Good things!

I am so happy to report that I spent yesterday and today with my mom and she is doing fabulous!!! I even left her for awhile to do some shopping for her. I also got to hit Toys R Us where they had Addy's new tub in stock! Thank you Heather and Zoey!!! I was going to try it out tonight but Addy was pooped from playing all day with Jake! Scott said she refused a nap so she was out! I also got some adorable outfits for her for spring/summer 50% off! You can't beat that!


I'm really excited about tomorrow, Addy is going to see a pediatric gastroenterologist!!! Yeah! There isn't a Ped GI in Springfield, so we had to wait until Dr. Roberts from Kansas City comes down for his monthly visit. I am really hoping that we can find something to help our little princess out! I haven't blogged about this but this poor girl has a horrible case of gas. I'm not talking a little toot now and then, I'm talking rattling the floor man type gas! The poor thing is constantly burping (quite loudly) and yes, farting ALL OF THE TIME!!! Her belly is bloated so badly that she looks like a malnourished orphan. Fortunately we now know that she is nourished properly and is thriving on her new formula but the bloating and gas is still MAJOR! I really don't want her to be the little girl that no one wants to play with because she is constantly clearing the room! Celiac disease has been ruled out but she hasn't been tested for Hirschsprung's disease. Addy was born with an imperforate anus and duodenal atresia so who knows what else could be going wrong with her little digestive tract! I'm really hoping that we can find another med that will help with this. She already takes Zantac twice a day which helps with the reflux but not the gas. My poor princess!!!

Bath Advice

I know this topic has been covered by many a blog friends but I am too lazy to go looking through archives for info! This is the only bathtub we have upstairs:


The boys' bathroom has a five foot shower so that's out. Jarika does have a shower/tub combo downstairs but it's a pain to drag Addy downstairs for her baths. She is obviously outgrowing her little blow up tub and she absolutely freaks out in the big spa tub. I've tried having her bathe with Jake and myself but she freaks. I've looked at Babies R Us for a bigger "baby" tub but had no luck. What suggestions do you have to make the transition to another bath situation? She LOVES her bath, as you can see from the bee-line crawling to the bathroom pic:


I could just bite the bullet and bathe her downstairs, but I really prefer keeping her upstairs with all of her stuff, help!

I remembered a snow pic, I think we have about 6 inches on the ground now, it's beautiful!

Snow day

I haven't gotten my camera out today but once again we are home for a snow day! We have been very lazy, Addy didn't get up until 9 and I just put her down for a nap. Yes I am totally going to regret that later tonight! I'm not going to let her sleep long though! My mom is doing much better and we are hoping that next week she will be released from in-home care if she is able. My brother and I are still concerned about her being alone but we will listen to what the doc says on Wednesday. I canceled Addy's pre-op appointment today. With the snow coming down like crazy there was no need to get out and expose us to unnecessary danger! So we have watched movies and have been total bums, we're in heaven!

Bear Crawling!

Yes the pix stink, it was a spur of the moment moment!

Pink Night

Addy, Cooper and I had so much fun at the game tonight. Scott and Jake were at his basketball practice. It was pretty fun seeing all of the crowd, the jazz band, the cheerleaders and basketball players sporting their pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness. I have no idea what was significant about this day, but it worked! Jarika is very happy that she is able to cheer some again! She's been walking for a little over a week and now just has a hindfoot brace. It's very similar to Addy's AFOs, not nearly as cute of course! She can't jump, stunt or tumble but she is able to stand and chant. She had her first physical therapy today and she came home and took some meds quickly! She's not thrilled about the pain of the therapy but knows it must be done!

I am going to visit my mom in the hospital tonight. She had to have a blood transfusion today, her hemoglobin was 8. She is definitely not coming home today and I'm thinking tomorrow looks doubtful, so please keep those prayers coming!

Mom update, 18th Bday and ENT news

Well it's definitely been a rough week! My mom's surgery went well overall. The surgeon replaced one disc and fix four so she now she is reattached with rods and screws. The original plan was that she would come home today but that's definitely a no go! I was in the waiting room from 2-7 with no news! I finally heard something from the doc and then had to wait almost two more hours to see my mom! That made for a very long day! I was so worn out! You wouldn't think sitting in a chair for hours on end is tiring but it definitely is. I did read Sue Grafton's new book U is for Undertow though. I definitely wished at that point that I had a Kindle though because after I read that I was bored! My mom has had trouble with getting sick from meds and such and last night she fell in the bathroom. That's right she was alone and fell! She is not to get up on her own but she did and ended up falling! Exactly what a patient that just had back surgery needs! Fortunately the nurse for the other patient in the room heard her yell and was able to help her but still! It shouldn't have happened! I doubt she will even be home tomorrow but I don't know. I'm going to be staying with her all weekend so even if she does go home I'll be there to help her out. Please continue to pray for her healing!!!

My beautiful daughter turned 18 yesterday! I can't believe she is 18, it blows my mind! She had a great day and her best friend Gage took her out to eat at Olive Garden so she was thrilled. Our family had taken her out over the weekend because she was too busy for us this week! She's going out "clubbing" with her friends this weekend. She's obviously never been to that sort of place before, ought to be interesting! Happy Birthday Jarika! I'm so proud to be your mom!!

Talking to her Grandmama in the hospital. This was before the tears set in, she is soooo close to my mom!

I accidentally burned Ariel's hair, sorry!

She got two more posters of Taylor Lautner, who doesn't need several posters of a hot werewolf huh?

Since I was off work all day Tuesday, Scott took today off so he could take Addy to the ENT. I couldn't miss my Tues/Thurs kids again so it was a big help! Dr. Ears was able to the left ear tube out with the assistance of Scott and a nurse. Not a pretty sight I guess! They did tympanograms on her and she did have peaks but they are going to do new tubes on the 15 of February! Yeah! I'm so glad he decided to go ahead and do them, I know if we don't we are going to be facing more infections and I'm sick of her being on so many antibiotics! Praying things go smoothly! When she got her first set of tubes she was also having her analplasty surgery so we joked what a breeze tubes are!!

Tonight my brother is with my mom again and I'm heading to the basketball game with the girls and Cooper. Scott and Jake are going to his basketball practice. It's Breast Cancer Awareness night so everyone's supposed to be in pink! I made the cheerleaders some bows to wear, they're pretty cute. I'll get pix tonight!

Prayers for My Mom

My mom is having her first back surgery tomorrow afternoon. She is very worried about it and stressed beyond belief. I'm staying with her tonight and taking her to the hospital tomorrow while she has the surgery. My brother and I are taking turns staying with her until she gets out of the hospital and I'm on "mom" duty this weekend. Hopefully she will be home Thursday, Friday at the latest. Please say a prayer for her, she is very worried about this procedure but she has realized that if she doesn't have it the pain will never get better, so wish her luck!