tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77482903656413666102011-09-19T13:40:38.804-05:00Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275198751602722451noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748290365641366610.post-49764600318846034702010-12-15T07:45:00.006-06:002010-12-15T08:29:58.504-06:00

I can't believe that my last post was in February! I can't believe that it is almost Christmas! I can't believe it is almost the end of the year! I can't believe that my kids are 14, 12, 4 and 3! I can't believe we will celebrate our 6th anniversary in a month! I can't believe I actually might have a house to call HOME!! LOVE this hat!It is amazing how kids change so much in a year. Both Sam and

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Sam to Emma--"Don't cry sweetheart, here is your bear."Excuse me, I need to go get my kleenex.

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These were taken back in December.  My dad had taken Sam for a ride around the yard on the snowmobile.  We asked him how he liked it.  His reply?  "It's awesome!"

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No Sam, I am afraid that "washing hands" in the toilet does not count.  Need I say more?

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I know it has been ridiculously long since I posted, but a new post will come soon. It has been crazy busy with moving and starting a new job, chasing after 2 kids and you know how the rest if it goes!God Bless,Jodi

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Our friends Matt and Jamie Wallace, who lost their daughter Nevaeh back in April, have come up with a beautiful way to honor her and keep her memory alive. Playroom of Hope is a room that is in the new building at Children's Hospital. It is currently being used as offices but as soon as the money is raised, it will be turned into a room for the kids in the hospital and their siblings to go and

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Sam got a hold of my mother-in-law's camera. At first he was just pretending to take pictures, complete with the clicking sounds. Then he figured out how to turn it on, pop the flash and then he snapped a few pictures. He also got a hold of our point and shoot camera and took a few self portraits.He also likes to "gack-yoom", aka vacuum. And he likes to use various items to vacuum. As you can

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Emma has been in therapy for 1 year. It is amazing the progress she has made. We went from her not being able to do anything, to her walking in one year, an answer to prayers! There has been times when she has been a pistol, not wanting to do what we wanted her. She is totally a girl who will do things on her own time. We would try anything to get her to roll over, then one day, she just

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  And I fall in love all over again!

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BEFORE.....AFTER.....He can be such a little ham. I love his curls but it was getting to long and it gets so snarly in the back. Every time I would try to comb it, he would say "Sorry, sorry." as I was trying to get thru the curly mess. I think his face looks thinner too. He is growing way to fast!And this little one.....Don't let her fool you.....I'm just saying.Have a great day!Jodi

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The date for my surgery is August 11th at 7:30am. I have to be there 2 hours before that so we will likely spend the night near the hospital so we don't have to leave here at 4am. I am a little nervous about the surgery but I know everything is in God's hands and I just need to give my fears to Him.I have some appointments next week to meet with the high risk anaesthesiologist and to meet with

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This will be short tonight with another update coming hopefully tomorrow.First, our baby girl has taken her first steps unassisted. For any parent, it is super exciting, but given everything we have been through with Emma, it makes it that much more special and exciting. She took 3 steps toward my mother-in-law on Friday night as I lay on the couch sick from a kidney infection. I was supposed to

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Or lack of motivation is more like it.I really have not had any interest in blogging lately and I have not even been blogging that long. So many things going on. I had an appointment yesterday with an Endocrinologist. It was more of a consult actually. I had some tests done earlier in May to hopefully figure out why my blood pressure was spiking at times when I was just sitting at the computer or

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It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this. Our friends Matt and Jamie lost their beautiful 14 month old girl Nevaeh today. She was born with a heart defect and was doing so well. Tuesday she was admitted to the hospital. They were hoping it was just a virus but later learned that she was in heart failure. They had started her on some medication hoping that her heart would recover some of

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Eventually she will learn not to mess with Sam's stuffed cow!We would appreciate your prayers for my mom. She was in the ER for a few hours today with a irregular heartbeat and has been diagnosed with PSVT. She is on some meds now and has a follow up appointment on Monday to see where to go from here.Stellan is also in the hospital for this. Please take a moment to go to this link and lift up

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So I started this post on Monday and I am just getting around to finishing in now and it will be short because it was late and Emma was up at 4:30 in the morning.Hard to believe March is almost over. Things have not changed much around here lately. Between working at the restaurant, working from home and raising two little ones, I don't have much free time. My husband has been off for the month

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Once again I really have been slacking in the blogging world. I don't know where the time goes. My little ones are sharing a room for the first time tonight. We finally decided to try and put them together and see how they do. I can still hear Sam talking away. I think Emma is sleeping, I have not heard her in a while. It is fun just to listen to them go on and on. We saw Emma's GI doctor

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I would like to wish a few people Happy Birthday today.My momNevaehMy cousinIt is a super special day for Nevaeh as it is her first birthday. It is amazing to see this little girl grow and change all the time. She was born withHLHS but you would never know it. You can keep up with her progress here. We hope you have a great time at your party and we wish we could be there!Emma is doing very

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We went down on Thursday for an x-ray for Emma and when the doctor called back, he said there could be some problems. She does have a moderate amount of poop in her yet. What could be cause of this is constipation or sometimes when they reconnect the intestines back together, it can narrow causing a partial obstruction. If this is the case, she may require surgery.We are giving her Miralax and

