Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  After a rough couple of months (behavior-wise), Tyler is doing extremely well in Kindergarten now!  He had a hard time adjusting to being around so many people but is now doing great and his behavior has improved so much!

School pictures!

His health has been good as well, thankfully.  We'll be going out to Seattle in January for more routine appointments and an ultra-sound to make sure everything still looks ok.  He's very excited for Christmas and has asked Santa for "all the Thomas trains that he doesn't already have!"  We hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Spring 2012

Hi Everyone!  It's been way to long since I've updated this!  Tyler is doing well and has been a very busy boy :) 

MARCH 2012--Tyler had a biopsy done on the kidney, in Seattle.  The reason for it was because his lab levels just hadn't been where they should be.  The preliminary results were very positive, showed no rejection.  He was admitted overnight, standard procedure. 


After we got back he got to visit his sister Katie before she went to prom. She means so much to him, here's their pic :)

Love 'em

We had the most snow all winter in late March!

APRIL2012-the Seattle docs were in Great Falls and mentioned that the final results of the biopsy showed "borderline rejection."  Huge shock!  So he was admitted in April to Benefis here in Great Falls for 3 days of an IV anti-rejection med to really shut his immune system down so it wouldn't "attack" the kidney anymore.  After the 3 days, he was released on oral Prednisone.  He had to take that up until yesterday.  He had lots of visitors in the hospital this time--so that was nice about being admitted here! So now, fingers crossed that labs stay at his normal!

Hospital pics 

MAY2012-On a non-medical note, Tyler started T-ball a couple weeks ago!!!  He is doing wonderful and having a lot of fun:)  Last night when he ran to 1st base, we cheered & he took a bow ha ha!  It's so nice to see him doing this kind of thing.  He's come a long way and is growing up so fast!

T-ball pics

 He has had quite the appetite since starting the Prednisone, as it is a steroid.  I'm hoping the appetite part continues even now that he's off of the med!  Hope you and your families are enjoying a wonderful spring!!!  Stacy

Happy New Year!

Happy 2012 everyone!!! 

November 2011

Rough afternoon!  This is what happens after too many Oreos & Cartoons...Snoring! :)

Tyler continues to do well, aside from a recent bump in the road. (little bump compared to his history!) 

In December, he saw the Seattle doctors again for a regular check-up.  The ENT didn't think that his nose/ear issues were any worse and maybe even looked better.  He had a hearing test done out there.  It was a riot!!!  He had to have his 2 dogs, yes there are 2 now (Buster & Cracker) in the booth with him, watching him.  He was in the little booth and we could hear him through the speaker.  The technician had to remind him a couple of times to "listen so he could hear the sounds", to which he replied, "Roger that!" over the microphone, I was crying I was laughing so hard. The kidney docs continue to be impressed by his progress and his lab values. 

Visiting Santa!

We returned just in time for Christmas, but he picked up a bug the day before Christmas Eve.  Thankfully, the bug gave him a break for Christmas Eve so he could enjoy it with his Dad's side of the family and open lots of goodies!  He felt pretty miserable Christmas Day as the day went on though.  We took him in to see Dr. Garver here in town and got some IV fluids to give him a boost.  I am so proud of my little guy.  When he got sick, he said, "I'm not goin to that dang hospital!"  I told him that as long as we all worked as a team (Doc Garver included) we would do our best to keep him out of there.  He agreed & has been a complete trooper for the last 3 weeks.  We have managed to avoid a hospital stay so far.  He has missed quite a bit of school though. 

Today was the best news yet.  His lab values have been out of whack since he's been sick.  If we didn't get them regulated, a biopsy would have probably been in his near future, just to make sure there wasn't rejection starting.  But...today I found out that his labs are looking a lot better...phew!  He'll have to get drawn a couple more times to make sure they stay stable, but looks like we're heading in the right direction.  He runs the show when he has to get his blood drawn.  Very little tears any more.  He even demands, in the politest way possible, the color of bandaid he wants.  Last week he told the lab tech, "green isn't really my color, how 'bout red?" :)

At Christmas time, he got to hang out with his 3 little cousins...2nd cousins, I guess they'd be, but who's keepin track!  :) 

First pic attempt...so much going on here!

Got 'em all lookin now!  Left to Right:  Kenley, Tyler, Bodie, Campbell

~Kenley & Campbell are Kellie & Chris' girls and Bodie is Brittainy & Dereck's little boy~

So sweet, love the smiles :)  Tyler with Kenley & Great Grandma Judy

We are blessed by our little miracle and all of our family & friends.  God is good :)  Happy Winter!

Stacy