Sunday, November 20, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Jocelyn
Jocelyn was blessed on Sunday. My parents and Corinne and Dave and their family were able to come down from Salt Lake for the weekend for the special day. It was so fun to have them all for the weekend and enjoy the time with family. (Thanks again guys!!) And Robert and Shaliece were able to attend sacrament with us as well. Let me tell you, there was some fun going on in our pews on Sunday!!
Those that stood in the circle for the blessing were Jacob's father, my Father, Robert, Dave, Bishop Whetmen, and Jacob. (Posterity effort :) Jacob gave a beautiful blessing and Jocelyn slept the whole time. She looked adorable and the spirit was very strong.
And important part of her blessing was that "she would be able to hear the words of the prophets and follow them." This is so important because we have been very concerned about Jocelyn's hearing. She failed both of her hearing screens at the hospital and the subsequent one 3 weeks later. So we had to follow up with the audiologist. We met with them 3 weeks ago and the test had to be scheduled because of equipment malfunction. We have been very nervous over the last few weeks as we still see very little response on her part to noises. But we just continued to pray in faith that all would work out.
Yesterday was her second hearing test. And I am so happy and relieved to report that while the news isn't perfect, it is extremely good. The test showed that she is hearing but the responses time of the hearing is delayed. The doctor said this could be for one of two reasons most likely. 1 - She still has fluid in her ears. If this is the case, they will continue to dry and all will be just fine. 2 - She has partial hearing loss. If this is the case, we would be looking at hearing aids and eventually all will be just fine as well.
So we will be redoing the test in 3 months and hoping for outcome 1 but being just fine it if is outcome 2 as well. When you were concerned about deafness and the life that would mean, hearing aids don't sound bad at all. I can't being to express how grateful we are for this little miracle in our life and I am so happy that the results were so positive. We are truly mindful of the Lord's hand in our life and grateful for all of the prayers that were given in Jocelyn's behalf.
Those that stood in the circle for the blessing were Jacob's father, my Father, Robert, Dave, Bishop Whetmen, and Jacob. (Posterity effort :) Jacob gave a beautiful blessing and Jocelyn slept the whole time. She looked adorable and the spirit was very strong.
And important part of her blessing was that "she would be able to hear the words of the prophets and follow them." This is so important because we have been very concerned about Jocelyn's hearing. She failed both of her hearing screens at the hospital and the subsequent one 3 weeks later. So we had to follow up with the audiologist. We met with them 3 weeks ago and the test had to be scheduled because of equipment malfunction. We have been very nervous over the last few weeks as we still see very little response on her part to noises. But we just continued to pray in faith that all would work out.
Yesterday was her second hearing test. And I am so happy and relieved to report that while the news isn't perfect, it is extremely good. The test showed that she is hearing but the responses time of the hearing is delayed. The doctor said this could be for one of two reasons most likely. 1 - She still has fluid in her ears. If this is the case, they will continue to dry and all will be just fine. 2 - She has partial hearing loss. If this is the case, we would be looking at hearing aids and eventually all will be just fine as well.
So we will be redoing the test in 3 months and hoping for outcome 1 but being just fine it if is outcome 2 as well. When you were concerned about deafness and the life that would mean, hearing aids don't sound bad at all. I can't being to express how grateful we are for this little miracle in our life and I am so happy that the results were so positive. We are truly mindful of the Lord's hand in our life and grateful for all of the prayers that were given in Jocelyn's behalf.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
It had to happen sometime!!
A few weeks ago we had another one of those "I can't believe she did that" incidents. And of course, it involved this little stinker.
Kami is the first to do many things in our house that none of the other children ever tried. She was the first to color all over my couch, she was the first to eat markers, she was the first to hide in my bathroom and attempt to put mascara on her eyes and end up like this . . . (and she has done this like 5 times now :)
And now . . . She is the first to stuff something up her nose and not be able to get it out. She came to me the other day just howling and shoving her finger up her nose (only lodging the item even further ) and when I looked all I saw was bright green. I called Jacob, who was at work, and he said to try with some tweezers and if I couldn't get it out, call Dad, and if he wasn't home to bring her in.
Well the tweezers did not work at all. Not only could I not get a hold of the item, I didn't have enough hands to hold onto the tweezers and keep Kami's hands from swinging at me. And then I attempted to call Dad who was up the mountain, so I was down to the last option of taking her in. So I called Mom, who thankfully left Wal-Mart to come sit with the other kids, (Could you imagine how awful it would have been to take them all in) and took Kami into so Daddy could come to the rescue.
