Rebecca's World: July 2009

Born to dance:)

I tell you, these kiddos of mine LOVE to dance... they start spinning around and shaking their booties everytime they hear a beat! We are hopefully going to be able to get them both into a dance class this fall! I am so exicted to see how hey do!!!

Bizarro virus... finally figured out

Well, both girls are officially done with the totally bizarre virus that hit them each for a week at a time. But we did get some mysteries solved... somewhat startling!

Flashback to the day after I gave birth to Kaiya. I had developed a pretty bad infection due to the fact that my water had been broken for about 24 hours before they began pitocin. So, I got antibiotics in my IV that day and the next. Then a nurse walks in and says she has a Rubella shot. So I figured it was for Kaiya... but they said it was for me.... Appearently I had some traces of Rubella (german measles) in my blood... so weird, so I got the shot and that was that! Anyway... flash foward three years:

Kaiya got sick and was down for the count for 8 days, very high fevers for her twice at 105, and then about 4 days in she developed a rash all over her body that got worse for days and finally went away, Cassie had gotten ill as well about 3 days into Kaiya's sickness and had what seemed to be the exact same symptoms, except Cassie's rash seemed some how different then Kaiya's as well as her fevers had not been as high as Kaiya's. So after to trips to the doctor and a few tests we discovered that Kaiya had actually did have Rubella and oddly enough, Cassie did not, she had a strain of the Roseola virus. Appearently even the MMR vaccine could not protect Kaiya since I had it in my blood stream when I had her and they did not know for how long. Since getting the shot for it in the hospital, that protected Cassie from getting it as well.

I think between my girls crazy illnesses, my reDONKulous injuries, viruses, reprodcutive and miscarrying issues and Preston's stomach stuff... we could be a medical journal:) Well=>

The best news is that everyone is healthy now, Preston's stomach has been calm and my ankle fracture is healed! Now I am off to knock on wood, throw some salt and avoid black cats! :P

Easton's secrets:)

Feeling terribly couped up the girls, Preston and I decided to hit Easton for a quick walk. We brought bathing suits in case the girls were interested in the foutains:) Not only did they have a ball at the fountains, it was random acts of kindness day at Easton, the girls each enjoyed their very own ice cream as well juice for FREE:) And then they closed one of the streets and dumped sidewalk chalk everywhere... there were professional artists, as well as invitations for the families to join in! We werent shy:) Here are some pics:)

Having a ball at the fountains:)

Family chalk drawing:)

Leaving our mark:P

Update on Kaiya's vision. Not what we were hoping for:(

Well, Preston and I took Kaiya to Children's for her eye appointment yesterday and were excited because we finally got her to wear her glasses consistantly. Well... we were shocked when the assistant starting testing her with letter and picture matching.... she looked concerned and stopped her test early and we waited to see Dr. McGregor. She came in and did a ton of different tests on Kaiya and she was getting everything wrong with her bad eye, even with her glasses on. So, Dr. McGregor gave us the news that Kaiya has lost all vision in her left eye. She is legally blind as of this point. Preston and I were devastated to hear this. She is considered "visually impaired". We have one hope for correction and it is not a definite, it is 50/50 at best. But we must start patching her good eye to force the bad eye to try to work. We have until the age of 5 for possible correction, but the eye is so bad now, that she is not certain it will work even if we patch her all the time, which so far is not working. Kaiya is headstrong by every measure not to mention extremely manipulative. So to say patching her is a challenge is a major understatment. We are going to do everything we can to try to restore her sight but it will be a battle to the finish just as her glasses were for an entire year. The hardest part for me is the thought of putting her through all this and it not working. If it does not work, she will never have sight in that eye again, there is no surgical fix... all there is is a surgery to make her eyes "look" normal.

Thanks already for all the prayers, words of encourement and good thoughts. We appreciate it a ton and we will work hard to get through this, just like we did with the glasses!

MAJOR BLOG SLACKER! Here are some updates:)

I know i know:) Well, it has been super busy lately, Em and I have been in full swing working on the Heart Walk and trying to get as many people involved as possible! Here is the link if anyone needs it.... I know you are probably so tired of hearing about it... but it is important to lot of people:)
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=294673&lis=1&kntae294673=C51E7DD77EA14021A353DA9E656FC5A1&supId=81000655

And then Kaiya, then me, now Cass have beem sick:( Some random virus that seems pretty mean:( I have felt lousy, but the girls were a disaster:( Puking and record high fevers for this house! I took a few pics on my phone of them... I am trying to get them onto the 'puter as we speak!

Here is Cass earlier today.. with some help from Louschus

Here is Kaiya on Sunday:

We have also officially gotten a new fishy! They did not have any goldfish??? Which I thought was nuts! So we got a black and blue beta fish that Kaiya named Barry:P Here we are going to get the fishy... Hanni in tow as always with fish outings!

