Update

It's been a while since an update. Sorry about that. For those who know us, or are on facebook, you'll know it's been a hectic fortnight! (to say the least)

So here's a few updates.......

Ethan's hip - We took Ethan back to the hospital last Monday morning. The doctors looked at his walking (still limping) and blood test results (all normal) and decided that he had 'irritable hip'. They tell us it's a viral infection of the hip joint and it should resolve all by it's self. A week or so later his walking had greatly improved.

Yesterday (and the afternoon before) Ethan had a bad day. He woke with a temp of 38.8 and feeling miserable. Everything was wrong.... ALL day. He whinged and cried on and off the entire time. His limp returned for the day and he went off his food. We were worried about his hip, but today, after a good sleep (7pm-9:30am!!!!!!) he's all better :) He's been happy all day, running around and eating normally.

Unfortunately today, Ben's been sick. He woke with a temp of 39.8 (103.6F) and it's been high all day. It only went down to 37.7 (99.8F), but was back over 38.3 (101F) within half an hour. As I'm typing this at 3:30pm he's woken early from his nap crying. His temp is 39.4 (102.9) again. Poor baby. We've been giving him nurofen (motrin) and panadol (tylenol) all day, but it's hardly making a difference. On the plus side, he's still eating and drinking normally and still seems very happy. We hope he gets over this as fast as Ethan and it's just one of those 24hour viruses...

In other news, last Saturday we took the boys on a lovely picnic. We went to a great park by the water with Tracie’s mother (Grandma). We had a great time at the park..

Ethan

Ben going down the slide. Mumma (Tracie) watching.

Ethan, negotiating the bridge.

Ethan on the bridge, talking to Grandma

Ethan, steering the boat.

Ethan

Ben

Ben, peering under the wharf

Ben and Grandma

Ethan, riding the boat.After playing at the park for a while, Mummy (Sal), Grandma, Ethan and Ben went for a walk to find some ducks……

Ethan, Grandma and Ben feeding the ducks

Ben and Grandma -  Ben’s saying “raaaaa” at the ducks. See his hands out like claws!!!

Ben and Ethan

Ethan – chasing the ducks

We had a great time at the picnic……

On the way home we had a car accident. A car pulled out in front of oncoming traffic and two car's a head of us stopped suddenly, as did we. Unfortunately we all crashed trying to avoid the other car - which fled the scene..... Our car was pretty smashed up at the front and we hit hard enough to make the airbags deploy. Us 3 adults (Sal, Tracie and Grandma) got some bruises and felt a little sore for a few days. Both boys were completely fine. Ben had a tiny little scratch from the seatbelt on his neck, but otherwise they didn't even get a bruise. We were pleased with their car seats, and how safe they were in the accident. We took the boys to the hospital as we wanted to get them checked, just in case they had any injuries that weren't obvious to us. They were monitored for 4 hours and sent home without any problems.

Our car was towed from the scene and assessed by our insurance company. They decided it was too damaged to repair and paid out our claim. So then began the task of shopping for another car. We had planned to sell our car in the next year or two and buy a 7 seater, so we decided it was best to buy a 7 seater now. We had several options to choose from, and did LOTS of research on the internet before buying. We really liked the inside of the Holden Captiva, as it was spacious without feeling like you're driving a tank or bus, however we heard several reports that there had been many problems and recalls with that car and people telling us that the car will cause us trouble in the long run. We also liked the Toyota Kluger, though not quite as spacious inside, it is a much better built car with a better reputation. So after many pro/con lists, we bought a silver 2004 Toyota Kluger. We will pick it up on Friday :)

After our car accident, our insurance company also covered the cost of new car seats for the boys. They now have seats that will last them until they are 7 and no longer need a car seat (as per the Australian laws). These new seats are bigger and they look small in them! So cute. I will try and upload some pics of the new car and car seats once we get it. In the meantime, we've been driving an almost new Toyota Corolla rental car. It's VERY nice. I'd love to own one in 20 years when we no longer need a big car!

Here’s a few pics of our smashed up car…..