Surgery

Today Briggs went into surgery for his spine.

He has a low-lying conus.

He got to ride into the hospital in his own wagon carrying all his and Mommy's luggage in order to stay a couple nights to recover.

He knew something was up and was a bit clingy.
He loved the fishies in the fish tank.

Before his surgery he was able to dress in the hospital garb and was extremely curious with all the nobs, buttons, and new things to press and play with in the room.
He figured out that the mattress was bouncy and Luuved jumping on the bed
The wait was quite long and without food or drink all morning, he became silent, still, and somber. Not like him at all. Around 1:30 he finally went into surgery after a long delay.

We were able to go into the operating room with him to watch him go under anesthesia. We had to wear our special hospital uniforms. Briggsie obviously thought we looked weird. He kept staring at us with intense curiosity. It was cute.

We're glad to report that the surgery went perfect.

Briggsie did so well and was extremely brave.

We want to thank you all for your prayers and thoughts for us this day.

We felt your support and love and we want to thank you SO MUCH!

Once upon a time...

There was a Friendly Green Dragon Who went Trick or Treating
With a beautiful ballerina and a nice skeleton from Wyoming

They were his friends
He got lots of candy that Mommy wouldn't let him eat

But He was so happy to hang out with friends
and Daddy and Mommy

The End

We bought a house!

In 12 days we'll be moving into our own home!!!

After lots of searching we found the house that is Perfect for us.

My favorite part is the deck on the back!We can't wait to have our own place!

We are WAY excited.

Life is good.

Favorites...

Favorite Toy: Any utensil in mommy's kitchen drawers

Favorite Hangout: The end table

Favorite Food: Paper.....Paper of any kind.

Pumpkin Patch

Briggsie loved searching for pumpkins. Unfortunately most of them were rotted and smooshy.We found a corn field to play around in

Briggsie finally found the perfect pumpkin

My 1st. Haircut

My hair was grown over my ears so Daddy gave me my first haircut

I look Handsome

Our Little Family

When we visited family in California a couple weeks ago, we had a wonderful photographer take our 1st family pictures. Here are a few of the many.

For Auntie Jessie...

We've had a lot going on lately, and I haven't taken very many pics.

Here's a quick update about our Briggsie.

He received some new toys from his Daddy & Mommy which he LOVES!

His favorite is his stand up interactive table.

It sings songs, which he dances to. Speaks spanish...which he's becoming fluent in. Counts, plays piano, has a computer, and a phone! So, needless to say Briggs is becoming fluent in elecronics.

His second favorite toy is his truck, which he walks behind and rides on. I observed him the other day pushing it over to the coffee table, afterwich he knocked it over, climbed onto it and proceeded to try climbing onto the coffee table. Fortunatley, for me, he couldn't quite make it onto the table. But, he certainly tried.

It's been nice weather and we've gone to the park a couple times...which he loves!

Beware of gross picture below...

He's had a little runny nose lately too. Massive flowage. Makes it hard to breath and sleep.

Sad :(

...He wishes he could give Auntie Jessie snotty kisses

Eight

My Boy is 8 Months Old Today

My Papa Craigie

Surprise!

Papa Craigie I love you SO MUCH!

Have a Happy Birthday!

come visit me!

Dad I love you so much! I hope you have a wonderful Day.

I wish I could be there with you to celebrate 61 years!! Wahoo!

For your birthday I think you should buy a great piece of property in Windsor with a big yard for you to work in and landscape.

Big Boy

Briggs started crawling a couple weeks ago.

He loves the freedom and is constantly on the move.

His favorite terrain is the kitchen floor, cupboards and dishwasher.This morning I caught him getting into my purse and going through my wallet!

No doubt looking for cash!

Moments later he decided to rearrange the books and toys...
and then he tried scaling the bookshelf.
(yes, he actually tried climbing it)
I love watching him try new things and venture into new places.

I may not be so stoked about his new ability in a couple months, but for now I think its adorable.






When he has down time you'll find him watching his favorite show in one of these two positions.
In my basket...

or with his ball

He got me...

So we had one of these...

Picture Perfect

Some favorite pics that I've taken recently of my Briggsie...

My perfect little boy

Huba Huba My Cowboy

Summer Eskimo

He chilled in this bucket for awhile and didn't want to get out! Love this smile

Esophageal Sphincter Malfunction

I have land mines all over the floor.

My cream carpet now looks speckled orange and white.

This kid spits-up CONSTANTLY.

Whenever we play around I'm always on guard, so I can dodge an upload.

But this time I wasn't so lucky.

After he produced this puddle on my neck, he rubbed his face in it.

Moments later he did this......And again moments later he spit up on himself and Daddy.

(Bryce wouldn't let me post the pic since he was not dressed appropriately :)

This scenario is extremely frequent in our household.

I read that this spit-up stuff is normal.

But this much?! It can't be!

Frontier Days

We've spent the last 10 days in Cheyenne, Wyoming selling shaved ice at the famous Frontier days...the biggest Rodeo anywhere!

It was pretty grueling, but we had a bunch of fun. I loved watching Bryce come up with ways to market and see his satisfaction when he saw the enjoyment on peoples faces after tasting the fluffiness.Briggsie was such a good sport traveling almost every day from Colorado to Wyoming and spending morning till night outside amongst the people selling shaved ice. We set up his pack-n-play next to the shack and he played and slept in there. He was such a trooper.

We met a bunch of people from all over the country, and world.

I never knew this rodeo was so big.
We got an opportunity to go to the actual pro finals rodeo. It was awesome!Our little Briggsie is now an official cowboy.

6 Months

I can't believe my little boy is already 6 months old.

I love waking up each morning to see what new little thing he'll start doing.

Every day he is different, older, more grown up.

He has the sweetest personality. He is my little buddy.

Bryce and I agree that our life began when this little guy entered our family.

We don't want to remember what it was like without him.

Rockies

My sweet cousin Camille and her family invited us to our first major league baseball game in Colorado. It was Briggsies first experience with professional sports.

He was fascinated by the bright lights and the boys that sat behind us.His little buddy CarlyIt was SO nice to get out as a family and do something fun

This tongue is the latest trendHe wanted to stick out his tongue for this whole feeding session.

I was barely able to cram the food in his mouth, and he insisted on keeping it pointed at me the WHOLE time.

Pinata cakes = Eternal bliss

Here is a close up of the Pinata cake I made for my sister's Wedding

Traditionally the cutting of the cake is said to be the first task they perform as a married couple, signifying the sharing of their lives and the new bond between them...sappy stuff.

I like to believe that the new pinata cake tradition symbolizes the breaking of the bride's virginal state and the subsequent dominance of the groom over her.

Pinata cakes are in peeps

but don't ask me to make yours

Pot o' Gold

Supposedly the green house across the street contains the loot.

Results

I love this sneaky smile

We got the results from Briggsies MRI.

We received 2 differing opinions.

The radiologist thought it looks like he has a Tethered cord. This is where the spinal cord fails to separate from the skin of the back during development, preventing it from ascending normally. Although the skin is separated and closed at birth, the spinal cord stays in the same location after the closure. As the child continues to grow, the spinal cord can become stretched, causing neurological damage and interfering with the blood supply to the spinal cord. This can lead to sensory and motor problems, as well as loss of bladder and bowel control.

HOWEVER, the Neurosurgeon thought that it didn't look like a Tethered cord. He said he doesn't think it's abnormal. I think he's right.

We hopefully will have a different Neurosurgeon look at it and give us another opinion.

I think Briggsie will be just fine. Mothers instincts.

Thanks for everyones concern