Tag, I'm it!

Niki bugs me and I never do this but it is SNOWING and I would rather do a tag than look at the stupid snow!!

This is a picture in the 6th of the 6th!! George and Scarlet just chillin' on our blow up bed we bring out to watch movies. We only have one TV!! I think Scarlet is about 3 months and George is doing the usual, his tongue sticking out!!

How time fly's!

So I can not believe where time goes. It was three years ago today that we got the great news that there was a heart for my Georgie-Bean. I can still remember everything about that day. It was a Sunday and we were about to go to Sacrament meeting at the Hospital and one of the transplant doctors came in and started talking to us about traveling. We had no idea what he was talking about and we asked him if he was in the right room. He said ya this is George Little right? Then he said Oh you don't know he has a Heart in Kansas City and Dr. Kouretas is making plans to go pick it up. I could not believe what he was saying, it was like Christmas in March. We were able to get a hold of our families because they had their cell phones on them at all times. Both sets of grandparents were in church but we got them and I think they told everyone at church too. I called Randi and she had a running saying that she would say to me it was, Today is the Day. But this day she did not say it to me. So we chatted for a while and I told her Today is the Day and she lost it.
They told us about the heart in the morning but they did not take him into surgery till 5ish that night. We got hourly updates and the best one was that his new heart was in and beating on its own!! We got to see him around 1:30AM and he never looked better. He was pink for the first time and we will never see that blue boy again!!
This was truly a blessing and I am so happy to have him still here. His new heart is truly at home in George and I know he had a great friend who promised George in the pre-existence that he would help him out. They had to have been great friends for this heart to be so at home in George. Georgie, I love you and I am so happy you were able to stay here with us, I don't know what I would do without you!!

This picture is George on his 1st Birthday in the PICU waiting for a heart with RSV!?! The first birthday party that ever mother wishes for their child. He was on some serious medication that paralyzed his body so his heart could just rest and wait so he could no move or respond to us. But they let us all into the PICU and we sang Happy Birthday to him and he actually opened his eyes and looked at us he was our little red headed fighter.

This is George after his transplant starting the 5 week hospital recovery!!

This is George right after they extubated him. He was intubated for 6 1/2 weeks so the tube moved some of his teeth. You can kinda see it in the picture. They use wires to twist tie his chest shut but they only use steri-strips to keep the skin together. The patches on his tummy are from all his chest tubes and pacemaker wires. But I got to hold him!!!

Who would guess that this kid was ever sick, he is doing his Mr. Incredible pose, and I think he is Mr. Incredible!!

Another one bites the dust!!

Another year another Heart Cath. Yesterday we went in to Primaries for George's annual Heart Cath he was the second case so we did not have to be there till 9 which was nice. His cath went smooth, they said there were no problems through the procedure it was about 1 1/2 hours. The doctor said all his pressures are the same as last year which is great. His Pulmonary's have been narrowing but they look the same as last year too which is GREAT!! On his Coronary there is a part that is unusual but the same as last year. His anesthesiologist gave him some good anti-nausea medication so there was no throwing up when he was waking up, which he usually does. They said he never went into stage one waking up, he just woke up. Which was nice George waking up is not fun. George had to stay flat for 6 hours so we were there till 6 that night but not the end of the world. This morning was the worst, they put a pressure bandage on his leg where they go into his artery, and I get to take it off. We got a call from cardiology and they said his biopsy was 100% clean, which is great news that means no sign of rejection!!!!!!!!!! That was the best news of all, so till next year Cath lab!

Just a picture of George watching Marry Poppins while we were waiting our 6 hours!?!

Happy Birthday Georgie Bean

Yesterday was my baby's 4th birthday. I can not believe that this much time has gone by. It feels like just yesterday we were in the hospital constantly. He got his transplant just under 3 years ago. Scarlet is now old enough to have gone through all George has, that kills me even more. But we had a great day yesterday. He woke up and we sang to him and opened presents while he ate Coco Puffs, his favorite cereal. How can you not like it though, at the end you end up with Chocolate Milk, nothing better. Then we played with toys and watched Kung Fu Panda, one of his gifts. We went to Randi's and had Cupcakes and played with the fam. Thanks everyone for coming. Tonight we are going to Spencer's parents for FHE and having cupcakes for Georgies birthday too. Gotta love multiple days of birthday. I know everyone makes lists of what they love about the birthday boy but there is too much. I just hope he knows it!! Happy Birthday Georgie we love you!!

So a few side notes, Georges Pneumonia is going well. Today was the last day of his antibiotic so we are keeping our fingers crossed that it will not come back. He has his annual Heart Cath(and heart biopsy) on March 2nd if his cough will go away otherwise we are going to re-schedule. Which I hate doing because I hate the Heart Cath, kinda scary procedure and I like to get it over with. Another exciting thing that happened yesterday with Randi. Henry cracked his head open and had to get 6 staples in the back of his head. To top it off he did not get numbed, way to be brave Hank, I would not have been able to not be numbed. I am a wimp!! Here is a picture of it, you can not see all of them but they look like a regular staple!?! Weird.

You have GOT to be kidding me!!!

I can not believe this but last night George was up with a fever of 102 and we went to the Doctors this morning. After a rapid strep and x-ray and blood cultures, George has Pneumonia AGAIN!!! Oh yea I am ticked, we don't go anywhere. They said that because of his immune system and that he has now had pneumonia once he is more susceptible to it. I am ready to move to California to warm weather and where you don't get sick as much. Just about every time he will get a cold from now on it will most likely turn into Pneumonia!!!!!!! I am really ticked, so stay tuned for a more positive post when I have relaxed!!!

Rudy is the best!!

This is my new all time favorite book. I love the story and the characters in it. Rudy Steiner is my favorite in this book he has so much personality I love it. If you do read it you will love the Jesse Owens incident with Rudy. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story and a bit of history, it makes you laugh and cry. An easy read and it takes place in Nazi Germany but not on the Jewish side it is the German side of the story and how hard life was for them as well. Very good, please read this!!!

Too Long!

I can not believe that it has been this long. We have been busy, hard to believe because we don't go anywhere but we have been. We finished the baseboards in the basement and painted the basement bathroom. We went to Home Depot and got the $5 reject paint. Great deals!! We have been to the Zoo which I love to do in the winter because all the animals are actually out and there is no one there. We just went with Annie and her kids George loves Lily. They are shaping up to be good friends. He loves to have her over to play. And lets face it she is just cute too!!

George and Lily Posing at the Zoo.

Scarlet is getting so old, she wants to sit in a big girl chair and eat with a spoon and fork. As you can see not much gets in her mouth but she is happy. She is showing off her cheese face.

We went to the HAFB Museum a few weekends ago it was great. Partly because Spencer went with us on a Saturday and he did not have any projects to do. We went and saw the planes and the kids loved it.

Scarlet kept pointing at the planes she thought they were so cool. We will have to go to the Air show and see what she thinks.

After we saw the planes we went to Firehouse Pizza. We had not bee out as a family for the longest time. We have bee in our bubble for so long now. It was nice to get out for a little while, we went to dinner around 5 so there was no one there. But as usual Scarlet wanted to feed herself and got it everywhere.

I seriously love these kids I don't know what I would do without their cute little faces!!! I could eat them!