UPDATE AND PICTURE OVERLOAD

PRETTY GIRL GIVING SISSY A BATH
4 WEEKS POST OP WITH A FEVER AND TEETHING...FACE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE RED HERE...
8/19/08-SHE FINALLY GOT HER HAND THROUGH THE RING...
JUST WOKE UP AND NOT HAPPY TO HAVE SISSY USING HIS BLANKEY-8/20/08

BRYSEN AND ADDISYN PRETENDING TO SLEEP BRYSEN TRACING LETTERS
ADDISYN DOING THERAPY WITH JAYNE

GETTING HER STRENGTH BACK!

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are all doing wonderful! Things have been a little hectic around here the last week or so since I last blogged. Last week Brysen came down with a really bad cold and ended up passing it around our home with all 4 of us super sick over the weekend. To top it off, Little Miss Addisyn is working on getting her first 4 teeth all at one time...Life has been a little on the stressful side to say the least!

Next Thursday is the big day for Ear Tubes...Addisyn and I will be going to Oakland the night before and staying in The Family House which is only 1/2 block from the Oakland Children's Hospital. The Family House is their version of the Ronald McDonald House so I am sure it will be nice and comfortable for us. John will be staying home with Brysen so this will be the first surgery she has that I will be alone...I am fine with it because the surgery is only about 5 minutes long. She will have to stay in recovery for about an hour and then we will be on our way home. I really cannot wait until next week. Her surgery is scheduled for the 28th at 8:30am.

Brysen is still in preschool but we are going to have to take him out after this month is over. He has already had 2 colds in the month he has been in school and we just can't take the chance of him and Addisyn being sick all winter long so we have already told him that school is almost over so he doesn't have a complete meltdown. We feel really bad that he has to miss out because of the risks to his sister and really the whole family but he will be going back to preschool next year and will be involved in several activities throughout the year!

Before I forget next week we are supposed to start weaning Addisyn off the Phenobarbital again. I am really hopeful that getting her off of that will help her get back on track again....She is actually doing amazingly well considering being back on that medication. She is back to rolling constantly and is getting stronger everyday. Last Friday, Addisyn has an assesment done by a Physical Therapist. She agreed with me that Addisyn needs some extra help and is trying to get 4 hours a month approved so hopefully she will start coming out in the beginning of September. Addisyn's teacher will start coming out twice a week next week to work with Addisyn. Last week she introduced us to a brushing technique that is supposed to be super beneficial. So far Addisyn seems to love it...My cousin Montana also get's brushed or at least she used to...Not to sure if she is still doing that but it is a pretty cool thing to do and see the results...

Well I gotta go get Brysen from school...I almost forgot...One of the 4 teeth Addisyn is getting finally popped out yesterday morning....My poor baby girl...