G-A-R-R-E-T-T

Garrett learned how to spell his name.  I have been trying to work with him a couple of times a week.  We have been working on the letter A this week.  He says "BIG A, little a.....ahahahahahahha for APPLE!!!"  It's not nearly as cute wrote out as it is when he says it!! 

Happy Birthday Cake

I made this cake for my friend, Julie's birthday

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." ~ Colette

This month has been really hard on me.  All the things that have happened this month have been little and no big deal but I guess it got to me because it happened right after another.  It seemed as though we weren't getting a break!!!  Anyway a good friend of mine posted on her blog things that made her smile and it made me think......I have WAY more things to be thankful for than be upset about.....

1.) I serve a MIGHTY and POWERFUL God!!
2.) Have a loving husband that is committed to our family and leading us spiritually
3.) I have a son that is so witty and loving that even when I am so mad and frusterated he melts my heart
4.) I have a beautiful little girl that's laugh and smile can't help but be contagious
5.) I have a group of friends that would do anything to help me out and be there when I need a shoulder to    
     cry on
6.) I have parents that have brought me up and stuck with me even though the hard times.  They loved me
     even when I was unlovable.
7.) I have a mother-in-law that would do anything in the world for us.  If I needed her today, she would be
     on the next flight ready to help
8.) I am able to go on amazing vacations and see the world.  I have been to over 27 countries and tons of
     states
9.) I am a registered nurse, nationally certifiated in pediatrics, and only 1 class away from my BSN
10.) I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE!!!!!

Happy, HEALTHY Kids

This has been a really hard month for our family.  The kids have been sick, Garrett had surgery, Garrett got hospitalized after surgery, then Haylee got sick!!  Will it EVER end!!!  Well I think it has ended...for now.  Here are some pictures of our Happy, HEALTHY kids!!!

Garrett helping cleaning up after dinner!!

Tiramisu

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

My parents came to visit us this weekend!!

Haylee showing where her belly is!!

Garrett is behind my dad pushing him...he's not just doing a funny jig!!

Haylee's a walkin'!!

Garrett's new bike for his birthday from Grandma and Grandpa (they won't be here in June so he got it a little early!!)  Thank you guys!!  He LOVES it!!

Nana got Garrett some fun activities to do at home while recovering from surgery!!  Garrett wanted Grandpa to help him with this Sponge Bob mosac!!!

It's all done!!!  Good job Grandpa...um I mean Garrett!

Playing around

I just downloaded Picasa to play around with editing my pictures and played with this picture. Thought it was too cool and wanted to share!!

Family Pictures

It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon and I've been wanting to go to Pittcock Mansion to get family pictures, so with my parents here visiting I decided to recuit my dad in taking our pictures....it didn't work out like I planned...the kids had another plan, but there were some cute ones!!!

Haylee is having NO part in this picture taking business...she has places to go and people to see

YEAH...Haylee is looking at the camera and smiling.....but NOT Garrett...he got bored waiting on Haylee

Probably the best of all four of us!!

PS...our little girl is WALKING...(pretty good anyway!!)

Garrett's Home & Closing Program

As you can tell our little man is feeling MUCH better!!!  We got discharged this morning and was home by noon!!  YAHOO!!!  We were admitted where I work it they were WONDERFUL to us.  I didn't know any of our nurses but they all treated Garrett wonderfully.  Thank you guys very much!!!  My only problem was my body didn't feel right sleeping there....I was suppose to be working!! :)

After we got home Garrett took a good nap and we decided to let him go to his Preschool Closing Program.  I'm so glad we did because it was WONDERFUL!!!  Garrett had a really good time too.  Today was Garrett's last day of preschool for this year and of we missed it...but the program made up for that.

Update on Garrett

We are still in hospital but Garrett is doing so much better.  He is back to his happy, talkitive self!!!!  YAAAAHHH!!!  They ran IV fluids all night and he had about 600mL in and only pee'd about 200mL out!!  His color is coming back and ready to go home!!  No more fevers today so far either.  We are waiting for the doctors to come in and release us...hopefully we'll go home this morning!!!  Thank you for all the prayers!

