To those who have lost their angel, may you carry them in your heart.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Angel Mommy
My heart tonight goes out to all the Angel Moms who were not as lucky as I. I know how hard this experience has been. And I know the fear of loosing a child. I have such a different perspective on loss. I hope I never understand the feeling of truly saying good bye. I told my self "good bye" was simply temporary, I can't imagine where I would be had Jacob not come through those doors, or woken up after surgery. Through it all I could always say he is still here and we are blessed. Every minute, every cry, every breath, and especially EVERY HEART BEAT is a gift.
What could have been
I notice now, after it all, how truly awful Jacob's circumstance really was. I knew threw it all the possibilities ahead. I had faith in his promised outcome. However, my security in his survival was unquestionably skewed.
At the cardiologist I was told go straight to the hospital. If you can make it in 2 hrs or less go. Get in the car and go now. Go in through the ER, have them page your Dr, they should admit you immediately. I remember asking the Dr, "What are the chances he doesn't make it to the Hospital?" The Dr's response, "He has been here 3 weeks. It would be really bad timing if he died in the next 2 hours." What did I hear through this conversation? "There is something wrong with Jake's heart. He's going to need to go to the hospital. Stanford's a good place to go and they can take care of him. Don't worry he'll be fine, you'll make it no problem." Don't get me wrong, I was still shaken up. I had still found out my 3 week old had to go to the hospital and was going to need a surgery. How serious though, I had no idea!
As we learned the severity of his condition I felt I was always one step behind the Drs. It wasn't until after he had been recess orated that we learned he had stopped breathing. We had this idea that he was doing great and would continue as long as he got his surgery in time.
Surgery came 2 days early, that was good. Except, looking back, that ment out of all of the babies in the cardio NICU our was the worst. Critical enough to warrant a Sunday surgery (the only surgery that day). On weekdays the hospital does between 2 and 4 surgeries, weekends only maybe 1 per day if necessary. We were told our surgeon preferred Sunday procedures, so we though we were lucky to get the Sunday slot... Really, Jacob was just in a really critical place.
I heard 93-98% survival, rather than 2-7% death rate. Even going to arguably the best surgeon in the world every 50 surgeries at least one of those babies passes. And Jake was a high risk case. If you were told you had a 1/50 chance of that you wouldn't make it, and if you make it 3/50 chance of serious injury, would you feel confident? NO! Thank goodness we did not see it that way.
We pretty much bet he would come back with the open chest. How crazy! We were relieved when we saw him wheel by us in the hall with nothing but a piece of mesh and plastic wrap separating us from his beating heart.
I sat there with 2 doctors, a nurse, and respiratory therapist all watching Jakes recovery the first day. I though it was that we were just at a good hospital. Yes. We were at a great hospital, but that was proof of how serious the situation really was. When look back on pictures I see 9 different medication lines. At the time I saw 3 had been turned off.
Even still I find that I have a different view of normal. When I see Jake's scar I think of how great it looks. When I get him dressed I'm grateful he is beginning to grow out of his preemie sizes (at 7 weeks old).
He is growing bigger. He is getting stronger. I am so happy to be where we are, especially considering where we could be. So much could have happened. Jacob life was hanging on by a thread for so much of this journey. We shouldn't have our little man home with us, in our arms, snuggling in close. But, we are here. God was on our side. Denial was our protection.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
3 Weeks in Recovery and Looking Great!
My handsome guy's got his smile... You would never know it has only been 3 weeks since his heart was mended.
