tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44667100573910114792024-02-20T09:41:08.428-08:00GRIN & BARRETTsteph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-56858434449213425832014-02-07T17:40:00.000-08:002014-02-07T17:40:17.194-08:00CHD Awareness Week<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know a kiddo with a heart condition?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well yes, you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Caydence was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which basically means the left side of her heart didn't fully develop and wasn't functional. After 3 successful surgeries, Caydence lives off just the right side of her heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Can you believe that's even possible? Most people who have never met Caydence can't even tell she is a heart kiddo. She is so full of energy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Before she was born I had never been to Children's Medical Center. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I didn't know anyone whose kid had a heart condition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But here we are. February 7-14 is Congenital heart defect awareness week. A time to bring awareness to the fact that there are quite a bit of kiddos with heart defects. As the years go by, I hope awareness will bring funding to continue research and cures for future heart babies to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">God bless our heart babies and their families.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">God bless the doctors that help our babies live longer lives by performing surgeries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">God bless the nurses who take care of our babies and help us learn how to take care of them.</span> <br />
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steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-17619100254200779062014-01-11T15:16:00.003-08:002014-01-11T15:16:22.225-08:00<h2 style="font-weight: normal; max-width: 100%;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">1st blog of the year and it seems so funny to me that it's about food. Specifically pasta.....we'll specifically baked ziti.</span></span></h2>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">I can eat the fire out of some pasta. There is a joke that Olive Garden isn't really Italian food but it's my favorite place to eat. Is there anything better than a big bowl of noodles?<br /><br />Anywho, I am trying to be better at this whole domestic thing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">With that....cooking. I hate cooking. You have to buy the ingredients and then make everything, which makes a mess. Then the dishes. Blah....too much work! But I'm trying to do 1 new recipe a week so I went in search of a good ziti recipe.<br /><br />Which always leads me to Pinterest. How are they even selling real cookbooks anymore? Beats me. All the good stuff is on Pinterest.<br /><br />The link below is the one I went with. It was AMAZING! The only thing I added was a bunch of garlic powder cause my man loves him some garlic! Enjoy.<br /><br /><br />http://www.thecountrycook.net/2011/12/baked-ziti.html</span></span></div>
steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-59783835170049496222013-04-08T16:30:00.000-07:002013-04-08T16:30:03.186-07:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A new post?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Say what!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">To say I have neglected the blog would be a huge understatement. My last post was in March....March 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I think the main reason I haven't blogged has been due to lack of material. I used to blog because I had a kid with heart surgeries and a husband with kidney cancer and people wanted to know how they were doing....and it was therapeutic for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I am happy to say there is nothing to report (please oh please I hope I didn't just jinx myself).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Caydence is happy and healthy. Beyond brilliant for her age and a true miracle. She lights up every room and gets more beautiful every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Joe is also doing well. Still cancer free. Still loving his job. Still has an amazing wife.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And about that wife...I am great. Work is good. I get to travel and I work with the coolest people, which is what you want if you are away from your favorite people for 8-10 hours a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So up next:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Caydence starts kindergarten this fall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Stephanie does a better job of updating the blog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Joe and Stephanie celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Stephanie gets back to her dissertation writing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The Barrett's list and hopefully sell their house soon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Joe continues to rock at everything</span><br />
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steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-81181218229718659812012-03-07T16:24:00.000-08:002012-03-07T16:24:37.185-08:00Our Make a Wish is.....<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">So, as many of you know Joe and I had gone back and forth about what to do with Make a Wish.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">The question was: Will Caydence remember this trip? Should we wait until she is older?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">First we were going to wait.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">And then I got to thinking…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">This is our life. Right now. Today. Tomorrow is never promised. Not for healthy kids, and especially not for kids with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Sure, if you look at Caydence, and you didn’t know us, you would probably see a perfectly “normal/healthy” 4 year old.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">But the fact remains that even though she is doing VERY well, that can all change. Instantly. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I don’t want any regrets. I don’t want to wait for a trip, and maybe Caydence will be sicker when she gets older. Who knows? I don’t.<br />
