Our 1st Trip to the ER..

After a loud crash and scream, we found ourselves rushing to the E.R......

Last night Maddox and Jenn were playing happily on the living room floor and his first accident happened. Maddox was in a sitting position on the carpet playing with toys, when he tumbled backwards and nailed his head (loud enough that I heard it while I was in the garage in the lower level) on our sofa table. He screamed like mad for about 2 minutes and Jenn and I were extremely worried. He had a VERY large bulge in the back of his head and we were unsure of what we should do. A friendly phone call to the E.R. resulted in "bring him in immediately."

So, we bundled him up and headed to the E.R. Once there, as always, we had to wait and wait and wait. Instead of the usual 4 hour wait, we were only kept in suspense for an hour or so. We had 2 doctors come in and look at Maddox and his head, and both stated he would be just fine, eventhough they used words like "head trauma." They said we just need to keep an eye on him for a couple of days to see if there are any changes in behavior, etc..

By the end of our E.R. visit, Maddox was back to his old self by flirting with the nursing staff...we will keep you updated if anything should change!!!

BUSTED!!!!

Now that Maddox is constantly on the move, he often finds himself in akward locations...


"Dad I'm stuck..."




After his many laps around the kitchen, Maddox thought he needed to pay a visit to the dog bowls..

Look Ma New Teeth!!

If you look REALLY hard, you can see 2 new teeth on the bottom...Look out MOM!!!

A Day on the Farm

Before the disappointing showing by the Iowa Hawkeyes against Illinois, we headed out to a local Apple Orchard to get Maddox exposed to real Iowa life on the farm. It was a beautiful day out for November and all of us really enjoyed ourselves. The Orchard is a short drive from Grandma and Grandpa Smith's and it was well worth it. Maddox was able to get up close and personal with goats, ducks, turkeys, pigs and other animals. He was not scared at all and thought it was a blast seeing his Dad feed the goats. When he gets a little older, we will have to head out to the Orchard again to play in the "Corn Pool", and to pick yummy apples.



The Smith Family at the Apple Orchard...



Maddox teaching Mom how to drive a tractor. It wouldn't start because it isn't a John Deere.




"Look I live in a Pumpkin, kind of like Sponge Bob in a Pineapple"




"These things are udderly useless!"

The goats sure were hungry....