-Blessed
Meet Lila
One of the amazing little girls we met while at LPCH was Lila. This is her story:
| When Lila Grace was born she looked and appeared to be a perfectly healthy little girl. And for the first 9 days of her life we thought she was. She saw a doctor the day she was born and again at 1 week old. 2 days after her 1 week check up I noticed her rapid breathing and her heart racing when I was holding her. I called the doctor and told him I wanted to bring Lila in so he could look at her. When we arrived at the docor's office he listened to her with the stethoscope and heart a murmur. He told me to get Lila to the hospital right away. The hospital did an echocardiogram and said they thought they knew what Lila had, but needed a heart cath to confirm her diagnosis. They told us her heart was not developed properly, but they would not tell us what they thought it was until they could confirm exactly what heart defect she had. However, the only cardiologist that did the caths was out of town for several days. So we sat and waited for 5 extremely long days worrying, scared, praying and lots and lots of crying. Finally, what seemed like forever, came the day her heart heart cath. Let me tell you how very difficult it was to hand over my precious newborn to undergo a heart cath. Somehow I was strong enough to do so. We sat in her hospital room and waited for the doctors to come tell us what they found. She had Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCAS and a VSD. All we heard was she would require multiple open heart surgeries to mend her broken heart. I asked "where is the best surgeon to do these surgeries"? At the time the head surgeon at our children's hospital in Tulsa, OK was still performing surgeries and every doctor told us he was "wonderful, amazing and known all around the world". He was a talented, successful surgeon. After reading and listening about him and being told by the cardiologists he was truly amazing we decided to let him do Lila's surgery. We were terrified to hear this heart breaking news about so many surgeries. Yet at the same time we were so thankful that surgery could correct her heart and give her the possibility to live a normal life. They also wanted to test her for DiGeorge syndrome. The results take a week or two to get back. Thankfully, she did not have that. We were able to take our baby home for 2 1/2 months before her 1st heart surgery. We met with the surgeon two days prior to surgery. He told us Lila would need several surgeries to correct everything wrong with her heart. We were scared and sad, but wanted to do what ever it took to save her life. The day Lila turned 3 months old we handed her over to the heart surgeon for her 1st heart surgery. The surgeon came in and said a beautiful prayer and said she was in God's hands that day. She was in surgery for approximately six hours and then they brought her to ICU. After she was in ICU for several minutes the surgeons came to tell us her stats were dropping and they didn't know why. The cardiologist that does the heart caths was off work that day so they had to call him in. He rushed to the hospital and did a heart cath on Lila and discovered what was wrong with her heart. After her heart cath she was rushed back into surgery for the 2nd time that day. Thankfully, the surgeon corrected the problem and many hours later brought Lila back to ICU so we could finally see her. I think it was around11:00 PM before we finally saw her. We spent the next three weeks in ICU for Lila to recover. Two months later we were back in ICU when Lila got RSV/pneumonia for another three weeks. After we got over that very scary episode of RSV which we thought twice was going to take her life we were able to bring her home. Multiple times over the winter she has viruses that landed us the in ER due to low oxygen and to make sure her heart was ok. I lost count, but I think we went to the ER and were admitted to the hospital at least 10 times over the winter. As time approached for Lila's second surgery her 1st surgeon had retired. So, it was time we find a new heart surgeon. It was a blessing in disguise. Through Mended Little Hearts (a support group for heart families) I met other mothers with the same heart defect as Lila. They told me about Dr. Frank Hanley at Lucile Packard Children's hospital. He specialized in my daughter's defect. He actually invented and pioneered the surgery she needed to repair her heart. After my research I quickly learned he had the most experience in my daughter's heart defect. I'm upset I didn't know about him before, but you can't change the past. Dr. Hanley said he could repair everything wrong with her heart in ONE surgery. I was so excited. Not multiple surgeries like I had been told? Part of her heart defect is that she is missing her pulmonary valve and so she had a human valve put in during surgery. This valve will only last 3-4 years as it will become too small once her heart grows. So she will require additional open heart surgeries to replace that valve.  We quickly got Lila scheduled and she had her 2nd surgery at 13 months old. She now has a fully repaired heart and has been in CVICU for over a month. She is doing well, but not fully recover yet.  Lila's bed was across from Jake's in the CVICU. Within the first day after Jake's surgery Lila's family had reached out to us with support. I have never become so close to a family in so little time. Lila is such a sweet little girl, and she comes from such a loving family. She is so brave and strong. it seems what ever Is thrown at her little body she seems to overcome in time. Jen, Lila's mom, has given me so many resources. She helped us so much, even since we have been home. She has helped me realize how lucky we are. We have been blessed and we are so grateful we are home.  I pray everyday for Lila. Her time in the hospital is not over, and her recovery time is not short. If anyone can overcome a broken Heart is is Lila and her family. We are so excited for the day we can see Lila running around with her mended Heart.  To our favorite Zipper Buddy! Follow and Support Lila's Heart Journey on her Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/lilasheartjourney |
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
FHE- Heavenly Father Loves Me
Caymen decided she was going to plan tonight's FHE. (So cute!)
