Oatmeal

We have been extremely blessed from family, friends, neighbors, acquaintences- everyone during Emma's sickness. We are thankful for all your love, concern, offers to help, and prayers during this time. One such blessing came in a UPS package from our work family at Analytical Graphics, Inc.
Emma loves this new addition and Oatmeal has become a part of her daily interactions.




Emma and I had the chance to go back down to Children's Hospital and meet with the Renal specialists on Wednesday. Emma has been looking better, eating better, acting better, and quite frankly, peeing better since last Sunday. The Doctors confirmed that she is starting to recover. While there was still a large amount of microscopic blood in her urine, the protein level is almost gone and her blood levels are returning to normal. We now only go to the Dr once a month, one month to our primary care- the next month to the specialists, until everything is back to normal. From our point of view, she is much better!! Thank you again for all your love and prayers! Our prayers are being answered!

Emma and Oatmeal and their matching "scarves"

Emma and Oatmeal taking a car nap on the drive to Children's Hospital for her appointment,
Eating watermelon together after meeting with the Doctors!
On a side note- has anyone seen the movie, "Paul Blart- Mall Cop"? It was filmed here in MA at our closest mall- the Burlington Mall. This was the main entrance they showed repeatedly in the movie.

One Word Tag (and side note)

I was tagged by my friend (and 1st cousin, once removed!) Hailee. Answer the questions with one word answers only!

1. Where is your phone? purse

2. Where is your significant other? work

3 .Your hair color? brown

4. Your Mother? accepting

5. Your Father? patient

6. Your favorite thing? family

7. Your dream last night? none

8. Your dream/goal? happy

9. The room you're in? kitchen

10. Your hobby? groupX

11. Your fear? sickness

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? cruise!

13. Where were you last night? home

14. What you're not? WARM

15. One of your wish-list items? cruise!

16. Where you grew up? Eden (Utah- that really is the name of the town I grew up in, I'm not calling Utah itself an Eden!)

17. The last thing you ate? licorice

18. What are you wearing? coat

19. Your TV? OFF

20. Your pet? Chloe


21. Your computer? laptop

22. Your mood? calm

23. Missing someone? yes

24. Your car? old

25. Something you're not wearing? shoes

26. Favorite store? Target

27. Your Summer? HOT!

28. Love someone? deeply

29. Your favorite color? blue

30. When was the last time you laughed? morning

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

32.Something you crave? diet coke

33. Why you blog? connect

If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! Or not- the choice is yours!

On a side note, we were back at the Dr today for another follow up with Emma. It's our regular Dr's day off, but he came in just to see Emma. We were there Saturday, Monday, and again today. If all the bloodwork and urine tests are stable, we do not have to go back until our appointment with the renal specialist next Wednesday!!! That would make me very happy! Cooper was sent home from school sick yesterday, Bekah stayed home today with a bad cough! I am SO DONE with sickness! I know we are all given trials that we can bear, but the Lord ALWAYS pushes me WAY past what I thought my limits were! I always look back and think it wasn't so bad and I can always see how I grew, but while I'm passing through it- it's not so fun!