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Well, we are back from Arizona. Not the best trip I have taken but definetely one of the more interesting. Reece had a wonderful time with his cousin's and played like nobody's business. :) He really enjoyed himself which is all that matters. I thought he would bond more with Tyler, the only other boy out of the group but instead he chose to cling to my oldest niece Alanna who is 15 going on 16. They really got along well and he is still asking for her. She treated him like he was the only important thing in the world and that is why we love her so much. Abbi, Teagan and Tyler were wonderful as well and tried to make Reece and I feel as welcome as they possibly could. We miss them all dearly and appreciate the effort they made to get to know us both.

We also had a photo shoot while we were there and I am including the pics that came out of them. I have to tell you that Scott and I have one of the most gorgeous kids we know, he is amazing and flawless. Of course, I am his mom so maybe a bit biased but see for yourselves.

Alanna is the other person in some of the pics and there is one of myself and Reece which I will cherish for a long time.

My son.... the goober...

Reece decided that out of all of Toys R' Us (now this is a BIG store) that he wanted a Bakugan glove so he could look like Dan.. his hero. I tried and tried to talk him out of it for a Toy Story Buzz Lightyear toy for tomorrow's movie but he would not give in. He is so funny, literally put the glove on right away and started practicing his Bakugan moves. Funny if you have ever witnessed this. The smile on his face was crazy, he was so proud of himself.

Now he is scooting around the house with his Frankenstein mask on... I can't stop laughing. God Bless Reece, for without him I would be insanely bored and sad. Hope you like the pics!

Accident Prone Reece

Reece decided to get out of the bath tub last night by himself, he has done this a few times so we let him be independent (of course, we are watching). He slipped on a toy and hit his head on the bath tub ledge thing, then proceeded to cut himself on the way down on a toy dragon from McDonalds. His lip would not stop bleeding so we ended up in Urgent Care at about 8:45 or so at night. He did not need stitches, however, he had a pretty nice gash in his lip.

On top of that, on Monday he was diagnosed with Strep throat... again. He has been on a antibiotic since Monday, but since he now won't stop going to the bathroom (#2) we were wondering if something else was wrong. Even though we were not complaining that he was going, we were worried it was too much after having diarreah for over 2 weeks. Come to find out he has a virus/ bacteria that he is fighting and they are putting him on a new compound oral something to fix it but he has to get off the Omniceff for his strep. Whew! So, they are hoping the strep goes away while they work on this other problem.

After he is done pooping this virus out, he has to get Merilaxed again so he can have his colonoscopy! Does anyone wonder why I do not want any more kids?????????

This is crazy! My baby is just so messed up medically and I can't do a thing about it except put him in a sterile bubble for the rest of his life. Needless to say, he is still freaking out over hospitals and drs, but that is only the icing on our cake since we end up at one of the two once a week. God help my son.

My son, the anti-pooper

Well, Reece is still having issues going to the bathroom. Today is day 8 of no poop! This is getting out of hand. Calls to the Pediatrician and G.I. are nothing great, same old same old. So tonight we have to load him up on Merilax... this will be fun. Not. May have to do some more tests with Ree to see what is going on. Will let you all know what we find out... but for now we are kind of stuck again. Maybe a scope/ probe is next who knows though.

Ree's Easter picture 2010

Here is a pic one of the mom's took of all the kids in Reece's class. Yes, there are a lot of kids in his class! :) Ree is in the bottom row, and I think 2nd from the left. Can't really miss him! Sorry this didn't go up earlier but I forgot I had it and there has been A LOT going on...

Ree's hospital visits take 3!

Well, as most of you know, Ree ended up in the hospital on Thursday. It seems his pooping problem was too out of hand for anyone to fix. The G.I. said it would be better for him to be admitted so they can watch him rather than us trying at home. The Merilax they were giving him in high doses needed to be monitored in case he had a bout of nausea. Which he DID! So I am glad he was there....however, he had quite a ordeal when he got there. First, they put a I.V. in his hand which I had to step out for, it is never fun to see them restrain him. This bit only took 3 nurses but he did fight the whole way which was good, its nice to see him fight them. :) Second, he would not drink the recommended amount of Merilax per hour they needed him too (I mean come on the kid is completely bloated and you want him to drink 8 oz every hour, not happening). So, they ended up putting a tube up his nose... which sucked. He was not happy and screamed every time the fluid started up because he could feel the coolness in the hose itself. He threw up about 3-4 times while this happened. Finally, after 24 hours of being in the hospital, he started to poop. Good job Ree. He was released about 6pm our time which was wonderful! I have never been so happy to be out in the sun. As Ree was walking out of the hospital, he said " Look mommy, its sunny" "Look mommy, there's a lizard" It was like he was reborn as well. Sometimes you have to be thankful for the family you have. Life is not about money, its about the love you have with your husband/ wife and your child or children. I learned a very valuable lesson this week and I will never take either one for granted. Promise!

*And Ree, if you ever read this one day I want you to know that I would sit with you in the hospital for the rest of my life if it meant I got to be with you. You are my life! Your dad and I will love you unconditionally with all our heart until the end of eternity. We are proud of you and you are such a big boy to go through all this. All the love in the world to you Ree!

Easter at the Carlson's

Ok, Easter was a interesting day. We decided to play it very "non-traditional" since Ree had about 2 easter egg hunts earlier in the week. I had a whole movie day planned where we would go see "How to Train a Dragon (or whatever the title is)", but Scott changed plans and took Ree to Chuck E Cheese. All in all a good day for us, but very low key. Scott is off to St. Louis, MO so it looks like its just Ree and me............Again!

On a side note, anyone wanna take bets on how sick Ree gets this week? Put me down for $20 on anything that is out there he will get! Till the next time! Happy Easter!