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We’re Home!
Our hospication has come to a close. We were so glad to be back home! Brinley calmed down so much once she no longer had nurses and doctors poking and prodding her all day long. She seems to be recovering well and getting used this new tube attached to her. I’m only feeding her a [...]
Why Hospication Rox My Sox
Top ten reasons why hospication rox my sox: (10) We get all the lights and sounds of a casino without the smoke. (9) We never have to worry about bad weather ruining our hospication. (8) In case of an emergency, qualified personnel is always an earshot away. (7) Friends and family get to participate and [...]
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is right around the corner so I thought it would be a good time to send a shout out to my Mama. I think I have the most awesome mom ever. She’s made so many sacrifices for her kids and as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to appreciate all that she did (and [...]
Latest on Brinley’s Health
Many of you know we had another MRI done on Brinley’s brain last week. This was a follow-up to the one done in July. Her neurologist wanted to see what has changed over the last 9 months. This would lead us to know if there’s other testing to be done and give an idea of [...]
Easter and More
I have some new pics up in our PHOTOS section. They are under March 2010 and also Brinley Standing has some new ones. Also some of our Easter pics are in March 2010 but not her Easter dress pictures because we went to Aaron’s parents and I wasn’t prepared with a charged battery. You’ll notice [...]
Finally Some Love
We had my parents over for dinner on Sunday. And finally Brinley let them play with her without pitching a fit. I had to sit by her but she let them play with her and touch her. Yay!! Tracy and Kevin came by that evening and it was so nice out we took Brinley for [...]
Dad’s Home!
Brinley’s favorite thing to do when Aaron gets home is to sit on his lap and watch TV or read books. The funny part is she HAS to be sitting up on his lap. Any other way and she’ll start crying. In these first couple of pictures she’s actually doing a pelvic thrust as well [...]
Roller Coaster
Brinley’s life (and thus our lives) is very much a roller coaster. She might have a few days where she does all of her physical therapy very well, eats without pinching her lips and gagging, and is at the top of the roller coaster. Then there’s a few days where the roller coaster drops…this is [...]
Standing Up and More Pictures
Brinley’s physical therapist brought over a stander this week so Brinley had her first experience with standing. At first she was a little scared, but really who wouldn’t be? They strap you onto this board and crank you up. Pretty intimidating. However, the scariest part for Brinley seemed to be putting shoes on. She cried [...]
Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s Day Aaron and I usually just go out to eat and spend time together. Aaron is always the best at completely surprising me though and on Saturday night he told me he had to run by the church to finish up some work. Instead he showed up with these cute flowers,a fruit tray, [...]