On A Roll

Well, we seem to be on a roll these last few weeks. We seem to have a regime down that may be working for the Huntman. Two days, no poop, we irrigate. That seems to help get him over the hump. Considering the alternatives right now, this works.

Hayden gets to go see an Orthopedic doctor regarding his tippie toe walking, which is continuing to get worse. We are going to take him to the same Orthopedic Dr. that Hunter sees, that is scheduled for next Friday. Then, depending on what he has to see we may need to take him to see a Neurologist. That stinks, since Hunter's neurologist is at Mayo for a year... this means to Madison we will go. So I ask myself, is this a test ????? Seriously... but then I remind myself it can always be worse. So, overall things have been good in the Woldt household, we really can't complain.

We went to Wisconsin Dells last weekend and had a great time. Hunter really seemed to enjoy it much more that he ever has when we went to Blue Harbor or Tundra Lodge. We are working on getting Hayden ready for Kindergarten, how exciting is this! It is hard to believe it is that time already... then again it is hard to believe Hair bear is going to be two.

Hope this finds everyone well. Have a great weekend. I will try to get some new photos posted of the boys.

God Bless

The Ride Continues....

Poop still seems to be an issue on this end of the world. We are starting our bowel irrigation's today. I know... great way to start out a post hey! Hopefully this does the trick... I guess we'll find out.

Hayden is home sick today.... 103 temp, so now we have to make sure he stays away from his brothers. I always say you know he is sick when he is actually in bed sleeping. He's a busy guy like his mom so this is very uncommon for him.

Harrison had a fever Friday and Saturday but that was about it. Not this high, and didn't seem to slow him down so hopefully this is what Hayden has and by tomorrow he feels better.

My mom has been in the hospital since Thursday. The Dr's thought she had a stroke, but it ended up being that her right inner ear is not working, and probably an infection. So, in the realm of things, some drugs and rest and she should be feeling better.

So as usual, never a dull moment. Hope this finds everyone well. Have a great day! God Bless

Just As Mom Thought

Do you ever ask yourself if you should just do what you think is right? I should have went with what my gut instinct was yesterday, because that is exactly what the Dr said today.

It seems like Hunter's bowels just slow down after 4 or 5 weeks. We seem to go good for a while and then after about 4 or 5 weeks we seem to hit a wall. The plan is to continue to do what we are doing now, but on the 3rd day if he has not stooled a lot we should start with 24 hours of rectal irrigation's. Thank goodness I am already a pro at this.

Hopefully this will do the trick and keep him from having another explosive day like he did yesterday. He is still not tolerating feeding well today, so we are going to do the wonderful pedialyte and ease him back in to feedings after his bowels calm down.

Poor little man. We continue to pray this gets him over the hump. Next thing will be to do a Valium enema and take a look and see if there is a narrowing or suture that are causing him issues. Hoping we don't have to travel that road, that comes with a whole new set of issues.

Thanks for checking in on Hunter. God Bless

And We Wait

Yep, that is the truth, and we wait. Hunter is having some GI issues, again. After talking with Pediatricians office and GI in Madison we went in to the Peds office and had an X-Ray to see what is going on. Now, we have to sit and try to be patient.... all of you that know me know that is not one of my finer qualities. I guess, I just want to get to the bottom of this. I feel so bad for the little man, seems like we put a bandaid on things, and before you know it we start having issues again.

Please pray that we get Hunter's GI issues under control once and for all. We'll keep you posted.

God Bless

So Big!

So Big! That is sort of an oxymoron when I am talking about my boys. Big, they are not. Vertically challenged, that is more like it. I always joke about how my boys are such little peanuts, must be because they all have such big hearts and so much love to give.

We recently had new pictures taken. As I look through all the pictures, it reminds me just how "big" our boys are getting. It reminds me just how lucky I really am and how different all their personalities are.

Here is a perfect example. We were trying so hard to get a new family picture.... leave it to Hayden to always make it interesting. The one you think would be posing for the camera, was but in the wrong way.

I do have to say he always keeps things interesting. But, the reality is this is our family. This is really the perfect picture that truly represents our family.

Then there is our precious Hunter. Can you say breathtaking? What a stud!

Then there is Mr. Hayden, who really is such a loving guy

And last but not least my little pistol!

All the joys of my life. How perfect!

God Bless

Little Ham Bones

Happy Thursday!

Your probably thinking, Ham Bones?... I tend to call my boys my little ham bones because that is what they are : ) They each have their own little personality. It amazes me each day to watch how different they all are, yet how much the same they can be.

Harrison has grown up so much in the last month. He is really showing so much interest and love for Hunter that it brings tears to my eyes. He's at that difficult stage where he is too little to really understand, but old enough to realize that he's different. He's old enough to want to try and play with him, he is old enough to try to feed him french fries, and he is old enough to wave good-bye and give him kisses. Soon he will be old enough to really understand and explain to everyone else that he is different, and that is OK because we love him.

Hunter is old enough that he looks at Harrison with those eyes like can't you just leave me alone, old enough to know he can't even defend himself, and old enough to know how much his brothers and Mom and Dad love him.

Then there is my loving Hayden. He is old enough to tell his brothers that he loves them, old enough to help Hunter stop scratching his face or wipe his drool, and he is old enough to tell everyone everything they could possibly want to know as long as they keep listening : )

Even though by the end of the night we are tired, exhausted, and as hard as it is to believe sometimes crabby : ) It is things like this that remind me that these are my greatest gifts. To see the love and compassion through my three boys reminds me just how lucky I am to be there Mom.

Have a great day! God Bless

It's been so long....

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. As usual life has just been rocking.

We saw the GI doctor last week. We are going to try 1 tbls of Milk of Magnesia every morning along with our daily suppository and see if that helps get Hunter's bowels going on a daily basis. He is just so consistent at being inconsistent. For the most part, Hunter goes potty every other day, even with getting a suppository daily. Since he is already on a strong ducalax adult suppository there are not too many other options out there. We will give this a month and see how things go. He has not had anymore blood in his stool so hopefully we have turned the corner and will be done with that for a while. The plan is to try to get Hunter to go daily, and go and be done. So, we will continue to pray that we get this all figured out. If this doesn't work and we continue to have issues with Colitis we may have to talk with the surgeon to explore other options, but we aren't there yet.

Hayden is doing good. He is now officially going to be a Kindergartner. I cried at his preschool graduation... I will be a wreak next year I am sure. Soccer is almost done for the season, and T-ball started last night. Hayden informed me that he like T-ball much better than Soccer so looks like we will not be doing soccer next year. That is OK, I told him to find what he enjoys the most. Hayden continues to be my compassionate one... he read to Hunter the other night. He choose a cookbook of all things and then sang him a Lullaby before he went to bed. Things like that are priceless.

Then there is Harrison.... TROUBLE! We are going through that wonderful biting stage again. He drew blood on Hayden yesterday! I sure hope this phase passes fast. He is a little stinker all the way. He continues to amaze me by how many words he can say. He still loves dogs ... and cracks me up when he tries to put Haydens Ben 10 timer on his arm. He could really care less about his toys, it's all about Hayden's toys. They are finally starting to play together better, at least sometimes. Harrison is also starting to become much more aware of Hunter. He is, for the most part nice and gentle with Hunter... it is amazing how they just know at this age.

So, overall life is good in the Woldt house. I promise I will get some new pictures uploaded soon.

Have a fabulous week. God Bless