The hunting season is over and I have a husband again (YEAH!!!) and a freezer full of elk and deer meat. Ben tried making his own jerky. I'll be honest, it was kind of okay. But it was his favorite fall snack as a kid. His parents and grandparents would make it every year after the deer hunt. Isabel helped Ben and his mom, Evelyn, make the jerky. Isabel was in charge of the spices. We think she got carried away with the salt resulting in the not so great taste. Let's face it, it is just easier to blame it on the six year old.
Halloween was a fun distraction from the craziness. Isabel made a perfect Jasmine with her long brown hair. Kya loves horses so of course she was a cowgirl. Sophie was a cute little kitty. We had a lot of halloween fun: riding a haunted train, decorating cookies at Nicky's house,trunck or treating at Kim's house, party at Aunt Stacey's and of course Trick or Treating.
Christy and Sophie
Ben and sleeping Sophie
Look at them pose!
Mr. or should I say Mrs. Potatohead pumpkins
Isabel got her MRI. She was very brave. She had to have her IV put in twice, the first one didn't work. The nurse gave her a very cute beanie baby with red and blue stars on it. That seemed to make the tears go away. She was given sedation because the test took over an hour. I don't know a six year old that could hold still that long. She was out of it for the rest of the day. The sedation made her act pretty silly. Later that day Ben was helping her up the stair and she kept stumbling she asked him "why can't I walk?" The nurse said she would act DRUNK and she did. I got the results back and they were not what we were hoping for. She has a type I Chiari Malformation and a Syrinx (fyi: click on the word for a definition). We will be going to see a Pediatric Nuerosurgeon for an evaluation. Most likely she will need to have some time of surgical procudure to have this fixed.
PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS.
5 comments:
Oh Heather I am sad to hear about Isabel. If she does have surgery the two of us can have our own brain surgery club. Good luck!
That is so scary for Isabel. We will keep her and your family in our prayers. If you need any help, please let me know. Keep us updated please, I check your blog frequently.
I think about you guys a lot and I hope everything will be okay.
We are thinking of you guys ALWAYS.... Isabels a strong little girl. Shes so lucky to have so many loving people around her. Hey by the way call me I want to have you guys over for dinner next Sat. Let me know if that works for you ok?
What are we going to do with her?
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