Monday, August 29, 2011

Just a few pics and update

I tried to take pictures of Brody's ready for school but he doesn't hold still very long and the camera seems to take forever to actually snap the picture.

5 years old and in Kindergarten





Since it is mostly Ryan throughout the day now and I was still trying to put stuff away he liked to get into stuff and play



So he got a hold of all of my bracelets


And had some fun!





This is just my boys in the car



being cute (and Brody is asleep I guess)!



So here is the built-in entertainment center at the Yale house torn apart.




boxes and boxes

and boxes

More to come on the new house (hopefully some pictures soon)



Delaina and Kris are visiting this weekend which we are looking forward to. We love seeing those amazing and wonderful ladies. We always enjoy their company.


Also the results of Brody's procedure on August 11th came back. Brody has acid reflux (which is most likely one explanation of why he doesn't eat much cause, if you have ever had it, it affects your appetite). Back in February an x-ray revealed that Brody had fecal retention in his colon. Since then we have tried flushing it out or cleaning it out starting with a 3 day clean out with lots of miralax followed by a daily dose of miralax. Well the morning of the procedure Brody had another follow up x-ray to see if the treatment has helped. As it turns out there is just as much fecal retention as the first x-ray. Just to give an idea of how much it must be - the night before the procedure as well as the morning of the procedure we had to give Brody an enema to clear out what we could. So even with all that there was still so much fecal retention that the doctor would like a little more drastic attempt to clear out his colon. She recommended Brody be admitted to Phoenix Children's Hospital for a 2-3 day clean out. There are some details better left unsaid since I have already mentioned too much about poop. It is a little drastic but in 6 months the problem has not gotten any better. Also his doctor is a pediatric GI specialist and 70% of her patients also happen to have autism so I trust her knowledge and experience. We might be going in starting Friday September 9th. Cross your fingers and pray for our little Brody that he can withstand it all and that it will help him.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

We are alive

So we are in the new house and we are alive BUT everything has decided to hit at once:


Moved

Unpacked and settled (mostly)

Brody decided to not respond to melatonin anymore which means very little sleep at night

We all got sick (except for Brody)

Brody's first day of kindergarten

Upper and lower GI scoping procedure at Phoenix Children's Hospital - prepping was an enema the night before and first thing in the morning. The procedure also meant sedation through gas and IV

We are slowly re-cooping from being sick and Brody's body is still adjusting to a new sleep schedule

But we are in a cute home and we are alive and well - counting our blessings at times like this helps!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

2011: the year of moving

Have you already moved this year? Or are you planning on moving? If so you should join the ever-expanding club. It mostly our families but friends can join as well:

Jake's other sister, Delaina and Kris moved to Kansas City, MO (okay technically it was in December of 2010 but they bought a house this summer and will be moving in soon so that is why I am counting it)
My brother Gabe and his wife got married and moved into an apartment
Donna and Dennis moved to Italy
Sarah, Jared and kids moved within the same city but about 15 minutes farther away
My sister Jada and her family moved a few weeks ago just across Val Vista from our neighborhood
Josh and Amy moved from down the street from us to Queen Creek
Jake and I are moving this Saturday
Becky and Trevor will be moving at the end of August (close by, thank goodness)
Jack and Melissa just found out they have to move and they will move at the end of this month as well

So yeah, lots of moving this year in our families. If you do decide to join the club there are many benefits. You are able to sort through and get rid of stuff you don't need. There are SO MANY boxes available (well after we are done with them) and tape guns (you will probably have to buy the tape) as well as a dolly and the number of a company that you can rent a moving van from. See half the work is already done for you!!

Well here is to a couple days of even more chaos than a home half packed!