Well maybe not..................

Well, maybe we are not back to ourselves yet. Hunter started wheezing again today. I gave him a neb tonight and that seemed to help. Hopefully this is nothing ... we we will keep our fingers crossed.

We had a nice Christmas here. It was the most relaxing Christmas we have had in a long time. We never left the house. Hayden was in all his glory helping open Hunter and Harrison's gifts, then he was a able to spend the rest of the day playing with his gifts. I think the hits were the Indiana Jones whip and the CSI Crime Scene kit. Harrison's favorite gift was for sure his vac cum, he was too funny walking around the living room vacuuming. Hunter, he is excited to enjoy the massages he got.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. God Bless.

Back to Normal

So between cold cold weather and a ton of snow, I have about had enough. Remind me again why I live in Wisconsin?????

Well, our house is back to normal, of what we call normal. Hunter is all recovered. I told him the next time he wanted more attention he just needs to tell me. I am so proud of him. Hopefully the rest of the winter will be uneventful.

Hayden, on the other hand, is so excited for Santa he can't stand it anymore. These next two nights are going to be hard one for him. We are staying home all day Christmas day. I am really looking forward to spending time with the boys and not having any place to be. I can't wait to see what the hit is this year.

Harrison is doing good too. He is getting so funny at times. It is amazing how much he has grown the last month. Last night Hayden left his shoes laying on the kitchen floor, Harrison picked them up and put them by the door. What a nice brother, he better stop that now or Hayden will try to make him do it all the time ; ) Harrison's new favorite toys seem to be cars, and the little puppy you pull behind you. Last night he was walking the dog from the living room to the kitchen, back and forth. It was priceless.

Have a Merry Merry Christmas! God Bless

Quick Update

Just thought I would post a quick update. Hunter is off the O2. This is great news!! Now, the only thing is he keeps retching and I am not sure why, so his nurse Joyce is going to call the Dr. today and see what he thinks. Hopefully it is just a mater of upping his meds a little.

Hayden is so ready for Christmas he can barely stand it anymore. We have the tree all up and decorated so he thinks it is time for Santa to come now. He has his Christmas program at Church on Sunday, so we are looking forward to that.

Mr. Harrison is good, growing like a weed. Still a little hot headed. His new thing is if you tell him No, or take something away from him he is not suppose to have, he will look at you, chatter back at you and walk away. If you ask him to come by you, he will walk the other way, like Ha, I'll show you.

So, hopefully we are going to go back to uneventful in the Woldt household. Happy Holidays.

God Bless!

Ho Ho Ho....

What I want to know is who ordered all this snow!! They are saying we are suppose to get up to 14 inches by tomorrow afternoon! This is NUTS!!

Well, anyways. Hunter has turned the corner, and things are calming down in the Woldt house hold. I picked up the boys Christmas pictures and I am very happy with them. You can tell, Hunter was not to in to taking pictures this day, but that is OK, you are going to have that sometimes. : )

It is pretty crazy how much bigger Hayden is than Hunter in this picture. They are both standing. Hard to believe Hayden is going to be 5 and Hunter is going to be 7. Yes, and Hunter is not happy, if you couldn't tell : )

Thanks again for checking in. Happy Holidays! God Bless

Brotherly Love

It amazes me as I watch the love among my little boys. Hayden amazes me with how loving and compassionate he is toward Hunter. The other night he wanted to get his Dr outfit out to play. Before I knew it he was in Hunter's room playing Dr. He was checking his temp, and then he looked at me and said, "Mom, Hunter is really sick.. I better give him a shot so he gets better." WOW. I continue to pray that as he gets older, his compassion and understanding that his brother is "different" and that is OK, remains.



Then there is the little Harrison that wants to get right in the thick of it too. He saw Hayden put the stethoscope around his neck, so he thought he should put something around his neck too. What a guy

My boys continue to be blessings in my life. Thanks for checking in. God bless

This Too Will Pass

Well, Tuesday was another horrible day. Hunter was still working so hard to breathe. We went to see the pediatrician and he increased his meds and gave him a stronger neb. By last night it appears he is turning the corner. He looks soooo much better! I had to email his Dr and tell him it just took the right Dr to give him the right meds.

