Warning... This is about poop!

This past week or two Evan has been so animated about going to the bathroom. He has been potty trained since late May and has always been like his father and I, very private about going #2, always tells us to "go away" and we know what that means and when he is done he will holler for us to come back. This is the way it has always been. Then about a week or so ago Evan has this fascination with it. He still tells you to "go away" but calls you back many times to have you see his progress and if you happen to walk past the bathroom while he is going you will find him bent over staring down in the bowl. The other day when we got home he told me he had to go poop so we got to the bathroom and he said "go away" so I went to the living room to catch the news and this is the converation we had; Evan yells "Mommy, they are popping out, come look" mommy says "Evan, I don't want to see just let me know when your done" "Mommy come look", mommy goes into the bathroom and says "Evan, your doing a good job, let me know when your done" and goes back into the living room and then Evan "Mommy, you've got to come look, there's a family of poops in here." I cracked up, I could not help myself, a family of poops? He does not get this from his father or I, we are both private about what happens in the restroom but, not Evan he wants everyone to know. I have a good friend who has always had a good sense of humor about poop with her little girl and somehow, though we are not related and Evan has only spent a few hours in her company, Evan has gained her sense of humor about it. This post is for you Beth!!!

It's Friday!

Thanks Munc for posting the results for me Wednesday! We are switching internet companies and cancelled the old one before the new one was up and running, oops! Evan did great at the appointment on Wed., he just loves Dr. McOmber and sat there so big. He usually wants Mommy or Daddy to hold him while Dr. McOmber does the echo but, nooo, this time he wanted to sit all by himself! I was expecting better results than we got, had a % in mind that I thought was a good one (65%-right, 35%-left) so when he said oh great, the results were 71%-right and 29%-left, my heart sank. Then he said, "What's wrong, I'm totally happy with that, we doubled the amount of pressure that was going to the left side, that's great." So, he's the doctor and if he is happy with this than so am I. I love Evan's cardio and the entire office, they are just a great group of people and always are so nice and I really appreciate that. They signed up with our team and are walking with us at the heartwalk, they did last year to, see wonderful people. Thanks again for all your support and prayers for last Friday and this Wednesday!

Vent. Scan Results

Evan had his followup for vent scan results today. The results are: pressures to the right are 71%, and pressures to the left 29%. The doctor was very pleased with the results, as the stent has doubled the pressure to the left side. The gradient pressures were 68% on the right, 32% to the left. His heart function was good . They want to do another followup in November. Thanks for all of your prayers.

We are home

We are home and Evan is sleeping. It took 4 sticks this morning to get an IV, up until then Evan had been handling things really well. Because he is on Digoxin they were not able to use the same sleep medicine called Dex which worked really nicely last time but Dex. mixed with Digoxin they said could cause heart failure. They used Versed and Nembutal. They were not able to give him the Nembutal until we got to the nuclear medicine dept. for some reason and there was another baby in there just screaming so Evan fought the med's really hard and that is always upsetting to see. Once they had him to sleep the test only took about 20 min. As soon as Evan woke up they told us to start giving him Coke because Nembutal causes bad headaches and caffiene helps. He was pretty upset that his head was hurting but once we got down the road a ways he calmed down and fell asleep and seems to be resting nicely now. They said the headaches could last all day so, I'm going to rest a bit too, it could be a long night! Thanks for all your prayers, we really appreciate it! Will update when we get the results, could be Wednesday before we get them.

Scan is this Friday

Please pray for Evan this Friday as he will be having the Ventilation Profusion Scan early Friday morning to measure the pressures between the left and right sides of his heart. This is outpatient and although they put him to sleep for this, as soon as he wakes up after the scan we will be able to go home. This is the same scan they did before his cath. in April when the pressures were 85% to the right and 15% to the left. The doctors are testing this again to be sure that the stent is working and making the pressures more 50-50. I will post Fri. evening and let everyone know how it went however; I'm sure I will not know the results until the cardio visit next Wed.
I often blog about the trials and tribulations of being a mom but today I wanted to post just a few of the reasons why this little boy has me wrapped around his finger. I wish I could tape him and play it for you so you could hear his sweet little voice when he says, "Mommy, I love you soooo much", or "Pwweease". The way that asks for you to lay down with him so he can run his fingers through your hair while falling asleep. The way that he whispers in his monitor, "Mommy, Daddy, I'm awake." That he asks his daddy 100 times is it dark yet so that they can go outside and see the moon and wish on the stars and that every night he wishes for a sucker. The way he runs to the front door when I leave my mom's for work and waves and blows kisses. To hear him sing Row, Row, Row your boat, "Nerrily, Nerrily, Nerrily, Nerrily." The way your heart breaks when you enter the parking garage at Kosair Childrens Hospital and Evan begins to cry because he knows that the only time we go in a parking garage is there and he knows he is getting ready to get hurt. The way he use to tell the nurses "Last one please" and "Thank You" when getting his RSV shots. The way he believes his bear is real and talks to him, "Bear, you want to play trains, you do, okay!" That we have listened to "He's My Son" so much that Evan knows the words and sweetly sings along and that if he notices tears in my eyes he will ask, "Mommy are you happy" and kisses you until your smiling. The way he reminds me to say prayers at bedtime and remembers those he loves and thanks God for them. He is such a blessing and Mommy and Daddy are totally wrapped around his chubby little fingers!

