Turkey Trot

Oh we love Turkey Trot. For our family, it means a great parade with more candy than necessary. It also means a great time with Jeff's family which includes an amazing meal (especially the famous spicy chicken). The kids had a great time fighting for candy during the parade. Luke kept saying, "pred out, pred out" (spread out). I loved how excited he would get each time he got a piece of candy. He would say, "ha,ha I got some candy" every time he picked a piece up. We certainly had to have a lesson in sharing with others. Below are some pictures showing the great time we had. The only sad note, is that they no longer throw turkeys out of planes. That is something that I always thought was neat as a kid but unfortunately, my kids most likely will not experience that!

Learning to catch

So we have been trying to teach Luke to catch the ball. We have worked with the football and baseball. He always does the same thing, closes his eyes. Someone suggested we get some of those Velcro discs and work with his using those. He is starting to get pretty good! The kid loves sports or "ports" as Luke would say.

Catching up

Well we have been so busy the last few weeks, I have fallen behind on my blog. Jeff has pretty much been gone for two weeks but got home on Thursday. We are so glad to have him back.

This week we decided to try to break Evan from the bottle but unfortunately, he decided the trick was on us. He quit going to the bathroom so we had a visit to the doctor and decided to give him his bottle back and the doctor also recommended a ultrasound of his kidneys. He will do this on Monday.

Last weekend, Ethan came over to stay. The boys had a great time and I was worn out, ha!

Finally, not much else has occurred that is very interesting except that Luke finally decided to show me that he can count and did so beautifully all the way to 19!

A constant battle

In our house, we are constantly fighting MRSA! About a year and two months ago, Luke had to spend several nights in hospital fighting this terrible infection. His best buddy Landon has had it several times but has been Staph free since may!!! Praise God for that. My niece, Maci has started getting Staph frequently too. We normally just start putting bactriban on any spot that appears and for the most part, we have been pretty lucky. This past week Luke had a spot on him and I started treating it as soon as I noticed it. By yesterday morning, he had another spot on his knee and one on his face in addition to the other one on the back of his leg. I decided that we were going to have to get an antibiotic in order to beat this round. I hate putting him on antibiotics because I don't won't his body to become used to them an then not work if we get into something serious. Well anyhow, it was out only option this time. So after I got one dose of meds in him, we headed home to eat lunch, then nap. After he woke up from nap, I looked at his knee and it really frightened me. His entire knee cap was swollen. I became very nervous and we began preparing Luke to go to the ER. Of course he remembers or last visit to te hospital so this did not go over so well. All he could say is that he did not want to get poked again. Last time, they had to try several times to get his IV going and he also had all his spots cut open without and pain meds. He is a tough boy but that was a lot of pain to put a kiddo through. Anyhow, we went and at first the nurse ticked me off because she gave me the whole, "the meds take some time to work" speech. I wanted to say, " you have to be kidding me.". This isn't my first rodeo and I am not an idiot! I know meds take a while to work but I also know that my kids knee cap was extremely swollen and that the infection was moving through it. Finally we saw the doc and he tried to make us feel better about the situation saying, " I see Staph everywhere these days.". He also told us that we needed to double the amount of antibiotics.

I am glad to report the kiddo is doing much better.

Wrestling with Daddy

Oh how my boys love to wrestle! They love to jump on their daddy. They also like to fight with each other in a playing manner and a not so playing manner. I particularly love when Luke comes to tell me how Evan is hurting him. Too funny but sadly, this may be Luke's fate. Evan seems as though he may outgrow Luke. I know our days on earth are certain to be limited but I can guarantee what time we have left here, will be spent with my two boys loving and wrestling each other. So blessed for these bundles of joy and for their father who is so willing to let them beat him up!

Hard working men

Yesterday and today, Jeff and his father have worked to replace a door jam and make a few minor repairs around the house. Luke is all about working if he gets to be outside. So, he handed tools to the "working men" as he calls them. After they were finished, Luke wanted to practice his drilling skills. I was so proud of him. He worked so hard and did a great job. Next, he decided they needed to work on their baseball skills! My boys are just good all around kiddos!

Evan

Okay, our precious Evan needs your prayers this week! On Friday, we will be visiting an orthopedic specialist. Evan began walking when he was around 10 months old. I noticed he was pretty pidgin toed but figured he would grow out of it soon. Well he has not and to make matters worse, I noticed that he was dragging the tops of his feet. If I was not in the field I am in, I probably would have just blown this off. So, I asked one of the Occupational therapists I work with, if I should be too concerned. She said it sounded concerning to her so I decided to contact one of my Physical therapist friends. She watched Evan walk and said that at least half the time, he was dragging his right foot. She also tried to measure his leg lengths and was pretty sure his left leg was measuring a little shorter. She also notes that Evan stands in a way that he puts most of his weight on one foot. She recommended that we go see an orthopedic specialist to get a full evaluation. We go on Friday. Worst case for us will be that Evan will
Be required to wear some type of braces and or insert in his shoes. Best case, will be that everything is okay. I will keep everyone updated but in the meantime I just ask that you pray for our sweet baby! Thanks!