Jeff is HOME!

Jeff came home on Monday afternoon. We were super excited to see him. Molly was unable to go to the airport to pick him up but we still had an exciting homecoming. I had a photographer offer to come with us to the airport to photograph Jeff's homecoming. I was super glad for that. She even came to the house afterward to catch Jeff's first few moments with Molly. I will hopefully post those pictures before too long.
Seth LOVES having his daddy home. He talks to him constantly and loves to play and rough house with him. Jeff took him to Bouncertown on Wednesday and the Children's Museum today. They both have so much fun! Jeff has also been able to check off many of his favorite eateries while he's been home too. My favorite was PF Chang's last night!! :) We've just had a nice time being a family again!

Daddy relaxing with BOTH of his babies for the first time!

Seth, 4 days before Daddy left for Afghanistan.

Seth, the day Daddy came home for R&R

Molly helping with laundry. She's much more fun to look at than the white walls!

She's learning to roll over...the only problem is she doesn't like her belly!

Sharing Daddy's breakfast juice! She just loves her daddy!

Molly's Fight With RSV

Two weeks ago, Molly really started giving me fits. She wasn't eating, she wasn't sleeping she was moody (taste of my own medicine, I know), in general, this was NOT my sweet little Molly Grace. I had decided to take her to the doctor and then magically, she seemed to get better. For the weekend. She went downhill again and by Friday, I HAD to take her in. She was now coughing and by the time I picked her up at daycare, she had a fever. We got to the doctor and they immediately gave her an albuterol treatment. Dr Joe watched her for a bit and decided that she really was breathing too hard, too fast and generally working to breathe too much. She was gonna wear out before long. He gave me the option to keep her and see how she did through the night. BUT I had to give her every four hour neb treatments. I just sat there...babies are notorious for getting worse at night, I have a two year old at home, I have three dogs at home, I already know that the two people that ALWAYS help me have plans for the weekend, and I am so wore out...I can't do this by myself. So we admitted her. Thank God we admitted her. She did get worse that evening and the following morning and it would have been an emergency situation for me if I had her at home. She was fighting a fever that kept climbing, a heart rate that wouldn't slow down, and STILL fighting to breathe. We had great RTs available to us and wonderful nurses watching her constantly though. She pulled through and thankfully we were able to remain at St Francis instead of going to Riley. I was worried...By Sunday she was doing even better, the steroids were working and she wasn't requiring nebulizer treatments as often. Dr Joe KNEW Jeff was coming home on Monday and by Monday morning he was comfortable enough to send her home to meet her daddy!! Hospitalizations are not fun, but I am sure thankful for them, great nurses, great RTs, and great insurance!

A Better 2010

Life here in the KP house is finally getting a little better. Molly is doing so well! The only signs she shows of her sensory disorder is that she still struggles a little to eat well at daycare. She fusses a lot a doesn't tolerate the faster nipples that we use at home. So, at daycare she uses the slower nipples and sometimes just doesn't eat as much! She sure does make up for it at home! She is a champion eater at home and is sleeping through the night for me too! At Molly's four month appointment she weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds 12 ounces and is 24.75 inches long! She's a little petite thing but she's growing! I have taken her footprints 3 times now and they haven't changed hardly at all! They aren't getting any longer, just a little wider!

Seth is doing wonderful. After a great two year check up (he's 29 lbs and right at 35 inches I think), he contracted what we believe was the rotavirus. BAD BAD stomach bug. When my doctor said it could last up to 10 days, I was hoping we could get off easy. No such luck. Seth stopped eating the Sunday prior to Christmas and didn't start eating (and keeping anything down) until the Sunday after Christmas. We spent nearly 8 days watching him vomit and not eat. Not only that, but Mom and Doug both got it as did I. Molly got it too but she didn't have it nearly as bad as the rest of us (Thank God!). But Seth is so much better now, and he is pretty much back to his normal antics! And he has even used the potty twice now! YAY! Still not sure I am ready to start training though!

As for me. I'm hanging in there. The stomach bug that I contracted from Seth caused the abscess that was almost totally healed to become re-infected. I had to have surgery again (I'll spare you those horrid details!) and because of said horrid details, I will have to have a third surgery to repair everything once all infection is gone. It's been a truly crazy 6 months or so without my husband!

Speaking of my wonderful husband, he gets to come home so very soon! Somewhere around 45 days left! I don't do an exact count because well, things just never seem to go the way we expect them anymore. I am hoping that he will get the chance to see his friends and spend time with his family while he is home. I also hope to get some wonderful family portraits done while he's home too! I haven't had any done in nearly two years! We need an update!

Otherwise...all seems to be well in the KP household...crossing our fingers that it stays that way! Till next time folks!

Seth and Mommy's sunglasses.
He's completely intrigued by them!



Mom, do you REALLY think I am ready for this?



Oh that precious face!



A boy and his best friend!

Santa Bring My Soldier Home

I made a video for my husband for Christmas.
I loved doing it and had a lot of fun.
Hope you like it too!