crazy times

this past week has been a really interesting one. over the past several months i have noticed that my 5 year old--"m"--has seemed to have some hormonal issues. he has pimples on his nose, sweaty armpits, etc. i finally decided to take him into the dr. the dr. agreed that he is extremely tall and thought that it would be good to do an xray of his wrist to show his bone age. a few days ago the dr. called me and told me that i was right on to bring him in and that his bones showed that of a 12 1/2 year old. he told me that there was definitely a problem and that we needed to get to the bottom of it. we were then sent to primary children's hospital to have several viles of blood taken. that was a treat! luckily his auntie who works there let him go crazy at the vending machine! i think that he got one of everything! the dr. called the next day and told me that the 2 tests to see if it was something from his brain came back as negative. we are still waiting to hear on the other tests. there is a possibility that he is lacking an enzyme in his adrenal gland so his body is cranking up the hormones trying to make it--which it can't so it produces male hormones instead. we will see the endocrinologist on wednesday to see what the next step is. he is such a sweet boy and has been through so much. the Lord must have special plans for this great kid!

blessed

i feel so blessed! i haven't posted in so long--nothing too profound to say--just thought that i would quickly jot down some blessings.

--my amazing husband who does soooo much! i was recently in the hospital for a few days. he picked up the slack and then some! he is so wonderful!

--my beautiful children. need i say more?

--my parents and sisters. i love them so much!

--good friends, neighbors, and ward.

--spring break with the kiddos. we saw dairy of a wimpy kid and how to tame your dragon. i love watching their faces and listening to them laugh!

--general conference. remarkable--as always!!!!!!!

just a few things that make me smile.

8 is great!

two weeks ago "A" was baptized. it was such a special event! i cannot say enough about how special this little boy is. he is such a kind, gentle, intelligent, and loving little spirit. he brings such joy to all of our lives. it was so neat to see the outpouring of support for him! there was standing room only. there were ward members, school friends, his teacher from last year and his vice-principal and her family. grandpa steve and grandma connie came all the way from oregon and the rest of the family was there to show their love and support. it was so neat to see "A" as he soaked it all in. he has prepared for this and was ready. we love him and feel so blessed to have him as part of our family.

my little princess

on saturday we had a fabulous girls day! baby "H", the aunties, nana, and i went on the trax to see the disney princesses on ice. "H" was all decked out in her princess attire--black velvet dress, tights, black shoes, and a lovely tiara. she was the belle of the ball (and i might add received several compliments). she is such a sweet little girl--and ALL girl i might add! she absolutely loved the princesses--especially ariel--she went crazy during the little mermaid portion of the program.

i am so thrilled to finally have my baby girl--and her gorgeous brothers of course! how blessed "K" and i are to have these 3 wonderful children in our home.

side note--my sister made the mo tab!!!!!!

our little miracle!

this past week we had "M's" post surgery check-up to check if the prostetic hearing bones allowed him to have any hearing. after the first surgery he was left with no hearing at all in the ear because the bones had all been shattered. well----he can hear!!!!!!! he actually has better than normal hearing now!!! miracles happen! my favorite thing is when he tells me "mom! my ear is working today!" how blessed we are!

i'm still here

i really need to keep up on my blog. it is a great way to journal. things have been absolutely crazy over the past little while. i will give a little recap.

*both boys are in school and loving it!

*i am the pta president so baby "H" and i spend a lot of time at the school.

*baby "H" won 2nd place in the city baby contest.

*"M" is learning to read and loves it!

*the males (including daddy) are doing great and continue to progress in tae kwan do.

*after a few years of serving as elders quorum president my hubby is being released and moving on to another organization--should be fun!

*i am the den mother for the bears and wolves--so fun! "A" will be 8 in Dec. so i get to be with him. i am also helping with the music in primary--loving that!

*"M" had his prostetic (sp?) hearing bones put in--we will find out soon if there is any hearing. he was a champ with the surgery! (he has for all of his surgeries!)

*i had surgery on both of my legs--lovely veins after pregnancies!

*my sister-in-law is having a baby in a couple months--i'm excited to hold him!

all in all, things are going great! i feel so incredibly blessed to have the family, friends, and neighbors that we do!

2 in school!

i cannot believe that i have two children in elementary school! "A" started 2nd grade last week and loves it!!!!!!!! "M" started kindergarten today--he was all smiles! he has the same teacher that his brother had--she is wonderful! i was so strange today to just be with my sweet little girl! we sure missed the boys!!! i feel so blessed to have the wonderful children that we do!