Surgery

Thank you to everyone for their support yesterday. Connor's hypospadias repair went well. It was definitely rough having him in surgery, but at least it's done. Now all we need to deal with is the healing process.

Our day started with dropping Keegan off at Amrita's for the day (thank goodness for her), then we headed to the hospital for a 10:00am check-in. Like normal hospital procedures we had some waiting to do, but I was fine to hold on to my baby as long as possible. The following two hours consisted of signing paperwork, meeting with nurses and doctors, and a few laps around the day surgery unit. Finally at 12:30pm Connor was taken back to start the procedure. I was a nervous wreck! I am so thankful to all the family and friends that called, texted, and e-mailed, it was just the distraction that I needed. Josh tried his best to keep me calm, poor him. Not only dealing with his son in surgery, but dealing with his wife was the bigger battle. After two hours Connor was out of the operating room. I didn't waste a second getting back to him as fast as possible. By 4:00pm we were glad to be heading home.

This morning Connor is acting more himself, he is in a little bit of pain, but that is to be expected. Thank you again for all the support.

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Thanks

At times of great sadness it's nice to know that you're surrounded by people that love you. These past few days have been hard and I am thankful to have great family and friends that have been lending their support. My real hero's this week are my Mom and Amrita. They have called everyday just to check on me and ask how my day is going. Thank you! I had no idea that this year would be so tough to handle, but with Josh gone at work it makes it that much more emotional when talking to the boys about Grandma Dorothy and looking at pictures of her. I am extremely happy to know that in many ways Keegan remembers Grandma, it may only be memories of what we've told him, but at his age that's all we can hope for.

Thank you again Mom and Amrita. You have no idea how much your thoughtfulness means to me. Life can be beat you down sometimes but knowing that I have people like you in my life makes the hard times not so bad.

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Remembering.

Tomorrow, September 15Th, marks two years since Dorothy passed away. This is a very hard time for our family as we remember the wonderful person that she was and the struggles that she faced battling cancer. No matter how much time passes by I can't think about her and not be sad, wishing that she was still here with us. In honor of her the boys and I are planning on watching videos, look at pictures and talk about the wonderful grandmother that they have watching over them.

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and I encourage every woman out there to talk to your doctor about your risks. Ovarian cancer is hard to detect so be knowledgeable about the signs and listen to your body. For more information on this and other cancer related topics visit http://www.cancer.org/

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These past two weeks have been wonderful with Josh home, it's going to be sad when he goes back to work. We've had many things going on around the house. I've been busy working on projects. The first to be completed were Halloween costumes for the boys. Keegan decided that both he and baby Connor needed to be dinosaurs, so Keegan is a Tyrannosaurs and Connor is a Pterodactyl. I know that it's planning really far in advance but if I didn't do it now I know that I wouldn't get it done in time. Next on the list were special t-shirts for Keegan, Grace and Aiden for our trip to the show Walking with Dinosaurs (I wanted to be sure that the kids could be spotted easily in a crowd). Lastly, I made curtains for Keegan's oddly shaped bedroom window. I searched many places for blackout blinds that would fit his window but the cheapest i could find was close to $300! After loosing the patience to search for curtains that would work, and be cost effective, I went to the fabric store. And for the grand total of $15 we have a way to keep the evening sun out of his room. I love having the time to do these things!

We are also happy to share that we are on our way to having grass. The past three days have been filled with workers raking the dirt, spreading top soil, planting trees, and finally today hydra seeding. Now we just wait... at least next year we know that we'll have a yard to play in.

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SICK

I don't know what it is with our family but we are all sick....again!

Connor started it with a slight cough that quickly developed into a cough/runny nose/fever combo. Then Keegan decided to get a fever that lasted all of one night then nothing for another 24 hours and he was hit hard with the same as Connor. As you can guess with two kids being sick it didn't take long for me to join them in their misery. I only hope that we can kick this before Josh gets home on Thursday.

Last night I got Keegan and Connor both asleep in their rooms by 9:30pm and poured myself into bed shortly after that. Then I am suddenly woken up at 11:45pm to BOTH of them crying for mommy. I fed and rocked Connor back to sleep quickly, but Keegan was not going down with out a fight. Needless to say by 1:00am my bed was crowded with the three of us coughing and sniffling for the rest of the night. Can you say nap time anyone!?!

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Family fun

We have had the pleasure of having Chrys, Grace and Aiden come over for some quality play time. It is wonderful to be spending so much time with my brother. In true guy fashion he has a little trouble doing Graces hair, so I've had my skills tested trying to braid her hair. Not only does she have more hair then anyone I've ever known, (thanks to her mom) but I haven't needed to braid someone elses hair since my soccer days, twelve years ago! Aiden is just a ball of energy and isn't afraid of anything. In true daddy-son relationship they love to rough house, thankfully for me Keegan gets his wrestling time in with Uncle Chrys.

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Welcome to the world!

On Thursday July 28th at 5:22pm baby Brookelynn Denali James entered the world. Proud parents Chris and Tammy were surrounded by family and friends. On Saturday they ventured home to start their new life as a family of three.

Congratulations!!!

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