This event was a big eye opener for me. I have been very blessed with Hunter being so healthy, considering. I have made the decision as a parent to pull him out of school. We have an IEP next week and we will see what happens, but I had to step back and think about school vs health. I just have to go with my gut as a mom.

So, that has been the news in our house this week. Right or wrong, selfish or not, I have to do what I think is right for him.

I will keep you posted on how he continues doing. Thanks again for checking in. God Bless

A Few Rough Day's

Well, it was a tough weekend at our house. Hunter woke up Saturday morning wheezing. I gave him a neb and it seemed to help a little, but in no time he was wheezing worse and his stats started to descend. I called his nurse Joyce and she stopped over to take a look. Well, a call to the doctor on call, and we were headed to the ER. Let's just say I was NOT impressed by the Dr. on call, but that is besides the point.

Once we arrived at Theda's ER, they did a chest X-ray and told us what we already knew, Hunter had pneumonia. I felt so bad for him, he was working so hard to breathe. They gave him a kicked up neb, some steroids, and prescribed an antibiotic. They originally wanted to admit him, but I was able to get them to order us some O2 and we picked up the prescriptions and headed home.

Hunter slept like a log on Saturday night. So, I thought we caught things in time... but Sunday he was just trying to test mom. I should not complain because he is so healthy, considering, but this is the worst I have ever seen him, respiratory wise. My poor little man. Finally, Sunday night he started to turn the corner. His nurse Joyce spent the night because she was worried about our little man, I thank her sooooo much for that.

Yesterday we were able to decrease the O2 and he rested most of the day. We are still giving him nebs, but overall I think we have turned the corner. I told him if he needed some special attention he could just tell me. ; ) It has been a rough winter so far, so hopefully the worst is over.

I will keep you posted on his progress, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

God Bless

The Things We Make Him Do

I went and spent an afternoon at school with Hunter and we had a good time. Here is he in music class shaking his bells, hanging out in the classroom and enjoying some time in his corner chair! He has good and bad days at school. Some days he will stay awake the whole time he is there, and sometimes he will shut down and sleep, because he is just not in the mood, I know how he feels sometimes.




Hopefully we are back to being healthy for a while now. Seems like the boys just want to keep passing things back and forth... the end has to be in site soon. Thanks for checking in.

Have a great day! God Bless

On the Mend

Looks like the Huntman is on the mend. The throwing up has stopped and he is tolerating his feeds at a slower rate. We are going to keep him out of school until Monday, just so he can get some of his strength back. He is still a little on the noodlie side.

Thanks for checking in. God Bless

Long Night

Last night was a long night... Poor Hunter was not happy. He was crying and whimpering all night. I felt so bad for him. Talk about your heart breaking when you hear a baby crying... it is even more heart wrenching when your have a non verbal child whimpering. I always know something is wrong when he is crying, I just don't know what. This morning we figured out it was an upset stomach, he vomited all over. Poor thing. We will stop the feedings and switch to some pedialyte, and hopefully this will pass quickly.

Otherwise the rest of the house is healthy at this time, hopefully we don't all share this again.

No big plans for this week. We have to get haircuts, and hopefully everyone is healthy to go to Donna's on Friday. We have to get the boys Christmas picture taken. I will make sure to post them when we get them back... I will also try to get some other updated pictures posted.

Hope everyone is doing well. God Bless

Getting so big

Last night I was sitting on the couch looking at the boys in amazement. It is hard to believe that Hunter is going to turn 7 years old. He is truly our miracle. We continue to be amazed by him.

Hayden is almost 5 now, and is growing up right before our eyes. His love for his brothers is truly amazing. He is really starting to understand who Hunter is and how to communicate with him. Hayden is starting to enjoy Harrison becoming more independent. They like to wrestle around on the floor together... but Hayden better watch out, he might just be bigger than him one day.

