Hank's Stay

We had a great time with Hank these last couple days. Hank is such a happy baby and Will loves Hank. However, after this afternoon he asked when Hank was going 'bye bye" :) Thank you Jordan and Steve for going on trip ( I know it was hard). We loved our time with Hank and could not be happier when he is around.

Let the Playoffs Begin!

Mom and Bud

A 26 month Update

Will is 26 months old today:) His vocabulary is expanding day by day. He is such a joy and so much fun. He keeps Scott and I on our toes and is defintely learning what it is like to be disciplined. We have started a responsibilities chart. Small responsibilities now, that include brushing his teeth, taking a bath, eating his veggies and no whining:) . It is going over well and Will loves putting a star on his chart after he completes a task. Scott has been working a ton between mandatory overtime at work and painting on his days off keeps him busy. Workh as kept me busy as well. I love my new job and I am so happy but makes for long days for William sometimes at "school". Will heads to the cardiologists on October 18th. It has been refreshing not having to drive over Children's or even visit a doctor ( I hope I did not just jinx it) as we did before. Will is doing amazing and we could not be happier with our strong little boy. Happy 26th Month to our Bud!!

Please note the big scratch on his nose, Will loves to ride his bike and decided to take a nose dive off of it. It is time to get a helmet :)

Looking good in Cardinal Red!! :)

Small World

Thank you Dr. Blaylock and Taussig:)

Explaining Pulmonary Atresia in the World Herald in 1948

Letter from Dr. Taussig

Letter from Dr. Blaylock

After finishing an exterior paint job down the street from our house the gentleman started to talk to me about his twin brother growing up with a heart defect and having to go to Johns Hopkins Hospital for surgery. He said they had to travel from Underwood Iowa to the hospital because Dr. Taussig and Dr. Blalock were the only doctors to treat blue babies and succeed. This was around 1948, William in 2009 received the BT shunt. This shunt was named for the above doctors that pioneered the heart surgeries in babies and that created the shunt that saved Will's life. The gentleman let myself and Dana look at some personal letters written from the doctor's to the family and news articles about the event. Here are some letters and articles in the World Herald in 1948.

Cyclone Nation Stand Up!

Coach Rhoades celebrating with the fans ( best pic I could get)

Well football season has started and once again Scott and I are Cyclones season ticket holders. On Saturday the Cyclones took on the Iowa Hawkeyes in Ames. It was a great game and the Cyclones came out victorious in 3 overtimes against the Hawks. Life was good in Ames yesterday! GO STATE!!

St. Albert Volleyball

As all of you know from previous post our sitter Justine has become quite the staple at our house. We are thankful to have her 2 days a week to take Will to daycare. Without her I would not be able to work my new job and the hours that come along with it. Besides babysitting William, Justine is going to school at Creighton studying to be an Occupational Thearpist and she also coaches volleyball at St. Albert. We took Will to his first SA volleyball game. Justine and the JV squad played an exciting game and won versus Underwood. GO SAINTES :)

Labor Day Weekend

His first Firepit

Will, Jillan and Hank

Loving the baseball game

Well we started Labor weekend by taking William to the Stormchashers game, it is a great atmosphere and William had so much fun. Saturday, we kicked off College Football season with both Cyclone and Husker victories. Sunday we did dinner with the Murray and Turner families, along with a fire pit and smores. We had a great time and cannot wait for what lies ahead this fall!

Weclome " Home" Martha

Upstream

Martha hanging with Hank and Will

Will and Holden

My best friend Martha returned "home" this weekend and visited from LA. We were so happy to have Martha here and so glad we got to spend time with her. Time which included dinner at Upstream, Saturday afternoon of wine drinking, football and Christy Creme and a night at home chit chatting. Sunday we took a walk on the Wabash. It was great to have Martha here and I know Colette and Kumari agree we wish she would stay :)

Future Cyclones

Football is upon Us!!