Hives

My mom called yesterday after I got to work and asked if I had noticed the welps on Evan's back and I hadn't noticed any that morning. About an hour later she called again and said they were spreading and getting worse and I began to panic. I called the pedi. office which I seem to be bothering a lot this week, as last Fri. he ran a fever and I took him in and it was a cold and then again yesterday for the rash. They were surprised to see us again so soon since we haven't been there since the end of the RSV shots in April and now we are there twice within one week! They made us go through the contagious diseases entrance and we were ushered to a back room. Come to find out it is hives, an allergic reaction to "something" and upon examining him and everything he had eaten and done all weekend we cannot find anything that he hasn't done or eaten before. After 3 doses of benedryl every four hours the hives are almost gone. Evan didn't act like it bothered him at all! Hope everyone else is enduring this heat!!!

Team Bravehearts 2006

Well the team photo this year was interesting, but turned out really good. It is really hard to get 5 kids to sit and smile at the same time when they are all under the age of 2 1/2 yrs old. The lady took about 30 pictures and we picked the very first one she took since it was one of the only ones that at least everyone was sitting, not crying and looking in the general direction of the camera LOL. Evan is at the top left. This weekend was hot and Eric was on call for his work and gone most of the time so, Evan and I braved it and went to an outdoor b-day party and my hair looked like I had dunked it in the pool before the first half hour was over. Evan got in the big pool with my friends husband with only his swimmies on and swam all over by himself! I could not believe it, he kept saying, "Mommy look, look at me, I swimming all by myself!" He didn't much like it when I made him get out but friends hubby said his little heart was beating really hard so it was time for a rest. I'm getting my AHA site together and will post a link sometime this week.

Braveheart Golf Scramble

We are finally getting our Heartwalk "Team Bravehearts" together. We are all such procrastinators! So far there are 5 or 6 CHD families that have joined the team and we are all meeting this Fri. to have the kids picture taken together for the flyers and such. AHA has used last years pictures on flyers they send out when someone signs up to walk this year, very exciting! They have also asked for our stories and pictures to post at the entrance to the stadium for the day of the walk (not just us, everyone that is interested.) Also, we have been given permission by AHA to have a Golf Scramble to benefit Team Bravehearts and have been very lucky that our Team Captain lives in a Golf Community where we will be able to host it. The scramble is on Sept. 10th and it will either be a total flop or a total success, we are hoping for success! We have sent out letters for businesses to sponsor a hole or golf cart and then put up flyers for the teams, we'll see what happens.

Support

Most of you that keep up with our blog already know baby Sammy but, for those of you that don't please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he is having his 2nd OHS on Wed. (see blog to right.) Sammy is such a cutie and his mom's blog always makes me smile.
I know that support means a lot to CHD families and in hard times it really means so much to know that people are thinking and praying for you. Because of this, myself and a few other local heart mom's that I've become very close to had our very first Mended Little Hearts meeting last night to start a chapter here in Louisville. We will be under Mended Hearts who already has a chapter here until we get established but then will break off into our own group. You have to have 10 members to begin a group and last night we had 4 CHD families show up for the meeting so, I believe we are off to a good start. I'm excited to be a part of this group and get to know these families more and become a support system for new CHD families in our area.

