It's Been 5 Months

...since I last blogged. Wow, how terrible is that? Thanksgiving and Christmas were spent hanging out with all the local family and some that dropped in from Kentucky. My birthday and David's birthday were great- nothing too out of the ordinary.

Hendrix had his SECOND birthday last month, and I still can't believe I have a 2 year old. This boy is so flippin smart. Just the other day I caught him counting to himself..up to 7! He's the apple of his daddy's eye, especially when he does things like pull his balance bike up onto the door/ramp of our shed and ask his Daddy to set his bike up so he can "fast, fast." David was grinning from ear to ear. I on the other hand was trying to figure out how much more insurance we will need if my kid is coming up with this kind of stuff and he's only 2!

This 2nd pregnancy is going great in terms of mommy/baby health. My body, however, is not treating me as well as it did with Hendrix. I guess it's the old lady in me but my hips and sciatic nerve are definitely giving me a run for my money. Well , that and the scale. Really hoping not to go over what I gained with Hendrix, but in all honesty I'll just nurse off the weight like I did the first time around. I'm dying to decorate the nursery, buy cute clothes, etc, but in case you haven't heard, David wants to keep this baby a surprise, so we won't find out if it's a boy or a girl until Birth Day. *yay* <--- dripping with sarcasm. The things we do for love!

CT Scan

So quick update, On Thursday we went downtown to Cooks Children's Hospital. At 8am Hendrix was scheduled for a CT scan to take a better look at his right lung. The process went really smooth and the Tech we had was awesome. After the CT scan we got the itch to go get his birth certificate, but the Department of Public health is closed till Monday. So...moving swiftly along. Friday morning we had a Dr. apt with the pediatrician to go over the results of the CT scan. Frankly, it didn't go well. The radiologist read his scan as a Congenital Lobar Emphysema. Yes, that's write my son has smoked so many cigs in a week he already has Emphysema. Seriously? Emphysema? Okay so it turns out while Emphysema is associated to people who smoke to much, it's actually just a word to describe the shape, color, texture, ect... of the un-healthy lung tissue. Through the pediatrician's tone I could tell this wasn't the best news and that the Cystic mass we thought it was would have been a better outcome. She then told us that she referred the CT scan to the pediatric surgeon and he was going to get back with us that afternoon. We temporally scheduled an apt with him for Feb. 18. We left the Dr. apt a little more defeated than before. Friday afternoon we got the phone call, in which Dr. Miller (paediatric Surgeon) disagreed with the initial report. He said he's seen this before and believes this is simply and artifact of the pre-natal cyst that was on his lung. Basically he boiled the whole thing down to, it's simply an indention on the lung. So, what does that mean? Well I'm not really sure. We are supposed to get another chest x-ray next week and are still keeping the apt. with Dr. Miller on the 18th. So, I take it as good news. We aren't being rushed off to surgery, he's still with us and all the doctors are more at peace with his current state. We staying strong, me more at times than Cassie, but that's okay I can be strong for the both of us. Friday night went much better than the morning as we are more at peace about everything. So I leave you with this, and the verse that kept me calm and relaxed through the roller coaster ride that was yesterday.

Proverbs 3: 5, 6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight

David

Hendrix Alexander

So even though I (David) have been listed on this blog as contributor, i've never actually blogged. Sitting here in this half hospital love seat/chair bed I couldn't think of a better time or occasion to welcome my self to the blogging world. Over the last 30 hours have been the most rewarding expiernce of my lifetime. I've fallen absolutly head over heels for the little person who when I look at his peacefully tiny/sleeping little body I just melt. I've never been more proud in my entire life. Proud to be the Daddy of a handsome little boy, proud to be the husband of the strongest woman I know, (if she ever tells you our birth story/plan you'll think so too) and apart of the most amazing family I could ever ask for. As I type this all I can think about is two people, one who is asleep resting and the other who even though I just put in his little basket and he is not more than 2 feet from I still miss him. I miss his soft skin, his face, all the grunts/squeals he makes while he sleeps. I miss feeling his chest move up and down. This was by far the most exhausting both emotionally and physically day of my life. Seeing the woman you love so much struggle to bring our little man into this world for 21 hours was the hardest thing i've ever done. It was truly an amazing experience, one that no matter how many times people tell you, you just don't understand until you've been there. My biggest fear in all of this, is not being responsible for Hendrix my Son, Hendrix the Boy, or Hendrix the Man. My biggest fear is knowing i'm responsible for his Soul, his place in enternity. Pray for strength and wisdom as I walk the path of not only teaching him to live like Jesus, but for me to find that less traveled path myself. So as I function on about 4 hours of sleep since 6 a.m Friday morning all I can think about is finishing this blog and holding the most perfect little boy i've ever met. I can't imagine going to sleep tonight, b/c truly I don't want to miss a thing (yes I did just copy Aerosmith that "new band"). Inside joke :-). Anyways thanks for all your prayers, thoughts and love we truly would have never made it this far w/o you.

David

Pictures from 10-8-08

Here are two pictures that we were given from our AMAZING appointment on the 8th. The first is Hendrix's profile (with his mouth WIDE OPEN lol) and the second is him looking at you!