(Even Daddy used his imagination to make his heart look like Jake!)
She picked the song, planned a little lesson, and even put together a craft!
She decided to cut out hearts for everyone in the family and labeled them with names. Then she found a bunch of jewels, glitter, glue...
I love how everything turned out! It is so great to see their individual creativity.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Truancy
Top 3 places to contract the Flu:
(President Thomas S Monson)
(Brad was Moses, I was King Benjamin, Ruby was Joseph Smith, and Caymen was President Monson... Jacob was Jacob)
1. School
2. Church
3. Birthday Party
We've missed all of them this week.
We are going on truancy week #4 (you can tell education is an important standard in our home...) so we are home schooling for now.
All of the neighborhood birthday parties have been left in attended. As for church we tried to give the kids a spiritual experience. It is Sunday. We don't want them thinking just because Jake is sick the sabbath day goes out the window.
So we looked up the primary sharing time lesson and tried to replicate a mini sharing time in our living room. We all even dressed up as different Prophets.
It was pretty fun, until the girls got bored. Then we did a song, a prayer, and a candy bar. I deem it a success! After our mini church Ron and Pam were kind enough to bring us the Sacrament and pick up the girls. It made for a pretty great Sunday! Maybe we will be lucky enough to round it out with a visit from our babysitter. I know they would love to see their suddo-big sis!
Perfect in Christ
"Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God." (Moroni 10:32)
I'm sure glad I'm not expected to be perfect because I would be a huge disappointment to a lot of people. My state of earthly perfection is pretty far off. I do hope that through my trials I am becoming closer. One day I will be perfected through Christ, as far off as that may seem.
Good day at the Drs
It was a good visit to the Drs. Everything looked good and he was pink! It was so nice to have a no drama appointment. We were supposed to go back in 2 weeks, but Mayo seems to think a monthly appointment will be sufficient until he is healthy enough for immunizations. I'm so glad to have my little man! 
One week home.
We have been home for a week. Wow! What an adjustment.
Little adjustments:
- don't let him lay on his tummy
- waterless wipe baths
- grab him on his top and bottom, not under his arms or around his rib cage
- "WASH YOUR HANDS!"
- Lysol and Clorox everything!!!
Big Adjustments:
- no school
- no play days
- don't touch your friends
- don't touch your brother!
- come inside, take a bath, change your clothes
- no trips grocery to the store
- no extra kids around the house
It has been an adjustment for the whole family. But the biggest adjustment is having a sensitive baby around. After living in a hospital he has become a lot more sensitive to the things around him. Lights, sounds and other people really make him nervous. On occasion Brad's mom could hold him. He's getting better with Brad, but he has a really tough time unless he is being held by me, Mom. He is getting better, but it is an adjustment I did not anticipate. Thank goodness for Grandmas!!! Brad's mom was here last week and my mom will be here this week. I am typically so self-reliant, so having to count on others for everything while I comfort Jake is such an adjustment. It's so interesting how he can tell if I'm even in the room. Poor little guy is re-adjusting to everything, and so are all of us!
When he's asleep he opens one eye as if to make sure it is still me. I can't get anything done, but I still think it is sweet.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Thanks Goodness!
Thank Goodness for the Dinner Fairy, ie- All my friends!!!, because the Laundry monster decided to eat all our clothes!
*This is what happens when a family of 6 lives out of suitcases for a month!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
2 Weeks
I can't believe it was only 2 weeks ago we were waiting to hear if the Drs were going to close Jake's chest! He was fully sedated, lying on a table, completely stabilized by machines and medication. Now he is home. All his bandages are gone. He is eating, sleeping, and popping like any other baby. He still looks like a newborn and hasn't hit the 8 lb mark. But, he is still growing. What an amazing boy! I look back on pictures and it already seems so long ago. He is more sensitive than any of the girls were. He is more fussy than them too. He always wants to be held, but doesn't want anyone but Mom. I pretty much get NOTHING done. To be honest though, after 2 weeks of not being allowed to hold him it is all I want to do. The pile of laundry, dirty dishes, and the unswept floor fail in comparison to his sweaty fussy snuggles. If he's not sleeping he is most likely eating or crying. It's ok with me. Just proof he's a fighter! He's little but he has more strength than most. He's got spirit. Even at almost 6 weeks he is full of fire. May his fire live on as he continues to grow.
