Hey I know it's been a while since I've posted. Just a quickie today.

I just wanted to take a minute to make sure everyone is up to speed on my daughter, Bailey. She has been under the doctor's care since last Saturday for kidney stones. The stone is in her ureter tube and she has not been able to pass it as of yet. We've had her drinking all week and still no luck. Because of the size of this stone, the pediatric urologist we're seeing doesn't think she can pass it. We have tentatively scheduled her 1st surgery for this coming Monday at 3:30pm at Scottish Rite hospital. Yes, I said 1st. During this surgery they will place a stint in her ureter tube and let it stay in there for a little while (like a week) so it will dilate the ureter tube. The following week they will be doing her 2nd surgery to place the scope in and remove the stone. This will all be before Christmas.

Please keep us all in your prayers. Bailey was a trooper this past Wednesday when they placed her iv at the hospital. I know she will be fine and that this in God's able hands, but I covet your prayers at this time for my family.

Bailey's Big Day

BEFORE



AFTER

Yup, she got her braces on today. She was SO nervous, but it was a piece of cake.
She's getting all grownie!! We're just thankful she's feeling better after that week of wicked Bronchitis we endured. Thanks for all the prayers!!

Homecoming

This was BJ and his little cousin Leah on Saturday. It was Leah's Homecoming and she wanted BJ to walk her. Aren't they precious?

Football is in the Air

Well fall is finally in the air and it's football time. Here's my BJ #77 in the middle standing side ways trying to block his guy. Our Saturday's are non-stop football fun!! So far these season, we're not winning any games, but we are having fun.

Not a baby anymore

Well, my baby girl isn't a baby anymore. I've actually known that for a long time, but when she's scared or sleepy, I still get the privilege of seeing my baby girl cuddle up to her Big B (a pretty big stuffed rabbit she's had since she was 3) and suck on her thumb. Not anymore. Yesterday was her appointment with the orthodontist to have her thumb guard installed. First they decided they needed to take out one of her baby teeth. Bless her she was SO brave. Not even a tear, well, at least not until we got into the car and then she lost it. It takes a little getting used to hearing her talk, because it changes her speech. She'll have to work extra hard in speech to get past this little hurdle, but I have faith that she can do it. Once we have this in for a few months, we should be getting the braces. I'm guess before Christmas.

Pick on my boy?

Seriously, some people just aren't that smart!! BJ's a big boy there's no mistaking that. So you would think, well at least I did, that kids would know NOT to pick on him.

See BJ was in his P.E. class yesterday and during a game of Dodge ball, accidentally hit a child in the face. It was certainly not intentional. BJ may be big . . . but the only person he is intentionally mean to is his little sister. So class ended and they proceeded to the locker to chagne for their next class. That's when it happened. The "injured" child teamed up with his older brother and proceeded to push my son around. Personally, I would have been okay if he KNOCKED their block off at this point. But being that our schools have a zero tolerance for violence, my son did exactly what he should have. He blocked the pushes and got away and reported it to his teacher.

I am doing my best to go through the correct channels and let the school handle this. But do you know how hard it is knowing someone wished harm on my baby? Yeah, I know my baby is bigger than I am, but he's still my baby!!

Please pray I keep my composure and that I don't go up to the school like some crazed overprotective momma.

1st day of school

BJ starts 6th grade

Bailey starts 3rd grade

Well believe it or not it's that time again. I know it seems too early!! But BJ and Bay started school this past Monday. We're getting into the swing of things like getting up too stinkin early!!

This is our first year with both kids going to different schools and both riding the bus. They've always been car riders. So as luck would have it . . . we had a small bus fiasco on Monday with BJ. The bus never came. His friend's mom ended up calling the bus depot and they sent a bus special for the 2 boys, but they got to school about 30 minutes late. What a way to start the school year. Thankfully everything got corrected and we had no bus incidents yesterday.