Look Close- Great Parenting in Action!

Ryan loves his bread. I guess when he says "I want that", next time I should listen. Anyways, I didn't realise that the knife was in sight but he sure did. I guess he thought that by sticking the knife in the bread he would get a piece. Good thing I caught him trying to cut the bread before something serious happened. Needless to say the knives are locked in a cabinet and bread is at his disposal now. Yes I know I deserve the mom of the year award!

Total Frustration

So the surgeon canceled Ryan's surgery (after weeks of planning, quarantine, caution) because he got Scarlet Fever on Monday. Even though he was discharged from the hospital in good health, his lungs sounded great and his blood work was good, they just were concerned- because of that one stupid strep test. We would never proceed if we thought there was any increased risk. It is frustrating because this is healthy for Ryan- - - As his MD said this is as good as he is going to get. Part of me just wanted to be over with and done with it. I'm tired of worrying about it and wondering if the surgery will "cure" some of the issues. I'm tired of all the illnesses, MD's, tests, research and not to mention seeing my children sick so often. I wish I had the answers. I would love for us to do more as a family, go to church together, start pre-school, worry about things such as weight loss, selling our house, where to go out to eat, if these jeans make my backside look big. I guess I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed and depressed right now. It's time to get out the Magic 8 ball again so we can plan our future.

And this too shall pass?

So life is still pretty crazy. Ryan ended getting Scarlet Fever again (2nd time this year). We tried for days to keep him out of the hospital, but he ended up needing to be admitted for an IV. It was amazing to see a different child emerge as he was given fluids. Thanks to his Grandma who offered to stay the night with him so I could get some sleep. By the time his bag and bolus were finished he was bouncing off the walls and ready to come home. Once his MD saw how well he was doing she discharged him. FYI-We are going ahead with Ryan's surgery tomorrow at Primary Children's. I will try to let everyone know how it is going. He is getting his tonsills out and they are biopsying his trachea and checking a couple of other things. We so hope that this will solve his recent health problems. As for Davin, he is doing better on this new antibiotic. His sinuses look better and is eye is not swelling shut anymore. He is still very moody and his nose keeps flaring so I'm not sure what is going on, but at least he is sleeping through the night again. Tyler is doing well. He is scheduled to get his tonsils/adenoids out June 24th. He has been felling down lately and tired of being sick so he is excited to get them out. The surgeon feels that taking them out will solve a lot of his problems. As for me, I got sick the night before my first surgery so we canceled it until I was feeling better. It was nice not to have to worry about Ryan while I was trying to recover. So the next couple of months are going to be a little crazy around here but in the end we are hoping that we will have health restored to our little family. We are so glad we took our family vacation when we did. Looking back on it, we took the vacation at the perfect time (minus current gas prices).

So Much Going ON!

There has been so much going on I haven't had time to sit down and write. For starters, my sister Heather and boyfriend Todd are engaged. I think the wedding is next spring. Congratulations! More great news-- Mike is graduating from Law School next week- Holly (my sister) will breath again once he is through with all the testing. I'm sure Elise will be excited to see her Dad more. Finally, Terra & Josh (Trevor's sister) are expecting a boy in September- we are sooooo excited. Also, Terra just graduated from USU last weekend. Talk about being busy! It was so much fun to get together. Especially being stuck in the elevator for 20 minutes. Sorry about that!

As for us, next week will start a two month- world wind of hospitals & surgeries. I will try to keep everyone updated. Ryan is having his surgery at Primary Children's Hospital on the 15th. We should be in the hospital for a couple of days and then it will take about two weeks for him to recover. It will help out with his current breathing problems. We are not excited about him going under again, but we know he has needed this.