Now it's off to bed. Then we have appointment #2 in the morning. Hopefully everything goes as well tomorrow as Tuesday. They are checking different things, so we'll see.
Nothing better!
Bandages Off
Jake is 13 days post chest closure. His sutures have been out for 48 hrs. This means that the bandage can come off!!! Lets see... Looks pretty good! 
He's back
We went to Jake's first Drs appointment. He is back! Everything looks great! The dr did a follow up echo to check on his blood flow. Is was so nice to have good news when his Dr said everything looked good. Relief really set in when the checked his Oxygen levels, which were 99-100%... Can't get better than that! All of his vitals were right where they needed to be. And he has gained 6 oz. since Thursday!
Following his appointment we went for a visit to the surgeon's office to get his sutures removed.
Oh how painful! One of the fellows came over from the hospital to perform the procedure. I was able to stay and hold him through the removal. I felt so bad.. It was not enough to warrant anesthesia, but it ha to have hurt. He had 12 stitches and each one had to be pulled and cut individually. I felt so bad as the razor blade picked at each suture. It took about an hour. Poor guy. Fortunately, the worst is over. Hopefully this is the end.
He still has an other appointment on Friday. Just to check his weight gain, vitals, and overall well being. As long as that appointment is a good old boring one (fingers crossed) we will move to monthly appointments.
I can't believe he is doing so well. It was only 2 weeks ago he was lying on a table with his chest open and tubes coming out every part of his body. Now all that is left
Quarantine
Jake is doing awesome! Hopefully he can keep up his recovery. Right now all we can do is NOT GET SICK.
How to keep 3 kids, 5 and under, sane while not getting sick
You'll need:
1 Awesome Grandma
Lots of activities
Soap
1/2 gallon of hand sanitizer
Wet wipes
Bribery treats
Sandboxes have to be the grossest, most germ ridden places ever! Unfortunately thats the girls favorite place to play. Normally I don't really care. Thats what wipes and sanitizer are for. Bit given our heightened germ security we could let that happen. So, after a 30 minute discussion we sent Grandma and the girls out to the library. (I don't know what I would do with out her!) Then off to the park with a huge sack lunch . Don't forget the bag of cookies. Hopefully they are having a good time, because when they get home it is straight into the bath.
It's not safe for Jake to go out, which means I'm stuck in too. I have had friends on even greater quarantine, and I don't know how they did it! I know my saving grace has been a cute new baby, a big DVR, and a bunch of good friends willing to bring over dinners. Tomorrow is an other Drs appointment, so I'm excited to get out then. At this point, No kids are allowed in. Our kids can only go out in small healthy groups. We are on major bugger watch out! We were even supposed to get dinner from a friend tonight. Unfortunately she isn't feeling well so we had to tell her to stay away. Too bad.
Zipper Buddy
Meet my new Zipper Buddy...
My best friend Ezra brought Him over to my house last night. It was so nice to see my friend. I'm excited to have a Teddy that knows how it feels to have a zipper down his chest. Look inside, he has a mended heart just like me! I can't wait till I'm strong enough to snuggle.
Thanks Ezra
Jake
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Traumatized
Told the girls to get ready for the Drs office... This is what I found! Apparently "going to the Drs" means "we might not come home."
Can't say they aren't prepared!
Today I get my Stitches Out!!!
Everyone throw a party, Today I get my stitches out! 
Today is our first out patient Drs appointment. We get out stitches out, make sure everything still looks good, and plan for the future. This is a good day! (I hope!)
Monday, September 9, 2013
FHE- Thanksgiving and Service
FHE!?
For those of you that don't know. We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. That's right, we're a bunch of Mormons! (Incase the 4 kids under 5 didn't give it away.)
