Alexander's run-in with the Corvette

We has some trauma yesterday... big accident actually. I had the Otteman boys over here and we went outside the drive the corvette in the driveway. Michaela showed up right as we were going out. I'm not sure if that made the situation better or worse that she was here b/c I had picked up the mail and there was the info about Education Week in it (which I was excited about because we'll be at BYU during it for the next 2 years). I was not paying attention to Alexander as much as I should have been because I was telling her about it when she said "where's Alexander?" He had been there a second ago. Merrick was in the corvette trying to back it up... and I just knew... I ran over and found Alexander all the way under the back of the corvette. I pulled him out and he started crying. I'm guessing he was in too much shock to cry before that. I brought him inside and nursed him for a couple minutes until he stopped crying and then looked a the abrasion on his head. It looks like he skinned his knee, but on his head. It only bleed about like that too. I washed it and put neosporin on and took him back outside. By then he was acting like nothing had happened and wanted to be Benjamin's passenger in the corvette. He was a little fussy last night, but I'm thinking he's sore and might still be teething. I'm grateful nothing worse happened. I'm sure he hit his head, but there wasn't a goose egg or anything. Benjamin asked how Merrick knew to stop and I told him maybe Alexander's body was just the right size so it couldn't drive. Ryan's theory is there were angels stopping it. So, wow, that was scary.

Benjamin's 1st Day of Spring 2010 Preschool

Benjamin is back at Bellevue East High School for 3 days a week of preschool for the spring semester. Alexander was hoping he could go too... that would be until I left him alone with strange people. The photos were kind of an after thought. I've been so focused on getting ready for our move that we haven't been taking many lately.

Alexander's Attitude

Alexander worships his big brother.People don't believe me when I say that Alexander throws crazy fits because he generally seems mild mannered... UNTIL he wants something and isn't getting it. I finally had to get them out of this room because Alexander kept putting a little 3-legged stool on a step and then stood on it to look at a turtle in an aquarium. It was very precarious and every time I told him "no" and took the stool off, he'd grab another one (there were 3). He arches his back, flails on the ground, and caterwauls if you thwart him completely, which I did when I moved the stools out of his reach.

Life is Interesting

I've been sorting and scanning as I've been trying to clear stuff out for our move. I was going through a "time capsule" my mom made in 1986 and found the program from the Denver Temple dedication. I remember being really excited about the dedication because I turned eight and was baptized the month before, thus qualifying to attend.

The thing that jumped out at me, as I was looking at the program, is the closing prayer was given by "Randy Funk Executive Secretary, Denver Temple Committee". I said to Ryan, "Isn't that the guy who was just at our Stake Conference this last Sunday?" It was indeed the same guy. He's currently an Area Authority, still living in Denver, but becoming a mission president to India this summer.

It's interesting to me that I scanned the program this week and noticed his name... which I could have easily overlooked. Life is full of interesting little coincidences.

Baby Lewis #3

We had my ultrasound today so we could figure out when this baby is due. It's heartbeat was a healthy 171 bpm. I really need to wear my glasses because everything the ultrasound tech typed on the screen looked like "boy" to me (even though I know it's way too early to determine gender). Benjamin kept asking how they got the baby up onto the monitor.
The midwife, Pam, at my first appointment a couple weeks ago, guessed I am due around 3 Oct. The computer today figured 25 September and the Dr. who looked at the numbers gave his two-cents as 23 September. I'm hoping 23 Sep is accurate so that I'm not still about to burst during the Chaplain's conference in Oct.