"I love you all the days" -Addie

I really meant to be updating this a lot more often than I am.  I think about it a lot, but sitting down to download the pics and write is sometimes difficult for me.  I'll work on it :)

We had a wonderful October!  Wolverine and Alice in Wonderland made a debut pretty much the entire month at our house. 

Jude is hilarious when he puts the Wolverine costume on because not only will he only answer to Wolverine, but he also only talks in this gruff, soft voice that is like the cartoon.  His imagination is incredible - I love that so much.  In the rare event that Jude lets Addie put on the costume, she even gets into character!  They are a riot to watch play. 

 

Addie was a dead-ringer for Alice.  She looked so very cute!  She actually surprised me when she picked Alice in Wonderland since I thought we already had it figured out they were going to be Captain America and Captain America Girl (they actually make that costume!).  I remember being a kid and changing my mind a million times before Oct. 31st (sorry Mom, haha). 

Clint and I took the kids to Powell Garden's Spooktacular with my sister Carla and her family.  I just love it!  For those who haven't been, it's a must do for your little ones (but not too little because they might get scared).  You walk through Powell Gardens along a jack-o-lantern lit path and frequently meet storybook characters acting out their story.

 The kids are a hoot because you can't tell if they think it's truly real or not.  At the very end Addie was in heaven because Alice from Alice in Wonderland was one of the stations!  Addie was grinning ear to ear! 

Other than the Halloween festivities, our month has been a really laid back time. A couple of weeks ago Clint took Jude to his very first Chiefs game - they had a blast!  Funny thing happened too...Clint and Jude ran into our favorite nurse Stacy!  I have to admit, when Clint sent me the picture from the game I was a little jealous!

 But then I remembered I was having a girls day with my very, very favorite girl in the whole, wide, world!

I treated her to ice cream for lunch - we had a fun day!

 I love this time of year for a lot of reasons, but for one in particular...being able to pull out the "put it on your Christmas list" and "ya know, Santa's watching" card!  You moms out there know what I'm talking about!  I read on Facebook the other day that this mom tells her kids that those small security cameras in stores are Santa's cameras to keep an eye on kids! Brilliant!  I think I may try it out! 

On November 19th Jude and Addie will be riding with Santa and Mrs. Claus in Downtown LS for the Christmas Tree Lighting.  Mrs. Claus and I both agreed they have more than earned that opportunity.  I haven't told the kids quite yet because I don't feel like answering every day when it's going to happen.  They are going to be soooo excited!  Thanks again Mr. & Mrs. Claus! 

Also, Jude got a speaking part in his preschool Christmas program.  His line is the very last one: "And God bless us, one and all".  His teacher could barely recite the line for me when she was telling me she picked him because she got so choked up.  Clint and I sometimes forget how much Jude impacted everyone else!  As a mother it is soooo heartwarming to feel so much love for your children from others!  I'm sure my whole family will be blubbering messes when he speaks his part.  One thought I can't seem to shake, and may never, is when something like having a Christmas program or even just hearing him belly laughing, I always try and savor it because at one time I thought I may never be blessed to experience those things again.  I guess I don't want that thought to go away because that is what keeps priorities in check.  It makes me sooooo grateful, more than you know - some of you do though :(

So when I was talking with Jude's teacher about the program she showed me Jude's turkey feather he made for their door to his classroom.  Here it is:

Is there anything cuter???? Well, maybe - Addie's way of telling us how much she loves us is "Mommy, I love you all the days".  She came up with that on her own.  I will never get sick of hearing that.  It melts my heart each and every time she says it. 

Tomorrow Jude will get his 3 month MRI scan of his brain and then he'll get the CT of the rest of his body the following Friday.  I can't think about these too much because my stomach starts to get butterflies.  Please pray that his scans will come back crystal clear of disease. 

He also has a clinic appointment in between on this next Wednesday.  My last post I mentioned that he had to get an transfusion of IGg, which helps boost his immune system.  Well we went and he had a reaction to the IVIg(which is the transfusion stuff).  Dr. Lewing said that he may be IGa deficient, which is okay because they have some IVIg that is compatible with an IGa deficiency.  I'm sure most of you are saying to yourself "huh?" - I mainly put that for the people who know what it is.  Translation:  It's no biggie, just a little more complicated now.  When we go on Friday to get his MRI they will do blood work and test for his IGa level and then find out on Wednesday in clinic.  If it is an IGa deficiency and his IGg levels are still low then we'll just do another transfusion that day.   Hopefully his levels will be high - but I'm not putting too much stock it that.  So Wednesday might be a long day for us. 

I will post as soon as I hear any results from the MRI.  I'm sure if they look good and get them back in time that Dr. Lewing's nurse will call me with the results.  They are so good about that because they understand I'm on the edge of my seat until I hear from them. 

Until then, I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week.  Lots and lots of love to you all! 

Love,
Sarah