Not going to be joining a can-can line any time soon

I was going home from a baby shower yesterday at Sis. Stucki's, when I managed to fall off a one inch stair and land on my ankle sideways. Fortunately Alana was in the baby carrier so she wasn't hurt. After the initial assessment of pain and realizing that I couldn't walk, I crawled back to the door and yelled for help. By this time, my left leg has swelled to twice the normal size with a very gross looking lump on my outer ankle. And I drive a manual. Sis. Stucki's daughter, Sarah, had to drive me home followed by her brother-in-law who also had to carry me up the stairs.

Justin drove me to the instacare where they took some x-rays. No bones were broken which I already knew. The doctor said that it was likely I had given myself a "high sprain", meaning that I had injured the ligaments higher up on the leg rather than the ones surrounding the ankle. It wasn't serious (my joints were still normally spaced according to my x-rays) but would probably take longer to heal.

The rest of the day I hobbled or pushed myself around on an office chair; I kept telling Justin I needed a fire extinguisher. Today, my ankle feels a little stiff but I can put pressure on it and go up and down stairs. I should walking fine by Tuesday or Wednesday.

I think however my pride will need longer than that to get back to normal.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum

I forgot to mention that I took the kids to the doctor a week ago. One kid was 17 lbs 14 ozs (80th percentile) and 25 inches (75th) and the other was 26 lbs 6 ozs and 33 3/4 inches (25th). I'll let you guess which one was which.

Alana 6 month pictures

RIP Jasmine

My second cat Jasmine died today. She was 10 years old.

More Mommy questions

In my last questions, it seems that nursing covers and tomato hats seem like the most popular choices. But I have another to add

Would you like (not necessarily buy) full diaper bag sets? I don't mean diaper bags that are already packed, but that could be a nice marketing idea. I looked at a lot of diaper bags before deciding. I was under-whelmed by the lack of selection and that fact most of them had awful fabric. I was also really picky and wanted everything in Classic Pooh though too. Most diaper bags that come in the store are just a bag and a sometimes a changing pad and "dirty duds" bag.

But what about a bag that came with more than that and it all matched?

My thought is to sew diaper bags that were sophisticated and not made of out of cutesy, nursery fabric that may included:

changing pad

dirty duds bag

blanket

nursing cover

nursing pillow (Boppy) cover

burp cloth

shopping cart cover

sling

What I'm not sure is what to include. Obviously the first four are probably going to be the most popular, but some of the women that I've made matching nursing covers and u pillow covers have loved it because you can't get that normally. Also, not everyone likes shopping cart covers, especially when they have more than one kid.

Should I cut back on the items offered and sell it as a set and people can just deal with the extra? Or should I offer items a la carte? I would like to avoid doing custom bags, but I might have to start out with that to avoid wasting money.

What items would you like to see/use the most? Add some if you think I missed any! What types of fabrics would you like? I was thinking toile, brown with gender appropriate polka dots, and maybe a few solid colours. Or are there not so many control freak people like me that have to have everything matching?

They paved paradise and put in a parking lot

And I'm okay with that.

I noticed today that the peach tree planted outside my parent's back porch was so loaded down with fruit that it was starting to bow and touch the ground. I immediately threw on my gloves, grabbed a garbage cannister and started picking and throwing away fruit. I got done and figured that I'd pull some of the "natural vegetation" that has started to take over (overgrow) the yard. I pulled two weeds when a swarm of ants came out at me, waving antenae and pitchforks, chanting my name. I screamed and ran back into the indoors, which is where man was meant to be.

I hate nature.

Now I'm just bored AND sick

Life hasn't improved and now the kids and I are sick.

In other news, Alana is starting to sit up by herself and scooting backwards on her tummy. I think that we're not more than a couple of months from having a crawler.