Parenting

Two year olds, whew what a handful. Evan has been getting a little better controlling his temper lately. I believe that being able to spend a little time every week with other kiddos is helping him. He is still very stingy and bossy. He is always with adults, either Eric & I or my mom & dad and now that he is not on any restrictions and we are able to take him out and about, he was having a real issue with other kids. It was really sad to see him look so out of his element and angry that someone else wanted to play with his toys, or theirs for that matter, he thinks everything is his. In our recent play dates it made me feel like a horrible parent when all I'm doing is saying, "Evan don't take that away, Evan don't hit, Evan don't push, Evan share, Evan be easy." You don't want your kid to be "that kid." So, Eric and I and my parents have been working really hard at trying to get a handle on this and make Evan mind. Some kids you can look at them and they melt and don't do whatever they were acting out at again but Evan, he has such a strong will and nothing seems to work. We tried the naughty mat (Super Nanny idea, I'd like to see her come to my house) and he told me, "Thanks mommy, I like this mat" ARGH!!! He is really spoiled being the only child and only grandchild there is no one for him to have to share with on a daily basis but, we started him in Sunday school about 3 months ago and it really seems to be helping. They claim he is an angel in there and this Sun. we went to a birthday party and there were lots of kids and Evan did really good with sharing and just had a blast, I was so proud of him and felt just like one of the other parents. I'm sure that doesn't really make sense but, in the beginning I was holding on to him for dear life and wouldn't let him out of my sight and then after his surgery I did but like I said was always getting on to him and then this past week I've been able to just watch him blossom and play and just relax more and let him be him. It's funny how we mold our children and my fear of him getting sick or hurt kept him from being a part of things which affected his behavior when kids were allowed to come around and that it took me relaxing and gaining ahold of myself for Evan to be the sweet loving little boy in public that he is in private. So yeah, two year olds what a handful but what a blessing!

Ventilation Perfusion Scan

Evan's cardio called and scheduled his follow up Ventilation Perfusion Scan for Aug. 11th. They had told us they would do this a few months after the stent implementation to be sure the pressures are more equal now that the stent is in the left pulmonary artery, before the stent, the pressures were right side - 85% and left side - 15%. I know that it is nothing serious but I'm already nervous about the results. I'm wondering how often a stent implementation is done and the pressures don't equal out and why they wouldn't being the arteries are more equal size now. I'm sure this must have happened before or they wouldn't do a Vent. Perf. scan to be sure. If it's not more equal what can they do to make it so? Evan is now 2 1/2 yrs. old and when he was born we were so anxious about his surgery and thought that afterwards he would be "fixed" not totally understanding the lifetime follow ups and other procedures that would be needed to keep him healthy. Makes the Heart Walk a little more special and personal again being that the money raised could make a future procedure less invasive (cath. valve implementation) a possibility for our little miracle. I'm so thankful for my little boy and wish I worried less and enjoyed each moment more. Sorry about not posting any pic's of our little Braveheart lately I keep leaving the digital camera on and running the $15.00 battery down and haven't broke down and told hubby that I've done it again (wouldn't be a big deal except that this is probably the 4th time I've done this.) We took him to ride on Thomas the Tank Engine this weekend, it stops in Bardstown once a year, I'll just say we'll never do that again, thousands of screaming kids in the hot humid Kentucky weather, ick! Definately not worth the bucks it took for the 25 min. ride.

My Mom

Today is my mom's birthday and I want to post what an amazing women she is but, before I do I would like for all reading this to say a prayer for Sophia (see blog to the right) and her family as she is having another open heart surgery today.
My mom did not work but stayed home and was always there when any of us needed her. For me it was running me to school, church, choir practice (I was at one time involved with 3 choirs), being camp cook and many other activities. She gave everything to her family and thought of us above herself always. She was always late, but always there. She is the type of person who cannot go to the grocery once a week but finds a few things she needs to run and pick up every few days, her out I suppose. She always stayed up when I was a teenager and dating until I returned home and was someone I could never lie to, she could look at me and I would break down and tell the truth, even if it meant I would be in trouble. When I finished college and was still working part time we enjoyed walking together in the mornings and I was sad when I got a fulltime job thinking our time together would be less and less. When I became pregnant with Evan she was turning 60 and told me she would keep the baby for me at least a few days a week. She was by my side during the labor and was the one who helped me check out and took me to the childrens hospital to be by his side. She took turns coming back to see her new grandson and only grandbaby and spend the rest of the time in the waiting room to see if there was anything she could do for us and praying. Eric and I would leave the hospital around midnight and found comfort in my parent's home and returned each morning at 6:00. After Evan's condition was found and all the restrictions were given my mom came and spent most of 2 months at my home helping me to remain calm and enjoy my new baby. She learned all the signs of distress and listened intently after every doctors appointment to what the doctors plans were and how to be the best caregiver to Evan as she now agreed that when I returned to work she would keep Evan all week. What a blessing that has been to not have to put Evan in daycare and to be able to know that he is minutes from my work with my mom. During Evan's surgery and heart cath's she has been there by our side and also been the one to call many family member's and keep everyone updated. She came daily to the hospital after Evan's surgery, bringing him much joy to see his Mawmaw. I wanted Evan to call my parents Grandmother and Grand Daddy but Evan had his own names in mind and they are Mawmaw and Pawpaw. He loves them so much and come Mon. is excited to be going back to their home after the weekend, which he says, Daddy and Mommy's home is mine and Mawmaw and Pawpaw's home is mine too. When Eric is working late or on a hunting/fishing trip with my dad Evan and I always stay with my mom in my old room and I cannot begin to express the comfort that brings me to not have to stay alone and the ways she spoils us while we are there. She gives my baby so much love and care and we are so blessed. I could go on and on but, I cannot begin to thank you enough Mom for your friendship and support you have given me throughout my life and the love and care you now give my baby, your sweetheart. (Evan will always answer that he is mommy's baby but Mawmaw's sweetheart.) Happy Birthday Mawmaw!

