A Quick Update....

As many of you are aware one of the trials we had to face with Isaac's injuries was dealing with CPS. ARGHHHHHHH!!! But I am happy to report that we just recieved a letter from them clearing us of any wrong doing! Everything came back unfounded, as we all knew, but it's nice to have that part officially done! Now our next hurtle will be his visit with the neurosurgeon in November. As you can see from previous posts Isaac has continued to do amazing and we have no concerns that the news will only continue in the positive. Thanks againg to all of you who continue to stand in support of our family. Love to all.

Mommy and Isaac visit Utah

Well after the begging, whining, crying, and guilt trips Isaac and I finally boarded a plane to Utah. I have to admit that it was one the best times I've had. Isaac was a total dream he slept on the plane both directions and loved, loved, LOVED being with his family. I surprised my brother and his family who hadn't seen Isaac. It was so great watching Mindy (sister-in-law) blubber all over him. Isaac also got to meet his great grandma on Davids side for the first time. She just loved watching him crawl all over and was sure to let us know when he was getting into trouble:) He also met his cousins and uncle from Davids side and cousin Christina wasn't going to let him go:) I also got some much needed girls nights out with my friends! Though I missed my husband tremendously, It was really hard to leave and there have even been a few tears since. We love and miss you all, but now it's your turn to visit us!

TAGGED!

TAGGED TWICE...YES!!!!

(Thanx mimi and amy)

Tagged...six random things about me*Post the rules on your blog*Write six random things about yourself*Tag six-ish people at the end of your post*Let each person know he/she has been tagged*Let the tagger know when your entry is up



1. As you can see from my picture I love Sushi!!!!! I know it is an acquired taste for most, but I LOVE IT! One of my favorites includes eel with lots of eel sauce. SOOOO GOOD!


2. I'm a zit picker. I know it's a bad habit and I'm always attacking my husband. I'm sure he secretly loves it. haha:)


3. HUGE SHOE LOVER!!!! I didn't have to make too many compromises when I got married, but the only one that hurt was giving up my giant walk in closet that housed my shoe collection. Yes it's vain and excessive, but they were soooo cute. I was watching the movie preview for sex in the city and one of the girls said that instead of a ring she just wanted a really big closet for shoes.....think I could get him to swap:) just kiddin. I'm not willing to give up the ring, but a girl can still dream.


4. I use to have a huge crush on Vin Diesel it's something about a man and a shaved head. His deep sexy voice didn't hurt much either.


5. If I could do anything I wanted I have always wanted to be a stunt car or race car driver. I know it sounds crazy, but the idea of controlling a car at really fast speeds gets my blood pumping!


6. I LOVE scaring my husband. hehehehehe. My husband doesn't exactly look like the type of guy that scares easily, but let me tell ya not so. I usually always do it when he comes home from work. I kept thinking he would catch on, but he still screams like a little girl. It's so great. (He'll kill me when he reads this:)


Tagged: Jen P, Angela in Vancouver, Nic R, Mckenzie G, Mandi S, and Laura S

FAREWELL LAKE CHELAN.

Well summer has officially come to an end, and I thought I would pay tribute to our favorite vacation spot on earth. We had a great time with family and friends and Isaac had his first taste of swimming pools, hot tubs, boating and tasty treats! Mom and Dad have been spending the last few weeks closing up the party palace:( Here's to all the memories!

My friend Amy watches this cute little girl, so we decided to take Isaac and her clan to the park. I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of the little love birds. I think I see sparks:) Sooooooooo Cute!

FUNNEL CAKES YUMMY!!!

DAVID AND I DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN THIS WEEKEND AFTER THE LAST DOOM AND GLOOM ONE. WE ENDED UP AT THE COUNTY FAIR! WE HAD A GREAT TIME, EATING YUMMY TREATS, WATCHING DAVID AND GRANDPA LOSE THEIR SHIRTS TRYING TO WIN PRIZES, AND SWEATING OUR GUTS OUT IN THE BLAZING HEAT. WE'RE PRETTY SURE ISAAC HAD A GOOD TIME, AT LEAST WHEN HE WAS AWAKE.

BRINGING HOME BABY!

It's hard to know where to begin. My feelings are still so raw right now, but I need to get this all out so that our family can begin to heal. It all started last friday the 1st. I was feeding Isaac and set him down on our ottoman to take a cake out of the oven. He was just starting to rollover, and I should of known better, but it was just going to be a second. Next thing I heard was a thud and a cry. I quickly scooped him up and comforted him. Then suddenly he slumped in my arms, I laid him back and his eyes rolled back in his head, his breathing went shallow and his whole body went limp. I started screaming his name and pinching him but he wasn't responding. I quickly called 911 and it felt like and eternity befor they arrived. They started giving him oxygen and he started to cry, but the rest of his body was still not responding. David arrived just as they were putting him in the ambulance and we rushed to the emergency room.
We spent the next hour trying to find out what was going on with our son. I had told the doctor that I had slipped on some books in our living room earlier in the week, but he was pretty sure this had nothing to do with a fall and wanted to check him for menongitis. They decided to do a CT scan just to rule out any head trauma. A few minutes later a nurse came in and told another nurse that life flight was on their way. The doctor came in and explained that the scan revealed and old bleed and a new bleed and Isaac was being transfered to Harborview the leading trauma center in Seattle. The next thing we see is two police officers enter the room and start questioning David and I. They inform us that we have to stay behind and answer more questions while our son has just been airlifted to Seattle. I assumed this would only be a few minutes but almost 2hours later we were able to leave and drive another 2 hours to see our son.
Once we arrived at the hospital we were brought to another room where we were questioned again by doctors and a social worker. Finally they brought us to our son who was sleeping soundly and stable. Gary and Karol Payne (family friends) met us their and Isaac was given a blessing. Five minutes later a social worker walked in our room and told us that our child was in the custody of the state handed us a card and told us to call the number then she left the room. We could only have supervised visits with our son, but the nurses at Harborview were very accomadating and stayed with us while we waited to see what was happening with our son.
Over the next couple days and many neurosurgeons later Isaac had fluid on his brain and only one bleed that had stopped. It was determined that Isaac was born with extra fluid on his brain that made him more susceptible to minor falls, infact he didn't even have to hit his head that a simple jarring could have resulted in the same trauma. They decided to do a tap throught the soft spot on his head. They inserted two needles on either side of it and extracted 25 to 30 CCS of fluid (a lot of liquid). Isaac immediately began to show major signs of improvement. He was laughing and rolling all over and grabbing at everything. We decided that the pressure had probably been there for a long time and it wasn't until he fell that we were able to find out what was going on.
Meanwhile our fight for custody was still going on. We finally had a meeting with CPS and they released the supervised visits and told us that if the doctors were still reporting the same information then Isaac would be released into our care at discharge. Isaac continued to improve so we were tranfered to Childrens Hospital on Monday. That's when another Social Worker came in and told us that our child was placed into state custody again and that we were going to have to have a meeting to determine whether he came home with us or not.
Long story short. We contacted a lawyer and gathered all the friends, family, and our pediatrician and went to the meeting. It was determined that there were no finding child abuse and that there were no grounds to keep Isaac out of our home.
Isaac was finally released on friday afternoon to his parents and is still progressing well. We still have checkups scheduled at Childrens, but his prognosis is good.
The following is a very short story of all the hellish events we have endured, and doesn't even begin to explain the emotional roller coaster, but I need to take this opportunity to thank all of our friends, family, and medical staff who helped us through this trying time. Love to all!!!!!