As members of the church we always try to follow the practice of FHE (Family Home Evening). The church encourages families to pick one night a week, other than Sunday, to do a family activity. Usually it involves a lesson of some sort, and most often involves a treat. Sometimes we just do something fun together and call it a night. I find it really brings my family together.
This is the first week we have done FHE since Jacob has been born. But I am going to try my best to get back on track.
We have been the recipients of A LOT of service. I figure what a better thing to talk about!? Thanksgiving and service only seemed appropriate. Without the service of our friends, neighbors, church members, and even some strangers we would not have gotten through everything as well as we have. Yes there is still trial ahead. But I am thankful for where we are today.
Tonight each one of us picked a picture of Christ. Then we discussed the scripture story that went to each picture. In every picture Christ was serving other, praying for others, healing others. Christ has healed my family. We have been served.
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (Matthew 25:40)
- Thank you, I hope I can one day serve you as you have served me.
Milk
As I was leaving the hospital I went by the ICU to say goodbye to to some of the amazing families I have meanwhile my son was undergoing his open heart surgery. One of the mothers in have become really close to lost her milk this past weekend and has had to start giving formula to her daughter. I couldn't justify donating to a milk bank when I knew a family was in need of the milk today. I was able to give her nearly 2 gallons of milk. I am so glad to see it going to a family in need.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Together Forever
Tonight I was putting the girls to bed, while holding Jacob in my arms. As usual I let them pick a bedtime song. This is the song they picked
Families Can Be Together Forever (300)
1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them through all eternity.
[Chorus]
Families can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity.
[Chorus]
Families can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
As I sang this song, tears running down my face, I thought about the family I have been blessed with.
I couldn't help think about my dear friend Melissa and her Mom. Mellissa's Father passed away suddenly the same week that we went into the hospital. Here she was bringing my family dinner. (A super yummy dinner.) Mellissa shares the same faith as I do. Through our faith we know that she will be reunited with her father after death. That same faith gave my hope though my trials with Jake. But I am so glad that I do not have to wait until then. I'm so blessed that God had the grace to let me keep him here on earth.
Tonight my heart goes out. It goes out to all of those reading this blog who have lost someone close. It is an experience I wouldn't wish upon anyone. Just the possibility of loss was so difficult to bare. I pray for you tonight. May The Lord give you strength as He gave me. What peace He can bring.
I know my family will be together forever. It is God's plan. I'm grateful it was in God's plan for Jacob to return home with us. It is a lot easier to say after the fact, but I do believe all of our trials no matter the outcome are given to make us stronger and to test our faith. The Lord has carried my family through this trial and I know he will continue to carry us through. I just hope it doesn't mean another trip to the hospital or another open heart surgery, as it might.
Text: Ruth M. Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI
Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI
Doctrine and Covenants 138:47–48
Alma 37:35
(Families Can Be Together Forever, Children's Song Book)
Such a Blur
The girls are all napping. Brad and I are sitting here in our living room. We are watching the first day of pro-football. We are eating lunch and Jake is lying asleep in Brad's lap. It is as if the past 3 weeks have been a total blur. I am still in shock that only 2 1/2 weeks ago we almost lost him. Yet now, we are sitting here as though nothing ever happened. In every other aspect of life the world has continued. We still have to pay the mortgage. Laundry is still piling up. Dishes don't clean themselves. Floor still needs to be mopped. I don't know why I expected life to be different. It is not. The only things reminding us of the past weeks are the scar on Jake's chest and the medication alarm that goes off at 8:00 twice a day.
I don't know how I expected it to be different, but I did. Jacob is back in our arms. Eating, sleeping, pooping. It frightens me to think of what it would be if Jacob hadn't come home. Things would still be the same. Life would have still continued, even without him. I can hear him cry, and I'm grateful. His face gets red with anger, with heat, with blood. Something it had never done before the surgery. I find myself constantly checking. First I check his color, then I look for breath. I feel his head, his feet, his hands. I say a silent prayer every time I look at his face. I melt every time I look in his eyes.
