Kianna, the runaway bike, and stitches to show

Somehow Kianna got up onto Carson's bike and it started to roll down the driveway. The runaway bike didn't stop until it hit some landscape blocks and rocks. It tipped over and Kianna smacked her chin on the pavement. She cut it right on through and received 3 stitches.

Good-bye, Felix

The day has come, sooner than I thought. After almost 10 years, Felix is not with us. He was our first "baby". We got him soon after moving into our house when he was only weeks old. Seeing him develop his meow to loosing his baby teeth. He even tolerated all 3 kids well, with no nips or bites, tho he didn't like me when I brought them home from the hospital,..don't blame him, lol. And far most, the best bed hogger ever (worse than the kids were). Best cat ever.
Felix had to be put down due to the reoccuring crystals and part behavioral problem. We didn't want to go into more treatments because we don't know if it would help or not and also we needed the money more. So the decision was made to have him put down. The worse, explaining to the kids that Felix won't be coming home with me and hearing all 3 say goodbye Felix, as I took Felix out the door (we had a longer hugging and kissing bond session before leaving). What made it better was to say that he won't be alone since the neighbors old dog, Boggs, will be with him. I reassured Isaac that he will not be in any pain what-so-ever, since he asked (about shots).

As for more pets in the future...don't know. Id love to have another cat, an orange one this time, since I never had that color of cat before, even growing up, and Id also "like", notice like, a teeny tiny dog (that stays teeny and tiny). Maybe one that can be litter trained....if possible, lol. But Carson IS allergic to cats, along with dogs, so we just don't know. And I myself developed an allergy to cats, after being pg with the kids. Each cat has different dander and plus we dont know how Carson would react to being around a dog all day, everyday. He does get flushed looking (Kianna does also, ugh-guessing she may be allergic too) when visiting people with dogs. So with that said, dogs may be out of the picture all together. Gerbel (can carson handle the bedding with his allergies or possibly the gerbel itself)? Fish again (but in a personal sized bowl this time)? Bird (handle the noise)? From now til then, we will settle with our Zhu-Zhu Pet.

Allergist Appt (Carson)

After a couple of incidents with possible reactions, we had Carson tested for a peanut allergy. The results showed us that he is indeed, 100+%, without a doubt, allergic to peanuts. So we are entering the epi-pen world (and reading food labels and allergy warnings very closely). The news didn't hard since we had a feeling after the couple incidents and avoided peanuts after that.
And for his asthma, we got a rescue type inhaler/chamber for when we are away from his neb machine...since he is in sports and such now.

Good-bye Kindergarten

Its official, Isaac is a FIRST grader. The last day of Kindergarten was fun filled, with a field trip to Robbins Island. All 7 Roosevelt Kinder classes together. Beach play, playground play, picnic, and a scavenger hunt walk. Fun in the sun!
Goodbye Kindergarten and Goodbye Mrs. Brown. Mrs Brown is moving on, to Kennedy (grade 5).

Its crazy how far the kids have come and grew up since Sept. Can't pass off anything, even spelling out words.

Isaac wanted to give Mrs Brown a gift. He got her a bracelet. It reminds me of the bracelets that they made in class which a color of a bead means something. So it was perfect. It also came with a poem. Here what it said...

As YELLOW as the sunshine, you welcomed us one-by-one. You were always ready and eager to have a new day of fun.

PURPLE is for the patience you have shown throughout the year, helping us through our problems and making them all so CLEAR.

The color RED represents the class and all the friends weve made, and GREEN is for the color as we move up to the next grade.

BLUE is for how we feel knowing the year must end, we wish you a happy summer and well wishes we do send.

There was one more poem that could go with it but it didn't come with the one we bought. I did included it, writing it on a piece of paper. Here is what that one said....

This color bracelet is made just for you, to be a reminder of the things you do.

GREEN is for the inspiration you give each day.

PURPLE is your patience in showing the way.

BLUE is for your warmth and your caring style.

YELLOW is for the way that you always smile.

RED is for the lives that you will tough this year.

You are a very special teacher that much is CLEAR.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Kianna

On May 25th, Kianna turned 2. She is staying 2 forever, except for the tantrums. They can grow out. She is growing fast and learning new words everyday. Tubes are a godsend.

Btw, she requested a SpongeBob cake.

