Monday, July 26, 2010

I'm done

I'm done blogging. I will soon be making my blog private, so don't think that you are missing out on anything. There will be no more posts. I just don't want any random creepos looking at my old posts. The truth is, I have not been updating anyone on the majority of Jaidin's surgeries and procedures for the last 6-7 months now (unless they have been major things). Our little angel has been under anesthesia a little over 30 times by now. She is amazing.... what more can I say?!
Well, maybe I should just say that I am done "for now." Who knows what the future may bring. I only created this blog to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest in Jaidin's current medical status.
That being said, I guess we are hoping that at least for now, the worst is behind us. Love you all! Thanks for all your support!!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Baby turns 1!!

Jaidin turned 1 on May 23. We had 2 little celebrations for her. One celebration was the day before her casts were put on (a few days before her actual b-day). I wanted her to have a chance to tear into a cake and go to town with it. So we made her a cake, sang to her, and let her go to town! She was in heaven! The cake was EVERYWHERE but she had a blast! Thanks to Corey for cleaning up the kitchen while I was cleaning up Jaidin! What a MESS it was!
The 2nd celebration was on Jaidin's actual birthday. Grandma & Grandpa Summers and Tyler & Emily's family came over to help us celebrate. They brought a yummy cake and some adorable presents for Jaiders. I can't believe my baby is 1! Everyone always says that; and that time just flew by. Well, not here! This last year has honestly felt like 2 years! It has been a long one! But we have had some wonderfully, amazing times and we love our baby to death!


We were singing happy birthday to her and she was so confused! She had no idea what was going on! It was hilarious!



YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!!!!



Opening some presents!


Enjoying some delicious cake!




Hanging with the cousins!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Fun at the park!

It was finally warm enough for us to get outdoors! AND, guess who can handle the sun like a champ now?!?! No more avoiding the sun like the plague for us! Jaidin had the time of her life swinging and watching the hundreds of other kids that were running around.




Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Cutest Girl Ever!

Baby totally relaxing. Gotta love the hands behind the head pose!


Swimming time!


I LOVE this pic because Jaider's face is sooo cute in it, and her little 'teethies' are showing!


Easter in Idaho! Coloring eggs with the fam!


Me with baby! (obviously)


More Easter egg fun!


Jaiders before surgery. Ripping up the exam room paper again!


With daddy in pre-op.


A special thanks to Corey for bringing me that lovely soda. mmmmmmmmm......


In post-op with baby. She was miserable. Poor thing.


My sweet, sweet widdle girl. She's such a trooper.


With aunt Corey. She's the best!! I love Jaider's face in this pic too. She wasn't very happy to be awake! If you look close, you can tell by her eyebrows that she's pissed off!


Jaidin is getting sooo big! She is sooo fun too! It is crazy how smart these little devils can be! We went to Idaho for Easter and stayed with Josh and Kristin. It was so fun!! After having my mom and Derek visit and then going to Idaho, I realize how boring my life is (now that all the excitement is gone). But I am so glad we got to hang out!

Jaidin had 2 surgeries on Monday. She had an adenoidectomy and a tympanostomy (tubes placed in her ears). She amazes me more and more every day. I was dreading the days after surgery (the recovery period is never fun). Surprisingly, little Jaiders has done pretty well. She's been a little cranky and fussy, but, I would be too if I'd just had surgery! She has however, been extremely needy. She wants me to hold her every second of the day. I can usually distract her with toys and such, but not these last few days. I guess if she needs her mommy a little more than usual after surgery, that's not too much to ask.

Her surgery was scheduled for noon and apparently her doctor had an emergency procedure come up, so we kept getting bumped. (which I understand, I would want them to get my baby in asap if she needed an emergency surgery). But, nonetheless, it didn't make things any easier. Poor Jaidin was starving. It was all we could do to distract her and keep her happy for an additional 3 hours beyond what we had expected. She had already gone so many hours with no food and this little one is used to getting the boob on demand. Poor thing. She really did a lot better than I expected though. Every time they kept telling us 1 more hour, I didn't know how we were going to make it. But she pulled through!

When it was all said and done, aunt Corey came to visit us! We are so lucky to have an aunt like Corey that spoils us with her presence! Thanks for being there to support us Corey! You're the bomb! And thanks for that delicious soda! mmmmm....

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Fun with the Fam!!!


Paragliding at point of the mountain. Derek, Corey, and me! It was a BLAST! THANKS MAMMASITA BURRITA!!!


Derek with his instructor.


Corey and Derek, suitin' up!


ME!!


The 3 Amigos!


Derek and Corey- hardcore rock climbers!


Derek showing up everyone at the gym! What a stud!


Me with baby Jaiders.


Sexy Corey .......working it!


Me!!


Corey being Ken Torey.


Me being gay


Our trip to Mars...


Derek after he landed on the moon! (he's trying to get the other astronaut's attention).


More of our trip to Mars!


Mom giving the weather reporting her best! She is one sexy lady!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Our widdle baby

So our littler Jaider bug is 10 months old! Holla!!!! She is such a cutie. She definitely keeps me on my toes! She has had several eye procedures since my last post update, but there was nothing significant to report after any of them, so I didn't. In those cases, no news was good news! Our little one just had another exam today(they're called eua's)(exams under anesthesia). Things are looking good! Her pressure was down in both eyes AND, her vision has greatly improved! When we started all of this, Jaidin's vision was around -16 in each eye! Now, her vision is around -6 in each eye! Double HOLLA HOLLA! That's the best news we've had in awhile! No glasses for now! (Which is great news too! I can't imagine the battles that would accompany trying to get Jaidin to wear glasses! Plus, have you seen baby glasses? Kids glasses are adorable; baby glasses......not at ALL).

She sure came out of anesthesia PISSED off! She was not a happy camper. We chilled in PACU and post-op for awhile and by the time we got home, she was pretty calmed down and feeling a lot better. She used to be knocked out for a good while after her procedures but last time and tonight, she seemed to come out of it a lot quicker.

Jaiders is amazing! She is scooting all over the place (she still hasn't figured out how to lift that enormous belly of hers off the ground just yet). She jabbers on and on, kisses herself in the mirror, plays with toys, and loves to sample just about any food that comes her way!! What would we do without her?!!





Jaiders ripping up the paper on the exam table. She did it last week too and had a blast both times!!


Playing with daddy in pre-surgery


This is just a random pic from last week. We got box seats (that's right, we're VIP's) at the Jazz game.


Good food and lots of fun! Go Jazz!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

KANAB!!!!

Yey! We went to Kanab for the weekend! It was sooooooooo fun! LOVE you grandma and grandpa!! Thanks for taking such good care of us!






Corey turned 20!!! Yes, that's right! Our widdle Corey isn't so widdle any more....

Friday, January 22, 2010

Christmas 2009

Christmas in Washington. It was soooooo fun!! We had the best time ever! So sad to come back to my boring life...

Here are some highlights:


At the PBR!!!! (pro bull riding) It was great! (can't you tell by Derek's expression)

More PBR...


Dinner with the fam!



Corey on the trike, Jason on the star wars stilts! It was quite the site!


We met Dasher and Prancer! We even saw an elf when we were leaving!



Jaidin discovered her toes! She loves them...


Derek... he spent many hours blowing bubbles in the kitchen. It was hilarious!!


Jaiders and grandma! WE MISS YOU!!!!