Update on our lives

I have been such a slacker with my blog. Facebook has taken over my life and I've let my poor blog go by the wayside. Do people even use blogs anymore? I may be writing all of this in vain!

The last few months have been a whirlwind. Since I posted last (in October) so much has happened. Thanksgiving & Christmas came and went, I was called as the Relief Society president for my church, David has had numerous health problems we've been trying to get to the bottom of, and Dan and I have once again been seeking help with our fertility issues and have been trying to have another baby. All of this in 2 months...yikes! No wonder I haven't had time to post on my blog. I barely have time to breathe let alone sit for a few minutes and update my life.

A few months ago, David had some abnormal bruises on his face that wouldn't go away. They were there for at least 3 weeks, and the doctor suggested we have him looked at by a hematologist. They were concerned about leukemia, hemophilia or possibly a clotting disorder. He had extensive blood work done and his results were all across the board. He tested negative for leukemia but one test showed he had a bleeding disorder (hemophilia), the other tests showed he had a clotting disorder. After thoughtful consideration, the hematologist decided that we should go back in March and have him retested. Sometimes when children have been sick with a virus, their results come back skewed and the doctor feels that's what happened with David. So, we'll head back in March and try to figure out what's going on.

We thought all was well until a few weeks ago David's eyes started rolling to the back of his head. The episodes would last 3-5 seconds and it really agitated the poor thing. Our doctor had us come in and be checked out, and she immediately sent him to have an EEG, CT scan, and today he had the MRI. The EEG and CT scan came back negative and we're still waiting for the results of the MRI. The neurologist diagnosed him with a neurological condition called Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze, (a rare eye disorder where the patient has periods of upward deviated eyes with neck flexion involving a downward pointing chin to try to compensate for the abnormal eye position). The condition is benign and will improve in the future - most likely by the age of 3 or so. He hasn't had an episode for a few weeks so we're looking at that as a good sign.

He's going to be fine and I'm not too concerned anymore, knowing that it's benign and doesn't hurt him. It's just frustrating to have to be dealing with this right now. He has been a trooper and is so well behaved at the doctor's visits. All the doctors are shocked at how well he sits still and lets them draw his blood, check his ears, etc. He's a good boy!

Here is a picture from this morning at his MRI...right before he went under anesthesia.


We had a great Halloween. My friend Mallory and I threw a Halloween party at our house for some of our friends. Our church had a trunk-or-treat activity where David got all the candy he could ever want. Man, that kid loves sugar!

Picking apples at Marker-Miller Orchards

What a handsome devil he is!

Dan, David, & I spent Christmas here in VA. We missed being with our families in Utah & CA, but loved being here at home and watching David open all his fun presents. We had a low key Christmas and tried not to go too crazy with presents. It's hard though when you have an 18 month old who loves toys!

So excited about his new train table.
It hasn't looked this put together since Christmas day.

Helping decorate the tree. We had to put all the lame stuffed animal ornaments at the bottom so he wouldn't break the nice ones.

That's about all the blogging I'm able to do for one day. I need to go take care of some Relief Society stuff and get ready to teach piano lessons for the day. Life is always full of adventures! Before I leave though, I must post one more picture of the cutest boy in America.

Do you agree?

Adios for now!