The Arm is Here

Its Here!!! We got the call Wednesday that the parts of Carson's arm came. We picked it up Thursday, the very next day. The arm is so real life looking it scares Kianna. And to tell you the truth its strange looking at a real life looking moveable arm/hand/fingers on Carson. We are so used to the "hook" or nothing at all.
And since its first of its kind (not in production), we have to give it back after 2 weeks. But by mid-summer, when it will be in production (if everything goes well), and if he likes it, we get it back.

Isaac's Surgery Complication

As known, Isaac had his tonsils and adenoids removed on April 14th. The recovery period went well until 2 weeks after. His left tonsil site started to bleed off and on. We thought it was normal, just delayed and didn't think much of it and kept on eye on it. Well on a Monday he woke up with a blood crusted mouth and a pillowcase with spots. He seemed fine and said he was fine, but was just a little tired. So he went to school (since the bleeding stopped) and told his teacher to watch him and to call if he seems not right. Well about 2 hours later, the teacher called and said he turned ghost white and didn't want to join his classmates in music. So I picked him up. His color was fine and seemed like his normal self, until he got home and slept all day long. Called the nurse and she said it was normal and to watch him, like we have been. If it starts again, come in. No more bleeding. The next day, Tuesday, he woke up with no bleeding and was completely normal. All day he was fine until that evening when he started to bleed excessively. We took him in and they said it was normal and was due to the side healing too fast, blood counts were off, and gave us an antibiotic and sent us on our way. He still said he was fine. So the bleeding stopped until the early next morning, Wednesday. Isaac woke up around 5am, whiney and on his way to the kitchen. When Brandon got to him, Isaac coughed up blood clots. He then fell to the ground saying he was dizzy. He was ghost white. So we took him to the couch where he layed for a bit. I said something wasn't right and he needs to go in. Of course Brandon said "what will they do"...he always second guesses and it pisses me off to no end. So he left for work. A bit after he left, Isaac needed to use the bathroom. As he walked through the bathroom doorway, he passed out like a rag doll. He was WHITE and SWEATY. I immediately called Brandon and said he NEEDS to go to the ER...NOW!!! He came and took him in while I stayed home with the other kids. A couple hours later he called and said his sugar level was super high and they are doing tests, X-ray, and ordering a CT scan (to check for an abcess or blockage) and thinking he has some bacterial infection...and he has an ear infection too. CT scan came out clear and so did the X-ray. An hour later he called and said Isaac now has a room, been admitted. His blood count numbers continued to be way off but sugar went back to normal. Later in the day he got to have a Spinal Tap to rule out meningitis. That came out clear. So where the infection was, we don't know but glad they were being thurough. All day (and for the rest of the couple days he was there), they kept on doing blood checks and having him on IV fluids and bags of antibiotics. He had a fever off and on as well. Poor boy was a pin cushion, every 5 hours. Thursday, his white counts went back to normal limits but his hemoglobin kept on going down. So low (6.7) that he was a hair strand width from getting a transfusion. But with everything else coming out normal, something was off. So they thought maybe the IV fluid was diluting the blood. So the last overnight (Thursday into Friday) they kept on dropping the flow (which was high from him being in very rough shape Wednesday) and of that didn't work, then he needed a transfusion. That morning, Friday, the blood check came out GREAT and his color was coming back. So the fluids were diluting the blood and no need for a blood transfusion. The numbers kept on getting better and better. But he had a spot on his tonsil, which wasn't bleeding (and looked fine the day before) but poured when the ENT dr touched it. Sooooo that needed to be cauterized. After having that done, he got sick. So then, just in case, they upped the fluid flow, which then we knew it was the thing that threw off the numbers since it made the hemo go down again. As soon as he prooved he could keep down foods and liquids, we got to go HOME (since everything else was back to acceptable ranges).

The cause: His body took in so much blood from the troubled tonsil spot, that his body didn't know what to do with it or how to get rid of it. It then attacked his body and caused shock and stress and infection.

Now a week later, everything is healing normal, looks normal, and blood levels normal. He is ready to be back at school (after missing yet another week). He misses his teacher and friends/classmates. Between April 14th and now, he has missed so much school, its not even funny. 5 days for his post-surgery, 1 day (actually 3/4ths of a day) for bleeding issues, 2 days for hospital (luckily there was no school for that Friday), and 5 days for post-hospital. April/May was not school friendly.