One down

One less thing to worry about. The imaging center had a cancellation today, so I was able to get my diagnostic today. It turned out fine. Nothing to worry about. So, one down one to go. Now I can focus on prayers that our sons procedure will help his hearing. Praise God.

Worry

I am trying not to worry. I heard a wonderful sermon this past Sunday about just that. Jesus is with me through it all. June 5th my son will have outpatient surgery. June 6th I will have a diagnostic mammogram. Everyday I put these concerns in Jesus hands. Thankfully, I am surrounded by an incredible family and incredible friends. I'm sure my son's hearing will improve and the diagnostic mammogram won't show anything. I'm so glad I have Jesus with me. Thanks Alex for the reminder.

First Game

Last night was my son's first Baseball game of the season. He had a good game. I'm so proud of how well he knows the game. He shows good sportsmanship and always encourages his teammates. He evened smiled at his friend on the other team. That same friend did a lot of smack talk after his team won the game. "We creamed you" etc. etc. That was really hard for our son to take. I hope he blows it off.
I love watching him play but I am always a little worried that he might get hurt. He is pretty small compared to some of the other players. There were some minor bumps and bruises last night. Interestingly enough one of them was our daughter. She was playing with the sister of the "poor winner" and while playing they ran into each other. I did not see the collision but our daughter has a very sore wrist, nose and top lip. Her friend has a sore head. Apparently our daughters mouth and nose hit the head of her friend. Both girls were fine and continued to play the remainder of the evening. I hope the rest of the baseball games have a little bit less drama.

allergies and adenoids

About 2 months ago my son failed a hearing screen at school. While we were talking about it with him he said..."I'm sure it has something to do with my ears always feeling clogged". I didn't realize that his ears were always clogged or that he was having hearing problems. He didn't fail the hearing screen last year so at least I know this is something that is fairly recent. We had to wait about 2 months to get an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. I didn't want just anyone. That's the problem with being a nurse in a pediatric hospital. You become very selective about specialists. We found out that our little drummer boy has to have minor surgery. If the fluid in his left ear looks "thick like glue", he will get a myringotomy tube placed. The right ear looks good right now. The Dr. will look at it again during the procedure. He will also have his adenoids taken out. Apparently the adenoids in kids his age with allergies, can get swollen and cause an obstruction at the Eustachian tube which causes conductive hearing loss. So, on June 5th, little drummer boy with have minor surgery. I asked him if he was scared and he said....."No, I will be at your hospital and Uncle J had a much bigger surgery and he is OK." He is pretty brave. I think he is also looking forward to the dippin dots a co-worker of mine promised him. :)

So, please keep our boy in your prayers, that he continues to be brave and that this procedure helps with his hearing and his allergies.

A great Article

My aunt sent me this article. I enjoyed it and wanted to share it. Happy Mothers Day. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/05/09/sharing_dreams_from_his_mother/?p1=email_to_a_friend

Mothers Day Moments

1. Coffee I didn't have to make

2. A beautiful stained glass cross from my family chosen by my daughter.

3. Wonderful musical cards

4. Everyone ready for Church without arguing or screaming.

5. Time spent with my favorite 5 month old and his 8/9 week old friends in the crib room at church.

6. Rocking two screaming children from Africa while their mothers sang in church.

7. Enjoying rocking two children from Africa who fell asleep while their mothers sang in church.

8. Listening to the Baptism of 3 adorable babies.

9. Watching my husband put together dinner for our family and my parents.

10. A quiet day at home, relaxing.

11. A wonderful dinner and evening with my parents.

12. Finishing the day reading to my children, who love to read to themselves but still love to curl up in bed and let me read to them.

I am so blessed to have a wonderful, supportive and caring mother. I am also blessed to have a family who loves me and friends who share their children with me. It was a wonderful Mothers day!

Great Weekend

1. My son's eye allergies are getting better.
2. We got rid of some stuff at our village wide garage sale.
3. My son is learning to save his garage sale money for another Wii game.
4. The kids learned how to clean the bathroom today! :)
5. They are willing to start a job chart again for their allowance.
6. They helped clean the house.
7. The house is clean.
8. The sun is shining.
9. We enjoyed pizza and a movie last night.
10. We had a great weekend.