Saturday, November 14, 2009

The 24th of July








Our 24th of July started two days before with Brylee waking up at 6 in the morning crying saying "my tummy huwt". I thought she was constipated and gave her an enema. They're so fun I gave her another one a few hours later because she still hadn't pooped and she kept crying about her tummy. I knew something wasn't right...but honestly I'm just a mom and have never been to medical school so I know nothing. I took her to the pediatrician and they did an x-ray and said that there was no blockage. She said it could be an appendicitis but there was no way because she was too little. That night she ran a fever of 103.7 and I was freaking out. I called Todd at work and he said that if it didn't come down in the next half hour with Tylenol that he would be home so we could take her to the ER. Well, it did come down and she slept. She woke up totally normal and happy as could be. She was fine that whole day. When she woke up the next morning (Pioneer Day) she was acting like she was two days before. I called my mom but she didn't answer and then I called Cindy and she said that she would be right over and that she would get Clare to come help Todd give Brylee a blessing. Her stomach was rock hard and would just cry if she wasn't snuggled up tight to your body. After the blessing I took her up to insta care where there was the best Dr. He checked her out and then looked at me and grabbed my hand and said "Oh sweetheart, I don't want to alarm you but you have a very long day ahead of you." He told me I needed to get her to the ER and that they would call and make sure that she could get right in. He said that he had been an ER Dr. for years and that she had an appendicitis. When I got to the hospital the nurses and everyone were so nice...except the Dr. that is. What a jerk! He kept insisting that the other Dr. was wrong and that there was no way that she could have it. It had to be a bladder infection...a caucasion girl in diapers - he was positive. So they cathidered her and ran tests and they came back fine. He was positive that it was something else so they drew blood and odd enough it came back fine too! By now we had been in the ER for a good three hours. Todd had to go to work, but thankfully I had Cindy by my side. The Dr. then sent her down for an ultrasound to see if she had an appendicitis. Before we went to go have it done he said that they wouldn't find anything, but because I was insisting they would do it. I wrestled with Brylee for a half hour while the tech prodded her little body. By this time I was done. I have never experienced something like this before. My girls have always been so healthy. The worst part of it all was while they cathedered her. They didn't want me to be apart of it, so they told me to stand back. Todd and Cindy held her down while she just laid there screaming. Same with the drawing of the blood. Her poor little hand was so small and they kept hitting valves and finally they just let it drip from her body into the tube. Well, we got back to her ER room and about 15 minutes later the Dr. came in, sat down and said..."I'll be darned. The radiologist said that she has an appendicitis and it's the size of an adults." They took her right into surgery and she was done about an hour later. My mom, Missy and Brie all brought Burger King to the Hospital. Isn't that funny that instead of saying that they came to visit, I focus on the food. Jamie and her friend Cass came over later that night. She had to have oxygen but as she was starting to come to she would swat at it and get really mad. I knew then that my Brylee Bear was back! Needless to say... A mother's intuition is always better than a Dr. of 30+ years!

Boating with Friends

Brylee

Raimee
Where in the heck is one of Kelbee? Todd took the girls boating one night with some of our friends while I had a really fun Relief Society meeting that went on and on. They had so much fun jumping out of the boat and eating otter pops. A perfect summer night!

Brylee's 2nd Birthday

Enjoying the FABULOUS Pizza at Chuck-e-Cheeses

I love this face! It's her happy but trying so hard not to smile

This picture is so Brylee! She'll take on anyone in anything
We went to Chuck-e-Cheeses to celebrate Brylee's actual birthday (since I was having her party on a different day) I decided that's my favorite way to do it. That way their day is really their day and not me freaking out because their party isn't going exactly how I envisioned it.

Bridal Veil Falls

Kelbee and Raimee at the bottom of the falls

Brylee sleeping through it all

Kelbee and Buzz
Kelbee wanted to head up the face of the falls and I told her that I would watch! That water is so stinkin' cold. Buzz of course was all over it and they had a lot of fun. It's so interesting to me that we don't take advantage of the beauty that we have right here in our own backyard. It took my Aunt and Uncle from Minnesota to get us up the canyon. After Bridal Veil we went and ate Subway at the park down a few miles. Ummmm...Subway!

Neighborhood 4th of July Party

Kelbee thoroughly enjoying the sparklers-barefoot no less

Me and Sheri on the wiggle cars. We stole them from the kids so we could race down the hill. I won all the time until my neighbor insisted that it was because I had the inside track. So I called him on it and when we raced I ate some serious crow!!


SOME of the kids in our neighborhood. I absolutely love where we live. The kids have so much fun and I have made some of the best friends that I could ever ask for here!

Our 4th of July (Night)

My Cute Little Family-gosh I'm excited to be there!

The 4 Amigos-well let's be honest, really Branson and Kelbee are the very best of friends and Lizzy and Raimee run after them trying to be just like them and it always ends up that the younger two are in tears!

I want some of the drugs that he's on!

The Little Terrors-could you ask for a cuter picture
4th of July night we spent at my parents. Tonya and her family were in town, so we got to celebrate it with them. They were here a good portion of the summer and wish they would just decide to live here. It's never the same celebrating without them. We had a BBQ and watched a lot of those stupid screaming fireworks. Branson, Kelbee, Lizzy and Raimee all took turns this year starting the fireworks. By the end they all insisted that they could go in the middle of the road with a torch and start it by themselves. Durh! How dumb do they honestly think all of us are?

Our 4th of July (Day)

Hadley, Hudson, Jaxon, and Kelbee

Hadley and Raimee

Brylee - what is it about kids and goggles? I can't get enough of it!

Carston and Brylee
Wouldn't they have the cutest kids? I already told Aimee that he's taken. We went to Warner's for a 4th of July BBQ. It was so relaxing to sit and eat and know that the kids were having the time of their lives. The Warner's know how to throw a party-even if it's a simple BBQ!

My Parade Beauty Queen

Kelbee-when all is said and done!

Nice Photo Work-Half her face is cut off!!
Kelbee started gymnastics in May. She has loved every minute of it. When she found out that she could be in the parade she really wanted to do it...but the selling point was that she got her very own Jump Up Gymnastics T-shirt for doing it. Who cares how much we pay monthly...you have to walk a mile in 100* weather to earn it. We'll do anything for FREE!! A girl after my own heart.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

It's A Miracle!!

I finally have a computer that works! We'll see how long it lasts. I can't wait to start writing about my girls again and the fun that we had over the summer. I haven't been feeling that great either...but I got this on my e-mail and it made me laugh (it's how I feel) If you find yourself leaking a small amount of urine when you cough, laugh or sneeze, don't worry. Temporary incontinence is common in pregnancy. That's just great, you think. You knew you had to get diapers, but you thought they'd be for the baby, not for you. To head off that problem at the pass, try working out your hoo-hoo