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I forgot to post this earlier.I talked to my sister today and my niece Ankica, fell out of bed and broke her collarbone. They are waiting to see the orthepedic doctor to see what they want to do. My sister thought they would just put her in a sling. Her blog is MontgomeryMusings.Thanks again and take careJodi

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I have a prayer request for Emma. She has had some issues with pooping recently and we will hopefully be going for an x-ray tomorrow to see what is up.Thank you and we will keep you posted.Take care and God Bless,Jodi

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I did not get a chance to post this on Saturday.It was my dad's birthday and we went to my parents for a yummy dinner and some super yummy cake, Brown-Eyed Susan Cake. Two of my sisters and their families were able to come. We are praying that my older sister and her family will be moving to be closer to us soon.My mom got my dad a fooseball(sp?)table so I am sure that there will may games

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I got this quiz from work and thought it would be fun to pass it along to you.Click here to take the Yankee or Dixie Quiz!Jodi

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Imagine my surprise when I went to go get Emma up from her nap and I found her like this..Now, it may not seem like a big deal to see her sitting in her crib, however for Emma, it is a huge milestone. This is the first time EVER that she has gone from laying down to sitting up, all by herself. It is something we have been working on, but like many other things, I felt like it would never come.

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Let me introduce.... Crazy HairHer hair usually does this after a bath and it is still like that today. Right now her hair is still pretty fine and I am praying that she will have thicker hair like her daddy. But the poor girl will probably end up with fine thin hair like me:(Sam, dressing up like Mr. Potato Head...The next James Dean maybe...And this one...needs a caption. Anyone care to

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I found this website where you can send coffee to our troops overseas. Check out the website here. And the BEST part is, the coffee shop pays for the shipping! How cool is that? It is only $7.99 per bag. I think that is a great deal and a small price to pay for the service that they are doing for our country. Please consider sending Coffee2Troops!Click here to send Coffee2Troops Please take a

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When you are chasing small ones, changing diapers, wiping noses and what not. I thought I would get to the computer sooner than this to blog but the days just run together sometimes! Emma is continuing to move more. She can pretty much turn herself all the way around in a circle while she is sitting up. Unless of course, Sam comes up to here and pushes her backward. Then she is flat on her back

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Head on over to Deal Seeking Mom to enter her great giveaway. Enter by January 13th at 11:59pm.(Eastern time)A great day to keep all of your photos in one safe place.Good Luck!Jodi

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Check it out! Go to FromDatestoDiapers.com and leave a comment on her blog to enter to win a $30 gift card from Children's Place. The hardest part is trying to pick a favorite item!Good Luck!Remember to enter by January 17th at 9:00pm to qualify!Jodi

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That is what is new around here lately. The potty training, well let's just say it going. We have been at it for a little over a month and he goes at least once a day but we usually give him a big glass of water or milk to get him to go. Is that wrong? This is our first attempt at potty training and I have heard that training boys is harder than girls. So any suggestions would be appreciated!

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One year ago we were with Emma in the NICU going thru all sorts of x-rays and blood work and even more emotions. Just a few days before we were ringing in the New Year with her, thinking that we would be bringing her home by her due date for sure.We had called that Saturday morning to see how her night had been and there was some concern because it seemed like she was taking a turn. She had blood

Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275198751602722451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748290365641366610.post-49137776103569211952008-12-30T10:33:00.000-06:002008-12-30T10:34:26.236-06:00

That's all I am going to say about that!!!

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We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and were able to spend it with family and friends. Dennis stayed home with Emma because she has been sick for the last week or so with a cold. The poor little girl was up for 4 hours or so on Christmas Eve coughing and what not so we decided it would just be better if we kept her home.We had a great dinner at my mom's house. Ham, mashed potatoes, sweet

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Sam had a check-up a while back, it may have been his 1 year or 15 month check-up and the nurse measured his head and put it in the computer along with his weight and height. The doctor came in and took a look at his measurements and said, I would like to measure his head again. So the doctor took the measurement again and got a slightly different measurement. When he put it in the computer and

Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275198751602722451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748290365641366610.post-940218388933142252008-12-19T21:09:00.007-06:002008-12-19T21:45:53.699-06:00

While rolling out my sugar cookies, I had Emma on the table in her Bumbo seat and Sam was kneeling on the chair next to her, not really causing any trouble.Emma started to get really fussy so I started to go towards her and I notice that she has blood all over her face. She has a bloody nose a couple of weeks ago too and I had been putting a little Vaseline inside her nose to help keep it moist.

Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275198751602722451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748290365641366610.post-83488473965955097672008-12-18T22:37:00.000-06:002008-12-18T23:16:25.972-06:00

Yes, for the second time in his short life, Sam pooped in the tub this morning. I had put him in there then stepped out into the hall to get a towel and when I came back in, I heard him say, "Yucky, Yucky". I thought, you nailed that on the head.Fun times. I am grateful that it only happened twice so far.Sam is also getting into more things and becoming more of a boy. His favorite thing right now

Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275198751602722451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748290365641366610.post-52977046246313371392008-12-16T15:52:00.000-06:002008-12-17T15:24:07.194-06:00

I have been thinking of doing this for a while now just to keep friends and family posted on what is going on around here. I ran into a friend yesterday and we got talking and she said that I should start a blog, so here we are. Thanks Melanie!!I look back on the last two years of my life and am amazed at how faithful God has been. Let me back up a little more and give you a bit more

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