Seize the day...hug your kids! Part II - Pictures

How sad are these?!?

Jumping on the bandwagon...

I have decided to go private. I have been getting really weird comments lately and trying to delete them as fast as I can, but they keep coming back. It is time to protect my kiddos from the strangers out there...

Leave me a comment or send me an email if you want an invite. I have comment moderation on for the privacy of your email. I got your back! ;)

Seize the day...hug your kids!

Sunday was our first Sunday in our new ward. The ward seemed so super friendly and everyone was so eager to introduce themselves. I think we are really going to like it here. We got up for our 8AM block, enjoyed church (mostly out in the hall for me because Laynee wouldn't nap), came home for lunch and naps. Jealous? We ALL take naps on Sundays at this house. After Jeff, Rae, and I woke up we decided to watch a Sunday afternoon movie. We were laying on the couch when out of the blue Jeff started screaming for help. I jump up to find him laying Rae down on the floor...and she was having a full blown seizure. As this is not her norm, I sprinted down the hall, grabbed the phone, and called 911. She was still seizing when I got back. At some point she had stopped breathing, so we turned her to her side. As soon as she was turned she started vomiting all over the floor. She threw up quite a bit, and when she finally stopped vomiting, she turned blue. Around her eyes and lips was beyond blue, more a blueberry black color. We were terrified. She finally stopped seizing. We were getting ready to start CPR when she took a very ragged breath. Not more than one minute later the paramedics were through the door and working on her. As they were taking her vitals, they called an ambulance. Rae and I rode in the ambulance to Banner Desert. On the way there, the paramedics gave her an IV because her heart rate was at 220 and not coming down. In the 15 minutes it took to get her to the hospital, her temperature went from 99.2 to 104. We waited at the hospital for six hours while they took blood and urine tests. While we were waiting, our new neighbor came to the hospital to help give Rae a blessing. We are so grateful that he listened to the prompting to come, as after the blessing we all felt more peaceful about the whole situation. The doctors couldn't find anything that would be causing her fever. They sent us home with the diagnosis of a viral infection and febrile seizure. We watched her so closely all night to try and keep her fever from spiking again. She had another small seizure Monday morning, but has since broken the fever. We are so grateful for family, that were able to take Laynee overnight. We are so grateful that it happened in this house and not QC. The paramedics were here in less than five minutes, but at our old house it would have been 15. I am so grateful for a 911 operator who was able to keep me calm to work through the situation. Mostly, we are so grateful it wasn't more serious. We are so grateful we still have a stubborn, angry, perfect Rae in our lives. It has been a little easier to just sit and love my kids this week. I am grateful for all the hugs, kisses, and time we have shared. I love both my babies sooo much!

(I have really sad pictures of Rae at the hospital, but I don't have a camera cord to upload the pictures with...maybe later when I can find the cord in the sea of boxes...)

Just when I was sure she was asleep...

...she comes downstairs looking like this.

Where did her pajamas go, and how did she keep completely silent for the last 30 minutes?

Too cute not to share!

Finally got our pictures back from Thanksgiving. I realized two things when I saw them. 1. My girls are dang cute. (that's why I share these pictures with the rest of you!) 2. I am one large mama. (when did I grow that second chin?!? that's why I didn't share any of the whole family. maybe next time.)

All about my troubles!

That's right. My troubles, aka kids. I guess troublemakers would be a more appropriate name. They are growing up too fast and not fast enough. I am always amazed as Rae gets older how the "trouble" changes. I love my girls like crazy and can't even imagine where I would be without them, so this post is all about them!

Rae:


Favorites:
Blankies
Daddy
Grandpa
Nursery
Laynee
Friends
being outside
pasta
The Little Mermaid
donuts
Climbing out of her crib
hiding things from mom and dad behind her back

Dislikes:
naps
obeying
carseats

We FINALLY took away all of her "boppies", or pacifiers. She has only had them at night for over a year now, but she is WAY TOO OLD for them at all. I have been scared to take them because she couldn't go to sleep without one, just the thought of taking them made me tired. The final straw broke this week when she threw a fit because I wouldn't let her have it all day. I took them and hid them all. She wasn't very happy about not having it (and still begs for it all day and especially at bedtime) but it has been a very easy transition.

Laynee:


Six month stats
Length: 28 in 100%+
Weight: 15.1lbs 75%

Favorites:
Mom
Rae
sitting up
being held
sweet potatoes (she hasn't tried anything else yet)
napping
mirrors
blankies
pacifiers

Dislikes:
anyone but mom holding her
juice
tummy time
doctors

Laynee is still not rolling over. For some reason neither of my kids have ever mastered this one skill. Must be something I do wrong. Anyways, if she doesn't figure it out soon we will be off to see a specialist. Personally I don't think anything is wrong, but being cautious is never a bad thing. Hopefully we won't have to go all the way to Phoenix like we would have had to with Rae...
Laynee is such a different child from her sister. Rae was always a "go with the flow" kinda kid (once she got over the colic anyways). Laynee is a sensitive little thing. She is upset very easily and only mom can clam her down. Lucky for me though, she is like Rae and I in one way. She LOVES to go places. She is always so much happier anywhere but home. She loves to see new places and meet new people, as long as she is in the safety of mommy's arms. Sometimes it bugs, but mostly I try to just love on her. Eventually she will be an independent toddler like Rae and I will cry for my clingy little baby...

Christmas 2009

Here we are a month after Christmas and I can't remember too much to journal about. It was the first Christmas without G&G Johnson because they are now in Norway. We missed them so much! There just wasn't anyone for the kids to act out Luke 2 with. Next year I will have to be more on the ball and plan something so we don't miss out on that important opportunity again (not likely, I'm not that good...). Since I can't remember too much about it I will just post the pics and try to finish another post for a real update...