Friday, June 25, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Happy 5th Birthday
My oldest little man just turned 5. Like halfway to 10 - which is halfway to 20 - yikes!
Like I constantly am telling him... it makes me so sad that he's getting so old!!! (which by the way, he loves.) I feel like he was just born. It took me forever to get pregnant with him but he was worth the wait! :-)
Happy Birthday Wade Colby. I am so proud to be your Mom!
Like I constantly am telling him... it makes me so sad that he's getting so old!!! (which by the way, he loves.) I feel like he was just born. It took me forever to get pregnant with him but he was worth the wait! :-)
Happy Birthday Wade Colby. I am so proud to be your Mom!
Opening his first present of the day... new golf clubs
Second present... going golfing at a real course with Dad
The next day he had his very first birthday party
Waiting for all his friends to arrive
The whole gang
Birthday boy
Opening gifts
Second present... going golfing at a real course with DadThe next day he had his very first birthday party
Waiting for all his friends to arrive
The whole gangBirthday boyOpening giftsThursday, June 17, 2010
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mom!! Out of all the moms God could have given me...
I'm glad he chose YOU!
I'm glad he chose YOU!
Friday, June 11, 2010
It's been one year
It all started in the fall of 2008.
I'm on a walk with Jake (18 mos) through our neighborhood when all of a sudden he starts limping. X-rays revealed nothing wrong. Multiple times over the coming months he would all of a sudden cry and refuse to put weight on his left leg. Overshadowing the limping were the fevers that Jake started to battle. He would appear to be sick but the only symptom would be a high fever. He would be so tired, he'd cry, he wouldn't eat. It was awful and we started to really worry about him.
Doctor #1 did blood work. She misread the results and sent us to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital to see a Pediatric Nephrologist. (She has told us that something was wrong with his kidneys.) PCH sent us home and told us to change doctors.
Doctor #2 said, "He's a little kid. He's going to be sick 70% of the time." WHAT?
Doctor #3 was a specialist in the Diagnostic Group back at PCH. Still no answers.
Doctor #4 did more blood work. And more blood work. Jake was getting really good at giving his "Jake juice." His SED rate would be elevated sometimes, sometimes it wouldn't be. An elevated SED rate signifies an infection in your body. However it doesn't tell you where.
Then enter Grandma Ensey!
What multiple doctors can't solve.... Nana can.
She ran across the following article on The Cleveland Clinic's website... click here. It was the first time we had heard about Periodic Fever Syndrome. The one syndrome called PFAPA described Jake perfectly!!
Now it's June 2009. We were on a way to Virginia for vacation when Jake got sick again. We should have known because he consistently got sick the first week of every month. He would wake up with a fever of about 104 and it was consistently stay high for about 5-6 days. The fevers wouldn't respond to Tylenol or Advil. He would also get sores on the back of his throat which caused him to not want to eat. But as soon as the episode was over he was fine. So after the poor little guy was sick most of our vacation we decided to look into the PFAPA thing as soon as we got home.
I'm on a walk with Jake (18 mos) through our neighborhood when all of a sudden he starts limping. X-rays revealed nothing wrong. Multiple times over the coming months he would all of a sudden cry and refuse to put weight on his left leg. Overshadowing the limping were the fevers that Jake started to battle. He would appear to be sick but the only symptom would be a high fever. He would be so tired, he'd cry, he wouldn't eat. It was awful and we started to really worry about him.
Doctor #1 did blood work. She misread the results and sent us to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital to see a Pediatric Nephrologist. (She has told us that something was wrong with his kidneys.) PCH sent us home and told us to change doctors.
Doctor #2 said, "He's a little kid. He's going to be sick 70% of the time." WHAT?
Doctor #3 was a specialist in the Diagnostic Group back at PCH. Still no answers.
Doctor #4 did more blood work. And more blood work. Jake was getting really good at giving his "Jake juice." His SED rate would be elevated sometimes, sometimes it wouldn't be. An elevated SED rate signifies an infection in your body. However it doesn't tell you where.
Then enter Grandma Ensey!
What multiple doctors can't solve.... Nana can.
She ran across the following article on The Cleveland Clinic's website... click here. It was the first time we had heard about Periodic Fever Syndrome. The one syndrome called PFAPA described Jake perfectly!!
