Some Good News, Some Uhh news

I took Landon to the doctor yesterday afternoon, He was just not feeling well and with Katlyn and Chloe here and they have been sick and on meds, so I decided to go ahead and take Landon after he was naping and breathing hard. I was glad to hear his doctor say he has a really bad cold in his chest, she gave him some meds to knock it out of him. If he starts to run any fever in the next week we have to go back in that day, we can not wait. If he spikes a fever on new years day we are to go into the ER. Uhh, Please don't run a fever, I keep telling Landon that. He has been feeling awful today and I am guessing he'll be that way another few days.---Great.

We did get some good news, Dr. McNair got the Report from Dr. Crissinger (the GI) and his Iron Level was 12.6!! YAY!! The other number was a little low it's a %, the only time that is a problem is if he was to bleed alot, his body will not or can not replace lost red blood cells as fast as someone with a high %, but it is all good enough to go off the Iron Drops. He normally thows the Iron and what ever it is that I tried to hide it in up after a few minutes any how. We have added alot of Iron rich foods and Vit.C foods to his diet and I think that has helped more than the drops ever did.

Some more uhh news, Landon weighed in at 21 pounds. So he has lost a little weight. I am thinking it is because he is walking a lot well more like running around all day, and he has come off the formula he was on and gone to Slik Soy milk, So we are adding Calories to his diet with, Butter, Grays, and Oils. When we were going to the feeding Clinic they taught me how to add these things with out messing up his little tummy. We go back in a month if he has lost any more weight we will have to go back to the GI before April, and if I want back to the Feeding Clinic, I love the people at the feeding clinic, but I do not think they could help with this I have learned a lot from them, but Landon eat very well so I don't think going back there will work. I think it's just a calorie thing and if we need to we might have to put him on Pedicare a few times a day. I am in high hopes adding things to his foods will be all that he needs.

Well, that's it what a doctors appointment!!

Merry Christmas

Oh we have had a Great Day.

Last Night we went to my moms and ate, opened gifts from them, the kids got the cutest P.J.'s that mom made. I changed everyone into them before leaving in hopes that they would fall asleep on the way home. NOPE!! All 4 of them were up and excited when we got home. I told them it was getting late and Santa was on him way so they went up stairs and only came out twice, Once to pee and then for water. I was up wrapping ang then cleaning from wapping until 3am. I was sure the kids would be up by 6am, just like all other years so I didn't set an Alarm I just passed out. So I was suprised when at 9am Madalyn comes in as said Santa came come on mom, It was still dark out so I told her to go to sleep and wait for it to be light. April (my sister) comes in about a miunte later and said Crystal it it later it's 9am, OMGosh, ( we were going to be at my Grammy's by 10). I even had to wake the baby!

The kids Loved every thing "santa" got them, I even braved to ask if they got most of what they wanted, and I got 3 yes and 1 uhhh... Cause the baby can't say yes yet. Aden got his DS and 2 games for it. The othe kids had their's already and got games for them, Aden also got skates, a transformer, and Power Ranger things. Collin got this really cool thing that projects stars and planets on the wall, a Transformer, and this science book he's been asking for. Madalyn got a Baby Alive, (I believe this will be her last baby doll :0( )Barbie style head, and some earings and Hannah Montan Stuff. Landon got a ride on toy, and a bear that glows in 12 diffrent colors like a light show, and some little leap toys.

I got Jason a Mp3 player, and he got a new bible from my mom. We had decided to get each othe 1 thing this year, he didn't listen to what we said we would do, but didn't do a bad job either. He got me The Message, a diffent type of bible, it reads more like a book, but still has the Vs. numbers to the side. I can understand it a lot better. Jason's siter got me a holder for my bible that I got over the weekend so Jason gave me the bible on Sunday. The today I got my boots!! Ugg boots. have been wanting a pair and I had told Jason but also told him not to worie about them cause of how much they were, but he got them any way. He also got me an Auburn t-shirt, even after we decided not to buy each other clothes because alot of it has to be taken back because it never fits right so we are going to him the big New Year sales to buy our own clothes.

April was here with me this morning, her girls were excited this morning too. Chloe got a baby and blocks and a FP toy that sings to you and you sing back, It's a neat toy. Katlyn got a Kitchen, a baby, and a kids Lap-top.

We had a great time at Grammy's even though we were late. We didn't get there until almost noon. Didn't get home until almost 4 and then took a nap.

