Thursday, July 21, 2011
Can't believe it's been over a year already!
Lukas is getting so big! He has brought such joy to our family. He loves is big "Bi" and 2 very helpful sissies. He is babbling like crazy and says many new things. He just started saying Da De and Baba when he wants his sippy cup. When we are getting ready to go somewhere all I have to say is lets GO..and he is runnin' for the door. He loves to dance, give kisses, bring me things, read books, and say prayers with brother and sissies. He wakes up smiling and grabs his binky and blankie and runs to the kids room to see if they are awake yet. Since I work 3 nights a week, mornings are hard for me and Bryce loves to take Lukas for me, giving me an extra hour of sleep. He is so great with his baby brother! I have come down many mornings and seen Lukas snuggled up with Bryce. It melts this mama's heart. Kayla from the day Lukas arrived has taken on 2nd mommy. She loves to help give him baths and put him in his highchair for meal time and bring me things I need. She has even been caught dressing him as a girl! It was pretty funny! Lukas' face was begging to be saved. Maybe if I had been home that evening I would of, but daddy was letting it happen. Maddy loves to help me in many ways with Lukas like getting outfits if we are headed out, but she mostly has done many things to help mom and dad. She has done the dishes without even being asked and loves to vacuum for us. It is the littlest things that bring joy to my heart. We all agreed he was meant to be part of our family and fits right in with all the craziness :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Pain Scale
Since I work in the ER I am familiar with this pain scale. When I saw this post on another blog I had to share. It had me rollin' on the floor laughing!



0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don't know why I'm even here.
7: I see Jesus coming for me and I'm scared.

You've probably seen some version of that chart before. You may also have noticed how inadequate it is at helping you. Based on the faces, this is my interpretation of the chart:
0: Haha! I'm not wearing any pants!
2: Awesome! Someone just offered me a free hot dog!
4: Huh. I never knew that about giraffes.
6: I'm sorry about your cat, but can we talk about something else now? I'm bored.
8: The ice cream I bought barely has any cookie dough chunks in it. This is not what I expected and I am disappointed.
10:You hurt my feelings and now I'm crying!
None of that is medically useful and it doesn't even have all the numbers, so I made a better one with all the numbers:


0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don't know why I'm even here.
1: I am completely unsure whether I am experiencing pain or itching or maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth.
2: I probably just need a Band Aid.
3: This is distressing. I don't want this to be happening to me at all.
4: My pain is not messin' around.
5: Why is this happening to me??
6: Ow. Okay, my pain is super legit now.
7: I see Jesus coming for me and I'm scared.
8: I am experiencing a disturbing amount of pain. I might actually be dying. Please help.
9: I am almost definitely dying.
10: I am actively being mauled by a bear.
11: Blood is going to explode out of my face at any moment.
I love what I do!
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