Oh, What a Night!

We have been very lucky up to this point to avoid the tummy bug. Jarrod had it a few weeks ago, but Bradyn nor I had been sick...until last night. Bradyn was fine all day and we were getting him ready for bed. I sat down to give him his night time medicine and he starting to get sick. I decided to call the Dr. to see if I needed to get anything before the store closed. She said that if he continued we would need to get him to Amarillo for a CT scan or MRI to check his shunt. Throwing up is one of the first signs that it might be failing and he would have to get a new one. She said to give some chamomile tea to help calm his stomach, if it was just a bug. We decided we better call Bradyn's neurosurgeon as well. He said he wanted us to go ahead and head that way. He did not want us 2 hours away if things really got bad. So we pack up and headed that way. At that point the tea was not helping and he was not keeping any of it down. Bradyn slept some of the way there. He was so tired. By the time we got there he was a little better and was ready for bed. I finally got a few drops of tea to stay down and we went to bed. We (as in Jarrod and Bradyn) got about five hours of sleep. Bradyn woke up this morning ready to eat and play. I was so relieved. The thought of surgery is so scary. Last night reminded us that it could happen at any moment. Of course I was always aware of this, but this scare really woke me up.
Not many pictures this time. We have been busy painting Hunter and Colton's rooms. They turned out really cute.

We went outside for therapy on a nice morning. His physical therapist brought bubbles and Bradyn really watched them. Gracen spent the day with us while JJ and Kurt went back to school. She was rocking Bradyn and he thought she was funny.
Bradyn and Colton. Two cuties!

Where Does the Time Go??

Wow!! Another month gone by since my last post. It seems like we have been really busy, but I guess it is just day to day life. We have not traveled any since vacation, but we are gearing up for several Dr appointments in the next couple of months. We celebrated Hunter's 11th birthday. It just does not seem possible. He is really growing up fast.

I got to have a girls only weekend in OKC last weekend. Niki found out she is having a boy and a girl so we had to shop till we drop, and that we did. It was quite amusing trying to find a parking spot at Penn Square on tax free weekend. I ended up parking illegally. We decided we could split the ticket and it would still beat driving around all day looking for a spot. We were not the only ones with the idea and we did not get caught. We went pretty hard for 2 days and found some really cute stuff. We had a great time and many laughs. We decided we needed to have a trip like this once a year, but next year we might wait until it cools off just a little. The thermometer in the car read 122!!
Here are some pics from the past month. Enjoy

Tummy time again. We do this several times a day. He is getting much better at holding his head up.

This is one of the only times Bradyn did not scream through therapy so I grabbed the camera.
Bradyn had an explosion in his pants this afternoon! It required a mid afternoon bath, the disposal of a towel and a pair of shorts, and a load of laundry. Shooo weeee Bradyn!!
I got these pics of Bradyn in his towel after the clean-up.
This is Bradyn's "pretty in pink" shirt. I think it is so cute on him.
Bradyn was talking to Grammy.
Happy Birthday Hunter. Nice back flip!
Bradyn was so fussy before the party and I never thought he would want to swim. I should have known that Grandpa would cheer him right up. He had the best time and swam for about an hour.
He was laughing so hard when Grandpa swung him around real fast.
He had fun with Mommy too.
Gracen lost a tooth while she was swimming and then she lost it in the pool. I think the tooth fairy came anyway.
Colton's cannon ball!
Jordan's cannon ball!