Where to Start?

So much has happened in the last two months that it is overwhelming to think about catching up the blog.  But I need to.  We love having this blog to look back on and keep as a family journal.  So, I need to update it.  Here it goes.

At the end of Spring Break Kai was diagnosed with bronchitis.  And then slowly everyone started getting sick.  Eventually, Reid, Kai, Finn, and Bree all got it.  I got a head version of something but I thankfully did not get the worst part of it.  I slept on the couch going between the boys and Bree for a couple of nights.  I did not get much sleep at all.  And I washed my hands like crazy and prayed really hard that Heavenly Father would keep me healthy to take care of the kids.  Thankfully my prayers were answer.  Finn got an antibiotic and increased treatments.  Reid and Kai got z-packs.  Poor Bree did not get any medications from Urgent Care.  And since we were all getting sick, Bree didn't get an 11 month post or really any 11 month pictures.  This is the only one I managed to grab on her 11 month day.

And I got this video.  As you can see, by 11 months she had started waving, clapping her hands, and blowing kisses.  She could do them on request and melted my heart every single time.

Then the beginning of April arrived.  That first week we were all recovering from being sick and so we didn't get out or do much at all.  The second week of April is when we had the ENT follow-up.  Finn's sinus CT showed that he had inflammation and infection particularly bad on his right side.  He recommeded surgery with a one-night stay at the hospital.  I will admit to being skeptical, but as he showed me that the bone under Finn's right eye had shifted and was thinning out, I decided to trust him for a bit.  He said the fact that the bone was thinning indicated that the infection had been there for some time.  The conversation wasn't long at that point and Reid and I decided to schedule the surgery.  The doctor's first available appointment wasn't until May 23rd (today).  If we didn't take that appointment we would have to wait until the middle of June.  So, we took it.

Also that first week in April, we had a give-back night Fundraiser at our local Freddy's.  It was fun to eat dinner with some good friends and in the process we raised $71 for CF.

We had some good weather that week and enjoyed some time outside.

It was a bit windy this particular day.  This is a park right next to the Children's Colorado Outpatient Building in Colorado Springs.  You can see the building behind the kids.

Water Ballons!

This cracked me up.  Bree didn't want to put her feet on the grass.  She kept alternating what foot she had in the air.  She was too funny!

Say "Cheese!"

She finally relented and stopped tugging at her sunhat.

The week before Easter this girl discovered chocolate.  Shoot!

She loved it!

After holding her foot up in the grass, she learned that it can be a useful tool for balancing her toys.  She spent a half hour one day perfecting this.  Notice the "ta-da" pose with the right hand.  She was VERY proud of herself.

Kai had no school on Good Friday so we used the time to go on a little family "hike".  This is the Santa Fe trail near our house.  Turned out it wasn't great for Bree's stroller and I forgot a hat for Finn.  By this point he was on constant antibiotics and I was worried he would burn so we were only out for about 45 minutes.  I wish I had thought that through a little more!

That takes us up to Easter.  33 days ago.  How much can one family do in 33 days?  Two CF fundraisers, Easter, a wedding anniversary, three birthdays in the house, teacher appreciation day, several volunteer hours at school, two pediatrician visits, GREAT STRIDES, Mother's Day, Reid working countless hours of overtime, and I'm sure there's more.  Clearly I'm going to need to start another post!