Bright and Shiny....our little man

SO Ethan is back to his old self....just we have been going full speed getting everything ready before the surgery on Sept.20th. Details to come!!!

Heavy on my heart...

So this past week has been a little rough..in a nut shell Ethan...starting vomiting Wednesday morning about 3x and I freaked out. I called the neurologist and pediatrician. We went to see the pediatrician...they did a cpc, urine and strep test all came back neg. He said it maybe the shunt but I decided to give it the another day before we decided to CT scans and stuff. Thursday afternoon came and he vomited again 3x in a row and I took him to the ER...CT came back perfect...he had a fever plus not eating( and he loves to eat) and then Friday came more vomiting and FINALLY I LOST IT!!! The pediatrician put him on anti-vomiting med. and it worked until Saturday and decided he needed to a gallon of water and threw up a little. So in a nut shell....I am sad, confused and really really over SB. I don't know how to put it into words....we try to live a normal life without any worries and that just does not exist. I tried to explain it to some other mommies I know. It is one thing for our kids to get the common stomach bug but I guess in Ethan's case I don't stop there because we have to think could it be the shunt or a urinary infection. The unknown is what has gotten to me this last time. Mind you Ethan never really gets sick...6 months to the date. Every 6 months the boy wants to make sure I am on top of things. And I am. I don't want to become this crazy mommie but I see myself not breathing a cleansing breathe at times. For the past few days I have layed in bed thinking of things I wanted to write down on this blog and found myself laying in bed shedding tears. Ethan is the BEST thing I have ever done. He makes me laugh so hard...his determination that he has so inspiring...the FIRE in his belly makes you want to strive to be better because you feel like you are lacking behind. SB is not a curse but a blessing. At times, I have seen it has a huge bumpy road. I have shed tears of pure happiness but at the same shed the same tears of sadness. I will never stop worrying and being on top of my game....because that is who I am. Ethan makes you want to be a better person...I was a lot like Ethan when I met Greg 10 years ago....naive, innocent and a huge dreamer. I still tend to have these atributes, but have come aware of the world we live in.
But, I hope children like Ethan will make this world a better place. So....I guess at the end of day you give your little boy a big kiss on the cheek and tell him " I love you and I will always take care of you" and you take a deep breathe.

What 's New...In Ethan World!

Well, Ethan is doing very well. He is a chatter box....ALWAYS TALKS! Which makes me very happy! He is doing well at Hippo therapy....Magic has been a little moody and almost bucked Ethan off today...but he did not! Mrs. Lisa said that Magic was going to get a "hard ride" this afternoon. Ethan wished Magic luck! Ethan loves his dog Buster...they have become best friends...Buster is very protective of Ethan. He knows he is having surgery on his hip..and he is ok with it. He has been complaining that it hurts but does not slow him down. He is doing great with Mrs.Debbie at OT...he is making huge progress. We are very proud of him. He and I are both going to a chiropractor 4x a week which has been great for both of us. Ethan and I are both doing acupuncture...Ethan says "Mama, Dr. C makes my back feel better"!
The little guy cracks us up.....he speaks his mind which sometimes not at the best time. But, he is learning not to say everything he thinks! HE is a very sweet, kind and outgoing little man. He has been talking about Halloween and he wants to be a "HUNTER" like his Dad. He is into hunting magazines...and convinced he needs to shoot a Quebec Caribou and needs to go to Quebec with his Dad. Academically, he is learning alot: his phone numbers, his address, different states(that he wants to hunt at). He is very smart but sometimes tries to be a little sneaky! Last couple of weeks I have been getting together a lot of my teaching stuff together so we will be start our own "home-schooling". I am really excited! I have a lot of things to keep him busy while we are home after his surgery.

Like I said Ethan says the darnest things for example. Today, I got pulled over by a cop today for speeding trying to get Hippo therapy and this is how my little man reacted:

Me: Ethan, the nice police officer is just going to talk to Mommy. Everything is fine.

Ethan: Mommy, are we going to the slammer?

Me: What?

Ethan: Are we going to the slammer?

Me: No, honey...everything is fine.

I talk to the nice officer and he kindly let us go.

Ethan: Good-bye officer(waving also)...Mommy, he was very nice.

Me: Yes, he was.

Ethan: What did you do?

Me: I was speeding a little bit.

Ethan: Well, Mommy you need to slow down.


Ethan than proceeded to tell everyone we saw today what happened! My life is not boring!



About ME: Well, I have just started some steriods for my tummy issue hoping that I can get a better control over the coloitis. On the 26th I will be having a mole removed from my thigh...the determologist is not to concerned but feels the need to remove it...which is fine by me. Other than that I am doing pretty good!

Summer Fun!!!

My Mama and I!!!


Swimming with Mr. Matt!









So today we went to swimming and Ethan is doing GREAT! He can go almost 3-4ft down and get something out of the water plus going down the BIG HUGE slide! He and Mr. Matt have so much fun together. Today, they practiced on life-jacket/boat safety and he did great! Then, we went to pick up Ita and we went to lunch...we always have a great time with her. I see myself turning into my mother in soooo many ways! Which I am glad I am. She always makes me feel better about things and she makes me laugh so hard! I am so grateful that I have her so close to me. Ethan loves to push my buttons in front of her because he knows that his Ita will save him from any trouble.
P.S. Happy Birthday to my Tia Gladys in Merida...she and I have always been close even though we are thousands of miles away...My Tia Gladys saved me several times from my own mother when I pushed her buttons! Happy 51! Te quiero mucho! Also, Uncle Marshall will be turning the BIG 30 on the 9th of August!! Now Ita and Poppy have all there kids in there 30's!!! Love ya!