We had a fun cookout with friends in September in Greenville.
The boys had farmer's day at school in October.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
2016 Fall Family Fun
I found some photos of fun things we did this past fall and had forgotten to post earlier. We went to the Children's Museum in Hendersonville, NC during their apple festival in September.
We also went to another children's museum in October in Greenville, SC. The boys love love love children's museums. My sister, Kim, and my mom joined me with the boys.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
My birthday
My birthday fell on a Tuesday this year. We had school & work as usual. My co-workers did serenade me at my desk shortly after I got to work. We ate at Bangkok Thai for my birthday lunch. I then treated myself to a late afternoon massage at the mall. Vince got me two new purses and a protector cover for my Kitchenaid mixer that prevents splatters. My parents gave me a future dinner at the Piedmont Club (yum!!), and my in laws gave me some cash, which I promptly spent on clothes at the mall. Vince got home just in time to take me and the boys out to dinner at City Range. I had a great steak dinner, and an overall nice birthday!
Family Pictures 2016
This year we decided to dress in jeans and white shirts for our yearly pictures. The last several years we wore nice pants and sweaters that coordinated. Vince wanted them informal this year, and I was happy to comply. Hurricane Matthew threatened our weekend and made landfall on Friday. However, it is always beautiful weather right after huge storms, so we didn't cancel the photo shoot. I'm so glad we didn't. The weather was in the 70s and sunny - perfect! Jessie met us at a local college campus. This was also different from our usual backyard back drop. I'm always amazed at how quickly and effortlessly she captures our boys. The pictures turned out fabulous, as always.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Evan's 1st Surgery and Hospital Stay
One of the only time I remember having surgery as a child was when I had my tonsils out at age 8, along with my brother, who was 9. We shared a hospital room and left that same day after surgery. I could talk and eat just fine. Billy was in much more pain than I. 35 years later, my first born had his first surgery. We have battled tonsillitis, strep throat, and ear infections for the last year. He's had strep throat 7 times in the last 6+ months and each time his tonsils were infected & swollen. Evan has also had numerous ear infections and fluid build up on his ears to the point that he's stopped talking and singing over the last 9 months. He's almost stopped communicating to us or making progress. We decided it was time to take the next step in order to help him feel better and learn better. Hopefully his verbiage skills will improve/come back.
On Monday, he had his tonsils removed, his adenoids removed, tubes put in his ears, and a sleep endoscopy. He was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea 3 years ago. We have been treating it with over the counter allergy meds in hopes he would improve. Our favorite new surgeon, Dr. Alexander, is a pediatric ENT. He prayed with us before Evan's surgery. Afterwards, he gave us pictures of Evan's throat. The adenoids were taking up 60% of his breathing space & he said the tonsils were much bigger than originally thought (they were 3+ out of 4 scale). Taking out those will give him much more breathing space! He had a bit of floppy tissue, but it wasn't blocking any airways and the doctor said we could deal with it later if we decide to do another sleep study.
I'm really hoping the tubes will help Evan hear and learn better without the fluid or wax build up. He starts his first day of school tomorrow, a week late, but well worth it. He's on soft foods again for this week. We've been careful to avoid any foods that may irritate or cut the back of his throat.
The hospital staff at Greenville Memorial was terrific! I was impressed with all the physicians, nurses, and staff. We stayed overnight in case Evan didn't want to eat or drink. He ate right away, but did not want to drink anything (and didn't for several days). We pretty much kept trying until he took a few sips or ate some ice chips. He ate lots of food so didn't go hungry at all. He was such a great little patient and only cried when the nurse took the tape off of his arm to his I.V.
On Monday, he had his tonsils removed, his adenoids removed, tubes put in his ears, and a sleep endoscopy. He was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea 3 years ago. We have been treating it with over the counter allergy meds in hopes he would improve. Our favorite new surgeon, Dr. Alexander, is a pediatric ENT. He prayed with us before Evan's surgery. Afterwards, he gave us pictures of Evan's throat. The adenoids were taking up 60% of his breathing space & he said the tonsils were much bigger than originally thought (they were 3+ out of 4 scale). Taking out those will give him much more breathing space! He had a bit of floppy tissue, but it wasn't blocking any airways and the doctor said we could deal with it later if we decide to do another sleep study.
I'm really hoping the tubes will help Evan hear and learn better without the fluid or wax build up. He starts his first day of school tomorrow, a week late, but well worth it. He's on soft foods again for this week. We've been careful to avoid any foods that may irritate or cut the back of his throat.
The hospital staff at Greenville Memorial was terrific! I was impressed with all the physicians, nurses, and staff. We stayed overnight in case Evan didn't want to eat or drink. He ate right away, but did not want to drink anything (and didn't for several days). We pretty much kept trying until he took a few sips or ate some ice chips. He ate lots of food so didn't go hungry at all. He was such a great little patient and only cried when the nurse took the tape off of his arm to his I.V.
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