All is well!

Royce's surgery went really well. They removed two ingrunal hernias and fixed his belly button hernia. He was such a trooper. The surgey was scheduled for 11:30 and he was not taken back until 20 after 1 and he hadn't eaten since 7:15 that morning. He and I stayed at the hospital that night and were discharged the next day just before noon. Thanks for all your prayers and support. Thanks, too, for the phone calls and visits!

Ivy is doing much better...we took her to ER Sunay night to find that she had pneumonia so they put her on zithromax.

Gavin continues to love preschool. Today was western day so they made flapjacks and had marshmallows. He was very excited! He starts gymnastics tomorrow and can't wait.

Mom is here right now helping out...it has been awesome. We are really sad that she is leaving Monday...the time has gone by so fast! We have an extra room for whoever wants to come help next. :)

We hope all is well with everyone!

Baptism Weekend

This weekend Woody and 55 were baptized. We had such a great time. Family came in from Montana to help celebrate the occasion. Even the priest I grew up with came to perform the ceremony. Gavin had a great time playing with his cousins and hanging with his grandparents. Woody sure looked cute in her baptism outfit and 55 was so handsome...he wore Gavin's outift and it fit perfect!

September Fun

This month is already flying by so fast. It seems I can't keep up. Woody and 55 are continuing to grow. Ivy peaked the scales at 13 pounds last week and Royce must be close to 11 by now. Thanks to continual help from family and friends, we continue to survive. :)

Our 2 month marker

Woody and 55 had their two month check up, which meant shots. YUCK! 55 has now made it to 9 pounds 12 ounces. He is trying hard to catch Woody, who now weighs 12 pounds 4 ounces. Both are doing really well! The doc was impressed!

Gavin started soccer this week. He LOVES it. A good friend of ours is the coach, so that definatley helps. He was pretty excited to go get new soccer gear. He keeps asking when the next soccer game is. :)

Uncle Jim and Aunt Nancy are here to our rescue again. It sure is great having the extra hands around!

Gavin's 1st day of Preschool

Today was a big day at our household! Gavin started preschool. He is in the same school as last year, but at a new location as they just built a brand new site that hosts preschool through 8th grade. He was very excited to meet his new teachers and classmates. He thinks it is pretty cool that his teachers from last year are at his new school too. :)

More fun with family and friends!

Hello to all! Holy cow! It has been awhile...I guess I have some catching up to do. :) We all are doing well. We met with the pediatric surgeon about the hernia on the 20th. We found out the 55 also has something called a hydracele, which is a pocket of fluid in the scrotum. He will be getting both the hernia and the hydracele removed through a laproscopic surgery on the 18th of September. We are told this is a very easy thing. Infact, if he were two weeks older, it would be an outpatient surgery, but because of age, he will be spending one night in the hospital. We are looking forward to the surgery to be complete in hopes that it will make Royce more comfortable.

We have had lots of fun with our visitors. The Mais' and Shoemakers came and hung out for the day. Hannah was a second grade student of mine and is now graduated from highschool. My how time flies! Her older sister, Emily spends many Friday's with Gavin.

My sister Kristi and her two kids were also in town for a visit. They stayed four days with us. Gavin had fun playing with Trenton and Mackenzie.

Uncle Jim arrived back into town today. Aunt Nancy will be joining him tomorrow. We are so excited to have them back! They will be staying for a week and then will be leaving to Alaska for a cruise.

A visit from the Haynies' and Lemerys'

Hello to all. We have been falling behind in our updates...sorry.

Good news...the Dr. is pretty positive that we will not have to have the liver biopsy. The test results continue to decline, which is a great indication that 55 does not have biliary atresia. He also talked to another specialist in Denver regarding the Wilson's Disease test, and both doctors feel that is is unlikely he has it. The only way to be 100% is to perform the liver biopsy, but they feel this is unnecessary due to the great results of 55's labs. He will have one more lab test on Thurday, just to make sure the levels keep declining. Thanks for your prayers!

We had a great time having Aunt Nancy and Uncle Jim here. Unfortunately they had to leave, but there is a possibility we may get to have them back. :) Right now Aunt Tami and cousins Kyla and Brandon are in town visiting. We are enjoying the extra hands. :)