Abuse Part 2
Remember the black eyes from about a month ago? Well, we thought our life had been a bit too quiet for a few weeks with no ER trips, so Noah decided to fix that. We were all walking out the door to run some errands and Noah's feet slipped out from under him and he wacked his head on molding on the wall by the floor. Popped the back of his head right open and bled like crazy. He whined for about 30 seconds and then was fine. We went to the ER where they recognized him from the last time we were there- said his nose looked great (see post from end of August). They numbed him up, no complaints from Noah whatsoever. He just layed there talking the whole time. Good thing the ER is not too traumatic for him. Ended up with 3 staples that you can't even see with his hair covering it up. Makes me wonder what the next trip to the ER will be for... hmmmm...
Flowers
For those of you have that been keeping up with the Hummel triplets- they're here!!!! They were born yesterday at 4:46 and 4:47 pm. They have three beautiful babies, but baby Breckin was not matured enough to survive outside the womb. JoEllen and Burke did get to rock him and be with him. He went to live with Jesus after only a half hour on this earth.
My point of this blog is to get in touch with those who may have interest in sending flowers from a group of us, both as a congratulations and to remember Breckin. Let me know if it's something you're interested in. I know this goes without saying but please remember them in your prayers. Pray for peace, clarity of mind, and joy over the two babies in the NICU, and the babies that have a long battle ahead.
Our heart ache for the Hummels yet we know God is with them and guiding them every step of the way.
My point of this blog is to get in touch with those who may have interest in sending flowers from a group of us, both as a congratulations and to remember Breckin. Let me know if it's something you're interested in. I know this goes without saying but please remember them in your prayers. Pray for peace, clarity of mind, and joy over the two babies in the NICU, and the babies that have a long battle ahead.
Our heart ache for the Hummels yet we know God is with them and guiding them every step of the way.
The ramblings of a desperate mother...
Have you ever been so desperate to get away from your kids you thought you would do anything? Josh has been adding to our deck in our backyard and has been busy, busy, busy. Well, he came in from out of the rain because it had turned into a monsoon. He had yet to lay the weed barrier under the new deck and it was now a mud pit from all the rain. I was yearning for a break from my chillins so I decided to go and do the job. I got absolutely drenched and could hear the kids screaming at each other from outside, but was I ever satisfied. I got the barrier down, got a break, and felt rejuvenated. When I came back in the house Josh asked if it was fun. After I got over being a bit offended that he would think it was fun I was like, "Yeah, I guess it was" (said with a little giggle).
Living Room Pics
Here are a few pics of our new green wall that I promised. I couldn't love it any more. Every time I walk into our house, I get this yummy feeling like, "I love my living room!!!" Isn't it so much fun AFTER the work is done????
Noah's update
Just a little heads up to all of you who are keeping up on our busy man Noah:
The appointment went great on Thursday. Both Josh and I left feeling encouraged and less discouraged than when we walked in the door. The doctor seemed very capable and connected with Noah immediately. Noah was talking a mile a minute and telling him about his swing at home every time the doctor would give him a chance! Josh and I felt good about the fact that Noah's real personality was evident from the start and that the doctor saw that, not the shy, passive Noah. That Noah is not around very often, but sometimes he appears when he is unsure of a situation! :-) Anyway, after an hour and fifteen minute appt. the doctor decided to meet with us again next week Friday without Noah so he could get more information before deciding how to test. He says that testing Noah will be a real challenge as his attention span is so short! Duh! He went to college for 10 years to figure that one out?
As we were wrapping up on did push the doctor for his initial thoughts (me Pushy???). He did say that he was definitely leaning AWAY from autism as Noah has eye contact with others more than most other kids his age. He said at this point he is going to be looking at something called sensory integration disorder. After doing a little research on the internet it definitely seems possible. It is a disorder where you do not correctly interpret your five senses. Most of the time you shy away from sensory input or you try to get even more of it. The second would be Noah to a T.
That's all for now. We'll post later when we know more. Thanks for all your prayers and love.
The appointment went great on Thursday. Both Josh and I left feeling encouraged and less discouraged than when we walked in the door. The doctor seemed very capable and connected with Noah immediately. Noah was talking a mile a minute and telling him about his swing at home every time the doctor would give him a chance! Josh and I felt good about the fact that Noah's real personality was evident from the start and that the doctor saw that, not the shy, passive Noah. That Noah is not around very often, but sometimes he appears when he is unsure of a situation! :-) Anyway, after an hour and fifteen minute appt. the doctor decided to meet with us again next week Friday without Noah so he could get more information before deciding how to test. He says that testing Noah will be a real challenge as his attention span is so short! Duh! He went to college for 10 years to figure that one out?
As we were wrapping up on did push the doctor for his initial thoughts (me Pushy???). He did say that he was definitely leaning AWAY from autism as Noah has eye contact with others more than most other kids his age. He said at this point he is going to be looking at something called sensory integration disorder. After doing a little research on the internet it definitely seems possible. It is a disorder where you do not correctly interpret your five senses. Most of the time you shy away from sensory input or you try to get even more of it. The second would be Noah to a T.
That's all for now. We'll post later when we know more. Thanks for all your prayers and love.
