Sweet Success...

Yesterday morning we, once again, headed to Primary Children's Medical Center so Indie could get tubes in her ears.  

I was able to hold it together better this time.  I guess because I knew what to expect and I knew she had done well under anesthesia last time.  

When the anesthesiologist came out to get Indie, Tony realized he had played basketball with him on Saturday morning at Raegan's ward.  

Coincidence, I think not.

He was super nice, a really young guy but great.  He took us on the dreaded walk to the end of the hall where you kiss your baby and he heads one way while you head the other.  

They said it would only take 30 minutes so I was getting antsy as it got closer to one hour.  Finally the doctor appeared.  He said it went really well and she was doing fine.  While she was under they did a hearing test and they found that she has mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears.  He told us we need to come back in 3 weeks and re-check her hearing again.  If she is still testing at the same levels, she may have to get hearing aids.  

Honestly...I cried.

Right there in the waiting room in front of the doctor and Tony, the receptionists, and the 30 other nervous parents waiting for their child's surgery to be over.

I cried because I thought it was one more thing my poor baby would have to deal with...

but I also cried because it could've been worse.  It could've been so much worse.

I thank Heavenly Father everyday for this perfect little angel who has forever changed my life.

I'll take hearing aids over not having her at all anyday.

Over the weekend we...

Golfed...

Posed...

Swam...

Flew...

Camped...

Smore-d...

Happy 60th Anniversary...

Today marks 60 years of marriage for my grandparents

Reed and Lela Rigby

To celebrate, my parents and my aunt Heather and uncle Stan, planned an open house on Saturday.  We spent the morning setting up at the Old Tabernacle in Kaysville.  Grandma's paintings, grandpa's war uniforms and family photos were on display along with her wedding gown and his tuxedo.  It was well attended and very good to see all of the people who love and support my grandparents.  

Being married 60 years is quite an accomplishment...heck, being alive long enough to be married 60 years is quite an accomplishment.  I love my grandparents so much and appreciate their love for me and my family.

Two for Tuesday...

Favorite thing this week:

My poppies

And when I say "week" I literally mean I only like them for the one and only week they are in bloom and then that corner of my yard goes back to being a weedy mess.

They start as these interesting little things...

And within a few days they look like these beauties...

I was trying to take a picture of Ind amongst them but she didn't like the grass, so then I held one up to her but all she was interested in was eating the stem.  But look at those suckers, they are as big as her head.

They really are beautiful, now I just need them to be weed-free.

The time has come...

After 4 ear infections, good ol' "doctor feel good" has decided our Indie Boo needs tubes in her ears.  Tony took her to the E.N.T. today and he concurred. 

So after July 1st Boozie should be ear infection free.  There are a few downsides: a. she can't get water in her ears and 2. she can't get water in her ears.  Tony said, "I don't think the doctor understands what that means to us."  This poor little fishy will just have to keep her head above the water this summer.  

A very small price to pay for good hearing.

P.S. Britnie, this is Indie eating the pork barbacoa.  She loved it almost as much as we did.

Happy 34th Anniversary...

Thank you for being the greatest example of true love

You know it's time to turn on the a/c...

when things start exploding from the heat.

Obviously Tony's shave gel couldn't handle it.