"BIG GIRL" School

Well yesterday was Averi's first day in Mother's Day Out. She did Excellent. I was not able to get any pictures when she got there because I was being run over by my parents about there child, so needles to say I will get there earlier on Wednesday and get some shots. This should explain how much fun she had:

I was giving her some applesauce and she feel right to sleep while I was feeding her. She was down and out by 7:30.

Random Pictures of the Hospital

Pictures from our hospital stay the week of August 11. As you can tell she was always SMILING....

Back to the Half World

Well I started "working" this past week. I will be working at Mother's Day Out at St. Andrew's, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, teaching two year olds. I am very excited to be able to do this. I have always wanted to be able to interact with children and I just feel that God has a calling for me to do this. Averi will also start going. I have her in five days a week, however if I am not subbing I will most likely not bring her. I will also start keeping two other children before and after Mother's Day Out. That should be interesting. I will have a 6 month old, 8 month old and a 4 year old running around here. I can honestly say that I have more respect for teachers now then I have ever had. The work that I have had to do this past week to prepare, for just two year olds, is amazing!!!

Averi has an appointment for a UTI on August 28 to make sure that there is not bacteria growing and then an appointment on September 26 in New Orleans to see how the kidney looks. Please continue to pray for her kidney that the surgery was a GREAT success.

I will try to upload picture from the hospital, they are must sees........

A true thanks to Leigh Ann for helping me out this week with Averi, could not have done it with out her. I also want to thank everyone for all of the prayers that Averi has been receiving, Brad and I are true believers that they work. We are so blessed to have wonderful friends in our lives!

******Please pray for a co-worker of my mom's, doctors found a spot on her brain and she is going to have to go thru some surgery next week to remove it. Please pray for her and her family that God protects them thru this hard time*************

HOME

We made it home Friday night and I can say that we were all so happy. The removal of the stint went very well, however the removal of the central line was not pleasant. We will go to Dr. Guidroz in two weeks to have a UTI culture ran to make sure that Averi is cleared from the bacterias and then go in a month to see how the kidney is working.

I want to send out a HUGE thanks to Nonnie and Poppie for ALL of there help! I don't know how we would be able to do it if we did not have the help and support that they have given to us. I also want to thank Ounie for coming and helping Nonnie clean the house for Averi to come home to. We have to keep Averi away from all germs and illness that are going around.

Thanks for all the prayers that everyone has been doing for our family, very much appreciated!!! Please continue to pray that Averi does not have any side effects from the oral medicine that she is receiving right now. I will post pictures as soon as possible from our hospital stay.

PLANS..................

After Brad and I talked things thru we have decided to go with oral antibiotics. Brad and I feel more comfortable going with the oral being that the specialist came in and talked with us and she uses it a lot and has more to compare it to than others do.

Plans right now, Dr. Ortenburg came in yesterday, let us know that Averi’s 12 hour urine culture is normal, he stated that he knows that Averi’s cultures are a bit different she shows growth at 48 hours. He feels that there is no point in waiting to remove the stint being that she has had 16 rounds of antibiotic since Tuesday at noon. We are going down for surgery at noon today. Dr. Ortenburg stated that there is no point in making Averi any more miserable than she is up here, to try and get her in her own environment as soon as possible. If all goes well once the stint is out then we will be able to go home. Yes I am excited about that but we have strict rules that we have to follow. We have to take one step at a time and worry about one day at a time. Please pray today that all goes well in the surgery.

I think that I have remembered everything, those of you who have stayed in the hospital know that there is NOTHING fun about it, VACATION, please I think that I need some surgery done, especially after last night.

I hope that everyone has a blessed day and know that God is here as long as you ask him to be by your side