Catching Up!

Wow. It seems like I blinked & here we are a month later. So much has happened (as usual).
First off Emily had a upper & lower GI done. They took lots of samples of different areas of her GI tract. She was a trooper! I am so proud of her. Recovery was so much easier then the ear tubes. They told us that was because she was under for longer & the wake-up wasn't so abrupt. Well the results are that Emily has Gastritis & esophagus. So inflammation of the stomach & esophagitis. We still are not sure what kind of treatment plan we are looking at but it could have been worse. I think its more likely that the GI Doctor will want a dietary change then putting her on medications. We will talk to him soon about that.

Emily has started back to Preschool for the year! As expected she loves it. She has a new teacher this year who is incredible. She sends fun little things home for us to work on that are related to school. She also lets me know what Emily has been doing throughout the day. Emily has some new friends that she plays with on a regular basis & loves the arts & crafts. She doesn't cry anymore when getting on the bus but now turns around at the top & says "Bye, Mom".

We also celebrated a few birthdays. Mine was first. Which I got to go to a movie with just Matt! Then came Alex & Hunter's 7th birthday! Wow, I have 7 year old. We all got sick & had to cancel the party. Last was Cameron's first birthday. Emily kept saying "Emamee bir-p-ay" (Emily's birthday). She had so much fun... all of her friends were here, she got to help blow out the candle & help with presents. Everything a big sister should get to do!

Now we are just settling into finding a good routine for all of the kids. It's difficult with all of Emily's therapies, school, play groups & appointments. It seems like we find one that works & then something comes around to shake it up. We are getting used to it all though.

On a side note... The boys are now being Homeschooled through a online virtual public school. Which has been running smoothly. They are really enjoying it & we are spending more time together as a family. We also got a new van!