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As her birthday approached I began to think about how last year she was in the hospital and had her ulcer. Even though it wasn’t my fault, I felt I owed her a big birthday party this year since she didn’t get one last year. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">So, why not take a trip.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Why not live our lives now.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Why not make memories and make my kiddo happy now. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Because today, at this moment, she is healthy and is able to go to on a trip. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">So, we have chosen Disney, and I predict it will be a GREAT time. We don’t have a date yet, but we will keep you posted.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I never ever ever wanted to be a stay at home mom. In fact I drove your father to countless interviews with daycares and had even picked one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Then you came out with a heart defect. The doctors suggested against daycare. I still fought staying at home. I went back after 3 months and worked while aunt and mimi watched you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">And then you had your 2<sup>nd</sup> surgery at 5 months old and I finally relented, but I was very unsure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">See your momma is a type A busybody who doesn’t like to stop for 1 minute. How on earth was I going to be a stay at home mom?<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I know….stay busy. The 1<sup>st</sup> year I stayed home with you our calendar was like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Monday- shopping day/errands.Tuesday- play dates. Wednesday- church. Thursday- Kindermusik. Friday- swim lessons<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">We were always somewhere and that made me feel less like a stay at home and more still like a busybody. It made the transition less traumatic for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">As the years went by I started loving staying at home with you. I saw everything. 1<sup>st</sup> steps. 1<sup>st</sup> words. 1<sup>st</sup> foods. We took fun trips to the Aquarium, Arboretum, Dallas Art Museum, and everything in between. You were my little buddy. People would marvel at how good you could speak at 2 years old and I thought well yah, I talk to her all day long. She’s my buddy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">And now, tomorrow, I start a new adventure. Going back to work. My heart hurts some thinking of not being with you everyday. I know this will be good for both of us but I will miss you more than you can imagine. I am so very glad I stayed at home with you. It was never in my play but it was better than anything I had planned. Those 3.5 years went by so fast and I feel so blessed to have been able to capture every moments with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I love you my pretty princess.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Momma. </span></div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-36091041766702819712011-12-29T14:43:00.000-08:002011-12-29T14:43:05.837-08:002012 Goals<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">2012 is fast approaching. I have never been one for resolutions but thought I would try making some goals for the year.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">1) Lose weight. Always trying to do but really going to try and get motivated.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">2) Sell our house. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">3) Buy a new house<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">4) Learn how to knit once and for all<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">5) Try to make 1 new recipe a week<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">6) Make a difference at work, aka, earn my keep<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">7) Read the Bible beginning to end in 1 year<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">8) Reduce our debt by 50%<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">9) Volunteer Monthly at Children's by donations, time, and any other ways I can help<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">10) Get my CHL (Concealed handgun license)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">11) Get my SPHR (HR test)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">12) Start my dissertation<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">13) Make this the year Caydence really starts to read and write well<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">So that's it. What are your goals for the year?<o:p></o:p></span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-78799845649640627022011-11-25T16:58:00.000-08:002011-11-25T16:58:18.265-08:00BLACK FRIDAY<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Sleep is for when you die! I love Black Friday and every year I learn something new. Here’s what I learned this year:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Old people can’t drive. Still. That’s a fact not a just a statement. I counted no less than 15 old people driving 20 in a 50 mile an hour lane. Move it people. We got stuff to buy!<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">The recession is still going strong and anyone who tries to argue that point with me did not see the football field size line at both Target and Toys r us. No exaggeration, there were at least about 1,000 people in line when I got to both stores. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">If a store opened at midnight, and you showed up at say 1:30, the crap was gone. Not kidding. I showed up at 12:45 to Target, they opened at midnight, and I got the last of several items. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">For the most part, Black Friday shoppers are very nice. We are all just trying to get the deals and get home. I couldn’t find an item and a dude that had found one for his wife snagged me one. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Nobody cares about Home Depot on black Friday, except me. They opened at 5. I showed up at 530 and there were 15 cars in the parking lot, 14 of which were workers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">People will bring their 4 week old baby (also not an exaggeration) out in the 45 degree weather for a good deal. No judgment. It’s not my kid, who by the way was sleeping at the grandparents house. She will cut me with no sleep but more power to you if you want to shop at midnight for hours with your kid. It made standing in line more fun for me to play with a baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Rather than go door to door we like to go to our church’s Fall Festival. Those of you that know our church, shout out to Prestonwood, know this isn’t 20 pumpkins and a photo op. This is a huge to do and is so much fun. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-6305398014284453372011-11-07T17:28:00.000-08:002011-11-07T17:28:35.634-08:00halloween part 3 of 4<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Ofcourse no Halloween would be complete without a fierce Halloween costume. Here’s our precious costumes of past:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-28710154821140817062011-11-03T17:15:00.000-07:002011-11-03T17:15:53.101-07:00Halloween- part 2 of 4<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">If you have known me longer than 5 minutes, you probably know I would rather stick my head in a book than be anywhere else. And I am trying to get my kid to be the same way. So far so good. She loves books.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">With that, we usually go to several story times during the week. Our favorite being the Saturday morning storytime at Barnes and Noble. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">We have missed the past few weeks but decided to pop in this past Saturday. Apparently I missed the “dress up for Halloween” memo. Oops.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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No Halloween would be complete without a trip to the Pumpkin patch. Below are pictures. I am experimenting with picture uploading websites, hence the multiple posts for Halloween until I figure out which one I like. More pictures to follow tomorrow.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-92227885255492402652011-10-25T16:50:00.000-07:002011-10-25T16:50:31.482-07:00Like me?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Everyone always tells me Caydence looks like Joe. It’s true, and that’s ok cause he’s handsome! But it got me thinking about ways Caydence is like both of us. Here is what I got. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Ways Caydence is like Joe<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">She likes to be outside, especially playgrounds. The Swing is her favorite. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Stubborn. Very stubborn. (you might say I am stubborn. No, I am argumentative, and if you would like to discuss the differences I will argue them with you….at a later time).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Bread eater- bagels, waffles, dough, you name it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Loves the old cartoons like Pink Panther and Loony Tunes <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Loves playing video games with her daddy, specifically the ones where they shoot things. Ahem. Not moms favorite. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Thin. 10% of her weight class. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Cool scar, just like her dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Had had multiple blood transfusions, also like her dad. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Ways Caydence is like me<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Loves to read<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Likes to play school (I am still “playing” school)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Likes to sing even if she doesn’t know the words. She will make them up, which I do as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Falls asleep in the car….often. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Loves sitcoms like Good Luck Charlie. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Has started putting everything in her mouth (Some of us may remember me and the paintball story)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Likes to twirl her hair, sometimes to the point of getting her finger stuck. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Very empathetic towards children crying. I am not a fan of the “cry it out method”. I see a baby crying I want to pick it up not let it cry for 45 minutes. That’s just me. Caydence is the same way. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Ways she is like both of us<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Likes to make a mess and not clean it up (getting slightly better about this. Her not her parents).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Doesn’t like to share. I blame this on her being an only child. We are working on it. Not sure what Joe and my excuse is. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Republican (we can just tell). <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Loves Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Ways she is like neither of us<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Slow hair growth. I know what you’re going to say- look at Joe. Joe had hair until he was about 17. Lots of it. Caydence’s grows very slow. It seems to be picking up speed now…finally. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Likes to cook. Not sure where she got that from. Neither Joe nor I like to cook. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">But doesn’t like to eat. Not sure where she gets that from either. Joe and I love to eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;">Smart beyond belief. I think Joe and I are of course smart, but Caydence amazes me. She can knock out a puzzle fast. Can write her letters. Her memory is impeccable. She speaks well for her age, as I am told by people we meet. She has a great imagination. She is light years ahead of where I was at her age. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
