Okay so this last weekend wasn't very eventful for our little family. On Sunday we took our kids over to see Grandpa Kirk and Grandma Linda and had dinner there as well.
When Jake and I first got together and through the first years of our marriage we went to the Anderson's house (either Kirk and Linda's or Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Gail's ) dang near almost every Sunday. Not to mention that if it was someones birthday during that month then you went for a Sunday/birthday dinner and when you have a pretty decent sized family then you are always going to dinner.
Well since we moved to Herriman and now back to Provo, we haven't gone over for Sunday dinners like we used to. You can feel the disconnection of family when you get back together, it's like you have a million things to talk about cause you haven't seen anyone for quite a while but at the same time you just sit there and watch the kids ( or kids playing the Wii in our case ) and every once in a while you through in a joke or a comment.
It seems like every time I get together with family no matter which side, the kids have grown a foot or two and are changing in every little way. Now since I don't see them all that often I notice the small changes where as to the parents they are normal and don't seem that odd.
Why is it that when you live in the same state and in many cases the same city you are too busy to make time for your family? We are told all the time that family is the most important thing that we can have and that we should cherish it. Well then why are we wasting our time doing meaning less things and not savoring every moment that we have with our family.
I want my family to know that I love them, even though I am guilty of this myself! I want to be better at turning the TV off and playing with my kids and going to the park, going to movies as a family. Better yet at remembering to have Family Home Evening each week and not putting it off for something else that is less meaningful to my children.
Anyways that was my Sunday....
Monday however was a whole other story. As usual I get up to my alarm clock and get things together for Kaden to get up and get ready for school. For those who know Kaden, you know how big he is compared to me. Well each morning when I wake him up I pull the covers off and twist his legs around off the bed and pull his body up so that he is in a sitting position and then I give him a hug as I send him off to the shower. SO THIS MORNING, I am doing the usual only when Kaden is in the sitting position he turns his head towards me and starts yelling " MOM, I can't open my eyes. Someone glued them together and I can't see! "
This isn't exactly how I wanted to spend the day, but I am a mother and it's what I do.
So I tell him to get in the shower and to wash his face off with a warm wash cloth ( Mistake #1 )
I call the doctor and make him an appointment to be seen at 10:30 and then I call him in sick to school ( Mistake #2 ).
Jake hasn't been feeling all the well so I make him an appointment as well and send them off to find out whats wrong with them ( as if someone could actually diagnose what's really wrong with them in just an hour! :)
Kaden comes home with eye drops but the doctor said that because he had cleaned his eyes out so very well in the shower that the only thing he could see was that they where red. Do you see how I shouldn't have had him clean them out so well? Well then he comes home and continues to torture his little sister and in some cases she tortured him all day long when he could have spent the rest of the day at school, this is where mistake #2 comes in.
Oh the Joys of being a mother!?!?
And finally to end the day, my significant other ditches me for California with his little brother.
They are going out there to work for a bit, it's good on one hand and yet frustrating on the other.
So here I am with 3 kids, one with pink eye... one that is a diva/demon child and one that requires more of me then I have to give sometimes, all by myself.
Tuesday, Today was a fairly routine day. We got up and got Kaden off to school as normal. No tears this morning which is good, although he did have watery eyes from his eye drops.
Lucy and I spent the day cleaning the living room and entertaining Jaxon as much as possible.
Has anyone ever tried really hard to entertain a 3 month old? Lucy is the queen of trying. I must admit for all the times that she does try she gets the persistence award! I think that after 10 times and not getting the smile or cooing that I wanted I would give up. But little Jaxon is a trooper, he puts up with all the arm pining, Binky stuffing, slobbery kisses, leg pulling, in your face talking and attempts to be the momma that Lucy condemns him too.
Now to do homework...WHAT? Homework, is this for me or for the kid? I swear, now days kids come home with homework that the parents end up doing or being utterly confused by and not to mention all the fundraisers.
Whose the brilliant genius that thinks its such a great idea to do fundraisers that require the kids to sell something? What about doing a Walk a Thon? We've done these in the past and they are fabulous. The best part about them is that they get the kids out exercising and the school still makes money. OR how about a READ a Thon? This is for school right? We want our children reading right? Why is it that the schools can't come up with something better then to sell wrapping paper or chocolates?
So these are the days of my life...... more rambling and musings of mine to come tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Walk for Healing Hearts
Today started off great! Our family went to the Walk for Healing Hearts. It's a simple 1 mile walk around a little park in Provo, UT. There where tons of people there walking for their loved ones that either have CHD or died from CHD ( Congenital Heart Defects ).