Leave it to Garrett to Cause Problems

Hello Everyone....and yes it's my birthday, but does not feel like it AT ALL!!!  Garrett was doing so good after surgery yesterday.  He was eating lots of ice cream, pudding, jello, drinking and trying to play.  We spent most of the day watching movies but he got up a couple of times to play with toys in the floor.  He said he felt good and has been sleeping really good.....then came this morning.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!....with a 103.8 temp!!  I was pretty worried so I called the doctor.  She said to watch him for a few hours and if he didn't perk up them bring him to the emergency room.  He was so lethargic all day.  He laid on the couch and didn't do a thing.  Didn't want to ice cream (he would drink for me though, so I was thankful for that!!), didn't want to play, wouldn't even talk!!  He was so white and pale.  Josh came home early and we decided we'd better take him in...it had been 8 hours since his fever and he wasn't getting any better, although his fever did go down.  We decided to take him to our pediatricans office to avoid the ER....didn't work, the pediatrican took one look at him and sent us straight to the ER!!  After a few hours of observation and IV fluids they decided to admit him.  His temp in the ER was 102.6.  They aren't sure what's going on, hoping for it's just a post-op reaction.  They said he looks really good but they didn't like how lethargic he was and his fever being so high....he was so lethargic when they started his IV he didn't even move....he just laid there.  VERY SAD!!! 
He has perked up now and hopefully we will have an uneventful night and go home in the morning.  Please continue to pray for him and a quick recovery!!  We love you all and thank you for all my birthday wishes and prayers for Garrett!!
 PS...I get redo's on my birthday!!

Garrett's Surgery Day

Garrett had his surgery today.  What a day!!!  Last night before church we took Garrett to Toys R Us and let him pick out a special toy....of course he chose Iron Man!!!  Then after church we took him to his FAVORITE resturant......Red Robin where he ate a cheese burger, french fries, and a chocolate sundae. 

Then today we woke up around 7 am and took Haylee to our good friends, Will and Suzanne....THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS!!! 

Garrett was so excited.  He told the nurse when we got to the pre-op waiting room...."I'm here to get my adnoids and tonsills out!"  His doctor was standing right there too and thought it was so cute how informed he was!!  We hung out in the pre-op waiting area for about 45 minutes waiting for the doctors to come talk to us. The doctor said that he would be intubated which sort of surprised us, but we were fine with it, they know what they're doing

Then the nurse came and gave Garrett some "happy juice" (Versed).  It made Garrett so funny....at times I thought I was going to pee my pants I was laughing so hard.  He would just stare off into space and then look at you and shout "HEY......"   He kept standing up on the bed and making silly faces.  .  After about 10 minutes from taking the Versed, they took Garrett back.

Gotta love the happy juice!

After about 45 minutes one of the nurses came out and told us they were done and he did great. They said that his tonsils were quite large, and there was a lot of thick non-infectious fluid in his middle ear, causing his hearing problems.  They also said he had quite a bit of puss behind his nose...they are going to culture it and but him on antibiotics...About twenty minutes after that report they said we could go see him in recovery. When we got there it was pretty sad.  He was disoriented and just crying....the nurse gave him some morphine and he dozed off....

He slept for about another hour.  The nurse said that it's pretty normal for kids to first wake up and be upset and then they usually go back to sleep and when they wake up for the 2nd time it's a lot better....and she was right!!! 

He woke up the second time a little upset but no more upset than waking up from a normal nap.  I got to hold him for a little bit and then he wanted back in bed and he wanted to watch TV.  He was really afraid to take a drink for the first time and said his "throat feels bad," but finally took a drink and realized it was ok.  We had to wait for about another hour and then we got to go home. 

In the car on the way home he threw up some blood, but the nurse said that it's normal from the blood he sallowed in surgery.

At home he is doing pretty good for just having surgery.  He has already eaten a couple bowls of ice cream and some pudding. He gets a little whiney every now and then, but he did just have surgery!  He is doing great, just like we knew he would.