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Can I fit 3 months into 1 post? Sure I can!

October 14, 2011 | Updates

Hmmm, I’m not even sure where to start seeing as how I haven’t posted anything for nearly 3 months. Are you guys all still there? I am. I think. Life has been really, really hectic. Or, maybe I’m just older and it seems that way. Who knows. But here’s the short, short, short version of the last few months.

July was full of family reunions, camping and fun!

August was full of more family reunions, camping, fun and Tom’s 40th birthday party!

I might post pictures of those 2 months at some point down the road (if I get really freakin’ ambitious). But probably not. So don’t hold your breath. I don’t want to be responsible for that!

September brought the start of school. And then…Tanner returning from his mission. I have to post a few pictures of that!

The waiting…

(What you can’t see is the shear excitement bursting through all of us! I know the kids look bored, but I swear they asked me how much longer every single minute we were there. Grandma did, too, but I probably shouldn’t post that here. Whoops!)

The surprise! Literally! Tanner snuck up behind us as we all stood at the bottom of the escalators waiting for him to arrive. I literally turned around and screamed when I saw him. We were busy making small talk with the missionary that flew home with him, but somehow missed seeing Tanner. Not sure how THAT happened! Although I don’t think Tanner could have planned it any more to his liking. If you know him, you know he’s a huge tease and he loved that he surprised us all.

Smiles all around!

A few weeks after he got home, he turned 20! Wow, time sure flies! We had a fun party and are enjoying having him home again.

And that’s the last few months in a nutshell.

Samuel has been doing well overall.

He’s had a few seizures the past few months, but not enough that I want to increase his seizure medications. He has been throwing up more and we have to feed him small amounts every 2 hours in order to get enough nutrition in him each day. It’s a pretty big pain and I hope at some point he gets back to being able to eat bolus feeds (larger portions several times a day). He is growing taller, but we struggle to keep much weight on him. That’s always a big task since he is always moving and burning up calories. I have tons and tons and tons of new things I want to try with him and hope to be able to start some of them soon, but life seems to keep getting in the way.

The good news, though, is that he is pretty much always happy. When he cries, I know something is really wrong. About a month ago he cried for 2 days straight. I had no idea what was wrong and finally took him to the doctor. They said he had a really sore throat, but it wasn’t strep. So, we had to wait it out. No pain medication seemed to work. He cried for a few more days and then it was gone. I hate it when he’s sad.

But most of the time…THIS is my boy…just happy to be doing whatever we are doing. He is certainly a light in our lives!

Here’s to hoping you’ll hear from me again sooner than later :). Thanks for all your support!