V-Day!

We had a fabulous Valentine's Day! Scott ended up having the day off which was awesome and then he surprised us all with breakfast in bed. It wasn't just cereal either. It was pancakes, eggs, and bacon! It was delicious! What a great way to start the day. Scott had to go do rounds at the hospital which gave the rest of us time to get ready for the day. 

This is the three boys in their matching shirts from Grandma Ulrich! They thought it would be so cool to be matching! Who knew boys like to match too.

Austin had school and had his little valentines party which he was super excited about. While he was at school, Scott and I were able to go on an afternoon date. Our sister-in-law was kind enough to watch the other two while we went. Thanks Edee! We got a quick bite to eat and then went to the movie "Gnomeo and Juliet" which was cute and very appropriate for Valentine's Day. After we picked up the boys we went and got Cafe Rio (which is my favorite) and took it home for eat together as a family! When we got home the boys had a valentine on their beds. 

They were so excited!

They all got a balloon, a stuffed animal,

and a "squish pillow"! 

Jaxon loved them too although he wasn't too sure about the balloon. What kid doesn't like a balloon - JAXON!

We then ate our Cafe Rio with candlelight. The boys thought that was so cool. They kept saying that it was kind of like a birthday. It was hilarious to hear their responses.

All in all - we had a fabulous day. It was so much fun and so nice to just be able to spend the day with the people that we love the most - our little family!

I love my family so much and am so grateful that I get to be with them for eternity. I love them so much and it was so much fun to spend the day with them! We hope that your day was as fantastic as ours! Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Rough Start to a New Year!

Well our new year started off a little rough this time. Scott got called off at 11:57 PM  to go and deliver a baby so I spent New Year's by myself, but the exciting part is that he got to help deliver the New Year's Baby! That was kind of cool. The kids and Scott were sick off and on all through Christmas and into the New Year, so that was a bumber. Finally everyone is healthy at our house! Goodness!

Jaxon probably had the roughest start. He had to have surgery mid-January. He has had a little hole in his neck the size of a dimple since he was born. We weren't really too worried about it at first but we started noticing it was leaking fluid. We got a couple of doctor's opinions and then went to an ENT to see what he thought. He said that we could wait it out and hope it doesn't get infected, or we could have surgery on it and remove what was called a Branchial Cleft Cyst. We decided to just go ahead with the surgery and not chance infection. He also had some accessory skin on his right ear when he was born and they decided to remove that while he was sedated.

Jaxon bright and early waiting to get some medicine!

Scott was able to come with me which was very comforting. He knows more about this medical stuff than I do, so it was nice to have him there to "translate" as well!

The "bed ride" to the OR! He is starting to look a little sleepy. It is always so cute when they get their medicine and start to get sleepy! He kept turning and looking to make sure Scott and I were still there. He would turn his head and smile and then look forward again! It was so cute!

We got his hospital gown on and his surgical hat and are just waiting in the OR waiting area. He was so drugged by now! Cute and sad all at once! 

 2 hours later they let us know that Jaxon was out of surgery and did great. We walked to his room and could hear him crying down the hall. That was a heart-breaker! He was starving since he had to go in fasting! This seemed to calm him down!

 Hanging out with Daddy!

About a half an hour after he got out of surgery, they let us go home! I was impressed how fast that part was! We were prepared to stay all day, but we were very excited to go home and let Jaxon recover there!

This is a picture of his ear right after. There were two different skin accessories that had cartilage in them. They are still a little bit there, but not as noticeable. The doctor said they will blend in with the fold of his ear as he grows up. (His ear looks disgusting because of the stuff they used to clean the area - I promise I clean his ears!)

This is a picture of the incision of his cyst. Now that it is a month later, it blends in with his folds quite nicely. The doctor did a fabulous job! I highly recommend him. 

His stitches were removed a week later. He is doing great now! The stitches and everything didn't seem to bug him too bad! He was such a champ and did such a great job! He was totally himself after all the medicine wore off! It's just nice to have it done with and not have to worry about infection and things getting worse! There were a lot of prayers in his behalf and I want to thank all of you!

From there things are getting better! Scott is busy with work, I am busy with three little boys, Austin is loving preschool, Koen is in the process of being potty-trained which he is not showing much interest (if anyone has any ideas - I am open to ANYTHING!), and Jaxon is thinking about crawling (now that he is 10 1/2 months old). We are all doing great and loving life. Hope your new years are going well!

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