Not a lot to talk about....

Not much going on here at our house. We are just trying to get ready for the next couple of weeks. Surgery is just a few days away, and I'm feeling very much at peace. I'm sure the butterflies will hit on Wednesday night, but for now, I know everything is going to be okay.

Sam has a had a very mild cold, and I have been lucky enough to pick up on it now. He is being very careful around Alex, staying out of his face and keeping his hands as clean as he can. I too am trying to be careful, but moms don't always get the option of saying "I don't feel good, you have to stay away from me".

I have come to the conclusion that if surgery is supposed to happen on the 11th, then it will. If it's not the right day in His plan, then we go with what is in His plan. We know that all things happen according to His plan even though it may not be "convenient" for us, it is right. When talking to Sam about this he said "mom, what if we don't always like Heavenly Father's plan?" Well Sam.... welcome to life!! We may not like it at the time, but we have faith in Him ALWAYS! So far Alex is not exhibiting any symptoms so we continue to be careful, and hope and pray that it remains this way.

The plan this week is for Alex to have his pre-op lab work done on Wednesday. We will be there by 9:00 to have blood drawn, pee in a cup and go on our merry way! Sounds pleasant huh? By later in the afternoon, we will know if his lab work looks okay, and if it does, we will get a surgery time. We are hoping to be first thing in the morning. No sense in dragging this thing out! :) If Alex is picking up our cold, it should show on his blood work..... let's keep praying it comes back with all being well! I hope by then I will be over my stuffy nose and able to be in the CICU with him. They frown on people who are sick coming into the ICU.... party poopers! ;)

I want to thank Bon-bon and Pa for keeping the kids Friday night. They were brave and had almost all of the grandkids over for a sleepover for one last party before school starts and Alex has surgery. There were 8 of them there. They had dinner, played outside, watched a movie, slept (sort of, thanks to Sam), had a big breakfast and played some more. The boys were exhausted when we picked them up, but all had a great time! We had a night at the temple, dinner out, late movie, sleeping in and a walk. It was so nice to spend some time together with just the two of us, it may be a while until that happens again. Thank you again mom and dad!!

My heart is so full of gratitude and happiness tonight, but my words cannot express how grateful I am. I hope that all who read this will look past my inability to express my feelings in words. Today was fast Sunday, and we were the recipients of many prayers and fasting. We are grateful to all of you who took the time and exercised your faith in behalf of Alex and our family. We have felt the Spirit so strongly and I know that the peaceful feeling I have is because of your prayers. We know that Alex is a special little boy, sent here to teach us so much about life. We have witnessed many miracles in his short life, and know that we will yet witness more to come. Thank you to each of you for your prayers and fasting.

I am also so grateful for the wonderful and amazing nursery leaders that Alex has. Although he hasn't spent as much time with them as he wants to, due to winter and cold and flu season, he has LOVED the last several months in there. They came to visit this morning and came bearing gifts. Along with some homemade cookies, they brought an entire bin full of toys, books, clay, bubbles, coloring books, crayola drawing pad, tissues (for mom:)) and more. Their thoughtfulness blew me away. I never expected any of this, but they knew he would need things to entertain him in bed. Thank you for your kindness! Alex is SO excited to play with all of it.

I wish that my words could express the gratitude that I feel. We are truly blessed! Thank you again to all of you for your love and kind words and willingness to serve our family. Here's to a great week, full of miracles and happiness and health! I love you all!

Alex taking his own picture:

A little sandbox time with Pa:

Smore's and hanging out by the fire......again:



Girls camp is this coming week. I am super bummed that I can't be there. Alex obviously takes first priority! Hope you have a great time.... I'll miss being there with you guys!

More posts to come this week. I will keep everyone updated here. Have a great night!!