Corbin

Please say a prayer for the Grabb family. Corbin lost his battle he has been fighting ever since his Fontan surgery months ago. I have been following their care page at carepage.com CorbinGrabb for many months and was really praying and hoping he could pull through this. This families faith is evident and so powerful and has been a testimony to many. I don't understand why babies like Corbin have to be taken away. Crying and praying for the Grabb family and so many other's whose babies have been taken away. It makes me feel horrible and at a lost for words, what do you say to someone who just lost their precious baby? I guess there is nothing and even things I think of seem inadequate.

Catfish Festival

Thanks for everyone's concern, Evan is doing just fine now. His fever left Fri. night and has not returned and no other symptoms other than a lot of wax in his ear last night after bath time. Maybe it was a slight ear infection or teething, who knows. We met last Sat. night with our Heart Walk team and I'm so excited about all we have planned for this year's Kentuckiana Heart Walk, more to come later about that. Eric and my dad are leaving this Fri. for the catfish festival that is in Morgantown, KY where my family is from. This is a 4 day festival where the Green River is stocked with tagged catfish and if you catch a tagged fish and turn in the tag, then all tags are put in for a drawing for up to $50,000. Of course every year they come back with all their stories on how they had a fish hooked and saw the tag and it got away, LOL. I think they enjoy taking my dad's boat out more than anything else! So, Evan and I will be staying at mom's from Fri.-Tue. because I'm a whimp and hate staying home alone. I use to go to the festival - thought it was lots of fun when I was a kid. They have carnival rides those four day's at the Butler County Fair and I loved staying with my cousins. I still would love to see the family but, the fair doesn't hold it's sparkle like it use too and we have the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville so, I'll take Evan to that. I'm such a home body (mine or my parents) and do not like the whole packing everything you can imagine you might need now that I have a kiddo. So, the city women (me and my mom) along with Evan will be shopping and eating out while our country husbands are fishing. Bring home the money!!!

Stupid Me!

I can't believe this, just yesterday I posted on Jacob's blog that Evan has luckily only had one fever and other than his heart stuff he has never been sick but that one time. Stupid me just had to say it and guess what, Evan is sick. He kind of acted whiney all day yesterday, I thought it was just him missing his bottle because he was playing fine. Last night during bathtime he said he was cold and I checked his forehead and it was hot so I got him out of the tub and he was shivering and crying and wouldn't even stand to get his pj's on. By the the time I got him dressed and checked his temp. (100.5) he was asleep on the couch and moaning and groaning. I felt so bad for him, I've never seen him act like this and I was really worried so I slept in his bed and kept him warm. He never just lays down and goes to sleep like that, you could really tell he felt horrible. The fever comes down with Tylenol and no other symptoms are showing yet so I'm not sure if I should take him to see the doc or not. I hate to take him because I'm sure they will just say it is a virus and he would probably end up catching something else while we were there. Guess I'll wait until around noon and see if the fever comes back when the Tylenol wears off. This is no fun.

