I wrapped up the school year by celebrating two retirements at a co-worker's house on my last official day of work, June 9th. . It was a fun party and a nice way to transition into summer mode!
I couldn't help but laugh. Brody was in true vacation mode as he said, "What else do we have to do?" and began cleaning it up!
Our house now smells like babies again!
This also happened on day #1 of vacation. Do you recognize the hand print? Yup it's Brenna's. Brody wanted me to take a picture for the blog.
Day #1 continued. Friday I decided to get Brenna in for her strep recheck because I thought it was back. Brody did not want to come to Eau Claire so he stayed with Grandma De-De. Brenna had an all out fit as she screamed, "I feel braver with Brody." It broke my heart but I didn't think he should have to come with and I wanted Brenna to know she can be brave without her brother. Thankfully she pulled it together and did well at the doctor's office. Since we didn't get into the doctor until 4:00 we had to wait for the results until Saturday evening. The strep test came back negative, which is good news. The bad news is that Brenna's tonsils are huge! Also Brenna's blood pressure was high during the visit. The nurses took it a few times and it was consistently high. Dr. Stevenson took it the last time and it was still a little too high. Apparently you need to have three high readings at seperate visits before anyone gets concerned.
Day #2-Saturday we received a phone call saying my aunt Reb was in ICU due to an aneurysm that was leaking. My grandma wanted to be in the cities so my sister, Abbi, Heather, the kids, grandma and I all hopped in the van and headed to Minneapolis to see Debbie and drop my grandma off. My aunt could only have 2 visitors at a time and the hospital staff wanted to limit her brain activity so we did not stay long. With all of that extra time we had to stop for some shopping on the way home. We didn't get back until almost 9:00. The kids were so well behaved. My Aunt is still in ICU and will probably be there for at least two weeks.
We saw Dr. Gilmartin today (Tuesday) and he obtained a normal blood pressure reading! Phew! I was beginning to get a little worried. Dr. Gilmartin thinks Brenna's blood pressure goes up when she is nervous. That wouldn't surprise me as she is my child! Anyway, Dr. Gilmartin referred Brenna to an ENT to have her tonsils checked out. She has been snoring and does not seem rested in the morning, which are two red flags that her tonsils might need to be removed. I know it is not a major surgery but I am still nervous about the thought of that. I am hoping her tonsils shrink before the appt. on June 30th. Dr. Gilmartin said that will probably not happen, but I can hope!
Brenna and Brody also started summer school this week, which is just intro to kindergarten from 8:30-11:30, but with all of the other chaos I do not feel like we are on vacation. I don't think the weather helps either! Brody is even complaining that he wants a day to stay at home and play. Hopefully that should happen soon. We have managed to get a little home time in and of course that involves playing baseball, soccer, basketball...anything with a ball. Brody has been perfecting his Ryan Braun moves. He now bats like him with one foot slightly out in front of the other. I guess Brody "can get more power this way." I am amazed at what Brody notices when he watches baseball. We have also spent some time doing girl things like playing with all of Brenna's many dolls. Brenna is also into writing and practicing her sounds/letters.
I am hoping this week brings continued healing for my Aunt Deb, and good news for my Aunt Linda who is going to Mayo for three days of testing regarding a lump on her spine.
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