Forward Facing!

Well! It was a long time coming, but we were finally able to turn Jaxon around in the car. He is no longer a rear facing passenger! :D

We did this last week on the 31th of March. I was so excited and couldn't wait to do it.

Well, it's been almost a week now, and I am not sure he likes it so much. He really isn't acting much different, but just about every time we turn around to look at him, he slowly moves his eyes away, and turns his head and looks out the window! LOL

Also, now that he can see me while driving, I hear, "MomomomomMOMOMOMOMmomomom!!" until I answer him or get the music right! LOL

All in all - I am really happy with it, and it's yet another milestone reached!!! ;o)

Big day for us!

We have been a family for almost 9 years now. God has done an amazing job knitting us all together. Today, we finalized the adoption of Kirstie & Kyle by Jeremy ... their dad!

I know we didn't need a piece of paper to make it real, but it sure brings a sense of togehter-ness in our family!

15 years!

15 years ago today I had our second daughter. I can't believe it was that long ago already. It's funny, 15 years to think of it sounds like such a long time. But when I think of it in terms of age it's still a baby to me. (Sssshhhh, don't tell my daughter I said that.) ;o)

Seriously though, 15! In three short years she'll be considered an adult. Still young, but legally an adult! When I think about how fast the past 15 years has gone, I know the next three are going to be a blink! ***sniff sniff***

I am very proud of our young lady. She has endured great hardships, but has prevailed!!! I know she is going to be a strong one, and will succeed at anything she puts her mind to!

Love you Kyle!!!!!

Gag reflex!

Okay, each of our kids has something we won't make them eat. Due to the item making them gag when trying to eat it.

With Kirstie, it's salmon. We always make our kids try something at least twice. With Kirstie we forgot that she had tried it once before, so ended up trying it three times!!! LOL Anyway, when she eats it, she literally gags, almost to the point of barfing! It's funny to watch! LOL

Tonight, we found Jax's 'salmon'.

EGGS!

He wanted a bite of bacon, and I told him that he had to eat one bite of egg first. This after he tried it a couple of times, but didn't swallow it, he spit it out. He took the bite into his mouth, chewed a couple of times and attempted to swallow it. LOL He gagged so bad, and out came the eggs!

Needless to say, I won't make him eat egg again ... at least for a while! ;o)

On the mends

Finally starting to feel better! What a relief!

I did realize though ... I do a lot more around the house than I thought! With a toddler running around I feel like the house is never clean ... but ... as it should be!

While I was sick we watched a movie called "Motherhood". Not the best movie, but I liked one of the last lines. "As a mom it's important to not loose your self. Because if you aren't yourself, what kind of a mom can you be?"

Sick of being Sick

Okay, so I have been sick since Sunday ... that's only two days ago. However, I have been bed-ridden sick. I am so out of it and achey all over.

I am done being sick, one: I plain ole don't like being sick, and two: I don't like the extra burden I place on the family.

I am feeling slightly better today than yesterday - so I am praying I am on the upswing. I hope Jax will follow soon, as he seems to have caught what I have. :o(

Our Miracle/Blessing

On November 11th, my husband injured himself while playing with the youth after Youth Group that night. Come to find out he completely tore his achilles tendon! What a painful experience!

After seeing the doctor and deciding that surgery would be the best route for us to take we waited for a scheduled surgery date. The first date that was picked we couldn't make, cause J was feeling sick. So it was postponed another two weeks, due to the holiday season.

The appointment before surgery - two week prior - it was discovered that there was no healing occurring in J's leg at all, and he was in a great deal of pain. It was even more clear now that surgery was necessary!

We went in this past Tuesday, December 28, for the surgery. J fasted, and was all prepped for the surgery. The doctor came in and told us that since it had been so long since the injury, there may be no need for surgery. But remembering that there was no healing occurring, two weeks ago, we decided to take the cast off and have the doctor take a look at his leg.

The cast came off - and the doctor started pushing, poking, and prodding at J's leg. With lots of flinching and twitching on J's part. :o( The doctor was surprised and said that he would be very pleased with the leg if this was a post op exam!!! WHAT?!?!? It's healed?

After about 10-15 minutes more discussing and examining J's leg - and getting a second opinion from another doctor - it was decided that J wouldn't need the surgery! His leg healed just as good as, if not better, if he had surgery. The tendon was shortened up and everything, just as if they did the surgery!!! Even the doctor was trying to convince himself that surgery would be best, but he couldn't, due to the healing!

We were all shocked - it was great to see the look on the doctor's face when he discovered how wonderfully the tendon healed it's self.

God is so amazing and wonderful! We were totally prepared for surgery, but scared at the same time. But, thankfully God had another idea! Four weeks of nothing healing, then in two weeks - perfection! God is AMAZING!