And he did. We were in and out of the clinic in about 2 minutes. (I am so fortunate that my insta-care is truly instant!!!) Kami was fabulous, she laid still and let her Daddy dislodge one necklace bead from her nose. Good Times!!!
Kami is the first to do many things in our house that none of the other children ever tried. She was the first to color all over my couch, she was the first to eat markers, she was the first to hide in my bathroom and attempt to put mascara on her eyes and end up like this . . . (and she has done this like 5 times now :)
And now . . . She is the first to stuff something up her nose and not be able to get it out. She came to me the other day just howling and shoving her finger up her nose (only lodging the item even further ) and when I looked all I saw was bright green. I called Jacob, who was at work, and he said to try with some tweezers and if I couldn't get it out, call Dad, and if he wasn't home to bring her in.
Well the tweezers did not work at all. Not only could I not get a hold of the item, I didn't have enough hands to hold onto the tweezers and keep Kami's hands from swinging at me. And then I attempted to call Dad who was up the mountain, so I was down to the last option of taking her in. So I called Mom, who thankfully left Wal-Mart to come sit with the other kids, (Could you imagine how awful it would have been to take them all in) and took Kami into so Daddy could come to the rescue.
And he did. We were in and out of the clinic in about 2 minutes. (I am so fortunate that my insta-care is truly instant!!!) Kami was fabulous, she laid still and let her Daddy dislodge one necklace bead from her nose. Good Times!!!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Halloween 2011
Halloween!! What can I say?? This always seems to be a holiday that my children love and I tolerate. Oh well, what ya gonna do??
Every year we do pretty basic pumpkins. You know, the face that takes about 3 minuites :) Well this year the kids asked for something a little more detailed. And, since I was trying to find a way to like Halloween more, I decided to give it a shot. So we got online and found some pretty cool patterns and we set off to cut out some fancy pumpkins.
The "we" part quickly turned into the "I" part when the kids decided it was to hard for them and they would rather just play with the leftover pieces of pumpkin. I on the other hand, was concentrating pretty hard for something as simple as pumpkin carving. (hence the tongue out :)
This was the end result (but the picture was taken two days later so some of the pieces are beginning to shrivel :) They aren't perfect, but the kids were happy. Using just a kitchen knfe was hard on some of the curves. ( I already went and got a decent set of carving utinsels for next year, got to love the half off day after Wal-Mart sale :)
This is everyone right before we loaded up to go to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. They had a lot of fun!! Except for when a glow wand exploded in Kristian's face leaving him with some major stinging eye's, but daddy took him home and washed it out and then he was back to collecting candy :) I have to say I am not a huge fan of Trunk-or-Treats, but that is just me. (I won't get into as it only contributes to the "Why I just tolerate Halloween" issue :)
So that was our Halloween!!
Every year we do pretty basic pumpkins. You know, the face that takes about 3 minuites :) Well this year the kids asked for something a little more detailed. And, since I was trying to find a way to like Halloween more, I decided to give it a shot. So we got online and found some pretty cool patterns and we set off to cut out some fancy pumpkins.
The "we" part quickly turned into the "I" part when the kids decided it was to hard for them and they would rather just play with the leftover pieces of pumpkin. I on the other hand, was concentrating pretty hard for something as simple as pumpkin carving. (hence the tongue out :)
This was the end result (but the picture was taken two days later so some of the pieces are beginning to shrivel :) They aren't perfect, but the kids were happy. Using just a kitchen knfe was hard on some of the curves. ( I already went and got a decent set of carving utinsels for next year, got to love the half off day after Wal-Mart sale :)
This is everyone right before we loaded up to go to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. They had a lot of fun!! Except for when a glow wand exploded in Kristian's face leaving him with some major stinging eye's, but daddy took him home and washed it out and then he was back to collecting candy :) I have to say I am not a huge fan of Trunk-or-Treats, but that is just me. (I won't get into as it only contributes to the "Why I just tolerate Halloween" issue :)
Afterwards we all got together and sorted the candy. (and sadly, the candy in the picture does not represent all the candy) Probably the part of Halloween that I really enjoy!! I just think it is so fun to put things into like piles ;) And the candy bar pile and smarties pile have switched in size since I was a kid :)
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