I hate to say that it has been a long time....but it has been a LONG time since I've blogged. This has been a very, very busy last few months. We have all been sick and have had a lot of medical stuff. I don't even know where to start.

I'll just be random and write down the highlights or lowlights if you want to call them that....

Emma swallowed a quarter....who would have thought something that big could be in such a little body.
Olivia blames everybody for everything. From small things like "Did you poopy?" She replies, "No, Emma".....to "Are you growing? Your clothes are getting small"....She replies, "No, Loren growed". She is very funny!
Loren thinks that whenever daddy comes home he is going to bring donuts or cinnamon bread....all because we did it one time.
Alyssa and I share looks that we can read without saying a word - usually when one of the other kids does something crazy or says something silly.

Medically, we will find out about Emma's kidneys on April 20th. Otherwise, the main thing Emma has been battling is being sick for about two months. Just one thing after another. Pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, colds, weight loss, fevers....just very frustrating. On a good note, we are seeing how strong her lungs have become. Most of these colds and lung issues would have easily landed her in the hospital last year for at least a week. This year, we are not needing the respiratory support. Very thankful for that.
Alyssa is doing well with her expander. We are looking at her bone graph surgery this summer. Sooner than I thought but it's gotta be done. We started patching and wearing a contact along with wearing new glasses. This is a last ditch effort. We are giving it our all....does not make it easy.

This week Mike and I are celebrating 9 years of marriage. It has been long in some ways and short in others. I think we have overcome many challenges we have faced and stayed strong in the middle of it.

I'm going to try and write more in here. I rarely have time these days to do anything but I'm going to try harder.