I am so sorry this post has taken so long. We are leaving today for Albuquerque and I want to send this to all of you. Thanks to each of you that continue to contribute to the family blog.
The Jackson's of Albuquerque
This week has been a wonderful one for Stacie and Kevin as they enjoyed having Henry at home. Henry was discharged from the hospital last Saturday on the condition that he come home on oxygen. It has been an adventure for Stacie and Kevin to maneuver around their house with tanks, tubes, and a monitor that goes off at the slightest movement.
On Tuesday Henry had his first bath. Stacie was grateful Mom was there to help and to take lots of pictures. As you will see from the pictures, Henry isn't a fan of bath time. On Wednesday Kevin, Stacie, and Henry were all sad to see Mom go. Mom was such a blessing to them during this stressful time. Everyone was grateful that Nana got some snuggle time in before she had to leave though and they look forward to seeing her again this upcoming week.
On Thursday Stacie, Kevin & Henry trekked out on a very windy day to visit the pediatrician. Henry weighed in at 8 lbs 5 oz (he has gained over a pound now!). They were excited that the pediatrician approved to have his oxygen turned down a level. He is now on the lowest amount that he can receive and he has been doing great! They plan to go in on Tuesday to test his levels and hopefully remove the oxygen entirely!
On Friday Stacie was excited to also visit with a home health care nurse who reported that Henry's lungs sound perfectly clear. We hope this means that he has completely recovered from his pneumonia, especially since he is handling lower levels of oxygen so well. Friday also marked the last day of classes before spring break. Both Stacie and Henry are enjoying extra time with Kevin for this next week. They especially look forward to spending time with family at the end of the week and blessing Henry next Sunday.
The Colorado Haws Family
March 5, 2012
These past couple of week has been very busy for us all. Kayla went to the doctor for her 5 year checkup a couple of weeks ago and the doctor says that she is growing just fine and where she needs to be on the charts. With that said I noticed that she is just one inch shy of being as tall as Haley. The next day the girls were very sad to say goodbye to Vanesa and Grandma Nancy. They had a lot of fun with them during their visit. That Saturday was a day filled with activities. First, we went to a birthday party for someone at church where they had lemonade cupcakes which were actually really good. Then after the birthday we went and had frozen yogurt with Tamara, Sydney, and Ryan then headed off to the park which the kids loved because we stayed there for three hours! Sunday Haley gave the scripture and prayer in primary.
On Tuesday I was able to go to the temple. I was proud of myself because I drove up in the snowy weather; for me this was an accomplishment because those who know me know I do not like to drive in the snow. On the way back it was beautiful blue skies but very, very windy. It was so bad that I had to get off the freeway and go through town. Also this past Tuesday was Haley’s last day of intramurals (handball). She has had a lot of fun doing intramurals and would love to do it again next year. On Thursday Kayla had make-it-take-it night at school. The girls had many learning activities that they made. I believe their favorite one is ZAP! On Friday I took Kayla to the library story hour where she made a dinosaur. Haley was excited because they celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday at school (she came home with the chocolate cupcake evidence on her face). On Saturday the roads were very icy from the storm the night before so I thought our plans of going to Kids in the Kitchen were going to have to be changed, but luckily by 9:00 am the roads were just wet and almost dry so we were able to make it to the activity with my friend Tamara and her little ones Sydney and Ryan. They all had a great time learning about all the different foods, doing karate, and learning how to do CPR. Sunday was a beautiful 61 degrees (love that type of weather)! After church we made chocolate chip cookies to take to the people who I visit teach.
March 12th
We were able to talk to Andy a couple of times this week. He was getting ready to go out for a few weeks to check up on all of the FOBS. Thank you for all of your continual prayers of protection for him!We have had beautiful weather this past week. On Tuesday I was able to go to the temple again while Kayla went to play at Emma’s after school. Wednesday Emma came over to play with Kayla and they were being very creative on making their obstacle course in the house with using the chairs, pillows, and dolls. On Thursday we enjoyed lunch at Olive Garden with Gena, Emma and a few friends from Virginia that were visiting. Friday Haley didn’t have school so I took them to Dr. Seuss’s birthday party at the library. They seemed to have a great time and was excited to see friends from school there. After, the girls played at the park and then enjoyed an ice cream from Coldstone Creamery. Later that day the girls helped me take dinner to a sister in our ward who is having a hard time with her pregnancy. It is always good to have Haley and Kayla help with service projects in any little way that they can. On Saturday after 1 ½ hours of putting Haley’s very early birthday bike together (next time I think I just might pay the extra to already have it assembled) we headed off to the park on post. The girls had a lot of fun even though it was a little cold and windy. When we got back Haley was finally able to ride her new bike and even though she has been riding a bike for quite awhile she still sometimes forgets that she has breaks on the bike and still tries to use her feet to stop, which this time made her crash into the rocks. Luckily she was wearing a helmet and wasn’t hurt. Andy is doing well and continually staying busy checking the fobs around Afghanistan.
ADDED NEWS: Andy was selected for advancement to E7. That is an amazing acheivement. Congratulations.
The Haws Family of Wisconsin
It is about 1 AM and I will be driving to Chicago at 7 AM so I need to keep this short. But there are some great things happening in our family. Here are a few items
1) Henry is off oxygen and is home
2) Alex is gaining weight despite being a bit of a spitting guy
3) Julie and Jeff will be moving to Wausau and Jeff has some real job opportunities in the midwest
4) Jeff is working on the paperwork to move his family to the States.
5) Spring is coming to Wisconsin
Love,
Dad
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