10 on Tuesday~ Colin Edition

1. This morning Colin had his 6/9 month metabolic geneticist appointment at the Children's Hospital in Aurora.
2. Unfortunately we found out that Colin DOES have the genetic variation that can cause his low carnitine. Just like his mama.
3. Fortunately the only course of action is to continue taking the supplements that we already take, and to continue to be monitored.
4. We found out that because we have the variation and not the mutation, we are somewhat of a rare case.
5. In fact our doctor has only seen it one other time and neither parent showed symptoms.
6. Colin weighed 22 pounds 14 ounces (between the 75-90 percentiles)
7. Colin was 29 inches long (between the 75-90 percentiles)
8. Colin's head was 18.5 inches (between the 90-95 percentiles)
9. That means Col is thinning out;)
10. I am just a little sad that he has to deal with this too. As if a bum heart wasn't enough. Poor guy. I am thankful that it is not life threating, but darn!

So....

If you're the praying/juju type, tomorrow Colin has a metabolic appointment at the big Children's Hospital downtown. We'd love to hear that he doesn't have the Carnitine Dissorder that would require him to have to take medicine for the rest of his life. And we're taking weight guesses....

I added labels, so you can find other posts about the same topic, if you want...

Okay so the reason

I always have an excuse don't I. This month has been crazy! Cheer camp, camping, I lost our camera cord, we leave soon for the mitten state. Here are a few pictures to help you forgive me...

A REAL Camping Trip

You know the kind. With A down pour while you're setting up the tent, your two year old falling in the mountain lake, your 8 month old getting a sunburn while it's cloudy out, deer playing through your camp site, and the tent zipper breaking open right before the night when it gets below freezing. Oh yeah, we rocked it all! This was the second annual camping trip with some of our great neighbors. We're already talking about next year!!

Haley Household Happenings

Colin is saying maamaa!! I am so happy that he is saying something, and just tickled that it's mama. Yes it's only when he's crying, but as uncomfortable as he's been with the top four(!) teeth all trying to come in, he's been crying a lot!
Colin is crawling! Again, it takes a bit of imagination to "see" it but, remember the worm, he does that, digs in his toes and pushes. It's not pretty, but it gets the job done.

John's bedding has been picked! Thanks to you fine readers John will have a digger themed room. Really is isn't what I orginally wanted, and yet I am SO excited to order and start his new room! I've got lots of ideas and I can't wait to get started!
I made (two) dinners for a new mama. Truly I'm a sucker for babies and if all I had to do was cook to see little Will, then okay! Plus I can cross off #90 on the old list!
Hope you're having a great weekend!! I know we are!!

10 on Tuesday~ Cheerleading Camp

Today was the first day of cheerleading camp. And oh what a day it was... And there are still 2 more to go. Goody...
1. "the gym is a good place to be, no asbestos in there." -friendly janitor
2. "Now hit your Cheeryo like you mean it" -WAAAAY too friendly instructor
3. "You sent me I size 7, I need a 10" said by me about cheer shoes
4. "Do you think she can just squeeze?" said by confused shoe dealer (um no)
5. "Coach, this gym smells like preteens" teenager
6. "just grab her bum and throw up" Said by different instructor
7. "bad news you're going to have go leave the building, due to radioactivity in the chem labs" not so friendly haz mat guy
8. "it may be cleaned up by tomorrow and then you'll be fine" same guy
9. "coach I think my shoes are glowing" a cheerleader who apparently has been dropped too many times.
10. "don't worry, the radiation will kill any of the cancer you may have gotten from the asbestos" Cheer instructor, turned biologist.

Oye, it's going to be a loooooooooong week:) And I love it!

Have you voted yet? Only a few more days!!!

Which bedding should be get for JM's Big Boy Room?

I've been thinking about it for months. I just can't decide at.all so what should it be? I think YOU should help me decided. There is a poll on the top right of the page, all you have to do is click, and it will REALLY help me out. The room will be painted once I decided on the bedding to ensure a color match and the furniture is black.

So should it be:
Junior Varsity Quilted Bedding

Kasey Quilted Bedding

Christopher's Construction Quilted Bedding

Thank you for helping me on such an important matter... And hey I'll help you if you ever get in a similar jam!:)