Summer fun!!!

Brandon is back in school and Gavin and I are having a blast learning and enjoying the nice weather ( at least when it is not humid). We have been going to the park every morning after we drop brandon off at school. It is so peaceful, and quite. Gavin has the run of the whole park cause it is early. We love it. we also went to the Children's Muesum last week. There was a guitars and cars exibit and he loved it. He walked up to every car and said "car" he was so proud of him self.

We went to the State fair with Jordan, Jenni, Ben and emma. we had a blast. The kids got to be farmers, and pet/feed animals, and play at the fish pond. We had so much fun and the kids just love playing together.

Gavin and his Swallow study

Gavin had a swallow study last tues. We were hopeing it would tell us if he could eat more solid food and not have to thicken his drinks. But Gavin had a different plan altogether. We only Got a few swallows of liquid before he realized that it tasted like crap and then threw a fit. He started thrashing and it really was a waste of time. So we are still where we left off. But what they did see from the study was that he is still asperating liquid. So we are still on a waiting game

COLTS!!!!!

The Colts tranning camp is in anderson for the Next couple weeks. Brandon's Cousin Hollie and I have been going to the camp. We have had a blast!!! We have Gotten Autographs from Peyton Manning, Jeff Saturday, Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne ,Coach Caldwell, Jamie Silva, Devon Moore and Antoine Bethea. We have had a Blast!!! Gavin Went one day and He loved watching them throw the ball. Every time he would see it in the air he would be like "ball" "ball" It was so much fun. I talked to clark and got Brandon's Jersey signed and told him that i was doing this for my husband becase he had surgery and He asked what type and then said that brandon needs to stick to therpy! It was great!!!
Jeff Saturday
Coach Caldwell
Gavin Zadia and Blue
Reggie Wayne
Peyton Manning
Gavin Having fun
Addi'

Brandon Surgery! Gavin and the great outdoors!

Brandon Had surgery on Tues. He did really great! He had two pins put in his ankle. It only took about 45 min. He came out and was joking around about bungee jumping ( much to my not liking this) and went home about 45 min after surgery. He had a nerve block so he didn't feel his foot for the first 24 hrs so other then the big cast on his leg you would have never guessed he had surgery. He is doing well now but is bored out of his mind and hates crutches. Gavin had the fun part of surgery he got to go to the Children's Museum with Ben and emma! Thanks again you guys!

Gavin for his birthday got a sand box and we finally got sand for it! He has been having a great time in it. He loves the new back yard and all the running around he can do. He is doing great in therapy for the most part. He is getting a speech therapist on Tues.. He is saying a few words now.. Up, Car, Ball, Cat, outside. We are working on more everyday!! He has a swallow study comingup in Aug. so that we can see if his swallowing has changed since the tonsils came out. So we are just praying that maybe he can eat big boy food!!!

We also went to Haley's 2nd birthday today! We had a lot of fun! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HALEY!!!

Dr apt's Birthdays and surgery

I really have sucked at up udateing this. Sorry

SO anyways Gavin had his surgery on the 10th of june. It went well for the most part. We found out that codeine makes him hyper so we had a night of no sleep and nurses waking him for breathing treatments. yeah fun!!! WE got home and he had good days and bad days but over all we have seen an improvement in him. He is making out more words witch may me that his adenoids were to big so he didn't hear himself talking other then like a muffled sound. So that could have improved it. Other wise we haven't really found much else out. It is kind of a waiting game to see how he improves and then to decide what the next step is.

Gavin had his Second Birthday! It was a great party. We had a lot of his little friends come and i think that they all had a great time. It was fun to see him with all the little kids running around!! He was scared of his cake so we sang to him with no cake. And Amber ( brandon's ex student) Gave him a little Einstein's ball and he found it before we started opening presents and well he was done after that. He just wanted the ball. It was funny!! Thanks to everyone who could make it!!!

Brandon has surgery next week on his ankle. So we are in scramble mode to try to get anything left that is big to do done on the house so that he can just sit and relax and get better after surgery! Keep him in your thoughts!!

Dr's Apt!!!

Lately it seems like the boys love to go to the dr.

Gavin is still a puzzle to the Drs. All of His specialty Drs got together and decided on a plan of action a few weeks ago. They are planning on doing :

• adding a breathing dr
  
• MRI to check for a malformation at the back of the brain
• Take out his tonsils and adenoids
• Do a Laringosacopy/ Broncosopy (sp)
• And alot of blood work that i can't explain

they want to do all of this in one sitting so that they only have to put him to sleep once. That is where we are at with him.

Brandon Sprained his ankle very badly about 6 weeks ago. With much encouragement we got him to go and get an Xray and see a specialist. Then he had to get an MRI because he tore some tendons. He was supposed to get surgery but the tendon that he injured may actually repair it self over 6 months. It is a 50/50 bet if it will but if it doesn't that he will have to get surgery. He then will be out of commission for 16 weeks with crutch's and everything! So we pray that it fixes itself.

But a bit of Good news!! We put a bid in on a house and they excepted but we are doing inspections and all that good stuff so we are hoping!!!! yeah!!

SICK OF SNOW!!

We are getting cabin fever!! Gavin has had his taste of being able to walk around outdoors and He can't get enough now!! he will bring his Jacket to me and then point to the door!! He loves being outside, now lets hope for some more warm weather!!

Gavin is now able to eat small pieces of cracker and yogurt bites about the size of his finger tip which for him is a great improvement. He also is feed them to himself. Now it is just a fight for him to eat baby food cause he wants to be a big boy!!! Little steps!!! He also is talking a whole lot more but nothing that is really understandable to be a word or it sounds like it and then he will never say it again.

Can't wait for spring witch means BBQ's and freinds and camping We can't wait!!

Gavin's Endoscopy

Gavin had his Endoscopy this smorning. We had to be there at 5 am no fun at all but gavin was in a great mood and was just happy as a clam. We Got to be in the room which was kinda freaky but interesting. They put him under and did the scope in less then 15 min and said everything went well and looked good other then his tonsils look a little big. they also biopsied his intestines, stomach and esophogus. We wont know the results for about to weeks.
I am glad that it is done but i still just feel like i have no answers to what is making him not eat normal. I had this idea in my head that they would find something and it would all be answered and we would start the process of getting him to eat real food. I instead feel like i am still at square one with another test down and who knows how many more to go before we get an answer. In the end it just is great to see that he is doing okay and still my happy little boy!!!

Thanks to everyone who had him in your thoughts and prayers today We really appreciate them!!!

New year New adventures!!

First of all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Hope that everyone had a great holiday!!!

Also Congraulations to the Newton Family!!! Lindsey gave birth to a precious baby boy on Jan. 1st at 2:38!! Micah was 8 lbs and 20 in.!!! Congrats you guys You have a wonderful family!!!