Katie

So it has been a while since I last posted. Well, instead of trying to catch up on the last two months, I will just tell you where we are now.

Yesterday, we adopted Katie. She is a 2 year old grey and brown tabby. She is the perfect addition to our family. We found her through petfinder.com. She is very affectionate. She just seems so happy to have a home. She purred all night. She just loves Zack and almost prefers him over the rest of us. Here are some pics of her. Lets just keep our fingers crossed that Micah's asthma will not react to her!!!

Happy Anniversary!!

Today is our 1 year anniversary!! I can not believe how fast the year has passed. Last night Zack took me to Dante's Down the Hatch and we had a wonderful romantic dinner. He also had roses delivered to the house! He is such a wonderful husband and I look forward to all the years that we have to look forward together. Here are some pictures from our wedding and our anniversary dinner last night!!

We just got home from a fun evening at Nebo Elementary's Fall Festival!!!! Well, I can't say that it was a blast for me, but the kids had a great time. Here are a few photos.

Poor Zack. He was only home for 5 minutes after being out of town for 6 days on business! He was such a good sport.

Poor Little Laura Lou ....

I am finally able to update my blog after a crazy week. Laura has had a few "issues" that have made her not feel her best. Monday, Laura began acting like she was not feeling well. She ate a great lunch and then did not eat any dinner. I did not think too much about this. Tuesday when we were at preschool, Laura was telling the teacher that she was "so sad about Jessi not coming over." When I went to hug her, she was hot!! I thought, GREAT!! She was also complaining about her mouth hurting, so I thought, fever.....sore throat, must be strep. I took her to the doctor and she has nothing wrong other than a fever of 103. The doctor thought she may have a stomach problem since she was complaining of abdominal pain. The doctor told me if she has in change in her bowel movements to call. That evening, sure enough, she did. I called the doctor and he sent us to Scottish Rite. After a 3 hour wait, we finally saw the doctor. He said that since she was not in immediate distress, he sent us home and told us to follow up in the morning with a GI doctor to address her constipation problems. I called our pediatrician the next morning, and they sent us back to Scottish Rite for some testing that they SHOULD have done the night before. Everything appeared to be OK. She did not have any immediate issues (obstruction, perforation, tumor) that needed to be delt with. When we left, our regular doctor called and told us to call if she started vomiting. Sure enough, almost as if on cue, at 5am the next morning she began vomiting. I called the doctor...again. The doctor wanted us to go back to Scottish Rite. I told him that I would rather wait until the office opened and see our regular doctor instead of trying to recap a history with a totally new doctor that was not familiar with Laura. We went to our appointment around 12 noon. Laura was acting pretty strange. She was talking about things that were not in the room, and neither the doctor nor I could make out what she was talking about. And if you know Laura, she normally talks pretty well. So they sent her to Cobb Hospital to be admitted for dehydration. When we got there, they had to start an IV, which was very traumatic for Laura. Her blood work showed she was dehydrated which can cause the "crazy talk" she was doing. It is amazing was a little IV fluid can do for a person. She had perked up by the next day. The doctor decided to keep her another night supported on IV fluids before sending her home. By Saturday she had certainly perked up enough to come home.
Today, she has a follow up appointment today. They are then going to refer us to a GI doctor. I am just happy she is back to herself and that we are back at home. Mom and Dad told me that Laura is not allowed anymore problems until Justin is better!!! I think they may be getting tired!

Update on Baby Justin

Hi Everyone!! Things have been a bit crazy to say the least. Baby Justin is still in NICU. Heather came home from the hospital last night. There are a lot of details about Justin and it is best if you just click on Arwood Adventures on the left side of the screen and follow Heather's blog to get updates on the baby. It is always best to hear it from the mommy. Just keep them in your prayers.

Justin is Here and in NICU...

Baby Justin made his debut in the world at 11:46pm on September 14. He weighed 6lbs and 2oz, and is 18in. He looks like an Arwood. He was born at 36 weeks. His pulse ox was 47% and he was moved to NICU. No one is able to see him but his mom and dad. Heather is trying to hold it together as best she can right now. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Also, I just found out that a friend of mine passed away at 12:40am. He had melanoma that had traveled to his brain. He is finally at peace with no more suffering. Please keep them in your prayers.

I will update soon!

Is that GOD?!?

At the preschool where I work Wednesday mornings are Chapel mornings, and this morning was the first day of chapel. All the children gathered around Mrs. Jenni as she explained what we would do in chapel. She talked about how we will be in God's house and that we should be quiet and listen to Pastor Chris. The children lined up so nicely and walked quietly to chapel. The church has a traditional, 50-year-old sanctuary with pews and stained glass windows. The children were so excited about doing something new, and eager to please the teachers. They were too cute. We started out by singing 3 of the traditional songs of church preschool. They are Jesus Loves Me, Deep and Wide, and He Has the Whole World in His Hands. (Hope those songs don't run through your head all day.) Next was Pastor Chris. He stood up and said, "Good Morning! Thank you for coming." The little boy sitting next to me asked, matter of factly, "Is that God!?!" How cute is that???? I said no, that is the Pastor. Pastor Chris continued talking about how God is everywhere--in our hearts and, even, in this room. The little boy sitting next to me began calling God. He cupped his little hand around his mouth and began looking around asking, "God....where are you?? God...where ARE you?" The two-year-old sitting in front of me was gazing at the stain glass picture of Jesus over the choir loft. He leaned toward his teacher and said, "Boy, Jesus sure is quiet." Sometimes children just say the cutest things.