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</div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-38524619118151439792011-10-17T21:05:00.001-07:002011-10-17T21:39:38.504-07:00Bad Blogger<span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">When I was pregnant with Caydence I would blog every week to the week. It was therapeutic for me, especially after learning about her heart. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: cyan;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">I haven’t been the best about blogging after Caydence was born, which was about 3.5 years ago. I have a long list of reasons why, but rather than list excuses I am going to try and rectify that. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">So, here we go.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">Caydence has been teaching me how to cook. It’s a skill I never learned. She loves cooking and is very patient in teaching me. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">These first two pictures are her making a cake.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">Followed be her making a peanut butter sandwich. Can’t believe she is old enough to make that on her own. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">This last picture is what I attempted to make for Joe’s birthday. Kinda hard to make whoopee cookies without the whoopee cookie pan. I thought I could improvise and save money so I used cupcake muffin tins. Instead of whoopee cookies I made cupcakes. Oh well, they were still good. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><o:p><strong><span style="color: white;"> </span></strong></o:p></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 128;"><strong><span style="color: white;">I have become addicted to pinterest, which has tons of recipes. We are going to get ahead and start on some Thanksgiving recipes soon so I can do them a few times to get them right (Caydence's suggestion).</span> </strong></span></span></div></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think the day of surgery I was in kinda of a state of shock. I</span> mean, my 3 year old kid was about to go in and have her 3rd and hopefully last open heart surgery. EVERY, and I do mean every emotion was pouring through us. Would she make it? Would it work? How long would she recover? We were excited, nervous, anxious, and ......</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So in watching the video's of her surgery, it seems like I have my emotions in check, when in reality I am a mess. The video/camera's concept was weird. I woke up at 4 the day of surgery to get ready. They came at 6. Surgery started shortly after 8. They were in and out the entire day. Joe had to work the night before so he got to the hospital at 7. Craziness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And....after we got home, Children's sent me the pictures, which were hard to look at but not blood and guts. Then in this week's episode, I see the actual surgery. Heart open. Blood flowing to the bypass machine. Caydence being worked on. Reality. I mean, what did I expect? This was about her surgeon...it was just hard to watch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Anywho, I wanted to consolidate all the links on one site for everyone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Here's part 1 of Caydence's story. </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4A4FO0DlHw&sns=fb"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4A4FO0DlHw&sns=fb</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and part 2- </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4A4FO0DlHw&list=FL3P5eClaasjTO17pQFCbSIQ&index=1"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4A4FO0DlHw&list=FL3P5eClaasjTO17pQFCbSIQ&index=1</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and meet Caydence- </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH2gbxBq-2g&feature=relmfu"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH2gbxBq-2g&feature=relmfu</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and the local paper article- </span><a href="http://www.lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2011/08/15/lewisville_leader/news/9810.txt#share"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">http://www.lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2011/08/15/lewisville_leader/news/9810.txt#share</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">They shot some video of us leaving the hospital, and I didn't see that in this week's episode, so I imagine that will in a further episode. </span><br />
steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-24009074172747514472011-07-13T15:24:00.000-07:002011-07-13T15:24:44.258-07:00Latest checkup<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Caydence stopped all diuretics last week so we had to go in today for xrays to make sure the fluid was gone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">And it was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Which means we don't have to go back to Children's for 6 months for her annual checkup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Woooo hoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Here's a picture of our princess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So we were able to reduce her Lasix to once a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Then we are going to stop it all together on July 6th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We go for xrays again on July 13th. If all looks good we will be off Lasix for good AND we won't have to go back until January! Woooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-2611887141019622442011-06-18T17:21:00.000-07:002011-06-18T17:21:49.776-07:003 weeks post surgery<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Well, it's been a while since I have updated the blog, and that's a good thing. That means things have gotten boring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We went last Wednesday for another followup and SURPRISE all the fluid was GONE! Woo hooo!!!! So we were able to take 1 of the medicines off and now we are on a very low dose of another. This means Caydence is going potty less in the middle of the night and we are all sleeping more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We did blood work and that all came out well too. Potassium is good. Kidneys are good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We even got cleared to swim which we took full advantage of the next day at grandma's house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So, where do we go from here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This Wednesday we have to do another xray to make sure the fluid stays gone. If so, we will decrease more meds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Then we will go back in 3 weeks for xray/labs and if everything looks good we will take her off all her diuretics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Good stuff!!!!