A day of trying new things!

We went to Minocqua with Grammy and Grandpa D yesterday. We ate at Paul Bunyon's and then went and seen Carrie at Eichenholz. Then, we took Brock to the Go Kart track and he loved it!! He just wanted to catch Grandpa but our kart just wasn't fast enough. He smiled and wante to go faster, then told me " mama drive crazy!" Then I had this good idea that he should ride the ponys, he went over there and picked out the one he wasnted to ride, Buttercup. He was excited until she kept stopping and making all these god awful noises and it scared him. Buttercup and Brock did not remain friends for long, but he did say bye to her and told her he would see her later, poor Buttercup! He did not cry but was not to sure about the whole ordeal. I think he felt much more comfortable on the concrete horse!!

Bath Time

The boys love the bath tub.

Mom, There's Thomas!!

Well, Thomas was a hit! Brock could not even look at us, he was in complete and utter Thomas overload, but in a good way! He loved the train ride with Thomas and the whole National Railroad Museum. He liked looking at all the trains, he counted their wheels and said all of there colors. It was actually very educational. We got to take a 1/2 hour train ride with Thomas, he got to take pictures with him and Sir Topemhat. He got a Thomas Tatoo, played with lots of Thomas trains sets, and of course got to pick out some stuff from the huge Thomas the train Gift Tent! He picked a T-Shirt and a placemat. Drayke got to stay and play with aunt Brenda which worked out awsome that Brock got all of our attention for his big day. It made the day much easier especially with all the crazy kids running around. He said bye to Thomas and told him he would be back next year to see him and take his brother for a ride. He blew him kisses and told him he loved him. It was so adorable, he talked to him until he couldn't see him anymore. I think it was a successful 2nd Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Brock

Oh my gosh, Brock is 2!! The big day was a little bit of a downer, both of the boys were sick with Pink Eye and Ear Infections. We had a cake with just us and made the best of it. He had a Birthday Party planned but we had to cancel it becuase of them being sick. He got tons of Thomas the Train stuff.....I never got this much cool stuff for any of my birthdays, he is spoiled!! He got a Thomas bedding set from Grandpa and Granma D and Tons of Thomas Books from Grandma and Grandpa A. Our house and his room is decked out in Thomas crap. For one of his presents, we are taking him to see Thomas the Train in Green Bay. We hope he will enjoy it.

Drayke was also 10 weeks old on Brock's Birthday. He is doing well, growing really fast lately. He is laughing and cooing up a storm.

6 Weeks old and 23 Months old

Wow, time is flying by this year. Brock just turned 23 months old and Drayke 6 weeks. They are both doing very well. Brock loves the warm weather, he would spend all day outside if he could. Drayke is smiling up a storm the past week. It is very cute and fun to watch him develop a personality and change. He love to swing in the garage, he hangs out in there while we play outside so can be close but not in the sun. Twig and I are doing well too. We are just waiting to get some more landscaping done so our kids can have a yard to play in! Some days I think Brock will miss all the dirt, but I sure won't, he tends to drag half of it in the house with him at night!! Brock and I spend alot of time 4 wheeling, he has his helmet and glasses and so do I. He loves riding. The little stinker figured out how to turn on the 4 wheeler, good thing he can't reach the shifter yet!! I have to take the key out now.....he is too smart for his own good!! Hard to belive that Brock is almost 2...where in the heck did all the time go?

3 Weeks Old already!!

Time is going by even faster with 2 kids!! Drayke is 3 weeks old already and Brock is almost 22 months. Everyone is doing very well and healthy. Drayke seen his doctor 2x since we got out of the NICU and he gave him a good bill of health. He gained almost 1 lb in 1 week, he eats non stop!

Draykes Home...Again

Ohh, how much one little guy can scare his parents is amazing! Drayke got to take his first Helicopter ride on Sunday, March 29th. We went to put him to bed and had noticed that he seemed a little chilly. We checked his temperature andit was a cool 96.5. We callthe the ER and they instructed us to wrap him up in two blankets with a complete outfit on (socks, onsie, hat, outfit) and leave him alone for 30 min then take his temp again. Well we did this and his temp 45 minutes later was 95.9. We knew something was not right. I took him to the ER around midnight on the 29th. When we got there his temp had fallen again. They put him under teh warmer adn started runing tests. By 1am, I got the devistating news that he was going to be flown to St Josephs Childrens Hospital in Marshfield. My heart sank and I called Twig (he had to stay home with Brock) When Twig arrived, we found out that he was Hypothermic and there was not much time to spare, they did not know what was causing this body temp to fall but he would have to undergo numerous tests to find out. They did a spinal tap, x-rays, bloodwork and god only knows what else. When the helicopter arrived, that is when it all sank in and I really got scaredand went off the deep end. It was the worst feeling in the entire world to see your baby being hooked up to monitors and tubes in orfices and being handles by others. He had to have a tube down hisnose to help with the pressure of flying and earmuffs on for noise and vital monitors. He was whisked off into the helicopter and we were left wondering what was happening to our little boy for the long 2 hour drive to Marshfield. Once we arrived, Drayke was already in his isolette and the neonatologist was checking him out. She asked us a million questions but was very knowledgable and very comforting. I did get to hold him to feed when we arrived, that was much needed to calm my nerves. He spent 4 days in the NICU. All the tests slowly came back all with negative results. It was deemed a viral infection which caused all of this and his immune system was immature. He was treated with the most aggressive bacterial and viral antibiotics that he could be. They do this becuase most of the bacterial cultures take 72 hours to grow and if there was a bad bacterial infection, he would not have 72 hours to wait without risking death or brain damage. He was poked so many times and had numerous IV's in his head (he kept pulling them out!!!) But when he pulled the 2nd IV line out of his head, they had to surgically put an IV line into his ambilical cord so that he could receive his Anti's and his meds. He is sucha strong little guy! It is wonderful to be home with BOTH of our boys to start our normal lives again, We thank all of you for yout thoughts and prayers, they are greatly appreciated!!

All the pictures are from the NICU at St Joe's Childrens Hospital