Crazy Obsessed with the Pressure Washer

Okay, I'm really having too much fun using a pressure washer we borrowed from Eric's brother! You see, Eric (with help from his brother and my dad) built a 2 1/2 car garage at our house, don't get too impressed just yet, it took from Nov. 2003 until now!!! Let's just say it was a work in progress as they started in the winter and then it was too cold and then Evan was born and well you all know how stressful that was then the work began again and stopped when it was too hot and then Evan's surgery and then too cold again, so on and so on but, YIPEE it is done and looks great! Well since it took so long, the supplies got dirty just lying around so Eric's brother let us borrow the pressure washer to clean it up. The garage was the main thing but I was just excited and went ahead and did the house too, everything was covered in yeast as we do live in the Bourbon Capital of the world and the little black yeast specks from the distilleries were all over the shutters and gutters and that just cleaned it right up. I have worked on it the last two nights and you will not believe how excited I am, I love to clean and this is right up my ally, Eric just shakes his head and walks off, he know's I'm not stopping until everything is spick and span!!! All I have left is the walkway and porch. Unbelieveable how much happiness this has brought me and I'm sure no one else notices that my shutters look brand new or that my gutters are sparkling white. My brother called me the Mad Pressure Wash Women, LOL.
On another note my little boy is growing up way too fast! Evan has always been attached to his bottle and really nothing else and the doc had told me to let him keep having it since he was so attached and that we might need it before/after the cath. to calm him down. Well the cath. was 2 months ago and Evan was still taking his bottle. That is until Sun., I accidentially left it at my mom's and when we got home and got ready for bed I realized and told him we lost it and I put it in a cup and he had none of that but, he didn't cry about the bottle either. So, the bottle is gone and he really isn't drinking milk from a cup but, we'll keep trying.

The Men in my Life

Father's Day is this Sunday and I'm dedicating this entry to the two men who had a hand in raising me ~ my dad and my brother, and the man that is raising my child ~ my husband. I'm the baby in my family, I was born 15 years after my brother and my parents were in their mid thirties. My dad was always the provider for our family, working hard every day from 7:00-4:00 and home every day at 4:20. My dad worked at our towns Gas and Electric company and had a somewhat dangerous job working on electrical lines and transformers. Back in 1999 Eric and I had just gotten engaged and I was going to school full time and working part time. My brother had just had kidney stone surgery and had called me at work and asked that I go to the grocery for him that evening after work. I was pretty busy that day, had already been to school all morning and was working and had to rehearse that night back at school for a concert. I was not thrilled to have to grocery shop for my brother and decided looking at the clock that it was 4:20 and my dad should be home, maybe he could go to the grocery. I called home and no answer and tried again 10 minutes later. I knew that dad was rarely late so, I dialed again and listened to the messages on the answering machine. There was 1 message from a guy my dad works with who is also a neighbor saying that he was sorry for what happened today and that if we needed anything like getting my dad's truck home from work to just call and he would be happy to help. WHAT??!! I called my brother back and demanded to know what was going on and he told me that Dad had been electrocuted at work and that he was just trying to get me to his house so we could go to the hospital together. I left and when I arrived I had no memory from the time I left work until I got to the hospital. Dad was electrocuted with 14,000 volts of electricity. The electricity went through one hand across his chest and out the other hand and blew him off a tall Fiberglas ladder which they say saved him because they believe when he hit the ground the blow started his heart back. My dad came home 5 days later and I daily helped him dress and doctor the wounds on his fingers. He still takes medication because of the fried nerve endings and memory loss but, he is such a blessing. Now its been 7 years since the accident and although he took early retirement (he worked there for 32 yrs.) he is still alive and blesses our family with his stubbornness. What would Evan do without his Papaw? I love you daddy, your a miracle.
As I said my brother is 15 years my elder so, he was my cool dad. The one they trusted to leave me with but still let me get away with a little more than my parents would have. I always felt so "cool" riding around with him listening to "cool" music doing "cool" things. He has taught me so much about life and diversity and loving someone because of who they are and their individuality. I would not be who I am today without him and the life lessons he taught his little sis. My son absolutely loves him and has given him the nickname of "Munc" because when first learning his name he couldn't say Uncle Michael so Munc it became. Evan now knows that "Munc" is Uncle Michael but will correct you if you try to use that name instead of Munc. I hope that Munc knows that his little sister loves him and is so grateful for our relationship.
Eric and I married in 2000 and bought our first home in 2002. We were so excited and ready to start a family together. I got pregnant right away and we were so excited. It was October 2002 and within weeks after we found out I was pregnant I began to spot. We called the doctors and went for several ultrasounds and everytime they reassured us that everything was okay and they baby looked fine. At 12 weeks pregnant I woke up early for church and my water broke. Eric tried to convince me on the way to the hospital that everything was fine but, we both knew. I couldn't go home and stayed with my parents for a few days and Eric went home and put up anything that might remind me of the baby. I'm sure that was hard on him and I really think the miscarriage sent us both into a sort of depression for a while. About 6 months later we decided to try again and immediately became pregnant and had no complications throughout the entire pregnancy. Because of the babies size the doctors decided to induce labor on Feb. 5 but the baby didn't come until 2:20am on Feb. 6. We were thrilled, Evan Thomas was finally here and he was perfect. After family went home we were able to catch a few hours of sleep with our little one in the room with us and we just smiled, it was perfect, we were finally a family. The next morning at rounds they kept Evan longer than they had said and I sent Eric to find out why. When he returned I knew something was wrong and with tears in his eyes and a determined face he told me we had to get to the NICU that something was wrong. That was the beginning of our ride with having a child with a CHD. Tetralogy of Fallot, is the diagnosis that we were given. We were so scared, scared of losing him and scared of what life was going to be like. Two years later with 1 surgery and 2 cath's behind us we are still together as a family. There have been ups and downs, scary times and happy times but, we made it. Our lives are forever changed. Eric has always been there for me and Evan and for that I'm grateful. Thank you for being a wonderful husband and a wonderful father to our child I could not have made it without you. XOXO