How many more days till Christmas??

Every morning when we get up that is the question I get asked. Well, it is actually; How many more days until Santa comes? So today I got smart and said, one day less than yeasterday, that didn't work they took that as one day, and then didn't want to go to school cause we need to make cookies. I explanined that's not what I said or ment to say, and boy were they mad.
We took the pictures below on Saturday, I think they turned out great. The kids did really weel, we went fast and did the baby first because he was in a great mood. Jason took the kids around sears wile I ordered, and I even did good with my order, normally we have way too many pictures and I am left wondering what I was thinking getting that many and what we will ever do with all of them. This year I didn't do that I got what I needed and 2 I just wanted and that was it, not a ton. I liked the price of only needed pictures too.
This week has been ok. Aden had his last day of school today, and the older kids got out early today and again tomarrow, then they are out until January 7th, such a long time. At least their CRT's are over, that way when they go back to school they will start with all new stuff to learn.

Holiday Pictures

Meal Time

As you can guess meal time around my house is anything, but relaxing; after homework and cooking, and fixing all the kids problems, and their plates, I sit down to feed Landon and he decides to throw all his food on either me or the floor. Now Landon has had poblems in the past eating. It all of course started in the NICU whe he refused to eat from a bottle, later when he refused to nurse, and when it was time for solids forget it. He never went through the baby foods we kind of skiped over all that because of his reflux, as soon as he started the reflux meds. he started eating table foods, he's been doing so good, up until a few days ago that is. He has decided he can choose what he wants to eat and when and where he'll eat it. When it is just the two of us at home he dose ok but when every one else is around he eats nothing. I am not sure if this is a phase or if it's a problem. I guess we will just have to wait and see how things go.

Adventures in the GI clinic

Landon had a follow up GI appoinment today, he did really good. It's kind of scarry in there, it's all painted nice, but it's a huge university medical clinic (the only ped. GI around here) and the place use to be a hospital, so the exam rooms are set up like hospital rooms and has that hospital feel to the whole place. Any Who, Landon weighed in at a HUGE 23pounds, is 30 inches tall (he was standing up) and even let the nurse hold him, but not the doctor. We tried to go every other day with his Previcad around thanksgiving and he stopped eating so we went back to everyday, she said he was not ready and she's not sure when he will be. So we got another Rx for it and we have to got back in April, (4months) She gave us these cards that I have to put his poop on (TMI I know) and mail back to her, that is to see if he is loosing any blood through his stool, I haven't ever seen any, but that might explain why his Iron is still low. We also did a CBC, mainly to check his Iron again, they had to get a vain and the dumb girl didn't know what she was doing, we had to go to the clinic lab, and i was holding his one arm, legs and head, and she's going to ask if I can then hold his other arm (the one she's about to stick) out straight, I said umm.. NO and you got one try, if you can't get it then I will have it done at our Peds. office. She got it on the one try she had but Landon's arm is brused really bad. Any way, at least he's gaining weight!

But I don't know how to play

Hi, Madalyn had her 1st basketball game today. They don't practice, I am not sure why but they don't so we get there and Maddie looks at me and said, But mom I don't even know how to play. Um ok, but you said you wanted to play so you will learn with everyone else today as you play. Ok she said, so we get her shirt, it has a 4 on it - Oh coach you gave me the wrong shirt I'm 8, the coach (i have no clue of her name) looks at Maddie and said the #8 shirt is too big for you the taller girl needs to wear it. Maddie said but you don't understand I am 8 I have always been 8 I need the #8, I had to go explain to her that in softball she is 8 and in basketball she is 4 and that's a great number to have. She said well, ok but make sure you are looking for the #4 shirt wile your watching me. She's too funny. She did really well to have never played, they teach them a little in school but not a real game. Her team won their 1st game by 4 points and Lost their 2nd game by 1 point. There are only 3 teams in her age group, so every 3rd Saturday we have 2 games instead of 1. Landon did real good "watching" her play.

Jason dressed up as Santa today for Collin's Cub Scout Den. They had a blast, We told our kids that Santa had a cold and didn't want to bring his Germs to all the boys, (they have learned a lot about germs) so he called their dad to be his helper, and even mailed him the santa suite! They thought that was the coolest ting ever, their dad was Santas friend. Landon cried at our house when Jason was getting ready, but by the time we got to the park, he was fine sat in Santa's lap for some great pictures.