April

The month is halfway over. We've been busy with life but at our normal pace I guess.
-The weather has been warming up and we can finally remember what it's like to spend time outside and actually enjoy it! I'm so thankful too because the kids would really prefer to be outside all the time if they could. The kids loving having picnics for lunch. They take turns "catching" each other on the slide and cheering for each other. They also like riding bikes and playing in Nolan's car.

-Conference weekend we worked on our bathroom project and had a big Sunday breakfast... along with an instacare visit for Caitlin.
On Saturday during the day the kids were playing outside and she must have fallen but no big dramatic fall or anything. She was acting fine then later on in the day she was saying that her leg hurt. I looked and saw a tiny bruise on her knee cap and figured that's what she was talking about. When dinner time came she said she didn't want to walk on it so I just obliged and carried her to eat her dinner, then back to the couch then to bed eventually. She wasn't acting overly in pain, mostly just tired and lazy with her leg so I gave her some tylenol before bed and figured she needed a good night's rest. Fast forward to less than 2 hours after putting her down when she woke up crying from the pain. We moved around her leg and pin pointed that something must be wrong around her knee. However she was still able to bend and move it so again we tried to get her to go to sleep. Eventually that night she kept waking up so we moved her to sleep in our bed (something we NEVER do) and she slept between Paul and I waking us up alternately about every 20 minutes because her leg hurt. We decided when morning finally came that after a night like that we better have it checked out. We still weren't sure what was really going on or if there WAS anything, but better safe than sorry. Paul gave her a priesthood blessing before we left and we talked to her about it. He blessed her that she could calm down and not be in pain and be brave for the doctor and feel safe. We took her to the instacare and spent 2+ hours there waiting to see the doctor and figure things out. We ended up seeing the PA who ordered 2 xrays of her legs. Caitlin was being really good but still acting in pain. We told her the doctor would help her feel better. Paul took her into the x-ray rom (I couldn't go in because I'm pregnant) and she was really whimpery and sad while they were setting up. Then as they began taking picture all of the sudden she sat up and said "Oh! I feel better! Daddy my leg is better!" and started wiggling her legs! She came walking out to me in the waiting room (limping still but she hadn't been walking at all beforehand) and told me she was all better. Paul and I were shocked and confused to say the least. Sure enough the x-rays came back looking completely fine and they sent us on our way with nothing more than some stickers and suggestions to use tylenol or ibuprofen as needed. Thirty minutes after getting home Caitlin was completely back to herself, walking normally and dancing around the house.
At first Paul and I were a little bugged that we had spent all that time to not have a diagnosis and confused by Caitlin's actions. But then we realized it really was a huge blessing. We may never know what really happened, if anything, to her leg. My guess is that she may have tweaked it a little and as she was holding it still for so long if she moved it at all during the night it was shooting pains that would hurt and scare her but then once she was up for the day and moving around a little more it worked itself out. Who knows. But it was a sweet experience for Paul to give her a blessing and we are very thankful that nothing was wrong with her and that everything worked out for the best.
So the weekend didn't go exactly as we thought but we are grateful for the ultimate outcome. Also grateful that all the messages from Conference are online and we have ben able to re-read and ponder again messages we may have missed.

-Nick and Jamie Hansen welcomed baby Luke on April 8th! He is so sweet and it made me so excited for our baby coming. We love the Hansens and their little family.