Blessing Day!

Thank Goodness!

Many of you don't know, but we've had a few little "scares" with our sweet little Kasidee. It started in the hospital, when her routine test results indicated that she had some sort of infection. They began giving her antibiotics 4 times a day through an IV. Although the infection cleared up within a few days, she had to stay in the hospital for an additional 7 days to finish the course of antibiotics. In the middle of all this, the doc wanted to give her a spinal tap to rule out meningitis. I don't think we've ever been so scared in our lives! We brought her home with no worries, but at her 2 week checkup, a routine PKU test indicated that her "carnitine" levels were a little low. We had to take her to Primary Children's Hospital to have labwork done on her. While we waited for the results, we did some research and were scared by what we found. Babies with extremely low carnitine levels not only can have seizures but can develop mental retardation or even suffer from sudden infant death! We felt like we were in a fog - Kasidee never seemed sick AT ALL, yet we were scared beyond belief. When the results came in, the levels were still low, so they re-tested once again. Our fears were finally put to rest Tuesday (9/25) when the doc said the head of the department at Primary Children's said there is nothing to worry about. Her levels are only one point lower than "normal," which is absoluely no cause for concern! Ahhhh - the world somehow seems bighter now!

Our Girls

Kasidee Cutie

First day of Kindergarten

Makenna's Haircut

A couple of months ago, Makenna was in desperate need of a haircut. After bribing her with an ice cream sandwich, Quentin was able to give her a trim. At first, she cried and cried, but at the end she was all smiles. She kept saying, "Me Purty!"