It was a little over whelming at first to see all these people there and know that each and everyone of them have been affected by someone who has had problems with their heart. Otherwise they wouldn't have been there. We saw many children with little heart stickers on their shirts to show that they are heart affected babies.
It was great to get to meet other people who are going through or who have gone through the same trials that we are going through. To know that we are not alone and that this doesn't have to be such a terrible and painful ordeal for our family to go through.
From this point on our family is dedicated to being at peace with our situation and making the very best out of it that we can.
They say when you life gives you lemons, make lemonade and that's exactly what we plan to do.
So, today was fun. We had a few family members show up. Some of which surprised me. Showing their support for Jaxon was:
Uncle David, Aunt Nancy and Family and dog
Grandpa Kirk and Grandma Linda
Grandma Jeanne
We all walked around ( some ran ) and had a grand ole time. At the end they had a small ceremony where they introduced the families that have lost loved ones young and old and then released butterflies up to heaven to give kisses to their lost angels.
We also took a moment of silence for those are currently at Primary Children's Hospital struggling to survive. Speaking of there where a few of the nurses from Primary Children's at the walk. It was nice to see them in a different setting other then at the hospital.
After all that was done we gathered around and they drew names for various prizes.
I highly encourage any of my friends and family to join that have a child who is dealing with CHD. I really believe that this group is going to be very supportive and uplifting for my family as well as for Jaxon. He might not understand now, but when he is old enough he will enjoy knowing that there are others out there with his same problem!
As for the rest of our day we are simply going to be lazy! This was Jaxon's first real adventure outside of the house and even though he didn't do anything besides sleep in his stroller, he is completely tuckered out and has been asleep since we got home.
I don't think I ever thought about what kind of things will be stressful to him that us is the everyday normal things.
Maybe a movie or something light that won't cause us to work any harder then we have too.
Hey it's the end of summer, no need to do anything stressful or crazy.
It was a little over whelming at first to see all these people there and know that each and everyone of them have been affected by someone who has had problems with their heart. Otherwise they wouldn't have been there. We saw many children with little heart stickers on their shirts to show that they are heart affected babies.
It was great to get to meet other people who are going through or who have gone through the same trials that we are going through. To know that we are not alone and that this doesn't have to be such a terrible and painful ordeal for our family to go through.
From this point on our family is dedicated to being at peace with our situation and making the very best out of it that we can.
They say when you life gives you lemons, make lemonade and that's exactly what we plan to do.
So, today was fun. We had a few family members show up. Some of which surprised me. Showing their support for Jaxon was:
Uncle David, Aunt Nancy and Family and dog
Grandpa Kirk and Grandma Linda
Grandma Jeanne
We all walked around ( some ran ) and had a grand ole time. At the end they had a small ceremony where they introduced the families that have lost loved ones young and old and then released butterflies up to heaven to give kisses to their lost angels.
We also took a moment of silence for those are currently at Primary Children's Hospital struggling to survive. Speaking of there where a few of the nurses from Primary Children's at the walk. It was nice to see them in a different setting other then at the hospital.
After all that was done we gathered around and they drew names for various prizes.
I highly encourage any of my friends and family to join that have a child who is dealing with CHD. I really believe that this group is going to be very supportive and uplifting for my family as well as for Jaxon. He might not understand now, but when he is old enough he will enjoy knowing that there are others out there with his same problem!
As for the rest of our day we are simply going to be lazy! This was Jaxon's first real adventure outside of the house and even though he didn't do anything besides sleep in his stroller, he is completely tuckered out and has been asleep since we got home.
I don't think I ever thought about what kind of things will be stressful to him that us is the everyday normal things.
Maybe a movie or something light that won't cause us to work any harder then we have too.
Hey it's the end of summer, no need to do anything stressful or crazy.
Friday, September 11, 2009
So since I last blogged a ton has happened. First of all, Jake and I have moved out of our home in Herriman, UT. We have moved back into my mom's house in Provo.
That was in the end of May. 2 weeks after we moved in I went into Labor with my 3rd baby. He came a little early. I was 35 weeks and 6 days along. Jaxon was born with a heart defect known as Epsteins Anomoly with severe Pulmonary Stenosis. He was in the hospital for 45 days and I promise I counted every last day that he was there. I would say that those days where the worst days of my life... But how could I say such a horrible thing when every day I got to see my beautiful boy, I get to hold him in my arms and tell him that I love him. For that I will always be thankful for him. So as of the 10th of September Jaxon is 3 mos old.
