Surgery...Merry Christmas Jax!

Jax and Me Before Surgery

Recuperating at Home

Well, Eric, Jax, and I got up early this morning (5:00 AM) to go to the hospital. We checked in at 6:30 and we got him dressed in the cute pj's the hospital wanted him in. There was an hour where we killed time, but right at 8:00 am they took him back to surgery. I nearly killed me to watch him being rolled away...he was fine however and was pushing all the buttons along the hallway for the nurse who was wheeling his gurney to the O.R.
The actual surgery involved an incision above his pubic bone. Through this incision they tied off a tube that was letting fluid accumulate in his testicle. Then they found the actual testicle, pulled it out of his body, removed the fluid and sac, and then pushed the testicle back where it goes. OUCH! They sutured him up and he was off to the recovery room to regain consciousness.
At 9:15 he was brough back to us and BOY, was he out of it! In recovery he had gotten really upset (to the point that he was screaming so hard that he broke some blood vessels by his eye), and they gave him some morphine. So, of course the morphine made him throw-up a few times, but after on hour and a half we were released to come home. Now he's sleeping on the couch and wimpering...poor baby! The doctors think that he will be feeling a lot better tomorrow, so we're keeping our fingers crossed! Two more days to go!

Christmas Helper?

Finnegan...The Ribbon Bandit!

Well, the weather outside is indeed frightful! We heard on the radio that the temperature would drop to -40 windchill tonight! There is blowing snow, and tons of falling snow. For those of you who wished for a white Christmas...WISH GRANTED! You can't even shovel it...10 minutes later your walkway is covered again! We have those light-up deer in our front yard and they have been completely covered...you can't even see them anymore! Yikes!
So, I was in the kitchen wrapping a present for Eric while he was out doing errands. the kids were in the front room when I realized that it was WAY too quiet. All you moms out there know what I mean. It's the quiet where you think to yourself, "Okay, I know that they are doing something bad, but do I just stay here in denial for a few more minutes...or do I go see what they are up to?" Cade, Claire, and Jax were emptying out our book drawers and Finnegan...well, refer to the picture! He found my Christmas ribbons and had a blast! Just a few more days to go...now if only I had any ribbon left to finish wrapping presents! :)

Random Pictures...Random Happenings!

Finnegan is walking so well now! He's almost ten months old and such a cutie! I took this picture yesterday after I gave him a haircut...isn't he handsome!

The next picture is of our poor gingerbread house. We got the kit at Sam's Club and the kids and I put it together. It was so much fun! We all went to bed and in the morning it looked like this...1/2 the roof missing! Yep, our dog won't eat dog food, but gingerbread, NO PROBLEM! He's lucky I didn't turn him into a rug after this!

The last pic is my sweet Jax. It was freezing outside and I was telling him that it was going to snow. He ran out of the room, put on his Daddy's snow boots, and then informed me that he was going to go out and shovel snow!

Sometimes life gets crazy in our house, but it is ALWAYS exciting and different! I love my little family so much and hope that they will have a wonderful, fun, and VERY Merry Christmas! Nine more days to go!

Christmas is Almost Here!

I'm a brunette again!

I LOVE this time of year! With Christmas only a little more than a week away, I am almost as excited as the kids. This year will be especially memorable and fun due to the fact that my brother will be out here for the first time since we moved! He lives in Seattle, about five hours from my mom, but he's spending the holiday with the kids and Eric and I out here! We are soooo excited to have him visit! It will also be a big help that he's coming out here due to the fact that Jaxon will be having surgery on the 23rd. I think that the distraction of Uncle Richard, alsong with the excitement of Christmas will speed his recovery along! The surgery isn't a big thing...don't worry too much! The doctors have to make an incision right above his pubic bone and tie off a tube that runs down to his testicle and is causing it to fill with fluid and swell. Then they have to make another incision and drain the fluid. He won't have to spend the night in the hospital and will be home that afternoon. We are hoping that he will be feeling well enough to go to dinner at Lisa's on the 24th, but if not we will make a dinner at home.
Let's see, what else...yep I colored my hair. Everyone was so shocked! It's kind of funny, I've been getting it highlighted for years, and I decided to go back to my natural color...which by the way, my hair is naturally DARKER than the color in the picture, but they couldn't get it dark enough on the first visit, so we will darken it up more next time. I don't think that anyone knew that my hair was SO dark brown, well, we'll see how long I can go without highlighting it this time!
I hope that these last few days before Christmas go well for everyone, and don't forget to write your letters to Santa!

How to Get Out of Church...By: Finnegan

Well, today was fun (insert sarcasm)! We made it to Church, but Eric took Finnegan out to the lobby due to the fact that he was fussing...Finn that is, not Eric! Finn was sitting by a chair and decided to fall over and bash his face against the chair's wooden leg. He ended-up splitting open the skin right in the corner of his eye...OUCH! Poor baby. I rushed him to the ER where they FINALLY decided to glue it closed. They wanted to stich it, but it is too close to his eye and they were afraid he would pick at the stiches. So, we have to watch it to make sure that the laceration doesn't open up again. Oh, and don't forget that we have to watch him for a possible concussion. Well, we are home, Eric and the kids will be back from Church any minute, and Finn and I are just going to cuddle up under some warm blankets for a while! Hope your Sunday's are a little bit less eventful!

It's My Birthday...BE CAREFUL!!!

So, today is my birthday. We are spending it quietly here at home due to that fact that my birthday is cursed! Seriously, BAD things happen to people on this day! A few years ago my birthday fell on a Fast Sunday. I was bummed that we wouldn't be able to go out for dinner, but we got to church and were almost through sacrament meeting when a woman sitting a few rows ahead of us had a heart attack and died right there...Happy Birthday To Me! A few years later, on the way to my birthday dinner, Eric and I got rear-ended...Happy Birthday To Me! Last year there was a HUGE ice storm and Eric, Bonnie, and I all got the stomach flu...Happy Birthday Dear Nessa! Don't forget Bonnie spilling an entire order of eggs benedict all over the window of Perkin's and moy mom having to cancel her surprise visit for that day...Happy Birthday To Me!
So, we are staying in this year. Eric is bringing me home some yummy food and pizzas for the kids so that I don't have to do any cooking! My hairstylist is doing my hair tomorrow...she's a big believer in my birthday curse and refused to do my hair today! So, basically I get to veg out a bit today and relax!
I will say that in all of my now...gulp, 29, years I do have at least five things that I know that I did right! Four of them are Cade, Claire, Jaxon, and Finnegan...I love those kids so much that it hurts! The other thing that I did absolutely, positively, right was to say yes when that wonderful husband of mine asked me to marry him...smartest move I ever made! Thanks hon for loving me so much, and for not taking Azul up on his offer to run you off to Tiauana the day we got married!
So, to all of my friends and family out there on this 2nd of December..be careful...don't chew gum and walk...stay away from sharp objects (Heather!)...and if you have any, wrap yourselves in bubble wrap until the 3rd!