Then there is our little Harrison who just turned one on Oct 19. He is running around and nobody can stop him now. He is becoming very interested in Hunter and all his accessories, thank goodness he has only de-trached him once. He likes to sit by Hunter and talk to him, and after a while he gets the look from his big brother.... enough alright : )

We continue to be truly blessed. Sometimes I have to remind myself to sit back for a moment and just watch... and remember it is all about the little things.

Have a fabulous day : ) God Bless

The Weekend

It was a busy weekend for the Woldts.

Friday, Mom went to school with Hunter. We had a nice time... Hunter has a new teacher working with the teacher he has had since he was three, so it is nice to get to know her.

Saturday we went and stayed at a little waterpark here in the Valley with some of our friends from our support group. We had a great time, but talk about a lot of packing just for one night...... Next time, we might have to make it a longer trip.

The boys all loved the pool. Hunter did much better this time then he did the last time we tried taking him to a water park. He seemed to enjoy the water this time, in fact it put him to sleep. When we went last year, he cried the whole time, so this was a nice improvement.

Harrison and Hayden were in their glory in the water. Hayden was able to feel some independance going down the slides, so he really seemed to enjoy that. Harrison enjoyed splashing, and even went under the water several times.

Sunday we had my great nephew's baptism, so we had to divide and conquer. Mom and Hayden went to the baptism, and Dad took Hunter and Harrison home. Hunter was exhausted, and Harrison was tired and just wanted his bed. It worked out well.

This weekend will hopefully be a little less eventful. Dad is probably going Deer hunting so mom and the boys will get to hang out...

Hope all is well. Have a fabulous day! : )

A Good Week

It was a good week in the Woldt household

Hunter is back in school now that he is feeling better.

The last few weeks reminded me how blessed I am. Hunter is truly a miracle in our lives. He will never complain, he will just look in to your eyes and smile. He reminds me every day that miracles do happen and that we need to cherish every moment. He continues to show us his strength.

Then there is my little man Hayden. His compassion continues to amaze me. We had our Halloween party today. Some of the kids have not met Hunter yet. I explained to Hayden that they may have questions. Hayden looked at me with all of his innocence and told me not to worry, he would sit them down and explain to them that Hunter is just different, and that is OK, because we love him. At the age of 4 it amazes me how aware a child is... He remains to be so loving and excepting.

Then there is the little Hair bear (Harrison) that wants to be right in the thick of things with the others. He wants to wrestle with Hayden, and likes to investigate Hunter. He continues to be a little love bug. He continues to show his own personality and love for each of his brothers.

Our boys continue to be blessings in our lives.

God bless

The Woldts

Back on Track

Well, I think the Woldt household is back on track. Hunter is now healthy, and guess what... the rest of the family was lucky enough to get sick. Mom, Dad and the two little brothers were home sick on Monday. Thank goodness for Hunter's Nurse Joyce for having Hunter over Monday and Tuesday night for a slumber party. Hopefully that will help keep him healthy. Hayden and Harrison recovered much quicker than Mom and Dad, might have to do with Age. Mom and Dad spent Monday tag teaming with Hayden and Harrison. We sent them to Daycare on Tuesday and Mom and Dad spent the day sleeping and trying to recover.

So, now the we brought fall in with a bang, the rest of the winter should be uneventful. Well, we can cross our fingers.

Mom is trying to get ready for a weekend aways scrapbooking, so it will be a boys only weekend at the Woldt household.

I will try to post some new pictures yet this week. Thanks again for checking in on us.

Moving around

Well, Hunter is back on his feeds. We are running things a little slower, but hopefully by the end of the week we will be back on full feeds. His demener seems good, so hopefully we have turned the corner and are on our way to recovery, since we have already been out of school for two weeks.

Hayden is good and enjoying school. He is looking forward to Halloween and his Halloween party, should be fun.

Harrison isn't feeling well. Last night he seemed fine, Neil and I had him walking back and forth between the two of us. About 9:30 he woke up with a horrible weezing. So, I have him a neb, went in the bathroom and ran a hot shower for him, which seemed to help a little. He is still weezing horrible today. I feel so bad for the little guy. Figures, he hasn't been sick at all this whole year, and now he decides to get sick for his birthday party on Sunday : )

Well, hopefully with the fall coming in with a bang, the remaining cold season will be uneventful. We are just getting it out of the way early : )

Hope all is well! Have a fabulous day! : )

Guessing Game

Well, it looks like we are back to the guessing game. Hunter seemed to be over his illness, and has been good for the last 3 days, other than being a little more tired, and that is to be expected.

