Hatcher Update

Hatcher Had an MRI December 22nd at Primary Children's. There was a little confusion ... and he ended up with a breathing tube for the procedure. Just as Stanford thought, there is definitely a connection with his plastic bronchitis and anesthesia. I'm trying to just roll with it, but both Randy and I were not too happy about the whole thing. On a good note Hatcher's lungs and heart looked pretty good. Of course he never looks picture perfect, but we were excited to see that the lungs were OK after all of this TPA. Hatcher threw up the entire day, poor guy, and really just didn't feel good. The next day the coughing and sure enough the casts! Back on TPA and I was definitely disappointed to be taking a step back again. He has had some good periods of time on and off since then. Over the weekend that dreaded cough started up and once again Hatcher was struggling to get those nasty things out. Monday he coughed up 10 casts....ahhh! It is hard watching him struggle to get those out. The good thing is that we were able to stay out of the hospital and work through it at home with his pediatrician checking in on us....we sure are grateful for him! He had a great day yesterday and we are hoping he cleared what was in there. So although I'm disappointed about TPA again, I'm thankful that it works and helps him clear those casts!

Waiting for his MRI

It was casts for Christmas! They still gross me out!
I guess its just a reminder just how lucky we are to still have this little guy around. Even though he hasn't been feeling 100% I'm still determined to have him live life to the fullest. We checked skiing off his bucket list, he had fun going "faster" with Randy! And Jaxyn did a good job too, we only stayed 2 hours, it was beautiful and warm and a great memory! I'm glad to post some of the fun we have had ..... we just take the reality of Hatcher and make life as fun as we can! Thank you all for your continued prayers and encouragement!

Catching up!

Saying good bye to Christopher the elf. Although Hatcher was mostly scared of our little visitor from the North Pole, he did have fun finding it every morning! We will see you next year Christopher!

The kids made reindeer food so they were sure to stop at our house! Hatcher was really excited about this!

The Nativity

Birthdays are a big deal for this little man! A superhero party was just what he needed! If he can't be a cowboy then a superhero is next in line! I really had fun with this one! If I could describe Hatcher ..... He's the size of a two year old, has the charisma of a 4 year old, the wisdom of a man and the courage of a warrior.

Spencer Wite was such a good sport and came as Captain America! What a neat kid to do that for us and he really did an awesome job! Look out girls this Captain America has it all!

We had a wonderful celebration of life with our amazing heart friends! We sure love these guys and feel so blessed to have them in our life! It made me smile watching these two little boys full of life and two wonderful sisters....We love you Arvas Family! Hope there are many more celebrations for two strong little boys!

This is one of my favorite reasons for living in a small town in Idaho! The Christmas play that is full of fun, but sill manages to remember our Savior Jesus Christ! Jaxyn got to be a Christmas elf and did a wonderful job! She really enjoyed working on her lines and even Hatcher had them memorized! She was also in two dance numbers and sure enjoyed learning all those songs!

It is so fun having Shane and Katelyn close! We sure enjoy it when they come to visit! As you can see my kids are crazy about them! Loved that Hatcher snuggled up to Shane and feel asleep! Had a fun visit with some good college friends! Thanks Kevin and Linds for stopping, what darling kiddos!