Look who's doing better!

I've been reading Renee's blog and checking Kennedy's care page daily. Look who's doing better! She is still running fevers so we have to pray that she is soon fever free so this Princess can go home!

Too fun!

This is too cute! Fun stuff here! Check out miss Addy on all fours!

Cleaning...

Okay, I am not the best housekeeper out there but I do a pretty good job. I have been cleaning all morning because my house was really needing it. My good friend Tara, came by yesterday and brought me some cleaning products that her mother-in-law is launching. I am not one to push things on people, but these are awesome! I have been using the Artic Blast in my bathrooms and the smell is amazing! Peppermint cleanser! I'm definitely going to order this stuff. The products all organic and they are a Green company, check them out www.herbnorganics.com Just my little plug today!

4th of July

I don't know whey there are two montages! The smaller one is easier to see, SORRY!

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I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th! We went to our local parade in the morning. It was pretty good. The boys enjoyed the Shriners on go-carts and Avery always enjoys getting candy! Addy was pretty unimpressed. She did really well, even when the fire trucks and tow trucks kept honking and blaring their sirens! Cooper and Avery even got to dunk our good friend Al in the dunk tank, they thought that was hilarious!

In the evening we went to my brother and SIL, Jill's house to celebrate. We always have so much fun! Jarika was MIA because she had to work :( The kids were everywhere on their scooters! They also thought running through smoke bombs was the coolest thing ever! It smelled horrible but they didn't seem to mind! Addy was the hit of the party, Jill's parents and sister hadn't seen Addy since Christmas and couldn't believe the change in her! She was smiley and loved the attention from her female cousins, Laura and Liz. She hasn't seen them since Florida and I think she missed them! We didn't get home until about 11:30 so needless to say we are moving slow this morning!

I'm happy to say that little Miss Kennedy is doing better and may even try standing today, WOW! Good luck Garcia's!

Update

Thank you all for praying for sweet Kennedy, she is out of surgery and is doing well, thank you Lord! I hope that she is pain free soon and can get some much needed rest!

BYE BYE O2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Medical supply came today and whisked away our O2 stuff YEAH! It feels a little weird knowing that it's not here, but thankfully our insurance has paid for her Pulse Oximeter so we will be able to monitor her at home if we have any concerns. The guy picking up her things said that he also had orders to pick up her feeding pump. Uh No! Fortunately it wasn't a big deal when I told him that unfortunately that is still very much needed!

I got much better pix of her "crawling" today, she just rocks and rocks and goes backwards! She's gone a few creeps forward, but seems so unsure of herself! She then starts cracking up so naturally she can't go anywhere!

Praying for Kennedy

This beautiful little girl needs our prayers. Kennedy Garcia is four years old, and has Down syndrome. In addition to having Ds, Kennedy has also had a series of other health concerns. Last year she was diagnosed with Leukemia. She went through very aggressive chemotherapy and is currently in remission. Kennedy has also been diagnosed with Atlantoaxial Instability and Atlanto-Occipital Instability. This means that she has a gap between her skull and her spine and the smallest fall could cause her to be paralyzed for life. Today, Kennedy is having surgery to correct this. She will be in surgery from 8-5 today. It is a very big surgery. She will have to wear a halo on her neck for 6 months.

Please keep the Garcia family in your prayers and remember how blessed we all are.

Flooding, Cats and Great News!

Sunday we were in Branson with some friends and went to go and check on our cabin at Table Rock Lake to see if the water has gone down any so we can finally get our boat and waverunner out. Well, as you can see from the pix we still can't get to the dock unless we pretty much swim there. Not a big deal, but with little ones it makes it a little tough, it will almost go to my head. We are really hoping that we get to spend some time there this summer before we go back to school!

Yesterday we got a surprise in our backyard. Fortunately it wasn't more flooding, but adorable little kitties! They are precious! Cooper is allergic to cats so they are obviously staying outside! Jarika named the gray and white one Jorge (I know George in Spanish, no clue why) and Avery named the black and white one Beauty. I'm just hoping Daddy will cave and let them stay!

Addysen and I headed to her pulmonologist today. She isn't feeling very well today. Her Mic-Key button extension somehow came out through the night. This is the third time this has happened. Her bed was soaked and I could tell she wasn't right. After I got her bathed and dressed she was really lethargic and then threw up. I had tried to feed her a little more just before that but obviously that wasn't the best choice. I'm hoping it was just air in her belly. We had an appointment anyway so I let her sleep and sleep and sleep and then we headed to her appointment. He is the nicest man, I really like this doctor. He reviewed her recordings of her sats during sleep and was very pleased. He is ordering all O2 paraphernalia to be picked up! Yeah! (Sorry Meredith :( it will pass). They took her temp and it was normal but she still isn't quite right. She is doing better now and hopefully will be just fine. Her pediatrician only wants to see her if she continues vomiting or gets a fever. She's laughing with Cooper and Avery right now so I think she's on the mend! She also has a new chair for her breathing treatments, which are now once a day, she kept trying to flip her bouncy seat over!

It's off to baseball tonight and I have tons of laundry to do. How is that possible with four kids and two parents I have no idea!