Please keep Cierra in your thoughts and prayers. She is having some medication issues and is really struggling right now. Thanks.

First Day of School and an update

Today is the first day of school and I am actually sad. I love having my girls home with me all day. I'm really going to miss them. Kenzie is starting 6th grade and has Mrs. Ward and Cierra is starting 2nd grade and has Mrs. Manion. We went to an openhouse at the school yesterday and got to meet the teachers and see the classrooms. They both picked adorable school clothes and looked so cute and grown-up this morning.




Life has been crazy busy since we got back to Utah. I've hardly had a free minute to finish unpacking. Erick came home last weekend for a quick visit. It was good to see him. Caden was especially excited. We went to Chuck E Cheese and had a campfire in the backyard and just relaxed and hung out together. We probably won't see him again until the baby gets here.

The baby and I are doing good. I have borderline gestational diabetes, so I have to watch what I eat very carefully, but I don't have to take insulin. My thyroid is starting to go high again, so my endocrinologist adjsuted my medication again. Hopefully that will take care of it. At my last appointment, my midwife told me that I'm having a very big baby, he was at least 5lbs then, so we'll see how big he is at birth. My last ultrasound showed a large hydrocele in his little boy parts. It's basically a big pocket of fluid that is caused by a tube not closing. They will do an ultrasound when he is born and decide if it needs to be surgically repaired or not. Baby boy is still transverse, so we are scheduling a version/induction or a c-section for the 5th or 6th of October. So, if they are able to turn him, then they will induce my labor and if they can't turn him, they will do the c-section. Only 39 days to go! I can't wait to meet this little man :)

I guess I need to be more specific.......

Caden has been sick today and only wanted to eat popsicles this evening. So I ran to the store and bought some popsicles. I got home and put them in the freezer and he promptly got them back out to eat. I told him to get a bowl out to put it in and this is what I found when I came back in the room a few minutes later. I guess a pie pan works.........

Cierra

My sweet Cierra,

What a blessing you are to our family. I can't imagine my life without you. I'm sorry that you have had to go through so many trials in your short little life. Epilepsy is a rotten, horrible disease and I'm sorry that you have to face it and struggle with it everyday. I wish I could battle it for you. I admire your strength and your courage. You rarely complain about your seizures, even though some days you have 50 or more and they leave you exhausted and hardly able to function. I hope that you never let your epilepsy stop you from doing everything that you want to do in this life. You have so much to offer the world and I hope that you will always do your best and shine, no matter what you're faced with. I love you so much and I am so proud of you for all the things that make you who you are.

Love,
Mom

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Uncle Ben comes for a visit

My brother Ben flew into town last Saturday from San Antonio to help take care of my Mom, who had just gotten out of the hospital. It was fun to see him and have him here for a few days. Caden called him "that guy" just about the whole time he was here and Tanner thought he was Chad. I can't wait until November when Ben and his whole family will be here for a visit.

We are here!

We made it to Utah Monday afternoon. It was a long drive and poor Kenzie got sick, but we all made it alive and well. My mom has been in the hospital since we got here, so I haven't made very much progress unpacking, but she was released today and is hopefully on the mend. I saw my midwife on Tuesday and had an ultrasound Thursday. Good news- baby's lip and stomach look great! Bad news- he is still transverse and I still have placenta previa, so it looks like we'll most likely be doing a c-section. But as long he gets here healthy, that's all that matters. He is weighing in at just under 4lbs and has chubby cheeks! Also, I failed my 1 hour glucose test, so I had to go and do the 3 hour glucose test today. I should have the results next week. Cierra saw the nuerologist this week as well. We adjusted meds again because her seizures have been really bad lately. If she is still having seizures at the end of September, we will be adding a third medication to the mix. Since she has all ready failed two medications, the chance of this medication working is really low, but we'll keep our fingers crossed. That about sums up our week. I hope that next week is much more slow-placed :)

Moving

We are moving this weekend, so I'll be MIA for a bit :)