Gabi is in the hospital again, and so adorable even there. Poor Baby has surgery again tomorrow to remove her dialysis catheters as they are blocked, both peritonial and hemi - catheter. Gabi has been pretty miserable with anemia and fevers... she has had two transfusions this week and her blood counts are still low. She will be getting a new dialysis cath placed next Thursday, and they are monitoring her blood chemistries and balancing them with medications until she can start dialysis again. it's just one dang thing after another. She is so sweet and deserves so much easier a life.... Pray she gets better soon!!

April 13th, 2010

Well, life in a sardine can with two crying babies is a bit hard.... said grandma. Caleb and Gabi have the flu, and cry a lot!!! Poor Caleb has an ear infection, and Gabi is still healing up from her last surgery. No fun! Gabi is home for now, but as soon as she gets well enough, she goes back for another surgery. This time they will be opening up her abdomen and trying to unstick all her organs... they got stuck together from all the inflammation from her peritonial infection. Hemo-dialysis is going ok, but the first day she had trouble with her BP and body temp dropping too far. It is a bit of a hassle going to the hospital 3 times a week, but feeding is easier as now she doesn't get all the suppliments she had been getting previously. We hope the next surgery is sucessful, so we can go back to peritonial dialysis... that way Jessica could get a job and actually go to her job on a regular basis. Right now she is always at the hospital for one reason or another. Poor mommy, with such sick kiddos all the time. We have gotten to know the hospital very well....

March 30th

I know,... forever again. I hardly ever get the computer anymore. Sorry! Please pray for Gabi, as she is very sick. She has been in the hospital since Sunday with a nasty virus that made her vomit a lot, and really messed up her blood chemistry. She is out of the PICU, but still in a lot of pain. Her dialysis tube is plugged, and needs to be removed. There is a high risk that there is too much scar tissue to be able to replace it, which means she would then have to be on hemi-dialysis. We really do not want her to have to go that route, but it is in God's hands. She has had a paretonial infection for a while, but we weren't able to kick it entirely due to the fact that Gabi is allergic to the medicine that would clear it up. Pray that replacing the tube will help clear it up, and that she heals quickly. She wil be one year old on Saturday, and I would like her to be able to enjoy her special day at home, without pain. Thanks for your prayers!!!

January 19th, 2010

Ok, I know it has been forever... I am such a bad grandma! Gabi is now 9 months old, and doing great. She is popping teeth at an alarming rate, and is up to 8 teeth now! Such a cute smile... Caleb has yet to get his first tooth. Gabi is getting very strong and active. It is a lot of fun seeing her play. Her eyes are still having a lot of trouble, so she is getting an MRI tomorrow to see what is going on with her brain and eyes. Most of the time she sees well close up, but sometimes her eyes go crazy and she is unable to look at anything due to her eyes bobbling everywhere. She will get glasses eventually, so that should help somewhat. Pray they find out why her eyes are so crazy, and pray it isn't anything serious, and hopefully fixable. She is so precious and sweet... she has the best giggle ever! Caleb is just plain loud, and is walking around furniture... at least until he falls! His poor head gets bonked a bit, so we are going to get a thick rug for him to play on. I hope it helps. Gabi doesn't crawl yet, as her arms are a bit short, but that doesn't seem to slow her down. She still gets where she wants to go, and she is getting very good at picking up and holding things. Her therapists are very encouraged. We love her so much!