Ouch!

Jakob's girlfriend broke her arm! Poor Natalie. Another child (read bad little boy) pushed her on a playground and she fell several feet to the ground on her side with her arm tucked the wrong way. From the report from her mother she was quite a trooper and enjoyed the ride in the ambulance. I think maybe Mom was having more trouble relaxing than Natalie! Which is totally understandable, I would be losing my mind. I was very impressed when Janine told me she held back on crying and held onto a brave face for Natalie. I would like to think that I would be able to do the same, but it would be so hard not to break down and cry along with Jake or Aiden! So for the next few days Natalie is sporting a splint to hold the arm in place (which took awhile for them to be able to do, and a couple rounds of knocking her out), and then she is getting her super cast! I forget what colour J said she wanted. But I am sure that it will be girly and covered in princess stickers in no time. I really hope that they are able to get a waterproof one so that our dates at the pool aren't minus one friend. We had such a good time last year at the pool all together and this year there are even more of us joining, so it is going to be a great time. Jakob was anxious to see Natalie over the weekend. We told him that she got hurt and his immediate reaction was to do something nice for her (I must be doing something right). So we decided to make her sugar cookies with M&M's in them, knowing that M&M's are her favourite treat. So that is what we did. Sorry - no pictures, all are eaten. Jakob did a great job turning on the mixer and then pushing the M&M's into the cookie before we baked them. It was two in the cookie, one in the mouth. He thought I wasn't watching and smiled with each one he "snuck". It was very cute. So then we hung out in the kitchen waiting for the timer to beep and tell us they were done. After they cooled we had to taste test them to make sure they were "giveable". They were yummy. So we packed some up (had to leave a few at home) and Jakob and Daddy took them over to Natalie. Unfortunately she was napping at the time, so they dropped them off and made plans to see Natalie soon. Soon came on Sunday night when we met up for ice cream. Jakob was a great kid all weekend and made several attempts at the potty, and even achieved a few pees and one poop. So we decided to go for ice cream after dinner and invite Natalie and family. They were able to meet us and we had a good time. We had warned Jakob about Natalie's arm and told him that he needed to be super gentle and not overly rambunctious with her. And he was. They sat together on the bench and shared their ice creams and when we were leaving he gave her a gentle hug and kiss goodbye. I was impressed by how easy going Natalie was with her splint and sling. She has adjusted well to having it. And she seemed rather pain free, thank goodness. So our best wishes and speedy recovery go out to Natalie. We can't wait to see you and play soon. You are such a trooper.