Since Owen turned 2...

...we had an awesome tractor-themed birthday party for him, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He was, and still is, completely obsessed with his tractor cake and still walks around the house saying "terr-actor-cake," blowing out fake candles, and singing, "Happy to you! Happy to you! Happy Owen. Happy to you!"




...we spent 3 days at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA while Owen was being treated for severe 2nd degree burns down his entire right arm. The poor little guy pulled a mug of boiling-hot tea off of the counter and burned his arm, but fortunately did not spill any on his face or on his pregnant mom. The ER staff here in Lancaster were amazing working with him while he was still hysterical and in shock, and then Owen got to ride in an ambulance with his mom to the hospital. Lehigh Valley's got a great burn unit there, and together with their pediatrics unit, where we stayed, they did a wonderful job of treating Owen's wounds and keeping him comfortable.

Here are a few videos that I took to document the accident.

Saturday morning before his surgery, Owen was set up in his bed with a laptop watching movies to keep him entertained.



Saturday night after his surgery Owen enjoyed one of the many ginormous cookies that Mimi and PapPap bought him.


Our parents were hugely supportive during our time in the hospital, and we are grateful for everyone who was praying for us. We have been back to Allentown twice now for follow-up appointments and the doctors say that his wounds are healing nicely. We have one more appointment next Monday, and by then he should have all of his bandages off and full mobility of his arm back. His Mimi, Deb, got him a great Little Critters book about getting hurt and going to the hospital. This has seemed to help him process what happened, and he has been talking about it more since reading the book. The worst part for him right now as his arm heals is just how itchy it is. Please pray that this passes quickly and the healing process is expedited. Through all of this we are amazed at the resilience and wonderful spirit that our little guy has. He has been such a trooper through it all, and we are so proud of him.