This is Barry.... playing dead - Kaiya keeps asking if he is "broken" :P

We have playgrounded it, playdated, cooked out and had fun as many times as possible as well:)

I got to meet Carrie Fish's new baby, beautiful Bryn... she was so adorable!!! And I need to meet some other of the new additions!!! New Mommies... just give me a time... as soon as this virus passes!!!

Not to mention this freakin broken ankle!!! I have ONE MORE WEEK until the cast comes off!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

Happy Birthday 2nd my sweet surprise blessing - CASSIE!

I cannot believe you are 2 today! (although you have been acting 2 for months:P) The time has flown by and you have changed so much with everyday and are now your own little person... we joke and call you the terrorist.... because to say the least you can be a bit rough (biting, slapping... all the fun stuff:P)... but I thank God everyday for my still super snuggly baby girl and how funny and sweet you can be. You make me laugh everyday and I look forward to seeing you grow everyday! Your speech is adorable as is your singing, dancing and expressions... just priceless! I love today as much as I did the moment I held you in my arms. I love the second pic because it is like we are really "meeting" for the first time... and she looks almost shocked:P

This was about a week before you arrived

Exactly two years ago today, about 3 hours old

One year old!

Two years old!

Odd night last night and today...

As some of you saw on facebook, Kaiya and I saw and were very close to being involved in a rather violent car accident. It happened directly in front of us in an intersection on of 161. Two cars smashed into each other going very fast and the car with passangers came directly toward us. I thought we were gonna get hit... but I did not say a word and they missed us. Everyone's airbag deployed and I could see the car with two passengers needed some help. They were right next to me, so I kept Kaiya in the car and got out to see if I could help as another person called 911. The driver was a girl and did not seemed injured until I noticed her legs... one was very broken and the other I was not even sure... then I noticed her passenger... he had an odd look on his face and blood was dripping from his hair... I then noticed his head had hit the windshield, even after his airbag deployed.... and then he just slumped over. His girlfriend was hysterical....I dont blame her at all, it was quite a sight. The other gentleman in the other car had gotten out of the car, he was hurt as well.... but his car had come to a rest in the middle of the intersection. The paramedics and all the other emergency vehicles came and I told them I was concerned about the passenger in the car. They said to sit down because my van was so close to the car he assumed we had been involved... we had come close - but we not at all. I told him I had not been looking when the accident happened so I was going to go ahead and leave. Kaiya and I pulled into the parking lot at Miejer and I got her out of her carseat and the both of us cried for like 10 minutes. She had seen a lot, including the collision and the state of the people next to us, she was scared and sad and had so many question and I just started sobbing along with her because of all the adrenaline draining out. It was kinda a big relazation about not only how close you can come to something terrible and walk away.... and also how much your children take in and notice about situations and what scares them and what they worry about. Poor Kaiya asked about the two people in the car for the rest of the night and then first thing when she was up this morning... and of course we go down stairs and her fish she had gotten for her birthday was floating on the top of the bowl *Sigh* toilet bowl funeral followed and she did great and we are getting her a new one tonight... I was not planning on telling her and switching them out:) But she is so freakin perceptive, she saw a towel over Dorothy's bowl and got a a glimps of her floating. More explaining. I know they say being a Mom is not always easy... but sometimes the hardest things to explain and make it through for them being out such a side of rescilliance and love in them that you cannot dwell on the memory for too long:) Thanks the Lord, we were fine last night although I had troube sleeping last night:( Time to move on!

The official people I know Baby Boom list... 2009-2010

I cannot believe how many people I know have just had babies or are getting close! Here is the list starting with the born bubbahs all the way to newly out of the closet pregnant:P OK.... here we go!

Kelly had Savannah Avery on 6-15-09

Lisa had Nicholas on 6-27-09

Amy had Adrian John on 7-1-09

Carrie had Bryn Rebekah on 7-2-09

Lizzy had Craig Robert on 7-8-09

And now the pregnant list:

Brooke - Its a BOY! Coming FRIDAY:)

Amber - almst 34 weeks - with Emma AND Lucy:)

Angela - almost 31 weeks - team green!

Sarah - 30 weeks - Its a BOY!

Anna - 29 weeks - Its a BOY!

Darsi - 22 weeks - ITs A GIRL!

Sherri - 20 weeks... Gender ultrasound NEXT WEEK:)

Melissa - almost 14 weeks:)

Ally - 13 weeks:)

Beth - 11 weeks:)

Trudie - about 6 weeks

Vicki - about 6 weeks

I just KNOW I am forgetting someone because my mind is fried... but the second a remmeber.... I on it! Please let me know if you need me to edit any info of yours:)