First, let me start with an update on my cousin. He has been transferred to the new hospital and is still doing well. They are taking him to Columbus today to run some more tests and then bringing him back here to Kettering. I am not really sure what that is all about. I guess there must be a specialist or something in Columbus. At this point, they do not expect that he will have any damage to his heart and they are expecting to put a defibulator in. Originally they were planning on doing that on Friday – but they haven’t actually scheduled it yet, so I am not sure. He is having some pretty bad headaches, as to be expected, but is doing okay. I will keep you posted if I find out more today. Still pray – but it really is such an awesome miracle! The girl who saved his life (the lifeguard friend-of-a-friend that did CPR on him) came to see him at the hospital yesterday. I think that was good for both of them. I can only imagine the emotions she has been going through as well! She is an angel to our family, that is for sure! God is so good. I just am continually amazed when I think about how awesome He is. I have been driving without my music on the last few days and just singing praise songs – mostly “How Great Is Our God”…and I cry every time. How true…how true!
SO – other things that are happening! It has been a crazy week – just like last week was! But it is on the downward spiral now…for the next week anyways!
So, Faith Anne was running a fever on Sunday night – we got home from Xtreme Games at church and we gave everyone baths/showers and then we all went down for naps. Well, when she woke up from her nap she was a little warm. Within a few hours, she was downright HOT. She was running a temp of 102. We gave her Tylenol, but that didn’t bring it down, so we gave her a cool bath and that helped. On Monday, with all that went on with Michael, I kinda just let Faith Anne slide. She had a low-grade temp that day and just wasn’t acting right. On Tuesday when I picked her up from my Aunt’s house, she was fine but just not acting right still. Oh, and she didn’t sleep well on Monday night. So, I made an appointment for her on Wednesday….we are going on vacation next week and I DO NOT want her to be sick on vacation! Well, she didn’t sleep hardly at all on Tuesday night – so I met Scott and the kids at the doctor yesterday morning – and of course there is nothing wrong with her. Oh well, better safe than sorry! She ate fine and slept fine last night. Of course she did. LOL She weighs 42 pounds! I was SHOCKED when I saw that at the doctors office! She has gained some weight lately!!! She did so good at the appointment – even if it was a waste of $20!
Isaac started football this week! We went and picked up his equipment on Saturday. They didn’t have a big enough helmet for him – shocker! His age group was the last to go and they had run out of the bigger helmets with the bigger kids. So, they had to order him a new one. He was a little disappointed that he didn’t get that, but he looks so adorable (as you can see) with all the other stuff on! Let me just share with you what an experience this has been…..he has to wear a cup for football. I don’t know how I end up in these situations when his daddy isn’t home….but I do! Monday night was his first night of football camp. They told us that he doesn’t need to wear his uniform – just his cleats and his cup. K….so I get him ready and put his “girdle” on. In football, they have this thing called a girdle. Basically it is a pair of tight shorts that all of their pads go into – and their cup. Well, he didn’t have to wear the other pads, just the cup. So, I get the girdle on him and I don’t have a clue which end is up and which is down on the cup, but I get it on him….or I think I did. Anyways….he was giggling the entire time. He thinks this is the funniest thing ever! He asks what it is for (where is Scott???), so I tell him. That makes him laugh. It was a trip. So, we get in the car with the girls – I am taking them to MIL’s house – and as we are driving, Isaac is playing drums on his cup. I tell him to leave it alone….he thinks it is funny. (See…even young boys are infatuated with it!) We get to the football field and he gets out and tells me he “needs to wiggle it a bit because it is bothering him…but wiggling it will get everything in the right place.” Whatever. So, all through practice he is playing with it. Finally on one of his water breaks I ask him if he wants to take it off and he quickly says yes….so I have him stand real close to me and I pull it out – which he also thinks is funny. It was a trip! He did well in football camp this week (it was 2 hours Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday nights) and he seemed to get along well with all the coaches. It is going to be hard for me to sit on the sidelines and let them take care of my kid. I wanted to get up and tell him to stop something last night, but the coaches really don’t like that. They address things when they see them, but what they think is okay and what I think is okay are two different things. But maybe I am just too hard on him. At any rate, last night was the only night that I had to have the girls there with me. That was fun…trying to keep them occupied for 2 hours! They did okay except for the last 30 minutes. Not bad! When we get back from vacation – he has practice 5 nights a week the first week and then 4 nights a week after that until school starts and then it is only 3 nights a week. Fun, fun. Hopefully the grandparents will help out some! It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have to lug the girls there. In fact, if I could be there by myself, that would be a beautiful thing!!! So…that is what is going on with Isaac! He had his physical/6 year check up last week and he is off the chart in height and weight. He is 4’3” tall and weighs 101 pounds. So, he needs to be moving in football!
