Life Is Good: In Case You're Wondering...

Monday, January 23, 2012

In Case You're Wondering...

In case you're wondering if I'm ridiculous enough to let my kids play in the water on a cold day...

you're only partially correct. These pictures were taken several weeks ago on one of the "warmest" winter-time days we've had. It was probably "too cool" for our activities, but we had a brief reminder of some spring-time fun.

In case you're wondering if Evan is kissing his brother...

that would be NO.

In case you're wondering if that is indeed a toad...

that, too, would be a NO. It's only a rock.

In case you're wondering if these two constantly competing kids are actually playing together...

why YES. They are. Although it is an "I'll stay on my side and you stay on you're side" kind of deal.

In case you're wondering if this goofy kid is actually drinking the water from the toy boat, with all of it's leaves and grass and dirt...

Yep! He is.

In case you're wondering if this other goofy kid is trying to climb up into the boat and into the water...

Probably so. Wouldn't surprise me.

In case you're wondering if this kid is adorable.

Why YES. Of course he is!

In case you're wondering if Evan is now drinking the water...

It appears as if he is.

In case you're wondering if that is a tire...

Yes it's a very small tractor tire that came from oompaloompa land. Some poor oompaloompa probably has a disabled tractor now.

In case you're wondering what Evan might be thinking...

Yeah...so am I.

In case you're wondering if he is chugging some water...

I wouldn't call it chugging. His ability to actually fill the bucket very full is limited and based on the amount of water down his front I'd say most of it went towards the cold shower he just took.

And finally...
In case you're wondering why one of my children has on a nice warm sweatshirt (albeit very wet) and one child has no shirt on during this wet spring-time-type play on this brisk yet toasty warm winter day...

I don't know...you'll have to ask him why he won't keep his clothes on.

1 comment:

Jenna said...: My name is Jenna and i came across your site, Ur kids are , handsome, cute and adoreble. They are precious and special gifts. I loved looking at the pics of the boys playing outside. Ryan is a courageous, strong and determined fighter, he is a brave warrior, smilen champ and an inspiration. He is a super hero, super trooper and a tough cookie. I love little kids. I was born with a rare life threatening disease, developmental delays and other diagnosis. I love it when people sign my guestbook. http://www.miraclechamp.webs.com; January 23, 2012 at 9:42 PM

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Brandy Danielle

Brandy is our firstborn, our precious angel baby girl. Her entry into this world wasn't without excitement. At 26 weeks I started preterm labor with contractions 5 minutes apart. With 10 weeks of strict bedrest, most of which were in the hospital, she made it to 36 weeks.
Brandy was diagnosed with "possible/probable" heart defect around 28-30 weeks gestation. After her birth she was whisked away to the NICU for monitoring and after a few days her defect was formally diagnosed and labeled...atrial septal defect and a cleft mitral valve.
Brandy, upon indications of failure to thrive and pulmonary hypertension, underwent her first of 2 open-heart surgeries at 4 months of age. A week after her surgery on the day of her anticipated discharge home Brandy coded for 13 minutes...a stoke.
From that point on Brandy's life was full of doctor's visits, endless crying, pain and suffering. She underwent another heart surgery, fundoplication and g-tube surgery, treatment for infantile spasms, and a mountain of tests and procedures. Her brain damage was extensive.
Upon counseling of our wonderful, most amazing heart surgeon, Dr. Christopher Knott-Craig, and many hours of prayer, we finally called in hospice and called off all of the extensive medical interventions and surgery needs that would prolong her suffering while possibly prolonging her life. Brandy, our precious baby girl...our angel...passed out of our arms and into the arms of her Saviour, Jesus at the tender age of 17 months.

Ryan Andrew

Ryan, our micro-preemie miracle, is a ball of life. After nearly a year of trying to conceive imagine our delight when we finally knew he was on the way. My pregnancy with Ryan was uneventful at first. It seemed perfect and with all of the precautions for preterm labor being taken and monitored we entered this pregnancy with cautious anticipation covered over by a whole love of naive excitement.
At 20 weeks we discovered our "Baby Peanut" was going to be a little boy. We began to make plans and began dreaming about the day we would meet our son.
Almost 2 weeks later everything changed in our lives. It wa a whirlwind of fear and emtions as I began to bleed, was sent for monitoring in L&D and eventually had an appointment with my OB only to find out that it was serious. I had incompetent cervix with hourglassing membranes. The doctor admitted me to the hospital immediately and an emergency cerclage was placed. The statistics were grim, but the hope was to keep our son inside for at least 10 more weeks. We only made it 10 more days.
Early in the evening of February 11, 2007 our son, Ryan, came into this world in emergency fashion at only 23 weeks 5 days gestation. He weighed 1 pound 8 ounces and was 12 ½ inches long. He was so tiny. All I could think of was “oh my goodness is he really that tiny? And is there any way he could actually make it?” I tried to hold on to hope, but in all honesty I had never met anyone with a baby born that early and that small that ever made it.
Ryan did make it! It was a long, hard road, but in the end he spent 90 days in the NICU. He was on a ventilator for 2 months. Finally on one fine glorious day in May we bundled up our 4 pound 4 ounce baby boy and went home...May 11, 2007.
Ryan is now a spunky, lively, strong-willed little boy. His laughter is contagious and his spirit is compelling. He is our miracle. There are no words strong enough to share our delight and joy that God has blessed us with this little boy.

Evan Alexander