Well, the teacher came to work with him this morning, and he vomited again. Along with that his stools have been very very loose, which they always are but even more so now.

We really don't believe this is shunt related, but are just not sure. Hopefully it is viral and just has not completed running its course, but just seems strange as nobody else is sick.

I keep telling Hunter if he wants extra snuggles he just has to tell me ; )

So now we wait for the Dr. Office to call us back.

Have a fabulous day.

A relaxing weekend

The weekend is almost behind us and what a beautiful weekend it was. Hunter is much much better. Other than being a little more tired than usual, and a few more secretions, life is good again.

Hayden spent his weekend playing with his little neighbor friend Allison. They are pretty much together all the time these days. They play so nice together.

Harrison pretty much just hung out and played this weekend. We are getting ready for the big 1st birthday party this weekend. Maybe we will be blessed with really nice weather next weekend like this weekend, wishful thinking.

So, life is good in the Woldt household. Have a fabulous evening!

Interesting Week

Well, the week has started off to be rather interesting. Hunter is still not feeling well. Wimpering and crying. He was suppose to have school pictures taken today, but looks like we will have to wait for picture retakes. I am guessing he is going to be out of school all week. Dad thought he should stay home and enjoy in the fun with Hunter today, he is not feeling well either. Hopefully it skips the rest of the household.

Hayden is doing good. He had his pictures today too, so hopefully he smiled nice : ) He helped mom make Halloween invites for his Halloween party over the weekend. He is getting pretty excited. We are planning all sorts of fun things to do!

Harrison is doing well. He is popping teeth all over. He started to say ma ma now and taking more and more steps each day. All of a sudden I think he is getting his confidence.

So, overall life is good at the Woldt household.

Thanks for checking in. Always smiling! : )

Poor Boy

What a weekend! Hunter has been very sick all weekend. Yesterday he spent the day throwing up, and having the diarrhea. I couldn't even keep his meds in him. Then he whimpers and it is the most heart wrenching thing. Usually if I snuggle with him, he will rest, but that didn't even help this time. He kept his meds down this morning, and I am running some pedialite to hopefully help keep him hydrated. Hopefully the worst is over...

Harrison and Hayden both have a little head cold but otherwise they are good. Hayden kept telling Hunter it was ok, I think he felt bad also.

Otherwise we have stuck close to home this weekend. Hopefully yesterday was the worst of it. In the realm of things it could always be worse. But it does figure this happens when dad is gone hunting.

Otherwise, today will entail watching football and the Brewers!! Keep your fingers crossed for the Brewers.

Have a fabulous day! Always smiling! : )

October is here

The past few weeks have been pretty uneventful in the Woldt household.

We just had new pictures taken, so I will make sure to post some of those when I get them back.

Otherwise, getting Hunter and Hayden settled in to school. I have had a hard time with Hunter going to school this year. I am not sure if it is because he is becoming a big boy and reality is setting in. I am just not sure why I am more emotional about it than usual.

Hayden really loves school. I still can't believe he was embarressed the first day I met him at school. His teacher had to take a medical leave, and he has been having a little emotional melt down about that... he really misses her. It is amazing how someone can leave such an impression only after a few weeks.

Then there is our little Harrison. His personality is really starting to show. Now when he gets mad, he sits on the floor, looks at you and then bangs his head on the floor once. I do my best to ignore him, but that isn't always the easiest.

Otherwise life is good in the Woldt house. Everyone is healthy and happy. Thanks for checking in : )

Chat soon : )

Well, Harrison is going to turn 1 in a few months. I sat back and thought about how fast time flys by and how there are so many things I would like to talk about and document, and thought this would be the perfect way to do it. So, I will make a great effort to start posting how the boys are doing to keep everyone in the loop.