches later...Ouch. Needless to say, she was not pleased with the care she received, but I was. 10 to 12 days later and the stitches come out. Just when we are back from Sky Ranch. The EMT wrapped it up for us so she couldn't get to it, but I don't think that will last long...

Our Busy Morning

Well, this morning we got up and went to find some Bluebonnets. My mom had actually scouted the spot last week, and I went by last night to make sure that it was still there. Mom went with us to help take pictures and contain kids. Overall, it wasn't that bad of a beating (Rocky says otherwise).

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Love at first bite

This happened the other day, and I am just now getting around to posting it. If you look really closely and look for the after-effects, you can see Isabelle biting Abigail.

First Bite from Suzette Burton on Vimeo.

Amblyopia

"A decrease in vision which is different from being nearsighted or farsighted. Patients with amblyopia do not see perfectly clearly with the affected eye, even with glasses or contacts. Amblyopia can be mild or severe. People with amblyopia have a problem with how the brain understands visual information the eye is sending it. Amblyopia will usually only affect one eye."

This is Abigail. We will have to patch her right eye every day for 2 hours until the end of July when we go back to see Dr. H again. Have you ever tried to keep an eye patch on a 16 month old? NOT really easy. She ended up wearing it for about 30 minutes tonight. I had to order her patches online. They come in many pretty cute prints. Who wants just plain white for their princess, because, you know, she can see it and all and might become offended if she knew that I ordered white and there was pink camo as an option - NOT. Anyway, they got me and I ordered the "girly" pack, the fun pack #1 and the fun pack #2. That should give us plenty to make it until the end of July. Hopefully this will fix the wandering problem, otherwise we are looking at glasses and maybe surgery. Let's hope that it does not come to that.

Number 958

Here I am after my 1st 5K. Phew. I must admit, I didn't run the entire time, but I finished. I wasn't first and I wasn't last. My time was 41 minutes. It was fun. I didn't feel like I was going to die. This evening I am a little sore, but not unbearable. I think I'll do it again. Who knows - maybe I'll run Cowtown next year!

I'm Back

Sorry for the Hiatus. Things have been so busy with soccer season starting up and just daily life. My main focus today is to let you know about the 5K I have been training for. Yes, me, training for a 5K. It has been actually fun, and I look forward to my runs. Wow, I didn't thin those words would ever come out of my mouth. Anyway, I am running in the MS 5K on March 28th. I run in honor of a good friend who battles this disease every day. My hope is that a cure will be found while he is still young so that he can walk his daughters down the isle on their wedding day! (We love you J.) You can click here to visit my fundraising page and donate if you feel led.