Random September 2012

 

 

My cute Girlies! I am trying not to dress them totally alike, although, I think it is adorable. I do have my childhood memories of it being so embarassing. So I coordinate their outfits!

 
 

 

Thank goodness for our playroom in the basement.

 

 

The kids LOVE it so much!

 

 

McKenna mostly plays with the babies! And pretends to be a baby.

 

 

When Cameron gets worn out, he likes to lay and watch a movie on the bed.

 

 

Poor McKenna got sick!

 

 

The girl is exhausted, but just wants to sleep.

 

 

She falls asleep every where!

 

 

Even on Grandma's shoulder. We found out that she had an ear infection. YUCKY!

 

 

Cameron has started to discover Dinosaurs. He even watched a documentary on them. Maybe it will be something that he will really get into.

 

 

Daddy and Brooklynn doing homework together. Oh the joys in life!

Poor McKenna- September 2012

 

 

McKenna has had some bowel problems, not to be too descriptive, but she had white bowels. Which is not good at all. So we were sent over to Riverton to check things out.

 

 

She loved the little waiting area, but didn't get to play long.

 

 

They did an Ultra Sound first

 

 

McKenna was happy to watch cartoons to distract her.

 

 

But she got really nervous when she had to lay on her tummy. She was still brave though.

 

 

They also did an XRay. The Radiologist talked to me and said that she had a lot of Gas and some back up of bowels. But they weren't sure if something else was going on because of the white stool.

 

 

McKenna had to get some blood work done and she was brave. So we went to the store and bought her a little toy. Of course it was Olivia, her favorite!

 

 

So McKenna's organs all looked good and seemed to be functioning properly. But in the blood work it showed that she has really low Vitamins. They also took a stool sample and it showed that all her nutrients were not staying in her system, but were coming out. She is about 5 pounds under weight. That doesn't sound like a lot, but he explained it to me that it is comparable to an adult being 20-25 pounds under weight. I know everyone tells me she looks good, she is fine. I am not worried about how she looks, I want the inside of her body to function the way it is suppose to. I love all my kids and just want them to be healthy, happy kiddos.

Another Surgery- August 2012

 

I had to have surgery the end of August. For me it was routine, I guess you could say, but not enjoyable. It was my 12th Laporoscopy in 11 years and hopefully last. Normally after surgery I recover fast and am up that night. This time it wasn't the case.

 

 

The poor kids didn't know what to do with out me. They were constantly in my room laying in bed with me.

 

 

 

Brooklynn tried to spend as much time as she could with me, her first day of school was the next day.

 

 

 

It was the hardest for Cameron. As wild and crazy as that boy is, he is a big time momma's boy. I love my kiddos.

 

 

Days passed and I still wasn't getting better. I was having chest pressure and my arm was numb. It was really annoying and I knew something was different. I went to the ER and they did a CAT scan to rule out blood clot in my lung and sent me home telling me it was gas and to just rest. I knew better and kept feeling worse. I went back to the ER, but a different hospital. I could tell they too didn't believe me and thought I was a whiny girl. Let me just say I am tough, I have never EVER complained after a surgery. I can deal with the pain and can handle it all, but this was so different. I had called my OBGYN earlier and he told me to go back to the hospital. Over the phone he told me that he thought I had a blood clot in my arm. I told the doctor that and he said, "We can rule that out to make you feel better." So they did the ultra sound on my arm and guess what? I had a blood clot in my arm. How did two ER doctors, miss it and not believe me and my doctor was able to diagnose me over the phone? I think that my doctor knows me, he understands that I know my body and I don't really complain for no reason and so he actually listened to me. The other doctors just thought I was being a baby. I have learned that I have to trust myself and push if I strongly feel something. 

(I am writing this a year later and unfortunately I am still taking Asprin daily to keep the blood clot away. If I am cleaning too much or using that arm a lot than my arm swells up and the blood clot builds back up. I wish there was more we could do but there isn't. It is a superficial vain so it can't go to my heart of lungs- thank goodness. But it is still really annoying.)

 


 

Random Summer- More Swimming

 

The kids love helping make treats. Especially when Daddy decides to make sugar cookies.

 

 

Everyone helped!

 

 

Everything got messy!

 

 

Including Cameron.

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone made their favorite pictures. We also had a helicopter, flowers and more animals.

 

 

The kids continued doing swimming lessons through the end of summer.

 

 

Brooklynn is really good!

 

 

Cameron always had a hard time with swimming, but once he got goggles it didn't bother his eyes as much.

 

 

Brooklynn, our little mermaid.

 

 

Fun times!

 

 

Floating!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savannah Grace