Good Patient

Addy's such a good little patient, she is actually enjoying her breathing treatments :) She hasn't had to have them in forever!! She's just got a cold and an eye infection. Still loads of poop but last week's sample was normal so we are just giving her Imodium every three days to see if that helps at all. Her ears were thankfully clear, the doc didn't want to put her on any antibiotics, that would start the C-Diff all over again! I'm hoping that she just stays with a cold and doesn't go into a sinus or bronchial/pneumonia type infection!

Sesame Street Live

We just got back from the cutest Sesame Street Live show! Addy LOVED it!!! We were on the front row so right in the middle of the action. The characters were so sweet to wave at Addy when she waved at them, it was really cute. She was a little taken back by the noise but quickly got over it when Big Bird appeared on the scene!! She clapped and laughed and danced the whole show, it was sooo cute!! I didn't get any pix of her since she was in my lap but I promise she LOVED it! A couple of the characters would come out into the audience right by us since we were practically on the stage. The Honker was dancing beside us and Addy was waving at him/her? and he/she reached down to shake Addy's hand and she screamed, signed "no" and practically crawled over my head. Other than that she thought they were great! Jake went along too, Grandmama was supposed to go but she just had an outpatient surgery on Monday and was more than happy to pass on her ticket to Jake! Even though he is 9, he enjoyed the show too. Thanks Grandmama!!

Crayon Rocks

Parker sent Addy the cutest little rocks that are crayons! They are perfect for developing her pincher grasp. She detests fine motor activities when she knows what we want her to do, she was totally fooled! She LOVED coloring this afternoon! Thanks Parker (and Tammy!)

Gorgeous Day

Yesterday after a wonderful morning at church Scott and the kids and I headed down to Arkansas for a little road trip. Scott wanted to take the kids on a ferry and go find the oldest cache in Arkansas (he is a geocaching addict remember). It was such a gorgeous day!! The road down to the ferry was awful, so curvy and such it took forever to get down there but it was a pretty view. I kept entertained by texting Denise, checking on my Ella girl! SOOO hoping to meet up again this spring, hopefully adding a few more enhanced kiddos to the meeting! Anyway, the trees are just past their colorful peak so they were nice and orange. The boys thought the ferry was pretty cool and Addy loved driving the car while we were afloat! Here's some random pix of the day, enjoy!

(Oh, Arkansas, don't you know when you state how to do something you need to use an adverb? obviously not!)

Weee I'm driving!

She is bound and determined to keep her pigs off of the grass!

Everything is fun until the big A shows up! (Asperger's syndrome)

he had a breakdown, couldn't motor plan how to get onto the monkey, then "hurt" his legs getting on, it was all downhill from there :(

Addy wanted no part of the monkey either.

I'll just smile and wave instead!

It's back

Well it was bound to happen. Cold weather. Welcome back eczema, we haven't missed you!

Reece's Rainbow Angel Tree

I am once again participating in Reece's Rainbow Angel Tree Project. I am adorable little Phoebe's Christmas Warrior. She is so precious and needs her forever family!! Phoebe lives in Eastern Europe and is 1 and 1/2 years old, perfect time to start the adoption process!!! I would like more than anything to be the family to go and get her. MORE THAN ANYTHING!!! However, we just aren't financially able to take on such a costly endeavor. I work full time and just can't put forth that much into fundraising right now with four kids (one in college) so it would not be fair to try to pursue adoption at this time in our lives. I am very prayerful that someday we will be leaving on a jet plane to go overseas to adopt a precious little orphan that desperately needs a family. My goal to raise for Phoebe during this season of giving is at least $1,000 towards her grant fund towards the cost of her adoption. I would LOVE for it to be more! EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS!! When you donate at least $35.00 toward Phoebe's adoption, you will receive a very nice Christmas ornament with Phoebe's picture on it. Who wouldn't want that??? I can't wait to see her hanging on my tree!!! Every child I have sponsored in the past has a family, I am so thankful for that! Just click on Phoebe's picture on my sidebar and it will take you to her donation page. PLEASE help me help Phoebe!!!

Tearjerker

I haven't really blogged much about this issue but this is actually a perfect opportunity to. My youngest son is driving me crazy. He has been in trouble at home and at school and is about to put me in the loony bin. This child of mine is a brilliant little boy who is all boy and can argue with anyone and anything. He definitely needs to become a lawyer. He can find a loophole in any rule and can argue with anyone about anything. Even though he is only 9 he always manages to get in the last word. We have tried just about every form of discipline we can think of. We are now doing manual labor. He's been doing chores for almost two weeks now. He's having to do many things and Cooper doesn't have to anything (thought that would put salt in the wound) but he's still being very mouthy and disrespectful. It's so tiring. I do think we are making some progress, he hasn't been in trouble at school in 5 days (from what he says), so maybe there is hope!
Today as I was cleaning out his folder I was just about to pitch this; when I saw Addy's name, I read and I cried. I am so blessed to have this little boy and so is his little sister.
In case you can't read it, it says:

Addysen Heflin

Awesome
Drums on her baby drum
Down Syndrome Princess
Yanks My Hair
Strong
Eats with a feeding tube
Not dumb

Hilarious
Entertaining
Fast crawler
Loves me
I love her
Not my sister, my awesome sister