Now it's June 2009. We were on a way to Virginia for vacation when Jake got sick again. We should have known because he consistently got sick the first week of every month. He would wake up with a fever of about 104 and it was consistently stay high for about 5-6 days. The fevers wouldn't respond to Tylenol or Advil. He would also get sores on the back of his throat which caused him to not want to eat. But as soon as the episode was over he was fine. So after the poor little guy was sick most of our vacation we decided to look into the PFAPA thing as soon as we got home.
Day 1 ~ sick in bed
Burning up but still trying to smile
Trying to be a trooper but his head was always on Daddy's shoulder 
So back we went to PCH - this time to the Rheumatology Department. There we met Dr. Rosen who has been absolutely wonderful. He confirmed our PFAPA suspicions and immediately put Jake on medicine. For the past year Jake has been taking medicine twice a day. At first it caused his fevers to not be so high and the episodes to be shorter. But slowly overtime they have gone away completely!!
It's been a year now and Dr. Rosen wants to take him off the medicine and see how he responds. I'm nervous because I so don't want him to get sick again but PFAPA is something that you eventually outgrow so I guess we have to give it a shot. Wednesday was his last day on the medicine so we'll see what happens!
Moral of the story ~ YOU know your child better than any doctor. If you think something is wrong keep pushing them!! And always listen to your Mom. :-) Thanks Mom for helping fix my baby!
It's been a year now and Dr. Rosen wants to take him off the medicine and see how he responds. I'm nervous because I so don't want him to get sick again but PFAPA is something that you eventually outgrow so I guess we have to give it a shot. Wednesday was his last day on the medicine so we'll see what happens!
Moral of the story ~ YOU know your child better than any doctor. If you think something is wrong keep pushing them!! And always listen to your Mom. :-) Thanks Mom for helping fix my baby!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Best News Ever
I had the AWESOME PRIVILEGE of leading my first born to the Lord last week.
I'm not a crier. I didn't cry when I got married. I didn't cry when any of my kids were born. But I cried buckets when Wade told me he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart!
The boys & I were hiding out in the basement during a tornado warning last Wednesday. Lately Wade has been pretty curious about death. He wanted to know all about the "rock gardens" that we drive by... cemeteries. So when we started talking about tornadoes he said said something like ~ it's okay, if we die we'll go to heaven and we'll be able to fly (? cool! ?), everyone goes to heaven. I started explaining that not everyone goes to heaven, etc, etc, etc. We talked about Jesus and the cross. And by the end of the conversation he wanted to pray with me! That's when the waterworks started.
I told him that he had just made the single most important decision of his life. I know that he doesn't understand that right now but I pray that someday he will! I pray that he stays close to Jesus his entire life and chooses to serve Him in a way that only he has been designed to do.
I've been struck by something as I sit here and type this. I have such a passion to see my kids come to Christ. I share my faith so easily with them. I take every chance I get to point them to Christ. Why doesn't that intense passion cross over to other people I know? People who so desperately need a Savior. I pray that I am changed by this experiece as much as Wade.
I love you little man and I am so proud of you!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Blue Eyes
Yesterday's conversation with Jake.....
He was kinda tired after waking up from his nap so he was sitting on my lap just staring at me.
Jake: Mom, your eyes are blue.
Me: Yep.
Jake: Who painted them blue?
Me: God did. Your eyes are blue too.
Jake: God painted my eyes too?
Me: Yep.
Jake: I wanna go play now.
I love him. :-)
He was kinda tired after waking up from his nap so he was sitting on my lap just staring at me.
Jake: Mom, your eyes are blue.
Me: Yep.
Jake: Who painted them blue?
Me: God did. Your eyes are blue too.
Jake: God painted my eyes too?
Me: Yep.
Jake: I wanna go play now.
I love him. :-)
Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Preschool Graduation
Last Friday night my baby graduated from preschool. (wasn't he just born!!!) For the past 2 years Wade has been attending First Achievement Center at First Alliance Church. He has so many cute little friends and loved his teachers. He doesn't quite get the concept of SUMMER yet.... he keeps asking if he can go to school!
Wade with Miss Chris
And again with Miss Sonna
And again with Miss Sonna
Momma & her men
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