Anniversary of the Worst day of my Life

     My original posting on this says it all still and I cannot read it without crying.  This past year has been the most trying and mentally exhausting one of my life thus far, beginning with Jan. 16th.  It is still an unreal experience to me and something that I never would have thought would happen to me.  I thank God still everyday for being in that ER room with us and saving my baby.   Click on the picture to be taken to the posting from last year...

Day 3 at the Hospital

Thirty Two and Two Kids???

     Happy 32nd birthday to me!?!?!  Where has the time gone?  There are plenty of days that I still feel like I'm right of out college and haven't aged past 25.  I read something somewhere that said "This great song came on the radio and I rolled down my windows, put on my shades, turned the music up and started jammin- then looked in my back seat and noticed the carseats, remember I was in a minivan, and rolled the windows back up..."  This is definitely something I can relate to, minus the minivan!  (which I am still planning on NEVER owning one).  While many people will tell me that 32 is not old, I know it is not, but... I definitely don't feel 22 anymore either.  I used to imagine what my life would be like 10 years ago.  Honestly, this is better than I could have imagined.  I love my husband, I love my beautiful kids, and I love my job.  Ten years has FLOWN by and I have definitely "grown up" from a young adult to an adult as much as I hate to admit sometimes.  Thank you for all the well wishes for my Birthday! I enjoyed spending the rainy day with my sweet little family!

Birthday dinner at Mellow Mushroom with my family

Blowing out the candles on my cake!

Matt's first Ride

     After much convincing, a few (ahem a lot) of tears, and a couple of screams....  Matt rode with Emily in her new truck!!!  And- he LOVED it!  So much to the point that the screamed and cried when I took him out.  They had a blast, and I am so glad he finally rode in it with her.  The pictures may seem repetitive, but their facial expressions were priceless and I had to share them all!

2014 Recap

     

     Another year in the books, and what a year it was...  I think more trials occurred in my life this past year than any other year so far.  That being said, I have MUCH to be thankful for during this past year of my life and my family's life.    2014 was quite the adventure and I have grown as a nurse, a mom, and a wife.  I honestly pray that 2015 brings a lot of HEALTH to my Matty Boo.  Since early January 2014, he has not had a break as far as illnesses go (as evidenced by my blog postings), and his little body has been stuck an estimated 30 to 40 times this past year or more, if you count the unsuccessful attempts as well.  I am ready for this chapter to close!  Time will tell and hopefully we will get him figured out!  Two great things to report:  1.  Looks like Cancer is NOT the answer!!!  2.  His IgG level has climbed tremendously on its own and is now greater than 500!  This is amazing and means his immune system is kicking into gear and working!  Our next steps will be to either find the source of the periodic fevers and/or treat him for periodic fever syndrome (PFAPA), and to make this little guy gain some weight!  From "Honey Boo Boo" cheeks Emily when she was this age to scrawny leg Matt, I am beside myself trying to plump this kiddo up.  Peidasure, crackers at 11pm, cookies all day long-  whatever he wants!  At his last appointment, it showed a weight gain of 0.4kg.  Not very much and it may have had something to do with the amount of clothes I had dressed him in, but at least it was a gain!  We will be eating our collards and black eyed peas today to ring in the new year and hopefully bring us some money and luck!