Update on Evie...

After our last appointment with the cardiologist,

she recommended we do a renal ultrasound to make sure the kidneys are

functioning properly.

She did say sometimes it can take a bit to get

blood pressure under control,

but she wanted to eliminate the possibly of her having any

other narrowing of veins going in or out of the kidneys.

She also thought her bp should be going down by now

and she doesn't want to put her on another bp medicine if we don't have to.

If she does have any narrowing,

it would require surgery in Rochester.

Even if that's the case,

it would be less invasive than her other surgery.

I will keep everyone posted on the results as soon as

we know.

Keep the prayers coming please!

We're On Top of the World

So this whole adventure started because I was trying to

get a fall leaf pictures for my sisters.

I was frustrated that the power lines were in the way.

So Zach told the kiddos and I to get our hiking shoes on.

And up we went.

Keep in mind I have never been up to the 'cave'

before so I didn't know the extent of our adventure. 

If I knew the almost vertical rock climbing,

I'm sure I would have opted for the children not to attend.

We all made it safely and had a blast. 

The view went on and on and on.

The kids just kept repeating, "We're on top of the world!"

 I'm glad Evie was still holding onto Zach though.

 We could see wind mills in Cashton and houses in Sparta.

 The pictures don't do the colors justice,

but at least it's something.

Up on top of the bluff,

we had to go through some woods. 

The kiddos kept saying they felt like they were in the story

The Spooky Old Tree:)

It was a little eerie.

 Our faithful cat 'Mittens' followed us the whole way.

The pictures a little blurry,

but this is a rock face we hugged to get to the cave.

Here is the cave.

We were hoping that no animals were in it when we got there.

We could walk into it and

it goes to the right and you can't see to the end!

 The rock structure outside of the cave.

The kids loved it

and after we got down(and everyone was safe)

so did I:) 

 Here is one more picture of a neighboring hill that can be seen from our

front window.

 

A Little Increase...

We recently had a bit of an increase on one of Evie's medications

per the pediatric cardiologist according to her blood pressures. 

It doesn't seem to be affecting her and

I'm hoping that with the Thursday appointment with the cardiologist,

it will be adjusted back down to where she was at before.

This has been a process and we are all getting adjusted

to it.  She is doing really well and in good spirits.



Happy Fall...

Sometimes, I just can't believe I live in a place that is

so beautiful.  I tried to capture the color of the leaf change,

but pictures don't really do it any justice.

 

 

 



After a fall drive,

the family did a little work on our fence to

make it a little more seasonal.

Then the kiddos and I went for a walk up the hill.

And of course, I had to surprise them with a little candy corn

to celebrate the season.

The kids had me cracking up all the way.

I was feeling good so I decided to do a fall craft

I saw on pinterest.



Evie's craft turned out to be interpretive.

Joey put her own spin on it by coloring the tree as well

as the leaves.

And Oscar made his very similar to the way

I would have.

Everyone had their own style and are beautiful.



Update for Evie...

I'm happy to report that Evie is

doing really good.

We just found out that her blood pressures

that I've been taking every night are looking good so

we won't have to run into the clinic weekly.

Depending on her weekly reports of blood pressures,

the cardiologist can adjust medicines accordingly.

Although she is keeping the medications the same for now,

this will make it really easy to adjust medications

and we won't have to wait until our appointment date.

I feel really good about this

and think it's a proactive approach.

We are so thankful and blessed.