Are you sitting down? Good. Because we had Tyler's first visit to the emergency room yesterday. Don't panic, it wasn't horrible or else we would have called every last relative and friend of the family to inform you personally. He's fine now and you'd never know he was in immense pain just 24 hours ago, holding his wrist frantically screaming and crying.

We were leaving Costco. Dada lifted Tyler out of his stroller by the arms and Tyler suddenly started bawling. Poor poor boy. He was holding his wrist and I could see instantly that something was not right. Lucky us, Costco is right across the street from Kaiser (yet another reason to love Kaiser) so we ran right over to the emergency room. Turns out he had Nursemaid's Elbow, a common condition caused by swinging him by the lower arm. So, that's probably the last time Dada dangles Tyler-or Gavin for that matter-because he's feeling horribly guilty for causing him pain. Luckily, I had my camera so we snapped a bunch of pictures of Tyler's first, and hopefully only, trip to the ER. The day ended with Tyler going home in a splint which came off shortly thereafter. The technician who wrapped the splint said we didn't have to keep it on for the seven days the doctor recommended and under his breath said we didn't even have to keep it on one day if we didn't feel the need. It didn't take Tyler long to figure out his splinted forearm was a high-fiving weapon for whacking mommy in the back on giving baby a "Bonk on the head," so off it came. We told our little buddy we'd take him anywhere to eat dinner and asked what he wanted. This is a question he usually answers with "Pancakes," but for some coincidental miracle, he declared "Spaghetti and meatballs!" so we happily obliged.

We're counting our blessings. Things like that help to keep perspective. It could have been so much worse. I'm hoping Dada's new rule of not picking the boys up by their limbs carries over to not throwing the boys up in the air so high. It just takes one time...hint hint nag nag. He doesn't read this so I'm not trying to send subliminal messages to him but anyone else reading this can!