Abby's Special Day

We finally made it to Abby's coming home day! She thought that it was never going to get her. Every other day she would ask, "It my pecial day?" When I told her that today was it so said, "where my baby?" She forgets NOTHING!!! With all of the craziness of Keyan coming home Abby had to wait until snack time for doughnuts but they were well worth the wait.
For those of you who don't see Abagayle very often, she is the boss of the group. Miss Sassy Frassy is what I like to call her and others call her Little Miss Smarty. She is very smart and knows everythig that is going on with everybody and is sure to let mommy know what they are all doing. The catch is that she usually instigates the trouble than stands back and tells on the rest of them. Her loud spirit and determination will get her far.

Everyone was excited about Abby's baby because it has real shoes. Daddy could not get it out of the package quick enough. Of course it takes a little longer when you have so much help. Two years ago, we had to fight to get Abby released from the NICU. She was having a terrible time eating because it took her so long. I finally went up that and learned how to tube feed her so that she could join us at home. Once she was home, we never had to feed her thru the tube we just learned that she did everything the way SHE wanted to do them and still does not listen to what others prefer. We should have known she would be the one to keep us guessing!

A quick update

Thank you all for your prayers. After spending another 6 days in the hospital, we were able to bring Keyan home late yesterday. It was discovered that she has developed a secondary bacterial pneumonia from the RSV. Once that was figured out and the doctors started her on the appropriate medication, we began to see improvments. She will continue the current treatments for a month in the hopes that it clears the "peanut butter" out of her lungs. According to the doctors, this round of illness has the potential to affect Keyan for the next year. We are believing and praying that God will completly heal Keyan's frail lungs and she will not have this hanging over her. Medicine may say one thing but we know that God is able to do so much more! Pray for her continued healing.

Please pray

When I started this blog, I was not intending to use it for the purpose of asking for prayers but I guess that plan is going out the window. This has been a very difficult week for the kids because they are all sick. McKenzy was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. After a three day course of injectable antibiotics she is on the mend. It is slow, but we are seeing glimpses of our 'Kenzy. Saturday night I took Sidney to the ER where they found she has RSV. There is not much they can do except treat the syptoms but for a premature baby this virus takes its toll. She has great moments and than a lot of momemts where she is very tired, coughing, and just doesn't feel well. Jamahl and Abby have the cough as well but they are pulling thru without a trip to the doctor. Keyan is another story. She was admitted to the hospital Monday with RSV. Her frail lungs were 3/4 of the way full with fluid. She is a very sick little girl. We have brought her home because her nurses here are very intuned to her and there is no place like home when you don't feel well. However, we are not sure we will be able to keep her home. We take it by the minute knowing our limits as well as the hospitals. She is not out of the woods. Her lungs are full of junk and it is a effort for her to breath. Please pray that God will heal her little body. Paul and I thought that the scary nights of not knowing if Keyan would make it thru the night were behind us but here we are living them again. We know our God can get her thru this. We are also praying that she does not have long term effects from this virus. Again, all I can ask is that you keep her in your prayers. Ask God to give her easy breathing and take the pain away. Pray for her sisters and Jamahl. They kow that she is sick and they do not like it!!! I know that God is bigger than our fears and I am holding on to that. Will you pray for Keyan?

It is Sidney's Day!

Today we celebrated Sidney's coming home day. This picture is right before we were signing the papers to release her from the NICU. Can you believe that those are preemie size clothes? Boy has she grown. She is now the biggest of the four of them but still has the least amount of hair. I remember being so excited to bring her home. Paul was remembering that her first night home, she and McKenzy took turns litteraly crying all night long. He said he comae out to find me on the couch holding them both and I was laughing! They were totally in sync with eachother and tag teamed with crying! It was totally fine by us, we were just thrilled to have them with us.

We started the day with left over chocolate doughnuts from Grammie. We are in the middle of a blizzard here so we were stuck inside again today but we played lots of fun things and did a lot of singing which is one of Sidneys favorite things to do. She too got a baby doll but was not as excited as McKenzy. For the rest of the evening though, Abby kept asking "My special day??" How do I tell her she has a couple weeks yet?
This is Sidney kissing her baby. She had to fight off Abby and Keyan so it was a quick kiss! I think that Sidney would have been happier with a dog.

A 5 year old's worries

We were all at the supper table the other night when Jamahl started a very philisophical conversation...

Jamahl: "I think that we might have a problem."

Mommy: "Oh no, what is the problem?"

Jamahl: "Well, I was watching a movie today and it was about heaven...there were dogs and cats in heaven."

Mommy: "OK???"

Jamahl: "Well, mommy, that is a problem because you are allergic to cats!!!!"

Mommy, Daddy, Grammie, ect...: All trying to explain the "realities" of heaven!

He sure keeps us on our toes! Isn't is great that he is so concerned for Mommy? You never know what he is going to come up with next!

Happy coming home day McKenzy

Grammie started the day off right by serving chocolate doughnuts in bed. Of course it was MOMMY'S bed!! Needless to say the sheets had to be washed when they were done. McKenzy actually is not real sure of doughnuts, she prefers green beans! Her sisters on the other hand were very happy to help celebrate her coming home day. Jamahl joined in the celebration, except he thought it was to crowded in Mommy's bed so he went done to Grammie's. Jamahl could not wait to give McKenzy her surprise...
It was a very busy day but before snack time we finally had time to give McKenzy her special gift. She got her very own doll. She was soooo excited. When Paul took it to get the doll out of the package she, in typical McKenzy fashion, walked to the end of the hall and balled. When we realized this is what she was doing,(she is a very quiet cryer, unlike Abby) we quickly brought her into the kitchen so that she could see what Daddy was doing.
"A doll of my very own!!! McKenzy was thrilled with her new baby. Her sisters were all waiting to get theirs but they have to wait until later in the month. I think it is a hard concept to grasp! We love you McKenzy!!!

Look how far she's come!

Two years ago today, McKenzy came home from the hospital. We make a big deal about each of the girls coming home day so that they each have a special day all their own. McKenzy is not sure what all the fuss is about but she is enjoying the extra lovin'. We can hardly beleive it has been two years. Check back to see how we celebrated!