Gracie is doing good. She had her 9 month check-up last week and she weighs 22.9 pounds and is 29.25 inches long. She grew 2 inches in three months. She is in the 95% in height, weight and her head. So, at least she is proportional! She really took off crawling last week – so she is into EVERYTHING. Her favorite thing is outlets and cords! It is really hard to keep everything up and out of her way – since Faith Anne is into all the girly toys that have a million small pieces that she could choke on! It is lots of fun. And when you tell Gracie no…she just starts wailing as if you took her right arm off. My Dad likes to do it just to see her react…it is pretty cute. LOL She is doing better with sleeping – but still wakes up at least 3 times a week at night. I can’t wait until she sleeps through the night consistently. The other night, Faith Anne had been awake a few times and was sleeping with us. Gracie woke up and Scott got up and got her and took her out to the kitchen to make her a bottle (not the right thing to do, but she goes to sleep so much faster….bad, bad parents). So, he put her on the floor so he could make the bottle…she started screaming bloody murder. So I got up and went out there to help him…usually we are both not nice people on these occasions and we get frustrated at each other. But this time…we were both just laughing and pleading with God to please let our kids sleep – just one night!!!! It was kinda funny. But seriously, one night of un-interrupted sleep would be BLISS. Maybe on vacation we can convince Mom and Dad to take all 3 kids one night. I wouldn’t do that to them!!!
So, have I mentioned that we leave for vacation on Sunday? Can you tell that I am just a bit excited?!??! We are going to Myrtle Beach for the week! We are leaving Sunday morning and going to drive more than half-way (it is like a 13 hour drive) and get a hotel with a pool so the kids can play (and Scott!!!) and then get up Monday and finish the trip. We have reservations for 3 nights, but will probably try to find a place to stay for at least one more night, if not more. I have been looking on-line and there is a ton of things to do down there – so I am getting really excited! Today is really the first day that I have had to start thinking about that…there has just been so much other stuff going on! I hope that Michael is stable enough that Mom and Dad will be able to go and really enjoy themselves. I am sure my Dad feels guilty about leaving now.
So…..I guess that is about it! I don’t know if I will post before vacation – although things at work are really SLOW right now, so I might post tomorrow! If not, I will talk to you all when I get back! I am sure we will take Scott’s computer so I can keep up to date with everyone!
Love you all and thank you so much for your prayers for my family. They really mean a lot to me. I know that prayer has totally made a difference in our lives! Love ya!!!
SO – other things that are happening! It has been a crazy week – just like last week was! But it is on the downward spiral now…for the next week anyways!
So, Faith Anne was running a fever on Sunday night – we got home from Xtreme Games at church and we gave everyone baths/showers and then we all went down for naps. Well, when she woke up from her nap she was a little warm. Within a few hours, she was downright HOT. She was running a temp of 102. We gave her Tylenol, but that didn’t bring it down, so we gave her a cool bath and that helped. On Monday, with all that went on with Michael, I kinda just let Faith Anne slide. She had a low-grade temp that day and just wasn’t acting right. On Tuesday when I picked her up from my Aunt’s house, she was fine but just not acting right still. Oh, and she didn’t sleep well on Monday night. So, I made an appointment for her on Wednesday….we are going on vacation next week and I DO NOT want her to be sick on vacation! Well, she didn’t sleep hardly at all on Tuesday night – so I met Scott and the kids at the doctor yesterday morning – and of course there is nothing wrong with her. Oh well, better safe than sorry! She ate fine and slept fine last night. Of course she did. LOL She weighs 42 pounds! I was SHOCKED when I saw that at the doctors office! She has gained some weight lately!!! She did so good at the appointment – even if it was a waste of $20!