I wanted to share some of my thoughts/days from Jaxon's journal as we went through his Primary Children's Hospital adventure.
~ Friday June 12th,
You are 2 days old today, and you have been so good. Your poor little heart is beating as hard and strong as it can which can be a good thing. But in your case is making you weak and tired. Today we were taking you off the ventilators and putting you on c-pap but you had other plans. sometime around 11am you stopped breathing. I cried, my heart sank when the nurses explained what was happening and why. So for Now, back on the ventilators you go!
~ Sunday June 14th,
Today dear Jaxon boy you are going to have a blessing. It's the day where we are giving you a name and a blessing. You are the first in the family that daddy gets to bless and boy is he nervous. You look so precious. I am not sure why I have been so blessed to have you apart of my life. You opened up your little peepers today and looked up at me with such sad eyes, you made my heart melt into a million pieces. You are such a special gift and I can't wait to take you home and hold you in my arms. I know that you are safe and well taken care of here and that helps me to feel calm about going home.
~ Tuesday June 16th,
The nerves we feel today are almost unbearable. Daddy gave you a blessing before heading down to the cath lab. They are going to balloon your pulmonary valve open to help release some of the pressure. Never in my life have I cried so hard. I am not sure if the blessing was more for mom and dad's piece of mind or for your well being. I think a little of both. While you were in the cath lab, mom and dad sat outside of the hospital on the benches and sobbed. We listened to your theme song ( three little birds by Bob Marley ) over and over again. You are one tough little guy! We will wait for you and with you back at your bedside.
Those are just a few excerpts from Jaxon's journal. I am not very good at writing my feelings down so I hope that you all can understand even in the slightest how I felt watching my baby being poked and tested on a daily basis.
Jaxon is now home and has been for over a month. He is being picked on still but at least it's now by his big sister wanting to hug and kiss him every hour. Kaden and Lucy are starting to recover from Mom and Dad having been gone so much. I think we are almost back to a normal routine.
KADEN, is now in the 2nd grade and already hating school. I can't believe how big he is and that he's really my kid. Am I old enough to have a 7 yr old? Cause I don't feel like I am! Kaden is trying to come into his own and figure out what he likes to do. Right now he loves to ride his bike and he likes to play Nintendo games. He loves swimming. We are thinking of putting him into wrestling and maybe basketball.
LUCY, is a typical 2 yr old who is making mommy's life miserable! She refuses to potty train and just laughs at us when we are frustrated with her over changing a poopy diaper. She is very girly and loves to get into mom's make-up.
Right now her favorite thing in the world is PINK-milk or strawberry milk.
JAXON, is as happy and healthy as an acid reflux, heart defected baby can be! He wakes up happy in the morning and ready to play and then cries all night long. He loves to eat and would probably eat all day long if mommy let him. He is almost 14lbs and growing.
Jaxon is off the oxygen but still requires his heart monitor for now. Someday soon we will be free of all monitors and machines! We find out in Dec. what our next step is!
THE NEXT BIG THING WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TOO... is the walk for Healing Hearts.
www.intermountainhealinghearts.org
We are looking forward to meeting other people with Jaxon's same problem and to add to our healing process. It has been a long road and we are very thankful to be over our first hump.
We hope to see any family and friends there! It's only a mile, a short distance compared to what many have gone through with their "Heart" Adventures!
I am so blessed! I have 3 BEAUTIFUL kids.... My hazel eyed babies! I love them all. My world is more complete with them in it. I live everyday for them and I try to be the best mom that I can be. They continue to test me and I hope that I am meeting their expectations of me.
Today I leave you all with a thought!
WHEN LIFE GETS TO HARD TO STAND...KNEEL! Our Prayers are with you all!
That was in the end of May. 2 weeks after we moved in I went into Labor with my 3rd baby. He came a little early. I was 35 weeks and 6 days along. Jaxon was born with a heart defect known as Epsteins Anomoly with severe Pulmonary Stenosis. He was in the hospital for 45 days and I promise I counted every last day that he was there. I would say that those days where the worst days of my life... But how could I say such a horrible thing when every day I got to see my beautiful boy, I get to hold him in my arms and tell him that I love him. For that I will always be thankful for him. So as of the 10th of September Jaxon is 3 mos old.
