Annual Biopsy

On March 12th it was George's Heart Birthday. Along with that they do an annual heart biopsy. Which means they take a catheter and go in his bloodstream at the groin and fish it into his heart. When they are there they can check the actual pressures in his ventricles and Atrium's. They also check his stint they put in his SVC. The scariest thing that they do is they take several pieces of his heart to biopsy. We went in for that yesterday. They checked all his pressures in his heart, his pulmonary that is narrowing, and checked on the scar tissue around his groin to make sure his legs have good blood flow. It all looked good and looked the same as last year which is great. They got the biopsy back last night and it was clean!! That is the best news of all, no rejection and that is the best way to tell. So all is good till next year when we have to do this again!!

Also those of you who have seen George know he is a furry kid, not fuzzy, FURRY. Well they like to put pressure on the site where they went in so they tape up his leg with some heavy duty stuff. Lets just say that was torture taking it off. Just imagine that you have put duct tape on a mouse and have to take it off gently, NOT FUN!!!

Hair, Hair, Everywhere!!

I just downloaded a few new pictures I have taken of my kids and realised that Scarlet has some good ones. Now when Scarlet gets out of the tub her hair air drys till I do it and these pictures are result of air drying!!As I looked through them I thought Scarlet had a few look-a-likes.

In this one I see...

Lyle Lovett!

And in this one...

Does anyone remember Fraggles!?!

This one is a humdinger!!

Flock of Seagulls!

And finally as my mom would say this is Sister Mary Agnatious.

George has also had some hair fun too, we chopped it all off.

I can not believe how old my baby looks. I think he is the cutest now that you can see his face. It makes such a difference in the way they look. What a babe!!

Somethng WICKED this way comes!

I can hardly stand it I have heard the rumor and I do believe it is true!!! Wicked is coming to Utah in April of 2009 I know it is a while away but still very exciting!! I have checked a few places and it seems to be true. They will have it posted in mid March at www.NewSpaceentertainment.com. I keep checking the site and nothing yet but we will have to wait and see. I just am still in shock of the rumor being true it is my all time favorite!!

Cottage Cheese and Thunder Thighs!!

I was thinking today as summer gets closer so does the thought of having to get into a swimsuit!? I was thinking how great it would be if the cute attributes of kids were still cute in adults. Like how cute Scarlets cottage cheese bum and thunder thighs were. Or how cute little girls pot bellies were is little bikini's. Even how cute their little bums are when they get a wedgie!! Seriously if only those attributes were still as cute when you are an adult!!! It is just a thought so this summer I am going to embrace the kid in me and pretend these attributes are still cute. Happy swimsuit shopping all!!

(I know Spencer wishes this were true with farts!!)

Happy Birthday Georgie!!

My baby is 3 and I don't believe it. It was kinda an emotional day looking back and thinking about all his other birthdays.






His actual birthday was the greatest, my first baby and he was so perfect. The day turned out better than we thought it would be, he was doing well enough to come by my room so I could hold him.





His first birthday not the greatest but the day I got confirmation that he was going to make it through the RSV and get a heart transplant so that we would take him home!









He had a killer cake that year!!






His second, just a small party with cousins, you all know me and germies.


(Randi I can not find these pictures will you send them to me again!?!)



His third a great shindig with family and friends. Thanks to all who came it was a lot of fun and sorry we were packed in like sardines!! Spencer and I decided to get him a bike for his birthday. It is going to take some practice but I think he will get it eventually!






All the kids ready to party hearty. We had a killer game of pin the tail on the donkey.





That was followed up by a pinata. George wanted a horse one but I think he was kinda disturbed that we were hitting it. So Grandpa helped!

Hank and George checking out the loot!!

We had such a fun time at his party and we plan on celebrating many more in the future.

Here are some of the things I love about George...(feel free to add any I have missed)

how much he loves his dad...
the funny things he says...
his red hair...
he loves fish sticks...
that he calls his sister his brother...
how his bum giggles when he runs...
that he loves Buzz and Woody...
he is going to nursery now...
that he takes his meds like a big boy...
they way he talks...
that he really just wants to sit in a seatbelt not his seat...
how sweet he is...
that he will eventually say thank you...
that his toe nails are like his dad's...
how stubborn he is...
that he loves gymnastics...
how he can know words to songs after the first time...
that he loves chicken nuggets...
that his big toes are abnormaly long(thanks Randi)...
he cries when Scarlet cries...
how he spits on ants...
that I find him doing crazy things to Scarlet...
how much he loves his grandparents...
that he copies what Spencer does...
how I wake up to "mom I want cereal and a show"...
how he poses like the incredibles...
how he holds his milk and says "mmm I love syrup"...
that he loves to take dinners around...
that he used to be lactose intolorant...
how he tells me he wants a doggie...
how much he loves his blankie...
how he salutes airplanes flying by...
that he is an ear wax farmer...
he loves to dance...
that he would be lightning McQueen if he could...
I love that his right leg is shorter than the left...
how he says RRRRR Matey...
that he has asthma...
that he loves music or ugic...
that he has a thick layer of fur on his person...


and that he is mine forever!!!

Who's That?!?

This week is Go Red for Women with the American Heart Association. This morning they had a jump rope competition at Oakdell elementary. Let me know if you recognise anyone from this news cast.

http://www.myfoxutah.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=5629301&version=1&locale=EN-US

Piggies!!

I thought the other day that Scarlet's hair just might be long enough for piggies and I was right!! You know how you laugh so hard when you think your kids are the cutest things out there, well this was one of those times. I could not stop giggling when I looked at her. Only 4 months old and a good pair of piggies! It makes her look so much older but look at the cheeks on her!



I could not get the mullet in, so I just left it hanging!