Isaac started football this week! We went and picked up his equipment on Saturday. They didn’t have a big enough helmet for him – shocker! His age group was the last to go and they had run out of the bigger helmets with the bigger kids. So, they had to order him a new one. He was a little disappointed that he didn’t get that, but he looks so adorable (as you can see) with all the other stuff on! Let me just share with you what an experience this has been…..he has to wear a cup for football. I don’t know how I end up in these situations when his daddy isn’t home….but I do! Monday night was his first night of football camp. They told us that he doesn’t need to wear his uniform – just his cleats and his cup. K….so I get him ready and put his “girdle” on. In football, they have this thing called a girdle. Basically it is a pair of tight shorts that all of their pads go into – and their cup. Well, he didn’t have to wear the other pads, just the cup. So, I get the girdle on him and I don’t have a clue which end is up and which is down on the cup, but I get it on him….or I think I did. Anyways….he was giggling the entire time. He thinks this is the funniest thing ever! He asks what it is for (where is Scott???), so I tell him. That makes him laugh. It was a trip. So, we get in the car with the girls – I am taking them to MIL’s house – and as we are driving, Isaac is playing drums on his cup. I tell him to leave it alone….he thinks it is funny. (See…even young boys are infatuated with it!) We get to the football field and he gets out and tells me he “needs to wiggle it a bit because it is bothering him…but wiggling it will get everything in the right place.” Whatever. So, all through practice he is playing with it. Finally on one of his water breaks I ask him if he wants to take it off and he quickly says yes….so I have him stand real close to me and I pull it out – which he also thinks is funny. It was a trip! He did well in football camp this week (it was 2 hours Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday nights) and he seemed to get along well with all the coaches. It is going to be hard for me to sit on the sidelines and let them take care of my kid. I wanted to get up and tell him to stop something last night, but the coaches really don’t like that. They address things when they see them, but what they think is okay and what I think is okay are two different things. But maybe I am just too hard on him. At any rate, last night was the only night that I had to have the girls there with me. That was fun…trying to keep them occupied for 2 hours! They did okay except for the last 30 minutes. Not bad! When we get back from vacation – he has practice 5 nights a week the first week and then 4 nights a week after that until school starts and then it is only 3 nights a week. Fun, fun. Hopefully the grandparents will help out some! It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have to lug the girls there. In fact, if I could be there by myself, that would be a beautiful thing!!! So…that is what is going on with Isaac! He had his physical/6 year check up last week and he is off the chart in height and weight. He is 4’3” tall and weighs 101 pounds. So, he needs to be moving in football!
Gracie is doing good. She had her 9 month check-up last week and she weighs 22.9 pounds and is 29.25 inches long. She grew 2 inches in three months. She is in the 95% in height, weight and her head. So, at least she is proportional! She really took off crawling last week – so she is into EVERYTHING. Her favorite thing is outlets and cords! It is really hard to keep everything up and out of her way – since Faith Anne is into all the girly toys that have a million small pieces that she could choke on! It is lots of fun. And when you tell Gracie no…she just starts wailing as if you took her right arm off. My Dad likes to do it just to see her react…it is pretty cute. LOL She is doing better with sleeping – but still wakes up at least 3 times a week at night. I can’t wait until she sleeps through the night consistently. The other night, Faith Anne had been awake a few times and was sleeping with us. Gracie woke up and Scott got up and got her and took her out to the kitchen to make her a bottle (not the right thing to do, but she goes to sleep so much faster….bad, bad parents). So, he put her on the floor so he could make the bottle…she started screaming bloody murder. So I got up and went out there to help him…usually we are both not nice people on these occasions and we get frustrated at each other. But this time…we were both just laughing and pleading with God to please let our kids sleep – just one night!!!! It was kinda funny. But seriously, one night of un-interrupted sleep would be BLISS. Maybe on vacation we can convince Mom and Dad to take all 3 kids one night. I wouldn’t do that to them!!!
So, have I mentioned that we leave for vacation on Sunday? Can you tell that I am just a bit excited?!??! We are going to Myrtle Beach for the week! We are leaving Sunday morning and going to drive more than half-way (it is like a 13 hour drive) and get a hotel with a pool so the kids can play (and Scott!!!) and then get up Monday and finish the trip. We have reservations for 3 nights, but will probably try to find a place to stay for at least one more night, if not more. I have been looking on-line and there is a ton of things to do down there – so I am getting really excited! Today is really the first day that I have had to start thinking about that…there has just been so much other stuff going on! I hope that Michael is stable enough that Mom and Dad will be able to go and really enjoy themselves. I am sure my Dad feels guilty about leaving now.
So…..I guess that is about it! I don’t know if I will post before vacation – although things at work are really SLOW right now, so I might post tomorrow! If not, I will talk to you all when I get back! I am sure we will take Scott’s computer so I can keep up to date with everyone!
Love you all and thank you so much for your prayers for my family. They really mean a lot to me. I know that prayer has totally made a difference in our lives! Love ya!!!
3 comments:
Cute cute pics! The cup story is hilarious! I can just see him playing the drums on it! LOL. I know God is going to get me back for making fun and give me a boy the next time! ha ha!
So glad Michael's doing better! I hope he continues to improve!
Have fun on vacation and have a safe trip! Love ya!
Continuing to pray for Michael. Have a great time in SC. Much love!
Laughing at "the cup" story! That is hilarious! So, he can use it as a drum too!?!!? lol!
The pictures are amazing! I can't believe how much all the kids look alike! And I love the football picture of I-MAN!!!!
So jealous of your vacation trip! I can't wait to hear about it...take me with you!!!!
Lots of Love!
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