Elle's First HairCut...kind of

So you know how I'm always telling my friends I'm going to cut my hair and then I never do? Well maybe you know that and maybe you don't but for about the past 7 years I've been threatening to cut my hair...like anybody cares but me and maybe toby...but that's not the point. I'm too scared to do it myself so I imposed my desire on my beautiful daughter who doesn't have a ton of say with what hairstyle she wears. We've put up with the mullet that she rocked for long enough so i took her to that little salon Cookie Cutters and she was just too cute there. She got to pick what little car she sat in while they cut it and she got to watch a movie to keep her occupied which was extremely convenient. We didn't go way short...just a shoulder length a-line, but I think she's the most adorable thing ever!
p.s. I put kind of because I've trimmed her hair before so if I was being honest with myself and everyone else this wasn't her first cut...just her first official cut:)

Cash had more than a Rash so we made a mad Dash like a Flash but did not Crash...Toby came up with that title...He thinks he's pretty funny

I don't want to write a lot describing the last two weeks of Cash's life because quite frankly they've been tough and I'd rather not spend a lot of time reminiscing about them. There..does that sound upbeat and positive or what? After his initial coming home from the hospital and his surgery we ended up back at Primary's with an entirely different problem. It spiraled into doctors thinking he had a problem with his liver and there were days spent thinking he had a pretty awful thing called Biliary Atresia. It would have required more surgery and even a liver transplant down the road. There were some pretty rough days for us wondering what was going on with our sweet baby...but after two or three more hospital trips, one more doctor visit, and numerous blood tests and ultra sounds I'm absolutley thrilled to say that they can't find anything and think that everything has become normal. Again I just want to say thank you thank you to all our family and friends who have called numerous times and visited and brought dinners and done so so much for us. It's been a Christmas we will never forget! We're just so glad to have him home with us and healthy. We're very blessed.

One Long Week

Last week was a very long and trying week for Toby and I. On Monday we noticed something just wasn't right with Cash. He had been extra fussy that night. By the next night he was so lathargic that even when we wiggled him around he wouldn't really wake up. We called the doctor and they told us to take his temperature. When we took his little diaper off we saw a good size bulge coming through his skin...we of course took him straight to Primary Children's. The next 6 days were kind of a whirlwind and if I gave all the details this would be more of a book then a blog. Basically he ended up having a strangulated hernia that was causing damage to his intestines, so it required surgery. We about died when we heard our little 3 week old would be having surgery. The worst part was that they didn't let me feed him for a day and a half before the surgery and for almost 3 days after. He was so so hungry and there was absolutely nothing I could do for him. It broke my heart. The surgery went well..it was on Wednesday, but they kept us till Saturday night to make sure his intestine was healing and working properly. We didn't get hardly any sleep and were more than exhausted by the time we were sent home...but none of that matters cause our little boy is doing well now and we're home all together. Elle was so cute coming up to visit us in the hospital. When she saw the tube coming out of his nose she said, "oh dear mom, he doesn't feel berry good." So cute. I want to tell our family and all of our friends how grateful we were for all the phone calls, visits, and concern.Our parents were so wonderful and watched Elle for us for those 5 nights and 6 days. (she was so spoiled she thought she was on vacation.) We couldn't believe how many people called and offered any help they could and it was appreciated so much. Lindsay brought us dinner, jessica brought us groceries and helped out so much with questions we had... and tara and jami...you guys are amazing. My house was cleaned from top to bottom when we walked in Saturday night. That couldn't have been an easy job but I love you guys for it and hope I can be more like you someday. We had one setback yesterday and had to go back into Primary Children's but we're home again now and everything seems to be okay. Best Christmas present we could have is being home together as a family!

Daddy's Girl!

As much as I love and adore our new baby Cash I must admit I feel a little left out sometimes:) In a good way if there is such a thing. Tob and Elle have been close to inseperable and do everything together.He takes her on all his errands after work. Here are some pictures of one of their last little adventures...building Elle's first snoman together! I was cheering them on from the nice warm kitchen.

My Darling Kids

I was worried Elle was going to have a really difficult time going from having 100% of my attention to having limited attention...quite the opposite. She loves her little brother so much and is constantly asking to hold baby "tash" and giving him lots of hugs and kisses. We took him to his two week appointment the other day and when the nurse had to prick his foot for his PKU test she freaked out again and begged me to take him back cause "the doctor is being so mean to him!" She's so cute.