I wanted to share some of my thoughts/days from Jaxon's journal as we went through his Primary Children's Hospital adventure.
~ Friday June 12th,
You are 2 days old today, and you have been so good. Your poor little heart is beating as hard and strong as it can which can be a good thing. But in your case is making you weak and tired. Today we were taking you off the ventilators and putting you on c-pap but you had other plans. sometime around 11am you stopped breathing. I cried, my heart sank when the nurses explained what was happening and why. So for Now, back on the ventilators you go!
~ Sunday June 14th,
Today dear Jaxon boy you are going to have a blessing. It's the day where we are giving you a name and a blessing. You are the first in the family that daddy gets to bless and boy is he nervous. You look so precious. I am not sure why I have been so blessed to have you apart of my life. You opened up your little peepers today and looked up at me with such sad eyes, you made my heart melt into a million pieces. You are such a special gift and I can't wait to take you home and hold you in my arms. I know that you are safe and well taken care of here and that helps me to feel calm about going home.
~ Tuesday June 16th,
The nerves we feel today are almost unbearable. Daddy gave you a blessing before heading down to the cath lab. They are going to balloon your pulmonary valve open to help release some of the pressure. Never in my life have I cried so hard. I am not sure if the blessing was more for mom and dad's piece of mind or for your well being. I think a little of both. While you were in the cath lab, mom and dad sat outside of the hospital on the benches and sobbed. We listened to your theme song ( three little birds by Bob Marley ) over and over again. You are one tough little guy! We will wait for you and with you back at your bedside.
Those are just a few excerpts from Jaxon's journal. I am not very good at writing my feelings down so I hope that you all can understand even in the slightest how I felt watching my baby being poked and tested on a daily basis.
Jaxon is now home and has been for over a month. He is being picked on still but at least it's now by his big sister wanting to hug and kiss him every hour. Kaden and Lucy are starting to recover from Mom and Dad having been gone so much. I think we are almost back to a normal routine.
KADEN, is now in the 2nd grade and already hating school. I can't believe how big he is and that he's really my kid. Am I old enough to have a 7 yr old? Cause I don't feel like I am! Kaden is trying to come into his own and figure out what he likes to do. Right now he loves to ride his bike and he likes to play Nintendo games. He loves swimming. We are thinking of putting him into wrestling and maybe basketball.
LUCY, is a typical 2 yr old who is making mommy's life miserable! She refuses to potty train and just laughs at us when we are frustrated with her over changing a poopy diaper. She is very girly and loves to get into mom's make-up.
Right now her favorite thing in the world is PINK-milk or strawberry milk.
JAXON, is as happy and healthy as an acid reflux, heart defected baby can be! He wakes up happy in the morning and ready to play and then cries all night long. He loves to eat and would probably eat all day long if mommy let him. He is almost 14lbs and growing.
Jaxon is off the oxygen but still requires his heart monitor for now. Someday soon we will be free of all monitors and machines! We find out in Dec. what our next step is!
THE NEXT BIG THING WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TOO... is the walk for Healing Hearts.
www.intermountainhealinghearts.org
We are looking forward to meeting other people with Jaxon's same problem and to add to our healing process. It has been a long road and we are very thankful to be over our first hump.
We hope to see any family and friends there! It's only a mile, a short distance compared to what many have gone through with their "Heart" Adventures!
I am so blessed! I have 3 BEAUTIFUL kids.... My hazel eyed babies! I love them all. My world is more complete with them in it. I live everyday for them and I try to be the best mom that I can be. They continue to test me and I hope that I am meeting their expectations of me.
Today I leave you all with a thought!
WHEN LIFE GETS TO HARD TO STAND...KNEEL! Our Prayers are with you all!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
This is my first time ever using a blog to keep you all updated. I think I am going to like it, but please be patient with me! I am so not computer savvy and I have absolutely no idea how to do all the fun and cute things everyone else does.
So I am really hoping that this will help to keep family and friends updated on our little family. We are so greatful for the friends that we have made and hope that we don't lose touch with anyone of them over what we wish to be a long life.
If you know of anyone that would like to check out our blog, send me their info and I will make sure to add them so they can view our crazy castle of chaos too. Thanks to all!
So I am really hoping that this will help to keep family and friends updated on our little family. We are so greatful for the friends that we have made and hope that we don't lose touch with anyone of them over what we wish to be a long life.
If you know of anyone that would like to check out our blog, send me their info and I will make sure to add them so they can view our crazy castle of chaos too. Thanks to all!
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