Jake update and Farm Fun!

Here is our Trooper after his shower with his big his bandage off. His teacher, Mrs. Clower, and his 1st grade class made him Get Well Soon cards and a banner. They were SO sweet! Jake LOVED reading each one and it made him feel very special. Thank you Mrs. Clower for being so thoughtful and caring to my sweet boy!
The doctor released Jake to go to the farm for our family reunion this weekend. He could not run or jump where he could fall and bust open his stitches. Ummm....to go or not? Could Jake be contained on a farm where everyone runs and jumps all over the land? We were willing to try. He did great and only got upset a few times when told he could not swim or play mud football. Here are pictures of our wonderful time at my uncle and aunt's farm and the hotel.

We had a wonderful time down on the farm! Jaelynn wants to live on

a farm with lots of animals one day too.

It's Birthday Time Again, but This Time it is Down on the Farm!

It is birthday time again, but for our oldest daughter. Jaelynn is 8 today!!!!!! She was due November 1st. Jaelynn decided to come three weeks early on October 10th weighing 6lbs 8oz. Jaelynn is joyful,very creative, smart, beautiful, thoughtful, caring, the oldest sibling, loyal, loves to read, and godly girl. She makes friends wherever she goes. I am SO very proud of the beautiful lady she is becoming. I hope she continues in the direction she is going to seek the Truth with every twist and turn her life takes her on.

We asked what she wanted to do on her birthday. We are having our family reunion down on the farm(it was my grandparents, but my uncle and aunt live on it now) this weekend, but we gave her a choice to go or not. Well, she did not hesitate to pick the farm to frolic and play on for her birthday. Here are some pictures of her enjoying her special day today.

Jaelynn looks forward to playing with the chicks and carrying them around.

Please be careful sister playing up so high in the barn.

Swinging is one of her favorite things to do on the farm.

It is time for CAKE!

To end her day she got to do her all time favorite thing...SWIM!!!!!
I hope you had a wonderful day at the farm.
WE LOVE YOU Sweet, Ladybug, Princess Jaelynn!

Today, forever,foreverdy!

Our little Trooper

Tears for food started off Jake's morning yesterday. Poor thing could not have food or drink after midnight until after his surgery. He went on to school to keep his mind off of the upcoming event in his life. Jason and I went to pick him up and he had taken his first spelling test. He was beaming that he had made a 102! We were so excited. Jason, Jake, and I drove to Mother Frances Hospital. We checked in and everything moved pretty quick after that.

They had to mark the spot where surgery would be performed. The knot you see is VERY small compared to what it was a week ago.

Jake did so well until about 11:30. This boy was hungry! I bet he said so over 100 times while waiting to go back. Here, he did not get upset about the actual surgery and what was about to happen. He through a HUGE FIT about having to take off his shirt and wear a gown. Jake is extremely modest. Finally, the nurse told us he could just wait until he was on the goofy medicine. Thank you!!!!

So, I gave him the syringe full of medicine and within a few minutes he was relaxing.

They took him back quickly after that. It was so hard seeing our baby roll away. The night before a nightmare kept haunting me...they would roll Jake away, but NEVER bring him back.

Dr. L came out and spoke to us about all the details after only 40 or so minutes. God is good ALL THE TIME!! We had prayed the infection would subside so the surgery would be successful. Well, God answered those prayers even more than we expected. Originally Jake was going to have the cyst and part of a bone removed. God shrunk the cyst so small that Dr. L could not find the tract that lead around the bone. So, he removed the cyst and the scar tissue. Dr. L said it is a smaller incision than what it would have been. Woo hoo!

Jake decided he liked sleeping with the oxygen mask and slept 40 minutes after surgery. He woke up with no screams or major side effects. He just wanted to know when he could take off the mask. The nurse was very pleased.

Most children wake up screaming.

After recovery we went up to the children's floor. After, he drank a 7 UP and went to the restroom we were ready to leave. Jake was SO HUNGRY! We waited 2 hours to be dismissed. It was about 5pm when we got that little trooper some food. He did so well and we are very proud of him. He is acting great and still has had NO pain medicine. The doctor told us Jake could go to our family reunion this weekend as long as he did not run and jump around. We are really excited because him and Jason were going to have to stay at home all weekend.

A Time to Celebrate

Jolie Marie Carlile

October 5,2008

8lbs.4ozToday is our youngest baby girl's 1st Birthday We had her monkey birthday party at church yesterday.

Happy Birthday to Jolie, Happy Birthday to Jolie, Happy Birthday dear Jolie.....

Big Sister, Jaelynn, and Big Brother, Jake, loving on their Little Sister.
Yum!

Today in her birthday fancy clothes. She loves walking in her new squeaky shoes.

Jolie laughing at the squeak squeak of her shoes. :0

Lunch at Luby's.
Chicken Spaghetti and grapes for dinner. This girl can eat!

We gave her a guitar that plays music. She loves for Jason to play his guitar for her.
This girl has some rhythm and dance moves. The music starts and she immediately stands up to dance and clap.
Jolie is such a joy in our lives. She is a mover and a climber like none I have ever seen. We have had so much fun this year. I can't wait to see what the years ahead hold for this cheerful and full of energy precious child. We love you Jolie Marie and you are our Pretty girl!