My Birthday is Over

My birthday was back in Nov. but my DH bought me season tickets to the Broadway of Louisville so my birthday lasted from Nov. until yesterday. My brother and his family and my mom also got tickets so we have spent 5 Sundays together the last 6 months seeing; The King and I, Annie, Hairspray, Tuesdays with Morrie and yesterday my favorite, Little Women. I sure have had a blast. Yesterday especially made me miss my college days. I majored in Music and I miss singing. It's weird, I went to college for Music and it was my life for 5 years, (yes it took me 5 years to get a major and a minor, I spent one semester crying over a boy) and now the only songs I sing are "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and the such. I was so proud of our college choir and all we accomplished, we even sang at the 2001 Presidential Inauguration. Man does time change a person, I'm not sure I could do all that now. Anyway, seeing the show yesterday reminded me of how much I love to sing and love music and how it was not too long ago that I was on that very stage singing (only in the choir, I'm not a soloist). Anyway, I can't wait until Oct. and hope that somehow I get tickets again, I really really enjoyed myself.
Sat. we took Evan to see Cars with my BF Kelley and her little boy Logan. Boy did they have fun, mostly eating popcorn and sno-caps, found out they are really good together, yummy. Neither kid lasted through the whole show but we did see all but about 20 minutes of it. Kelley and I grew up next door to one another and stayed neighbors until I was 8 and then they moved 12 miles away. Kelley and I thought that it was the end of our friendship and I still have the Strawberry Shortcake notecard that says, "Sarah, I will miss you and I hope that you find another bestfriend. Love, Kelley". Needless to say we still spent every weekend together and the friendship has grown through the years and now that we are both parents we have big plans for our boys to be best of friends, I guess they will decide that but we are going to give them plenty of opportunities. Not sure how many people stay so close with their childhood friends but, I count myself very lucky.

Pictures

Coots Cousins/Coots Brothers & Sisters











Evan's new bed

The Family

We have been on the go ever since our vacation. Every year my dad's family which consists of 15 brothers and sisters and a bunch of cousins and 2nd cousins get together for Memorial Day at our family park, The Coots Park in Morgantown KY. This side of my family is huge but, I feel very blessed to have each and everyone of them in my life. For those of my cousins who are more like sisters, I love ya and am so happy we got to spend a little time together and can't wait until your visit later this summer! This weekend Evan's new bed came in and we put it together in a rush Fri. night. I was real worried about how he would do but, HE LOVES IT!!! He just jumped and laughed when he saw it, he is doing really good with it and is sleeping all night in there by himself. We also went this weekend with my mom's family and put flowers on Mamaw's grave however Evan and I spent most the time in the church because Evan kept saying he needed to potty. Finally I told him to quit telling me he needed to go if he really didn't need to and he said, "but Mommy I just needed a little air, it is hot outside" ha, ha my city slicker loves air conditioning. I never get to see my mom's side of the family so I was excited to see them but, I should have known there would be no visiting for me while Evan was around. (ha)
Please remember a friend of mines friend's family in prayer. They had a little girl last week, Alyssa. She was born with coarctation of the aorta with other defects and the surgeon (same one as Evan's) said that either he will be able to fix it in the operating room or she will not come out of there. They are just trying to buy time for her to grow and she is really shocking them that she can hold her own right now.
Also for Sophia (see blog to the right) she had her cath. this week, which was successful and is having surgery later this month.