Good News

Well last week I went in for my Echo cardiogram and it was the Coolest thing I have seen in a while! I was able to see the different chambers of my heart as well as the actual pumping of the muscles. It was really amazing. I mean I KNOW that I have a heart inside, but I have never actually seen it so it could have been a football for all I know. Anyway I was so excited about everything they were doing that the tech told me I should enroll in nursing classes. She's not the first person to say that to me. That thought has been bouncing around in my head a lot lately, who knows stranger things have happened.
So now for the good news, the results from the echo came back and my heart is normal and very healthy. There isn't any damage so far from my high blood pressure. The bad news, I have REALLY crappy genetics. No refund or exchange on them they are all mine and they really suck. So I look forward to taking my medication for the rest of my life, but the new med is helping to bring the blood pressure down. Although David is not helping, we haven't found a cure for him yet. Maybe a straight jacket and a muzzle?(Just kidding, I really wouldn't like Dave any other way than as himself) So maybe one day in the next few years we will start talking babies again.

The Cover Up

A good friend of mine found an article and web site that explains a lot about vaccinations and the effects they have on our kids. I read this article called "if I had known then" on the Dr. Jay Gordon website. If anyone out there would like more info on this issue please let me know or check out the link right on our blog. I truly believe this is the cause of Kamie's delays and health issues. In the vaccines there is a preservative called thimerosal it is a neurotoxin and can cause major developmental delays among other things! This preservative was not supposed to be used after 2000 but the pharmaceutical companies were allowed to sell the rest of their stock on the vaccinations containing it until their supply was gone. Which means that some of it is still being given to our children in this country and in 3rd world countries. There is a whole article on this matter on Dr. Gordon's web page about the cover up of this information. Please read it and research this matter for yourself. Be informed about the decisions you make for your own children. Know whats in the things that we put in our little ones. We as parents are their voice and we can say NO to things that harm them, we can ask our laws makers to stand up for us and do what is Right!

So Stylish

Kamie loves these sun glasses, she'll actually leave them on! Her real glasses are a totally different story. I can't believe how fast she is growing up though. Where does the time go?

In Trouble

Dave and I didn't know how good things were until now. Kamie is now getting around a little and already causing trouble! She loves to get into my busy bag and pull out all the yarn and papers. Here I caught her in the act, and look how innocent she looks. I wish I had a picture of her and all the yarn she unwound last week! We have now learned that the coffee table is not a good place to put ANYTHING! We are so excited for her to reach these milestones, but we are very untrained when it comes to toddlers. Yep, the last 2 years were easy now we are in for it!

Day at the lake

We had so much fun at the lake with Kamie. She even had her first canoe ride. Kamie and Dave enjoyed it but the mom in me was on full alert the whole time. Needless to say we went once around the lake and then I told them both that we were done. Moms always ruin all the fun. Not because we like to be mean, but because we are terrified of all the ways we have thought of that our kids MIGHT get hurt. Good thing for dads, none of us would have ever ridden a bicycle without them! Notice how cute Dave looks. He doesn't care how much he is laughed at for that hat (it came from Argentina and also survived his recent trip into the creek with the truck!). And to watch him get into his waders would bring anyone to tears. I'm glad he's dressing to empress all the girls because he looks like a penguin! That's why I love him!