It is a go... Tomorrow we head down to Toronto for Hunter's Pre-op day... all you heart moms out there know what I am talking about...lol It is a day filled with lots of waiting around.... because that is the hospital world... X-rays, blood work, Echo, EKG... Can anyone say FUN!!

Then, on Friday as far as I know Hunter will be first case. Hunter is having a cath to close fenestration and check out the Fontan, and look at his jugular stenosis and to make sure everything else is ok... ( which I know it WILL BE!!!!)

So if all my readers , friends and family wouldn't mind saying a prayer or two... and sending some good vibes his way , that would be very much appreciated..

I will try to update as I can..

Drea

Update

Well I should post that Hunter was scheduled for Cath this week, BUt it has been rescheduled for April 30, 2010.
Not for any health reasons just because the doctors are on vacation.
Hunter has been having aweful nightmares for months now, Kinda hoping that they would have stoped by now, But he is constantly screaming all night. I have asked him every time what is happening , but no real answer. I hope that it isn't real pain that he is having when he screams ouch, ouch, help me!! heart wrenching..
Other than that it is the same old same old around here.
Busy with trying to clean the house , and sorting through toys and clothes that we don't need...lol
ontop of the everyday stuff I do anyway.. And my dryer broke too!! so now I need to find one of those too ( hopefully on sale..)
Thanks for checking in. ( sorry for any spelling errors.. kinda tired lately )
Drea

Well this picture was christmas eve.... kinda blurry.. but you get the idea.

Hunter and Magic playing with the race car set that Santa left for them.

I must say that it was really cool. and Hunter and Tristian thought so too...

This is Hunter with his Major present from us. He was and still is in train heaven.

Hunter and Mackenzie opening presets..

Hunter trying to find a seat Christmas morning...lol He was so excited he could not sit still.

two lucky boys.

Well it has been along time since my last post.... Mostly because my computer would not download any pics..... but finally I have had it fixed, So here are some pics of the family since christmas. ( obviously this one is before we got snow...lol)

Bath time.... Hunter loves his bath

And loves bubbles

And eating snow..... I really have to watch him becuase at every opportunity he is trying to eat snow... at least this was after a fresh snow fall....

see.....lol

the boys building their first snowfort of the year. With slides..

Everyone has been pretty good this winter. Afew ear inefections, a few colds, only a couple of boughts of croup. ( which in most winters Hunter was getting croup about every coupl eof weeks.. )

Hunter is still not sleeping great, but that is really nothing new, he has been crying at night since his fontan. He has had a few echos and everything looks good, so we can't figure it out... he has been crying and saying "ouch, ouch" and grabbing his chest... So yes I have not been sleeping well.. We are wondering if he is having sterum pain ...

But regardless he seems fine. except when he sleeps.

Hunter is scheduled to have his fenestration closed on April 9, 2010. Not really thinking about it, don't need the stress right yet...

Hope everyone is well...... Hopefully It won't be long before I post again...

My bad....

I have been slacking the last little while . HUnter has had his teeth pulled. Tristian is getting ready for some minor surgery.
With that said, We had a great Christmas. Although my camera is doing some weird things and I can't get the pictures on the card to read.... So when I have more time and pictures it will be a long post....
But all is good. ( knock on wood )

thanks
Drea

October update.

So, as October started, the kittens are growing and Hunter is loving them more and more.

Hunter with his very own baby pumpkin.

Tristian with his pumpkin

Hunter was just so excited, that I let him help me carve another pumpkin. He loved it so much.

This is Tristian being Scooby Doo, with the full acting like a dog look.

Here is Mackenzie , not liking that she had to wear her winter coat under her costume. But she got over it when she got her candy.

Hunter was Mickey Mouse, and my girl friend brought her little Princesses over. Aren't they a cute bunch.

Mickey had enough of the mittens that came with the costume...lol

I hope that everyone Had a great Halloween.

Well everyone seems to be over that bug. ( which had all the symtoms of H1N1 - but since they are not testing we don't know. ) they had a high fevers, lethargy,cough, chest colds ( kenz ), runny nose, chills, aches, earinfections. ( no runs or vomitting though. ) So I am hoping that is was that and know we have some immunity building up. I don't want anymore of anything for a long long time.

Hunter is doing well, except for his ear infection that seems to still be draining. He has a little cough still but nothing that is bothering him. ( I have kept him home know for a couple of weeks.) Kenzie and Tristian were off a week, and went back this past monday. They are both fine except for a slight runny nose.

Myself, I had a terrible chest cold. But that has passed and know I had fluid in my ear. I mean I can't hear anything in it. They said because there is no infection I just have to wait for it to clear up on its own. Which is fine because it doesn't hurt anymore... BUT I AM DEAF... which may not be such a bad thing some days.

I wish all the other heart moms and their familes well during this season of H1N1. Whether you vaccinate or not, I hope that everyone stays strong.

Talk soon.