Again, I'm so behind on updates! It's been a busy couple of months. Here's a little of what's been going on...
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| Halloween was pretty fun this year. We went to Skinny Bones with the kids and we had fun. |
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| 10 acre Corn Maze at Skinny Bones, complete with scavenger hunt! |
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| This was the first year for us to trick-or-treat in our new neighborhood. It was surprisingly warm for a Nebraska Halloween! |
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| I went with a group of friend on a weekend trip to Kansas City to go to a women's conference. It was a much-needed break! |
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| Annie had her sublingual salivary glands removed and her submandibular glands tied off in November. This picture is from the PICU, shortly after coming out of recovery. Notice there are no breathing aids! |
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| Annie sailed through surgery and recovery, surprising everyone! She was discharged just 2 nights later, about 5 nights earlier than expected! |
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| The swelling was very similar to her previous two salivary gland surgeries she had done earlier this year in Ohio. |
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| On Thanksgiving, the weather was still surprisingly nice, so we took the girls on a walk and to the park. |
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| Our Thanksgiving dinner. Indian hats courtesy of Molly. |
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| Molly learned to knit several months ago, but just finished her very first hat for her baby. |
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| Annie chillin' with Dad, watching TV. She seems so much bigger when she's sitting on the couch with us! |
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| It snowed! And the girls loved playing outside and sledding!... |
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| ... and Justin loved trying out our new snowblower! Two winters without one were enough! |
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| A couple weeks ago, Lexie turned 4! She got a new baby doll that she named Suzie and absolutely adores! |
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| We finally got our Christmas tree up after Lexie's birthday. |
By way of update on Annie... her salivary gland removal surgery in November has proved successful so far. Her drooling has decreased dramatically, and the ranula hasn't appeared to come back! We also recently saw Annie's orthopedist to get her routine spine x-rays. We're always nervous about her scoliosis curve increasing, but fortunately, there had been no change this time from the last 6 months! Her curve is holding steady around 50-60 degrees, so we won't be considering surgery for at least another 6 months. Once her curve gets to 75-85 degrees, it will start to affect her heart and lungs, and we'll have to decide about major surgery to place metal rods down the length of her spine. So for now, we're just praying her curve doesn't worsen! So far so good!
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