Chinese New Years eve:
Sherry misses her family this eve,her family is celebrating Chinese New Years which is a huge holiday in China. Lots of parties,food and guests and gifts. She has given the kids and grandkids red envelopes with Chinese Yuen in it to put under their pillows,they are to sleep all night on it to bring good luck for the entire year to come. This is really fun.
Also,this is the eve of Zakary's 6th birthday. He has not been feeling well,we are waiting for both a strep culture and an influenza culture to come back,both negative we hope, He is running fever and feels poopy. He also we think is working on cutting 6 yr molars which is really making his mouth swollen and very sore.
Each year on His birthday,as i do the same on laurels birthdays i think of what their birth moms must be thinking and feeling about this time of the year. This year,being New Years eve in China especially i wonder what she is thinking,what was she feeling and thinking 6 yrs ago this eve,wondering what tomorrow was going to bring her,an event that would change her life but how?? she didnt realize until it happened. I think of her alot and think she was so brave to do what she did,both He and laurels birth moms. I am greatful to them both and thank them daily for allowing us to raise and love their children that they were not able to care for.
Happy Chinese New Years to you alll...and happy 6th birthday to Zakary,the eve before the big day.
I will post pics tomorrow for his birthday. We will be having a bday party this weekend and then will post then as well.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
February 2011
Big daughter Katy has been VERY VERY ill in the hospital for the past week with a positive influenza A. THen she had a "hyper immune reactionj" meaning that all her individual organs seperatly,rather than together were fighting to fight her flu,unfortunatly all it was doing was making her sicker. Her spleen was enlarged,her liver in fected,her platelletes had dropped,she was really really sick.
She jjust got home yesterday and although is much better than hse was,she is NOT truly well. She is VERY weak,tired and aches all over,she says it feels as if she had been kicked by a horse on steroids. She will be off work for some time until she is truly better.
She jjust got home yesterday and although is much better than hse was,she is NOT truly well. She is VERY weak,tired and aches all over,she says it feels as if she had been kicked by a horse on steroids. She will be off work for some time until she is truly better.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Zakary hears again!
January 25 2011
Zakary has been struggling with hearing loss again for some time now,His hearing test showed flat eardrums,no movement at all which means very little true hearing. Alot of muffled sounds and prob a very difficult time with back ground noise. The regular ENT doc had no OR time,for months and months and the wonderful DR who repaired his palatte so beautifully has left the Kaiser sysytem and moved to Floroda so he wasnt avail.
At the very last minture yesterday,some one had cancelled their OR for this am,we got the call to bring him in for a pre op,and surgery in the am...we did just that...
He did very well this am,he is resting now upstairs and though some scar tissue the doc had to cut through he did very well and hardely needed much anesthesia at all,which made the entire process eaiser of course. THey all commented on what a relaxed and laid back kid he was and that he didint even need the verced prior to the roll to the OR,he just went with the doc and off they went....
He will go back to school in the am and to TAE KWON DO for his stripe test tomorrow.
Zakary has been struggling with hearing loss again for some time now,His hearing test showed flat eardrums,no movement at all which means very little true hearing. Alot of muffled sounds and prob a very difficult time with back ground noise. The regular ENT doc had no OR time,for months and months and the wonderful DR who repaired his palatte so beautifully has left the Kaiser sysytem and moved to Floroda so he wasnt avail.
At the very last minture yesterday,some one had cancelled their OR for this am,we got the call to bring him in for a pre op,and surgery in the am...we did just that...
He did very well this am,he is resting now upstairs and though some scar tissue the doc had to cut through he did very well and hardely needed much anesthesia at all,which made the entire process eaiser of course. THey all commented on what a relaxed and laid back kid he was and that he didint even need the verced prior to the roll to the OR,he just went with the doc and off they went....
He will go back to school in the am and to TAE KWON DO for his stripe test tomorrow.
2011 Update
january 25 2011
So we brought in the New Years,the kids went back to school and all is well,we have had no illness or injury,we have all ben very lucky and well.
Laurel was invited and has accepted a position on the competition team at the gym,She legally can not comptet till she is 7yrs old but is strong and a valuable and training part of the team. The coach is thrilled to have her....Infact,she asked if we'd go back to China for another daughter or two,said we would have ourselves and AMAZING gymnastics team. lol lol
Zak is moving onward and upward in Tae Kwon Do....Earning more belts and stripes and learning such amazing discipline and life skills. We are all loving it.
Sherry is doing well in school and has been accepted to a private high school in Connecticut for next year. She will go home at the end of this school year and return to the US to start school there in the fall. We will miss having her here but she is ALWAYS welcome to come here when she cant go home,for holidays and so on.
I have taken a part time job with the exchange agency that we got Sherry through,i am a local representative and am doing student placement and supervision for the time the students are here.
So we brought in the New Years,the kids went back to school and all is well,we have had no illness or injury,we have all ben very lucky and well.
Laurel was invited and has accepted a position on the competition team at the gym,She legally can not comptet till she is 7yrs old but is strong and a valuable and training part of the team. The coach is thrilled to have her....Infact,she asked if we'd go back to China for another daughter or two,said we would have ourselves and AMAZING gymnastics team. lol lol
Zak is moving onward and upward in Tae Kwon Do....Earning more belts and stripes and learning such amazing discipline and life skills. We are all loving it.
Sherry is doing well in school and has been accepted to a private high school in Connecticut for next year. She will go home at the end of this school year and return to the US to start school there in the fall. We will miss having her here but she is ALWAYS welcome to come here when she cant go home,for holidays and so on.
I have taken a part time job with the exchange agency that we got Sherry through,i am a local representative and am doing student placement and supervision for the time the students are here.
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