Staying Positive

Well where to begin......I think with the kids we have here with us already. They are crazy! Joey has decided to be a part of the track team and is finding out first hand just how much work and dedication on his part it will take to do this. He has to maintain certain grade standards and this is giving him a few fits, we don't mind an extra reason for him to keep them up though! Otherwise, he has practice everyday and seems to be settling into it. Because of his asthma he obviously is not a sprinter :-) but he seems to like to do the other things like the high jump, shotput and the other field activities. They have their first track meet at Lehi Jr. High on Monday and he is looking forward to it. So we will have to let you know how that is going.

Tony had a learning experience a week ago yesterday......he and the other kids that live with us went tubing with my family (my sister has been here from Pennsylvania and the kids have wanted to go all winter) Sean and I opted out it was too much strain for my body to even go watch in the cold. :-( Anyway, So they got to the top of the hill and Tony just jumped right on his sled and away he went.......right into 3 trees and another tube...oops!! He wasn't injured too badly the only place he got hurt was his face. He had quite a few scratches and bit his lips pretty good, but no stitches were required and no bruises ever popped up. He quite literally learned the meaning of the phrase look before you leap. Most of the scratches have healed up just fine now and he can even laugh about it a little so that is good. Silly kid! :-)

Billy while he is still struggling seems to really like Dr. Bryson and even being asked all the questions he was last time is okay with going back so we are continuing his appointments and hoping that for him they will make the difference and he will start to reap some benefits. Dr. Bryson seems to be genuinely interested in getting right in there and helping Billy and it is a relief always to get a doctor that seems to care about each patient individually. Other than that Billy is doing much better in school and we are proud of him that he has really stepped up and started taking some interest in doing well at it.

Kole is getting into scouts and seems to be liking it, he goes to his Dad's on Thursdays and their scouts is that night with Kole's Grandma being the scout leader person the boys despair of me but I'm still learning all the scout lingo since I haven't ever had scouts before until we got married. He is still doing very well in his school skills and we are very proud of him too. He will begin seeing a counselor individually (this one is Robert the one we have been seeing as a family) to see if we can help some of the anger issues that he has but otherwise he is starting to do better in settling in.

Trinity is a pistol! She has all the brothers wrapped around her little finger they can frequently be seen playing house and with "babies" various stuffed animals and baby dolls. They all settle into whatever roles she gives them pretty easily and (they all try to tell us that they really don't want another sister!) they will play for quite a while with her. She lost her first tooth about a week and a half ago! I can't believe she is old enough for that already!! She talks with a little whistle now it is kind of funny to hear her talk, but she is so proud!

AJ was a stagehand in the recent play they did of the Wizard of OZ he really enjoyed wearing black and moving all the sets around and such. He is a funny guy but no one around here are really morning people so when he is up at 7 on Saturdays everyone grumbles at him waking them up because he raring to go. We have tried to instill that Saturday is sleep in day, but his zest for life just won't be curbed by sleeping in. He is a sweetie too and is always worried about me and making sure he says hi and finds out how I am feeling when he comes over.

Bob is a character all his own! He really seems to enjoy school and has a new (imaginary) best friend named Little Guy that is about two inches tall he was very offended when we didn't just know who Little Guy was so we acted properly contrite and now have another traveler with us when he is around. No one has sat on him yet thank heavens! Hehehehehehe

I guess that just leaves Sean and I. Sean is still working at Whitewater but is really unhappy there so he is job hunting. His boss gave him a ton of grief for having to be gone to take care of me when I got hospitalized right after Sean had been gone for having Influenza and then a pneumonia. Sean basically told his boss that his family comes first and he was going to be with me when I needed him and ever since then Sean has been actively job hunting instead of just saying he should be. His boss has been a real stinker to work with since then. Other than that Sean is healthy all the way and he is doing his very best to keep this whole flying umberella driving in the right direction single handedly. He is a sweetheart and deserves great blessings for all he does. This last Sunday I wanted to go to church because it has been awhile. Going out anywhere right now is a really huge undertaking for me, it almost always wears me out to the point that I sleep for hours afterwards it is frustrating, but I really wanted to go. So we went, we made it from just before Sunday school until just before the last talk in Sacrament meeting when I was in enough pain to be crying then he gently but firmly told me that Heavenly Father knew where my heart was and that I just physically couldn't be there anymore and we needed to go. We could try staying on the couches next week and hope that the softer seating would let me stay the whole while. Always trying to keep my chin up and let me know it is okay. I love him dearly!
I am of course tired of doctors but trying my best to stay positive. Somedays it works and some it doesn't so well. I appreciate Brent's thoughts for adding myself and Bethani to the fast and would welcome on behaf of both of us anyone's involvment who would like to do that for us. Just a small update on all of it. I went on Monday to my OB and I had gained 4 pounds instead of only one so I am an over achiever and now I just have to try to hang on to them! Also on Monday we had the ultrasound that was ordered. The flow into and out of my right kidney didn't look good at all but the tech isn't allowed to tell us anything to do with the medical stuff so we won't know difinetively until Friday when I go back the the urologist. The only thing we saw the tech type is that he didn't see any cysts which is one of the things they were worried about. He was a nice tech and he looked at the baby for us for a little and she was sticking her tongue out at us! Apparently we are going to have two pistols on our hands. She showed us very nicely that she is indeed still a girl and then at the end she was moving her mouth in a way that it looked like she was cussing us for invading her space with the ultrasound monitor again. It was way cute and funny and just what I needed! Her heartbeat and everything is still good none of this seems to be effecting her much which is a blessing I am not going to take for granted I am forever grateful that is so. Next step if the doctor didn't find what he wanted with the ultrasound is a partial IVT or P can't remember which what it is is they take an xray then inject dye to the area and take another x ray about 40 minutes later. Scary! If they ultimately find a stone or if my kidney just won't get better then they will put a stint in until I deliver. Problem is this will be a foreign object and my body will fight it so I will have to be on medicines to prevent that too. All I have to say is it is a very good thing that these little babies are worth it! Until then I will be home and taking care of myself even if Sean has to make me somedays! We love all of you and think of you often. We appreciate your love, support and prayers. By the way Sean says to tell you, "See, I'm not defunct I can make girls!"