Necia is 9 months!

 Here are just a few pictures of our little one.  She turned 9 months on the first day of school!  I can't believe how much she has grown.  We sure love our little one and can't imagine life without her!

 This is her "big girl" pose...she does this when we tell her,"biiiiiiig girl"

 I love this one...

 She loves to climb...she climbed up the stairs on this day- Sunday the 26th.  She was proving that she really was 9 months even though she is still quite small for her age!

First Day of School 2012

Here is my senior-he can't be that old already!

 You can see in these pictures that he chose these neon yellow shoes!

 Connor is a senior class officer.  He designed the patches on their jackets as well.

 The sweater company put the wrong year on their patch...oops...they have to get those fixed.

 Here is my beautiful junior..Cheyenne.  Watch out boys !

 Here is Sierra...another beautiful girl.  She is in 9th grade...top of the junior high this year. 



Boston is in 7th grade so he now goes too the junior high with Sierra...his comments about the first day, "that was totally awesome!"

 

Here is Annicha...she is in  4th grade this year.

 

  

Joran is starting 2nd grade...he loves school!

 

 And here is Maren...she starts kindergarten in a couple days.  She had her assessment on the first day of school.  Boy are we going to be in for a ride with her...check out the attitude in those hips!

 

Joran and Necia

 I was busy making cookies and Joran was helping watch Necia...he is sitting on my bucket of brown sugar trying to "help" her walk. He sure loves his little sister!  Thanks for helping Joran...so glad you are home!

Necia's First Swim

 After we got home from the hospital, some of the kids went swimming.  Here is Necia taking her first swim.

 She wasn't quite sure at first how she liked it.  Here she is a little later...I think she changed her mind!

 She really liked the noodle! 

Going Home-Finally! Thursday August 9th

 Here is Joran's last meal at the hospital...he loves pizza!

 Here is a picture of Annie...the cardiology nurse practitioner who released us...Joran didn't have the lense open all the way, but I had to keep this picture!

 He also took this one of Necia in the stroller and ready to roll!

 This is Derek...Joran had him for two days.  He was the nurse who was on shift the day Joran was released.

 Here we are outside getting in the car....yeah!!!

Tuesday- August 7th

 This is Bonnie...she is one of the cardiology nurse practitioners.   She was with us through most of our bumpy road.
Jeff had a conference on Monday thru Wednesday (Aug 6-8).   Sierra came down with me on Monday and Tuesday to keep Joran occupied...here are some of the pics they took....

 Me and Necia most likely updating Grandma on the situation.

 Necia is being such a good girl!

 Here is Amanda from music therapy.  She brought her ipad and they composed a song.

 Here are Megan (in front) his night nurse and Nicole (in back) his day nurse.  These girls were so cute with him!
 This is Dr. Gruber...he is Joran's surgeon.  He was totally wonderful.  He would stop in the halls and ask how Joran was doing or let me ask questions.  He was so nice-as compared to his last surgeon (who is now at another hospital)...night and day difference.  I don't think I could have made it through this entire ordeal if we had had the previous surgeon....this man brought the calm reassurance I needed every time I saw him!

Three Weeks and Counting

 Here are two pictures from right after church on Sunday.  We went two weeks without Joran and this week he was able to join us.  It was nice to be all together again!

 This is his picture on Monday morning August 6th....notice you can see his entire face...no oxygen! A few hours after this picture they pulled the last chest tube...he has much better movement now and he feels better as well.(The little cone  by his leg-he calls it a grenade- catches the  chest drainage)  He is glad they are gone and he is "free"!

 Pet therapy dropped by today...this is Molly.

 Joran got to feed her treats...these animals always get him to smile!

 He felt pretty good Monday afternoon so we found some more games to play.

 He was finding videos with songs for Amanda from music therapy to learn on her guitar.  Joran has been so brave.  Jeff had a conference in Park City that started on Monday morning.  Sunday night was the first time in three weeks he was alone.  Jeff stayed until late and I come early so that he isn't alone too long and hopefully he is alseep most of the time.  This is how it will work on Monday, and Tuesday night as well.  He sleeps with the phone so he can call us if he needs to.