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We are still alive.....I promise! This month has been a little crazy so far. Weekly doc appointments for me, with a few extra here and there as it was time for me to visit the cardiologist again (he got a slight shock seeing me 9 months prego - somehow that is different from the 80 and 90 year olds I sit with in the waiting room!), have another echocardiogram, and take the boys to the doc. Again. And again. And again.

Kayden got the H1N1 virus. You know...the swine flu (dun dun dun!!). Yes, both the boys got 1 dose of the vaccine about a week ago, but sadly, it takes 2 for them to be fully vaccinated. The doctor figures Keegan brought it home from school (he ran a low fever for 2 days prior to Kayden) and passed it to Kayden. Unfortunately, Kayden had a much worse bout of the illness, developing severe croup-symptoms and almost having the doctor admit him to the hospital when I took him in. This has all been in this week; Kayden's fever started on Saturday, by Monday he was very croupy and had lost his voice due to his airway being so swollen. Wednesday found us at the doc with me and my 9-month pregnant emotions going haywire (i.e. I was practically bawling) and the doctor telling me (ps, envision me there by myself with both boys...) that she was going to admit Kayden to the hospital unless she could get him to improve significantly in the 1 1/2 hours we were there. After a mega-shot of steroids, nebulizer treatments, and lots of listening to his lungs and pulse-oximeter readings, she let us go home. Thankfully, with lots of prayers and a blessing, he did alright through the night without having to make an ER trip. Today he is breathing better still, although his cough is still sounding a little nasty, it's nothing like it was. Our latest issue is his reaction to the steroids - give a grouchy, sick, 2 year old a pump of steroids and you get a irrational, uncontrollably screaming for most of the day 2 year old. I'm hoping this round of "'roid rage" is gone tomorrow!
Bleh. All I can say is if anyone else plans on getting sick, they had better be over and done with in the next 12 days. NO more illnesses after our wee babe is born!!! PLEASE (knock on wood). Thanks so much for the offers of help and the dinners and love and support, we appreciate it so much!!!

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From My Perspective

I was standing in the kitchen tonight after washing up a few dishes that wouldn't fit in the dishwasher. I looked down and saw my reflection..... (insert scary music here)




This pretty much sums up how I feel. And is not too far off from how I actually look..........

October Fun

in case you have been missing these boys.............

I thought I would submit a few pictures for your enjoyment. To keep ourselves busy, this month we have been doing the following:

My two adorable helpers

Who helped me grate 18 bags (approx 2 cups each) of zucchini for spaghetti sauces, breads, soups, etc. We were an AWESOME assembly line.


Daddy built them a gigantic fort in which they enjoyed some of General Conference, goldfish, games, books, and even a nap.


We eventually got around to carving pumpkins. Keegan named his "Scary Head." Every time Kayden saw it he would say "OOOH!" in a scary voice and make the sign for 'scared'. It never failed to make me chuckle.



The very dashing Captain Kayden, who was our resident pirate for Halloween; my favorite part? The moustache.



The G* cousins on Halloween night; Keegan (ninja), Grandma & Kayden (Captain Hook and Smee, the first mate), Katarina (the most adorable tiger ever) with Aunt Virginia.



Daddy carved a pumpkin showing our Beaver pride (isn't he talented?)


All in all, it was a great month, with my birthday thrown in there (sadly, I have no pictures from it), and lots of illnesses. The boys started off the month with a stomach flu (I managed to survive without joining them in the puking), and ended the month with terrible colds/sinus infections/asthma attacks and antibiotics.
We now are just awaiting the end of the month, which should come fast enough with the multitude of dr appointments I have to pass the time!
By the way, the baby is grand, still kicking away (at my ribs mostly). The doc checked me at my last appointment and I was fully effaced, the baby had dropped to 'zero station'. But....I wasn't dilated at all, which is the whole reason I have c-sections. I just don't dilate - so I will be staying in this rather uncomfortable position for the next 3 weeks!