Party Time!

Yesterday, Great Grandma and Grandpa Rich celebrated their 70th.....yes 70th wedding anniversary. We had a big party at Uncle Ed & Marissa's home. It was a lot of fun to see everyone.

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

Kate woke up Friday morning with some serious Bed Head. I don't think she really liked the fact that Bryan and I were laughing at her and taking pictures. It was pretty comical!

She is doing so much better now. We saw the Pulmonologist on Tuesday and she scheduled Kate for a PH probe test. Basically, it's a 24-hour test where they use a probe to monitor Kate's gastrointestinal activity. The doctor thinks Kate is having significant silent reflux, which is preventing her lungs from healing. So, this test will be able to see when she refluxes, how much, how often and if it's going into her lungs. It also tests the acid levels Anyway, she is having that test on July 12th up at Primary's. If the test finds that she is indeed refluxing that much, the alternative is to have a GJ tube (which is a feeding tube surgical inserted into her abdomen) placed until she is strong enough and can outgrow the reflux. We are pretty optimistic about things and just hope we can find a solution to getting Kate off oxygen.

Kate's way of getting out of church!

Kate gave us a big scare today. We were at church, just getting out of Sacrament meeting and Kate started acting really funny (kind of like she needed to throw up). She started losing her color really quick and noticed she wasn't breathing. Bryan rushed her out and started CPR when Kate finally came out of it. In the meantime, someone had called 911 and the paramedics showed up. Even though she was breathing again, she had gone into shock. I rode in the ambulance and Bryan followed in the car to American Fork Hospital. After several tests, everything seemed to be pretty normal. We noticed Kate getting sick shortly after Bryan returned from South America and think that he must have brought back some kind of sickness, but Kate seemed to be feeling much better. The doctor thinks that she somehow had excessive mucus she was trying to get out and it blocked her airway causing her to pass out. We are so thankful that it wasn't a seizure or anything more serious.

Kate was only in the hospital for a few hours and is home now and doing great. In fact, her pediatrician was called in and he thought that she looked better than ever, so we're hoping whatever it was is gone now. Kate is always keeping us on our toes, and amazes us how resilient she is. We told her that it was a pretty extreme way to try and get out of church.....and that next time, she can just throw a tantrum or blowout her diaper when she wants to go home from church : ) Even though this was a very scary time, we feel so blessed that everything turned out okay.

It's the first day of Summer....Wahoo!

It never fails......Kate seems to always fall asleep when it's "tummy time."
Hanging out with Dad on Father's Day!
Drew has been staying with us this week while Greg & SuSan are in Cali. We've had so much fun. Drew wanted to get a picture with both babies (Taybree is her baby).
It's amazing how some cellophane can be so entertaining!!!

I've slacked a little the last couple of weeks with keeping up with Kate's blog. Things have been a little crazy around here, but we're getting back to normal now so I'll be better about keeping up. Bryan brought a cold back from South America and both Kate and I got it. I feel much better now, but Kate's still trying to get over it.

Bryan had a fabulous Father's Day. We spent the evening with his family and had a great time. He was mostly excited about his Father's Day gift.....a "Little Giant" ladder. He was was so intrigued by all the different things he could do with it(there's only so much you can do with a ladder....right??). Anyway, it was a great first Father's day for him.

Kate is really starting to show some "attitude." She used to be very content through all 3 church meetings, but lately she's been acting up and we've been having to take her home. Also, she's learned how to bat at her bottle and knock it out of our hands.......when she's done eating......she's DONE!

Other than that, things are great for our family. Our basement is almost finished...YAY, so it'll be really nice to have that done.

We're Home!!!!

Kate and I have been staying with Grandma and Grandpa Roper for the past 2 1/2 weeks while Bryan was in South America. We had such a great time in Fillmore, but it is nice to be back. I was worried how Kate was going to adjust to a new environment, but she did great. We only had a few mishaps. The first couple of days we were there, Kate's oxygen levels and heart rate seemed to drop below normal levels. It made me a little concerned that it had something to do with her heart, so I ended up bringing her up to American Fork for some tests. After an EKG and a chest x-ray, it showed that Kate had a little pneumonia.......great! So, she was put on Amoxicillin. We were also sent a holter test to monitor Kate's heart for 24-hours. We don't have the results back from the test, but her congestion is gone she seems to be feeling much better. She's doing so well with her feedings. She is now over 16 lbs. We've started to ween her off breast milk (yes.....all that pumping has paid off) and are just giving her straight formula, which she really likes. Oh....she is also soooo close to sucking her thumb. It's so funny watching her try and keep her thumb in her mouth.

It's so nice having Bryan home. It was quite a trip for him, but he had a great time. They visited many countries including Brazil, Argentina and Peru. All in all, they took 17 different flights. He was definitely jet-lagged by the time he got home. This trip was a foreign business excursion he took with his MBA group. He has 1 more class, which will end on June 28 and will graduate in August. We are so glad to finally (almost) have him DONE!!! I have to say, it's not been the easiest thing having him in school and working full-time, but it has definitely been worth it. I have included some of the pictures from his trip. Also, he brought Kate back some fun things including this Inca doll.

Proudly showing off her new Inca doll!

Ancient Temple near Cusco, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru

Christus Statue - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
LDS Temple-San Paulo, Brazil
Iguazu Falls - Argentina
Some locals on the hills of Cusco, Peru
Making friends with the llama!! What a natural!!!!