One year ago....

One year ago today, our lives were turned upside down. I can't believe how far we have come over the last year. Bryson was admitted to the PICU a year ago and thankfully, we haven't had to go back except for his bone marrow aspirations. If you don't know the story, you can read previous posts. I don't feel like typing the whole thing out.



Bryson is the strongest most amazing little man I have ever met. He has been through more in the past year than most people go through in a life time. AMAZING. I look back, and still have no idea how Brian and I have made it through the last year without losing it. Trust me, there were many times that I wanted to, and then I would look at Bryson and see him laughing or smiling and think if he can do it then I sure as heck can.



Thanks so much to all of our friends and family for the support with everything. I know its not all over yet, but we seem to be headed uphill now! Please continue to keep our little guy in your prayers they have really worked wonders!



We love you Bryson and are so proud of you. We can't wait to see what amazing things you will accomplish, you can do anything you want to do.

Still quiet

I haven't posted in a few weeks. We really don't have anything new going on at our house which is a miracle in itself! Bryson is getting pretty close to walking which is so fun to see. Somehow this winter we have all remained very healthy. Knock on wood!

Connor is doing really well in school and hasn't complained about the noise at all. Yeah!

My friend Michelle's baby is doing amazing. She is still in St. Louis with her mom and grandparents. They are hoping in two weeks to be able to return to Virginia. Thanks for all the prayers for their family! They worked!

That's all for now!

Quiet at our house, for once!

Bryson has been doing great. Last week he started have blood in his stool, which scared me to death. We did cultures on it and every thing came back ok. They think he just had a fissure or something. So that is great news. His therapy has been going really well, we actually don't have to go back there until he starts walking. He has splints in his shoes to help him with his feet, but I don't see walking happening for a few more months. We aren't doing anything with Bryson as far as labs go until this spring, unless we hit a bump. So far so good this winter so let's keep it that way!

Connor has been having ringing in his ears and has been seeing an ENT for that. They want to do an MRI and blood work and I told them not yet. If he continues to complain about it over the next few weeks we will proceed with all of that but its not on a daily basis so I don't see the need to put him through that.

I am asking all who read this to pray for our good friends, Randy and Michelle. They were in town visiting from Virginia when their baby girl (Laine) who is one month old developed a cough. The next thing we knew she was on a ventilator and being air lifted to Cardinal Glennon. She has a heart defect and they did surgery yesterday. They have had some bumps since then and had to go back in last night to evacuate some extra blood. Laine has her mothers strength and will pull through all of this. I have been so amazed by the power of prayer this last year and am asking everyone to find a minute in their day today to say a prayer for Laine and her family. I have added the link to her carepage on my sidebar.