People have told me that he will never remember, and I will never forget. I wish I could forget it. It went so quick. I had never had time to process. Now we are back, Happily Ever After. We still have appointments, sponge baths, and quarantine. But he doesn't look sick, he never really did. He is happy, but he always has been. I'm afraid I'm missing something! Like more should seem wrong. Life should be harder after such a life changing experience. Instead, it is back to normal. I have the same little guy back that I left at the hospital. I never really knew what it meant for life to seem surreal. In the true seance of the word: an unreal mix of fact and fantasy. But that is exactly how it feels Bizarre. That I could be here holding this perfect baby, looking back at him just a week ago.
I can't help think of the what if...
What if we had gone to the Dr a different day?
What is a different Dr had seen him?
What if we never heard the murmur?
What if he had died in our bed that night?
Would it have just been deemed SID's?
What if the Cardiologist had scheduled our appointment for the following day?
What if he hadn't made it to the hospital?
What if we had gone to a different hospital?
I hate to think of our lives without him, but I can't help but think of what could have been. We have met so many families that are living the other side of the what-if scenario. I feel guilty to have been so lucky. To complain about only being in the hospital 2 weeks. I am just lucky to be where I am with what I have. He has been watched over. He has been through so much, and he will never remember any of it. Life has gone on. People are still going to church. Football is still on TV. Birthday parties are still coming and going. Our life was flipped one way and then back again faster than we could absorb.
Unreal! He is a miracle! That is the only way to explain it. Miracle!
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Notes from a Friend
A friend that we met at the hospital had these up on her daughter's Facebook page. She is such an inspiration. Their family is so strong. She gives me hope for the future.
Friday, September 6, 2013
The people you meet
One of the things that has given me so much hope while going through everything is the people I have met.
While at Stanford we got to know some incredible families. They all knew exactly what I was going through, because they were going through it too. Jacob's condition, as serious as it was, seemed so minimal compared to so many of the other stories we heard.
One of the Mom's I became really well acquainted with was Named Jamie. She was so sweet and always had some really good advice. We were on a similar schedule so we talked on a regular basis as we passed through the NICU halls.
Jamie's baby, Baby "A," was born without Kidneys. When Jamie found out at 28 weeks that her baby didn't have kidneys she was told to terminate. For Jamie that was not an option. She began to look into other options and she was told if she carried her baby to term she wouldn't get more than 30 minutes with her before she passed. this condition had a 100% fatality rate. Instead of excepting the loss of her baby girl she researched and fought for her baby's life. Her Daughter is the first baby to survive this condition and is now on dialysis while she awaits a kidney transplant.
I was so amazed by Jamie's story that when my friend Karen came up to visit me I shared the story of Baby "A." This morning Karen was watching The Today Show and saw a story that sounded a lot like the family I had told her about. She shared this link with me.
I had no idea the girl that I had been sharing so much with was Washington State Congress Women Jamie Herrera Beutler. I guess when you are at a hospital fighting for your new baby's life it doesn't matter who you are, a stay at home mom from Central CA or a Congress Women.
Jamie thank you for all your advice and company while Jacob was in the Hospital. Baby "A" is still in our prayers. We wish the best for your whole family!
Fresh Prince of Wallace Lake
Now this is a story all about how
my life got twist-turned upside down
Just sit down for goodness sake,
I'll tell you how I became the prince of Wallace Lake.
In South Lake Camanche
Jacob will be raised.
In the Hood is where he'll spend most of his days.
He was chilling out max and relaxing all cool
watching big sisters on the playground at school...
When a couple of Drs,
Thought I was up to no good.
Tried to get me out of the neighborhood.
They sent me to Stanford
And my Mom got scared
She said your getting open heart surgery,
Got to go out there.
I stayed at the hospital for 2 whole weeks
It got kinda shaky but we also had peaks.
Now I'm home, and happy, Baby Brother Jake
Thanks to all my neighbors here in Wallace Lake.
Today some of my neighbors came by with a great fruit basket for our family. Thanks to:
Baysingers
Bists
Fairbanks
Foresters
Hesseltines
McDonalds
Tremains
Oh Schmidt!
Brad went and picked up the mail today... Wow! I guess that's what happens when your gone for weeks! How do we get so much mail!?
Bill, bill, bill, bill, package!
Bowties and Books!
Who could ask for anything more for our Little Monster, thanks Auntie Kara and Uncle Chad! (aka the Schmidt's) You made a giant pile of bills a little more tolerable.
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