Missing New York!

Well we were supposed to be in New York this weekend & week. Adam won another trip, but we decided not to go because we had been going out of town so much lately & it TAKS testing week at school (boooo!). Well, now that it's finally here, I'm really regretting not going. We were supposed to stay at the Waldorf. But it's probably a good thing we were home because Baylor had all the pain this weekend & we ended up in the hospital. I don't think anyone would have been able to handle him while we were gone.

Hospital Again

Tuesday, April 28th
We are at the hospital again with Baylor's arm contraption. He was supposed to get it off April 21st but they postponed it to the end of May because his bone wasn't quite strong enough. Well we spent this weekend in terrible pain & found out yesterday that one of his pins had come out of the bone & was just hanging in there. No wonder! So we had to come in and put him under anesthesia again to just take that one pin out.

Good News on Baylor April 7, 2009

Baylor had a Dr. appointment on April 7 with a new hematologist who is a transplant specialist. We got transferred to this new dr because his bone marrow test from January show that his bone marrow production fell to the lowest category. They wanted us to start getting things lined up in case his bone marrow failed and he needed a bone marrow transplant.
The new Dr is wonderful. She checked all of Baylor's blood counts and said everything looks great. She said she didn't feel like he was at any major risks right now, and we don't have to see her for another 6 months, which was great news. But even better, she contacted Viacord for us and they are banking the new baby's cord blood for free since Baylor has a medical necessity for it. So the new baby's cord blood will hopefully provide all we need for a bone marrow transplant if Baylor were to ever need that. Good things have been all around us lately. I don't think we could be more blessed right now!

23 weeks pregnant-Ultrasound April 15,2009

Today we go for another ultrasound. We haven't seen the baby since 14 weeks so I'm excited. We are bringing Baylor today, and this will be his first time to see her. My stomach is really big this pregnancy and has been since before 3 months! It's just weird & very different from Baylor. I've gained only 12 pounds so far & I just started back to the gym. Here's a picture of my stomach at 22 weeks.

Baylor Granted a Wish Trip March 2009

We found out in March that Baylor was granted a trip to DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida. All expenses paid through Kids Wish Network. We go on our trip June 10, 2009. He's so excited. I'll be 30 weeks pregnant on the trip so I guess I'll be driving myself around in a little cart while we're there! It will be fun to do one more big exciting thing before the baby comes.
The Kemah police & fire dept. found out about his trip and decided to donate to Kids Wish Network in his behalf. They also invited us to visit the police & the fire dept. We got to ride around town in a fire truck with the fire dog! It was really cool. Baylor's Kid Wish link:
http://www.kidswishnetwork.org/wishes/wish-kid-details.aspx?i=1478

We're Expecting

Here I am at 15 weeks! We waited until all tests were clear to put the word out. The baby is perfectly healthy & it's a girl!! Baylor is so excited. We don't know what we're doing. It's been 7 years!

Baylor's Surgery December 2008

Baylor had surgery on his arm on December 19, 2008. The surgery is to lengthen the bone in his arm. Dr. Gugenheim cut his bone and put in lots of pins. He has these 2 steel rings on the outside of his arm, and we have to turn the screws three times a day to slowly pull the bone apart. It looks very interesting. Baylor loosens all the bolts and turns the screws himself. He has to wear the arm contraption for 3 months. We spent 4 days in the hospital to manage pain, but Baylor's a trooper. He had the pain medicine machine where he could pump the medicine himself.

Thanksgiving 2008

We went to dad's deer lease for Thanksgiving this year with Justin, Theresa, Wesley, Sara, dad and all the kids. Baylor had a blast. He had never been. He decided we see more deer at our house, though! Nasa has tons of deer so we see 15-20 every day on our way home.

Halloween pictures 2008

Baylor's in First Grade!

Whaat?? I know, I said the same thing. I can't believe it! We started 1st grade this year & his teacher is Mrs. Glock. He goes to the same school that I work at, so that's nice. He's having a great time. Still the tiniest first grader, but the kiddos in his grade seem to get used to it! He can read books & he is kind of growing out his shyness. We had a long vacation for hurricane Ike so it's kind of like this is the first week of school again!

Hurrican Ike

Ah, hurrican Ike!! Well we stayed in a hotel room in Katy where the back window & back windshield were busted out of Adam's car :( I guess that was not totally out of harm's way. Our house flooded. However, our neighborhood has never ever flooded in 30 years, so all of our neighbors were shocked. All of the small cities around us are boating communities (Kemah, Seabrook, Clear Lake) so the most shocking thing about the storm was all the boats everywhere. There were boats in people's yards, in businesses, and on the highways. It was the strangest thing! We had anywhere from 3 in. to a foot of water in the house. So, we got power 13 days later & are now living in a house with no floors or walls! haha They cut 4 foot of sheetrock out throughout the house & we ripped out all flooring. We had the giant fans & dehumidifiers for about 4 days. It's a pain. However, we are very well insured (ahem, thank you, Adam), so I think we'll come out of this better off! I get new stuff-woohoo! ;)

Alaskan Cruise Pics2008

We just returned from a 7 day Alaskan cruise that Adam won through work- Aug 16-23, 2008. It was incredible! We saw lots of bald eagles, whales, & icebergs. Here's a picture of the two of us in front of an iceberg. It was August so it was summertime in Alaska, and the weather was anywhere from 50-60 degrees each day. Also, no rain for the entire week, which, is evidently remarkable for Alaska :). We visited Juneau, Sitka, & Ketchikan. 900 people on the cruise ship were from Adam's company & they treated us to everything. It was great. I'm sure I came home 10 pounds heavier with all the food! We came back on a Saturday and Baylor & I had the first day of school that Monday, so it was a nice little pre-school vacation.

Family Vacation 2008

Well, we took Baylor to St. Louis, MO this summer. It was a family trip that Adam won through work. We drove (ugh!), and we'll never do that again. We did get to go visit John & Laura in Dallas on the way, and we spent one night in Branson, MO. We're thinking about spending a whole vacation week in Branson some time. It was great. We spent 4 days in St. Louis at Union Station Hotel. The entire hotel was built around the old train station--very cool! We went to a Cardinals game, saw the arch, & visited the St. Louis Zoo & the Budweiser plant. It was fun! The drive home was not!