It’s been a while since I was on here as you can see & there has been more then enough excitement in our lives again.
It has been going really good with both boys home and we are enjoying them yes even the early morning feedings. 
Benjamin adjusted to being at home. He came home Fri. night 2 weeks ago. Katelyn had never seen the boys and kept calling them “Ben”. When Jeff & Amanda got to Dale’s to pick her up she was tired & about ready for bed.Her car seat is in the middle & she looked from one to the other and went to sleep. The next morning she went to the boy’s bed because one of them was crying & she looked in & said “Two, Two.” She then went down stairs and their car seats were setting there and she said “Two, Two.” She loves them so far. She says ” He’s cute.” & wants to kiss them. She does have some tough moments but I think that is more her age then the boys being home. Hopefully she keeps on loving them.
Last week end when Jeff was helping more with the feedings he noticed it was taking Brandon really long to drink like close to 1 hour. Mon. he made a hone call to Dr. Clark & explained to him what was happening & he talked to Dr. Weber who now was on Brandon’s case. They called from Dr. Weber’s office Mon. afternoon and told Amanda to bring Brandon to the ER and they will page Dr. Weber when she gets there. When she got there they did an echo and said it was worse then the one the week before and they need to do the balloon procedure the next day (Tue) So Brandon was admitted to the hospital. Tue. afternoon about 4 p.m. they took Brandon into surgery. They said it will be 2-4 hour procedure depending on how long it takes to find the artery in his leg. It took 3 1/2 hours. Dr. Weber said it took the longest to find that artery. It was amazing how much different he looked after he came out of the operating room. They could find a pulse in his legs & feet & they were a pretty pink. I didn’t think his color was that bad until I saw how it was supposed to be. He stayed in until Thur. afternoon because his blood pressure was still high. The Dr. said that’s normal.
So they are now again under one roof. We generally stay 2 -3 nights a week to help with the night time feedings. It is basically every 3 hours. When you tired that comes around pretty fast. It takes about 45 min. from the time you get up to warm the bottles until you get back in bed. I know one thing an afternoon nap feels great.
Mon. 2 weeks ago my Mom passed out 3 times in the morning and they had to admit her to the hospital for tests. The only thing they came up with was her heart rate drops to low sometimes this time causing her to pass out. She now is the owner of a pace maker in her chest. We were all shocked because she said no more surgery. The Dr. explained to her what was happening & she agreed with him because she had been watching the monitor through out the week. She came home Fri. evening. She said she is feeling better.
We did get to spend last Thur. – Sun. at the cabin & it was wonderful. Got lots of scrap booking finished.
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day & I know I’ve said it before but I am honored to have my Mom. She was a woman of few words but she lived a wonderful example for us kids to follow. She didn’t have an easy life. If you want to know about her read the book “A Home For Sarah.” That’s her life story written by my sister in law Romine Stauffer.
My Mom would never complain. I talked to her about her life after I read the book & commented how rough she had it. She said “I didn’t think it was so bad we always had a place to live & food to eat. There were lots of kids like me back then.” What a legacy we will have. This year she is extra precious with her being in the hospital last week.
I am also blessed with a very sweet Mother in law. She has been a wonderful example to me too. Wonderful prayer warrior. I am honored to be married to her son & for all the values she taught him.
Tomorrow we will spend lunch with Jeff & Amanda & their children & Mike. In the afternoon we plan to visit both our Mom’s.
I am also blessed to have 2 great kids, a son in law & now 3 very precious grandchildren.I love being a Mom & grandma but I also know the responsibility to pass on a godly heritage to them.
So what ever your plans are tomorrow if your Mom is still living honor her by spending at least a little time with her.
Happy Mother’s Day!
