Chocolate Fountain

Nichol got a chocolate fountain as a Mary Kay prize. Little did she know that it would be like Christmas when it came in the mail. Carter & Skyler did nothing but ask when we were going to get it out. We got chocolate for it and had a party! It was fun but as you can see, messy also!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKYLER!

Can't believe Skyler turned 4! He had a party with his friends on Friday, a family party on Saturday, and then Sunday was his actual birthday. He's had too much fun! Today he told me he just wanted 1 more birthday! He was so excited about his new Carz bedspread from Grandpa & Grandma Hubbard, his new rocket from Grandma & Grandpa Taylor, his Madagascar DVD from Crystal & Jared & Caitlin & Steve and of course the candy, gum, & toy filled dinasour pinata from Uncle Nate & Kourt. At church we were finding gum and candy in all of Skyler's pockets! He also enjoyed getting a card & $ in the mail from Grandpa & Grandma Christensen. He went around telling everyone that he got a dollar then he looked at it and realized it looked a little funny. I told him it was actually $5. He didn't understand but is excited to put it in his bank!

We also took Korver to his 9 month appt on Friday. He weighs 13 lbs 13.5 oz. His head is now in the 4% but his weight and height aren't on the charts yet. He's getting there though! He learned how to crawl, well kind of! He does the army crawl. He's super fast and enjoys moving around. He also enjoys standing against the couch. He looks way too small to be standing up but he is 9 months. He's doing really well and is such a happy kid. He has figured out that when we go to the Dr he has to get a shot. It's really sad. The minute I put him down on the table he starts to cry then when the nurse cleans his leg with cotton he starts screaming. I feel so bad that he has to get a shot every month (this month twice because he was behind on his immunizations). Hopefully only 2 more RSV shots before we're done.

Tired of being sick!!!

Hello everybody! I wanted to give you all an update on Korver! I know a lot of you check the blog every week so it's my new year's resolution to update it more often. We've all been quite sick this past weekend. I took Korver into Dr Nye on Friday just to make sure he wasn't starting to get RSV. (We definately don't need any more hospital stays). He doesn't have it which is a relief but he did have an ear infection & a nasty virus:( He's definately not been very happy because he's getting his 2nd tooth on top of it). Wade and I have both had the virus that Korver had and it's definately been hard to kick. Dr Nye our pediatrician said he hasn't seen any RSV cases so far this year which is a relief but I just found out our neighbor's 1 year old has it so it looks like we'll be keeping Korver home from church for a few weeks or so to be safe. He does weigh 12 lbs 8 oz now so he gained almost a pound in 2 weeks. We are so excited! Taylor, Carter, & Skyler are being wonderful big brothers and have helped out a ton this weekend since we were sick. They are good kids and have been through a lot this year. Skyler is so worried about Korver going back to the hospital. Everytime we have a Dr appt he asks me if he's going back to the hospital and starts to panic. He's getting so big. Anyway, not much else going on! Thanks again to everyone for their support:)

More family photos!

Here are some more family photos that Michelle took! They turned out so cute! It's crazy how time flies. We can't believe this year is already over. Although it's been a rough year, it has also been a humbling one. Our trials definately make us stronger people. I was sitting in sacrament a couple of weeks ago and a lady sang the song "Lullaby". I realized how lucky I really was to be holding Korver and the miracle it is that he's ok and doing so well.

As We've reflected over this past year and especially these past 2 weeks, we've realized how blessed we are to have such a wonderful support group of family and friends. There are so many that have helped us out in so many various ways. We feel so blessed that we have people who love and care about our family so much. Your sacrifice doesn't go unnoticed and we love and appreciate you so much! Thank You for your kindness and love.

Wealso wanted to update that we took Korver in the day after Christmas for his RSV shot and he weighs 11 lbs 10 oz! YEAH! He's gaining weight like a normal baby. He's still got to play catch up but at least he's gaining.

We love you all and hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We also want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Family Pictures

These pictures were taken by Wade's Cousin Michelle. She did an awesome job. Thanks Michelle

Check out her site.

http://www.photographybymichelleh.blogspot.com/

Best Buds

Well its been almost three months since Korver's Surgery and he is doing Great!!

He has continued gain weight and at his last appointment they said the tissue in his heart has completely grown over the device. Yeah....No more Hole!!!! He is so much happier now and just loves to hang out with his brothers. They are all Best Buds!

Thanks again to everyone for all the thoughts and prayers on our families behalf. We are truly blessed to have such great family and friends. We Love you all!!!