Halloween 2009

We had so much fun this year. The weather was perfect. The girls were so excited to dress up in their costumes. Juliet was Little Bear, Greta was a black cat, and Kamryn was the cutest Thing 2 ever. Her wig was perfect!!! We started the evening out with a family dinner and then headed out.
Daniel and Greta made the spiders for the yard and looked so cute.

We are looking forward to next year.

The Past Few Months

OK so I have not posted in a while, but I have been hit with a 2x4 or the equivalent.

July 1st my precious baby girl started having seizures. The kind that she loses consciousness and stops breathing. Scariest 2 minutes of my life. She had two in one week. I took her to Texas Children's and they could not find anything. I took her to a neurologist and got the blow that shook my foundation. In children that are as young as she is it is very hard to diagnose with the few she has had. He told me that most likely more would come. He said if she had had just one it would be no big deal but two in the severity she had there was a disorder.
Right then and there my life flashed before my eyes. I immediately felt I knew what could be coming. Anti seizure drugs. Not the outcome I wanted for my 15 month old. He asked about family history and my pregancy. We have no family history of them, but my pregancy was horrible with her.
At 12 weeks I started getting blood clots in my legs. I was put on blood thinning medication. At 24 weeks I got a pulmonary embolism and DVT in both legs. I did not reliaze that my shortness of breath was as bad as it was. I did not go to the hospital for two days. I thought I may have gotten the flu. Two days later I drive myself and my older child to the emergency room and stumble in. I have never in my life seen an emergency staff move as quick as they did. In five minutes I was on the L&D floor and they asked what medication I was on. I told them and they started running. Some very quick and smart Doctors, Nurses and Techs saved my life and my little one that Sunday afternoon. But those two days with a pluse ox hovering around 85 may be a contributing factor to her disorder. Oxygen Deprivation in the womb.
Juliet is doing good on her anti- seizure meds (Keppra) and so far has had only 1 break through seizure. It was last thursday and due to fatigue. Hers are fatuigue induced and we stay on a strict schedule.
My world has been shaken upside down and it has taken me awhile to right it again. We have a wonderful support system and an even more AWESOME GOD that I know is taking care of us. Through this I am really learning to trust in him.

The Jackson's 2009 New Mexico Trip!

Today was our first day and is it going wonderful. We left our driveway this morning at 5:30 am and Greta was very excited. We went to breakfast in San Antonio and Magnolia Pancake Haus. It was so good. I had an omlet that was to die for. Then with our belly's full we headed to a rest stop outside of Sonora, TX. for lunch and running around. The girls had so much fun and we had chicken salad sandwiches for lunch. After that we went to Ft. Stockton and walked through a small Wal-Mart and Greta thought that was so neat compared to the big ones that she knows. We are staying the night in Van Horn Tx. It is a small town with not much to see but the mountians, which by the way are beautiful. We will wake bright and early in the morning and head to Albuquerque, NM.

Nine Years

Today we have been married nine years. I can't believe it. I feel as if it were yesterday. I can say that I love you more today and I ever have. I love the feeling of our growing love. I love our two girls so much and am so thankful for you to help me guide them through life. I could not have picked a better partner to spend my life with. I praise God and lift you up to him daily. I am so proud of you and everything you. Thank You and I love you.

Kindergarten is Almost Over!

I can't believe this year is almost over. It feels as if we have just moved to this incredibly foreign (not really, just to me) place. Come into a school district that I had no comparison to. I was really scared to let my child go.
We could not have made a better move for our children. Greta's teacher this is a gift from God. She is completely awesome and motivates children to do their best and more. I am so happy that she came into our lives.
I am so proud of Greta. She is really a smart child. I'm not just saying this because she is my child. I have prayed from the moment of conception that she would not be cursed with challenges like her momma. Dyslexia is horrible for children and even as an adult I fight it daily. I learned to cope but for children it is hard. I'm so happy and relieved that she is so much of a sponge.
I just want to thank Mrs. Thrash for such a wonderful year. You have given us the greatest gift that will last us the rest of our lives. The perfect start for a wonderful education.

Love Dare

In August we started going to a new church in our new neighborhood. Let me tell you my eyes were opened wide for the first time in my life. I am so fired up for My God that I just can't stand it. We look forward to going to church every week. We are learning so much and feeling fullfilled at the end of the sermon. Our life has taken on a new meaning and we are living for Him and not ourselves.

The sermon series we started on was one on marriage. Daniel and I have a great marriage, I am so in love with my husband and know that he loves me. We are each others best friend and truly complete each other. But who would not want to make a great thing even better. We learned a lot about what the bible says about marriage and learned about the book love dare. I purchased the book with my Husband not knowing. I is a book that takes 40 days to deepen your relationship and truly learn to love unconditionally. We love our children unconditionally but it is different with others including our spouses. As God loved us so much that he gave his son to save us. So every time I started the book it seemed as if something started attacking our relationship. I know now it is Satan trying to take hold. So today I am slamming the door in Satan's face and starting over. I will let you know how my forty days are going, I know that the end result will be a deeper relationship with God and my husband. I can't wait.

If anyone has done this let me know how your journey went or is going.