</span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-8277224157359732712011-06-10T15:37:00.000-07:002011-06-10T15:37:39.993-07:00Friday update<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went and had labs and xrays today. Everything is looking better everytime we go. Xray is getting clearer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, we are still on the diuretics, but we are on half of what we used to be on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we can take baths and swim again. Wooo hooo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, we don't have to go back until Wednesday. Woo hoo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's about it for now. Hope u all have a good weekend.</span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-26235583724598192342011-06-07T22:16:00.000-07:002011-06-07T22:16:06.975-07:00Tuesday update<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Xray was about the same so we are going to redo it tomorrow and hope it looks better. Then we are going to take Thursday off and Friday run labs and xrays again. She is peeing like a champ so in theory they xray should start to get better. The pills are working much better than the liquid. Hallelujah!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We had meals start on Saturday and we are so very thankful for them (Thank u Jen for organizing. U are the best). Joe is working nights this week so it is just me and Caydence, and well, she ain't down with me leaving to go cook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Everyday gets slightly easier on her. I see her move more, eat more. It's still just 12 days past surgery so I am trying to keep that in mind, and forget about my messy house, and just love on my girl. </span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-4983657221672774692011-06-06T19:03:00.000-07:002011-06-06T19:03:03.714-07:00post op check up<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, we made it home. Barely. She does have some fluid on her lungs....probably because I can't seem to get my kid to take her diuretics. Why not you ask? She's 3 for Pete's sake. She clenches her mouth and spits it out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, we are going to try a different approach. For some reason I seem to have better luck with pills so we converted her diuretics from liquids to pills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I tried it tonight. I got one in her no problem. The 2nd one I put on ice cream and I think she tasted it. She took a sip of water and I am not sure if she spit some of the pill out or some of the ice cream. In any event it went 150% better than previously. No crying. No screaming. No frustration....and Caydence did good too. Hopefully we will see some good results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, we go back tomorrow and redo the labs and Xray. Please pray it looks better. They will only let us do outpatient for so long before they admit her and shove iv's up her arm. </span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-47444058716315426912011-06-03T11:25:00.000-07:002011-06-03T11:25:27.116-07:00At home<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are so happy to be home. We got home yesterday about 3pm. It was just me and Caydence last night (daddy had to work) but we survived! Here are some pictures that the PR people took.</span><br />
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</div>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-18289324820785237592011-06-01T07:11:00.000-07:002011-06-01T07:11:00.112-07:00Wednesday update<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OK people, there's talk we MAY go home tomorrow. I don't want to be too excited in case it doesn't happen but we would all love to break out of this place. Here's prayers we need for today to make that happen:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Good echo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* Good xray</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* She NEEDS to poop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">* She needs her oxygen to stay up without the nasal cannula.</span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-27436532643761004622011-05-31T16:38:00.000-07:002011-05-31T16:38:30.222-07:00Tuesday's update<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were able to wean Caydence off of the oxygen. Yeah! No nasal cannula. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The are pumping Caydence full of diuretics, which unfortunately makes her potassium low. So they tried to give her potassium through a liquid version, which she showed me how much she liked it by throwing it up on me. Awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In other news, Caydence hasn't had a stool yet so they are pumping her full of milk of magnesia. Which is nasty and she tries trowing that up too. Fantastic. We are trying to get creative in ways to get medicine in her. We finally figured out to get the Tylenol in her. We crush it and so she doesn't gag on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The picture guy gave me a cd from all the pictures he took on Thursday. I will try to upload some tomorrow. They came out great.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are progressing in the right direction. Echo is tomorrow. She is going to lose her mind when they do it so please pray she won't be scared. </span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466710057391011479.post-3695199210199076942011-05-30T10:13:00.000-07:002011-05-30T10:13:50.658-07:00Tubes are out<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The tubes are out!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Caydence was quite the trooper. It went very well. Now this afternoon we got to get her up and walking. We still have not had a stool so we need her to do that as well, which is another reason why they want her to walk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's most of the messing with her they will do today. She doesn't want to take her Tylenol and has been gaging it up. Hopefully we can get more creative in getting that in her. </span>steph bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421888279434388266noreply@blogger.com0