GRANDMOTHER

My grandmother went to be with Jesus Friday night around 10 pm. Just wanted to let you all know and thank everyone for their prayers and support during this sad time for my family. Please continue to lift us up in your prayers, specifically my dad and his brother and sister. Will update more when I can find time.

Grandmother update

My grandmother is not doing well. Since inserting the trachea tube, she has been on 100% oxygen. She has also been unresponsive since Monday night. We are scheduled to meet with the Dr and trauma unit tomorrow morning at 11:00 to go over her current condition and they will also answer any, and/or all questions we may have. PLEASE continue to keep her in your prayers!!! She needs to turn a corner soon! We are continuing to pray for a miracle.

A little bit of happiness in our time of sadness

How could this sweet face not make anyone happy???

Update on my Nana... They are placing trachea tube this morning. The doctor told mom she could be on this for weeks, months, possibly even years. We're praying she can prove that doctor wrong. He also told mom that this was going to be a long, hard recovery, regardless.

Please keep praying for her.

Needing Prayers

Saturday morning I had a big day of shopping planned with MeMe and the boys. Once we got to Murfreesboro and in our first store, we got a call from my dad. It wasn't a good call. It was one of those calls that everyone NEVER wants to get. My Nana (dad's mom) and her husband were in a bad accident. So we packed the boys back up in the car and headed over to MTMC's emergency room. At this point all they knew was that she had a tear in her aorta and a cut on her pancreas. They were most concerned about the tear in her aorta. They sent her straight to Vanderbilt shortly after we arrived at the ER in Murfreesboro. Later Saturday, they discovered the tear wasn't big enough to have to perform surgery which was WONDERFUL news because they would have had to crack her chest open to repair it during surgery. They also got x-ray's back showing she has 6 broken ribs and a broken sternum. She was in ALOT of pain while we were there with her Saturday. Late Saturday night/early Sunday morning, she starting having trouble breathing and stopped breathing around 2 am. They had to put her on a ventilator and she's been on it every since. They were hoping to wean her off of it by yesterday afternoon and she didn't do too well so they kept her on it a little longer. We were hoping for her to be off of it and breathing on her own by lunch time today but plans changed when the Dr. came around this morning. He told my Aunt Melissa that she wasn't doing well breathing without the vent. This is how he described it... "We take in 20% of oxygen to breathe on our own. She is currently taking 80% FROM the vent to be able to breathe." Since the vent can cause pnemonia, which can be VERY dangerous in her current condition, they don't want to keep her on it any longer. The new plan is to place what they call a "Trach" tube in through her throat. It will pretty much do the same thing the vent was doing but make her much more comfortable and will lessen the chances of her getting pnemonia. They also said it makes the process of trying to breathe on your own, better. Right now, we are praying for that. Everything else is good. Her stats are good, her BP is good, her aorta tear and cut in the pancreas are all completely healed already.... She just can't breathe on her own. This is a BIG step for her. We NEED her to breathe on her own. Please pray for her... She needs all the prayers she can get.

My Nana on the far left.

This was her wedding day in October of 2010.

My dad in back, Aunt Melissa in the middle, uncle Kevin on far right and her husband in the middle.

Her husband Ray was also hurt pretty badly. He has a broken nose, broken hand, broken sternum and 8 broken ribs. He should be released from the hospital in Murfreesboro today but will have to go straight to rehab. He could also use some prayers.

Thank you ALL.

MELT. MY. HEART.

This morning I took Gunner in with me to wake up his big brother. Tuff LOVES when he wakes up to the sweet face of his little brother. Who wouldn't love waking up to his sweet smiles and coos? I broke out the camera for this.

Yes, Tuff sleeps in the pack and play.

That's what works best for us right now. Ha.

Love Gunner looking at big brother here.

Tuff kept saying "Cheese again Mama, cheese again Mama!"

And THIS one was my favorite...

Sorry about the quality. I snapped it with my phone.

Wish I wouldve gotten this one with my camera.

They SURE do love each other!!!

And mommy & daddy SURE do love them!!!

HAPPY THURSDAY, Friends!!!

:)

Wordless Wednesday- [Gunner's new friend]

Can you tell he loves him? :)

Halloween 2009.2010.2011

Our big baby is getting so big! :(

2009

(3.5 months)

2010

(15.5 months)

2011

(27.5 months)

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I can't believe he's gone through 3 Halloween's already! Time sure is flying!!!

Gunner stayed with my MIL last night while we took Tuff trick or treating. Since we took him to the trunk or treat Saturday night we decided it would be best to keep him in last night. It was too cold for him and he probably would have just slept the whole time anyways. Tuff did pretty good. He was a little more "laid back" last night than he was Saturday night. I'm not sure if it was because he had to do alot more walking or if it was because there was alot more kids or maybe even because he had already done this once. But he still had fun. And he was excited about his bucket full of "can-ny." :) I didn't take too many pictures but here are just a few.

Getting ready to get started.

First house

Stopping for a quick picture w/Daddy!

Me and my hubby

We met up with cousin Ada & Welsh (a boy who goes to school with Tuff) right before we headed home.

It has been a fun filled weekend and beginning to the week. I am one tired mama.

Thank goodness for a half a day at work today! :)

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

Bring on the November festivities!!!!