The most expensive shot ever....

Hello everyone! We took Laurie in for her synagis shot (RSV shot) this afternoon. She currently weighs 10 lbs. exactly! She has also slept through the night for 3 nights straight now. We are hoping that this is a new phase and not just a fluke thing!!! It's been great to get some decent sleep at night.

After the nurse gave Laurie her shot, she showed me how much it cost.... $2000! Can you believe it? For just one shot. And apparently the cost goes up slightly each time, because they have to increase her dose. Thank heavens Laurie qualifies for Medicaid, even if we had to pay 20% it would stink to have to do that every month. It's like injecting gold into her bloodstream! At least Laurie has been extremely healthy this winter. Those two-thousand dollar shots work wonders!

Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas at home! Haili's favorite part was opening the presents. She loves her new baby stroller and the My Little Pony(with accessories) that her Uncle Jacob and Aunt Ashlee gave her - she won't put them down! We are grateful to have our family in good health this holiday season. We truly have so many blessings. I'm teaching Relief Society on Sunday and the lesson is on the talk that Pres. Monson gave entitled "Finding Joy in the Journey". What an incredible talk. Studying it has helped me remember what really brings joy in my life. It isn't the expensive gifts, it isn't all the beautiful decorations, the Christmas tree, the stockings, the treats... right now my joy is in my family. The miracle of having Laurie with us, the miracle of life and the little things. I remember at the hospital when I would get so excited every time Laurie tolerated an extra cc of milk in a day, or when she would try to breathe on her own when she was on the ventilator. I was esctatic when she opened her eyes for the first time after being fused for about 3 weeks. Joy is in the little things. Joy is in our family and knowing that families can be together forever! We are grateful for the Savior and the miracle of his birth. Merry Christmas everyone!

New Family Pictures

My friend Tina came over a couple of weeks ago and took our family pictures. She also came to Primary's to take our pictures over the summer. She's so awesome! I hope you enjoy the pictures!

The Job Hunt Begins...

Finally... a new post! Kevin is excited that finals week has finally arrived. He took his one and only final today and he has a couple of final projects to get finished up by tomorrow. We're excited that he is starting his very last semester of school in January!

Kevin has had two electrical engineering job interviews so far and has another one on Wednesday at HAFB. It's hard to imagine that we'll be entering the "real world" of permanent employment here in just a few months. We're excited and nervous at the same time.

Laurie had her 6 month check up on Friday! She will be 6 months old on the 15th! The doctor is concerned about her weight... She is currently 9 lbs. 3 oz. Her adjusted age is still only two months - but at her 4 month check up, she was in the 5th percentile for weight (compared to newborns) and now she is LESS than the 5th percentile. Basically we just have to try and get her to eat more. Otherwise, all is well here in Logan!

Pictures

Kevin trying to give Laurie a drink of his milk. Silly Daddy!

Laurie and Daddy just chillin' on the couch.

Uncle James and Haili

All is well

We took Laurie to her first cardiology follow-up at Primary's with Dr. Cowley. They did an EKG on her and the results were absolutely normal. She still has a soft heart murmur, but Dr. Cowley was really excited that she was doing so well. We don't have to come back for 4 months! Dr. Cowley referred to Laurie as a "little miracle". We're grateful that everything is working out. Laurie currently weighs 8 lbs. 11 oz.! Now that she seems to be consistently gaining weight, we only have to take her in for weight checks every other week.

Finally... an update!

Haili and little Laurie

Halloween! I was "Jane - the plumber's wife" and Haili was a princess, of course!

Haili teaching her doll how to pray!

Sorry everyone! While Laurie was at Primary's I never missed a day on our CarePage... now that we're home, it's not very high on my priority list, though it really should be. I declare a day a success if I get the girls dressed and keep them alive!

Laurie now weighs 8 lbs. 6 oz.! She's slowly gaining weight - which is all we could hope for. Wednesday will be her very first cardiology follow-up with Dr. Cowley at Primary's. I'm really anxious for it, just to get that reassurance that her heart is OK and that she hopefully won't be needing another ballooning procedure done in the near future - or ever. I'm also curious if Dr. Cowley has done any more research on other micropreemies having the same heart surgery done. We're curious if Laurie could possibly be the smallest (or one of the smallest) babies to successfully have their pulmonary valve ballooned open.

Kevin has given me the assignment of always having a project that I'm working on. This is to keep me sane throughout the winter months of home confinement. I went to Hobby Lobby (I love this store!) and got some cute material to make a comforter for Haili's bed. I've set up all my sewing stuff and tomorrow I'll be ready to roll! After this comforter, I'll be making one for our bed and then who knows what other projects I'll come up with...

Enjoy these pictures! I will definitely post later on this week to let everyone know how little Laurie's cardio appointment goes!