Aiden's Motorcycle Ride

Brynlee yelling "Come back AIDEN!" Look at the way her hands are facing up to her face.

It has taken us months to convince Aiden to go on a ride with daddy. He finally surprised us and said he needed to try "EVERYTHING" and that he wanted to go for a ride. He loved it. After just going around the block, he asked daddy if they could take a ride to Walmart. Brynlee was very jealous and yelled after them the whole time they were gone.

Aiden's first ride on daddy's motorcycle

Hide and Seek

Brynlee grabbed her shorts and put them on her head and said "Find me daddy, hide and seek."

Finally an Answer

We talked to Brynlee's Gastroenterologist today and he finally gave us an answer we have been praying for. He told us that Bryn has lymphocytic colitis. This is an extremely rare condition that usually only occurs in older adults over 50. She has an increased amount of lymphocytes (white blood cells) in her colon and some inflammation. This condition is only detected through a biopsy because the colon always looks visually okay. A long with this, they were able to tell that she has some food allergies so we will be seeing a pediatric allergist to determine the evil foods that are making her sick too.

The cause of this condition is unknown but some researchers believe that it is an autoimmune disease (when your own immune system attacks the cells in the colon). People that have lymphocytic colitis usually have some other autoimmune disease such as diabetes, celiac disease, and some others. So far we aren't seeing those conditions.

The treatment consists of anti inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids. Because this is very rare, there are no liquid or chewing tablets for kids this age. The doctor has to find a pharmacy that will be able to do that. That will take a couple days. The treatment will last about a month then they will check her again. This condition usually goes away on its own, but Bryn has had it for a very long time, which means the case is severe. They are not sure if this will be a life long thing or not.

We are very grateful for all your prayers and we are so glad they finally found something and can treat her. She is such a perky, fun little girl with such a cute personality. I can't imagine how she would be if she actually felt good and wasn't in pain all the time. She is such a fighter.

Independent Girl

Our independent girl has officially potty trained herself. As of today, potty training is complete and I didn't do a darn thing. I kept trying and trying, but was unsuccessful due to Bryn's extreme stubbornness. This last Friday after we got home from school and work. She told me she wanted to go potty and wear underwear. This was nothing new, however the new thing about it was that she wanted to sit on the big potty and didn't want anything to do with the little one. She went for the very first time that moment and hasn't backed down yet. She didn't have control over her bowel movements and the pain it caused all weekend until today. She managed to control it mostly and make it to the potty.
I was really nervous leaving her with my mom all day so I put her in pull-ups. She told my mom every time. She has not had an accident since (except for the uncontrollable GI problems). I don't count the number 2 accidents because she has had a little bit more to learn to control then most kids her age, and she is doing pretty good at it. Bless her heart. This was the easiest potty training ever. Too bad it can't always be this way.
UPDATE: We heard from the GI doctor's office today saying that he would like to talk to both Ben and I in a couple days. I am not sure how to take that, but with a grain of salt. The only biopsy I have been able to look up was completely abnormal, however, I don't know what any of it means. Hopefully we will get some answers by the end of the week.

Baby Cleo

Ben's youngest sister, Kimmie just had a beautiful baby girl last Friday. Baby Cleo weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long. This is the first time Ben, me and the kids had seen her. The kids completely adored her. Brynlee calls her "Baby Cleo." She was so gentle and soft with her. She told Kimmie that "Baby Cleo is hungry." She didn't want to leave her side.

HOLY DiNoSaUrS

Our one and only vacation this summer we spent at the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. We had never been there and Aiden has been wanting to go for along time. He was actually scared of these pretend Dinos. When he saw how big they were, he would say "Holy Dinosaurs!" I think it cost way more then it was worth, but he had fun. Brynlee just chilled in her stroller and slept most the time.

First Day Of Kindergarten

Aiden started kindergarten on September 1st. He was super excited and said he wasn't even nervous. He is attending all day kindergarten with his Aunt Mikayla at North Park Elementary in Roy. I am glad that Kayla is there to look after my baby boy. He is growing up WAY to FAST.