It has been a very exciting past few days on both sides of the family. On February 28th Troy's oldest sister, Crystal, had her third baby girl (Kylee Rebekah). She is very cute and I am sure her big sisters are just lovin' on her any chance they get.
Just a couple of days ago, the baby that Paul and Jessica are going to adopt was born. Little Kambree Elise is just adorable. We are very excited for both families and cannot wait to get to Arizona to love on these precious little girls.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
What were Troy and Sebastien up to?
Continuing from the EEG post, while Manti and I were "held up" in the hospital, Troy and Sebastien stayed at the Ronald McDonald house. 
(Sebastien and Manti sitting on the bench with Ronald outside of the R.M. House.)
It was about a mile (maybe less) away from the hospital, making it very easy for Troy and Sebastien to come and go. The Ronald McDonald House is such an amazing place. There are so many things for kids and so many wonderful people that volunteer. We had such a great experience with them, I am now motivated to come up with ways that our family can help them. Anyway, got off track for a minute there, back to what Troy and Sebastien were up to...
Playing some air hockey with other people staying there. 
Playing with one of the many train sets they had. 
Watching the fish swim around. They are both very fascinated with fish tanks...Sebastien gets that from his daddy! 
Shooting some hoops. Do we have a little basketball player on our hands?? 
After all of the excitment in the R.M. House, finally laying down in bed, relaxing. I don't know what we would have done if the boys couldn't have stayed there. Well, yes I do, and I think we would have driven Jeff and Jessica nuts! :)
(Sebastien and Manti sitting on the bench with Ronald outside of the R.M. House.)
It was about a mile (maybe less) away from the hospital, making it very easy for Troy and Sebastien to come and go. The Ronald McDonald House is such an amazing place. There are so many things for kids and so many wonderful people that volunteer. We had such a great experience with them, I am now motivated to come up with ways that our family can help them. Anyway, got off track for a minute there, back to what Troy and Sebastien were up to...
Playing some air hockey with other people staying there. 
Playing with one of the many train sets they had. 
Watching the fish swim around. They are both very fascinated with fish tanks...Sebastien gets that from his daddy! 
Shooting some hoops. Do we have a little basketball player on our hands?? 
After all of the excitment in the R.M. House, finally laying down in bed, relaxing. I don't know what we would have done if the boys couldn't have stayed there. Well, yes I do, and I think we would have driven Jeff and Jessica nuts! :)
EEG's
I thought I should take a few minutes and give an update with the recent Manti happenings. Many of you know around Thanksgiving Manti started having these little "shaking" episodes(his head would shake uncontrollably, arms and legs sometimes too). The first time he did it I was a little worried but then when I said his name he just looked at me and gave me the biggest smile. I just let it go and didn't think anything of it. A few days before Christmas he did it again, three times in one day. Troy was at work and I couldn't talk to him until later that night. Long story short, we ended up in the emergency room that night. They did blood tests and everything came back elevated which was a little concerning. I had never seen a baby do this before and became a little more worried. With a history of seizures on Troy's side of the family we weren't sure if that's what was going on with Manti. We went to the clinic (on base) for a follow up appointment and one of the things they did was measure his head. The next thing the doctor said really threw me for a loop...his head size had gone from being in the 7th%tile to the 44th%tile in a month! That was very alarming to the doctors. Christmas day he had three more, Troy called the on-call doctor, we were very lucky to get an anti-seizure medicine. A few days later we ended up going to the Children's Hospital in Denver for an EEG. Manti is not a fan of having his head touched, this was NOT the best experience! See for yourself....
This first picture was just getting started with everything. He doesn't look too upset, but this is leading up to this...
It took about 20minutes, maybe longer to get everything all set up. Which means, 20 minutes of my poor little baby in tears, screaming! This last picture is of the tech wrapping his head so he doesn't yank the electrodes off his head. He is a little worn out from the crying and starting to calm down a little. 
The next day the doctor called us with results from the EEG. Her exact words were "Is this Manti's mom? I have the results and it showed abnormal activity on the left side of his brain." My first response "What does that mean?" I think my heart skipped a few beats and it took me a minute to realize what she just told me. The next step to this madness...monitoring his "episodes" and an MRI! We were lucky enough to go on our trip to AZ as planned, we needed that break! At that point, Manti was on the anti-seizure medicine and STILL having these episodes going on. It seemed as though they increased after starting the medicine, making us worry even more. After calling and talking to the neurology doctors again, they decided to do an EMU, which is basically a 2-3 day EEG. GREAT! The first one went oh so well, now we have to do it again. February 2nd we checked in to the hospital and started all over again (with the EEG). This time the tech marked his head where to put certain electrodes. Again, not so happy. 
His big brother was there to help calm him down and make him happy. I think it worked!
The first night was horrible. Neither Manti or I slept at all and to make matters worse, he threw up all over me! EEWWW!
Manti finally let me put him down in the crib but I was feeling a little overwhelmed. Can you tell? After three days of this, he did NOT have any episodes the whole time! Everything looked PERFECT-no abnormalities on the EEG. Why do kids do this? We were released and told to not give him anymore of the medicine. Since then, he has only had two episodes. Yay! We were then anxiously waiting for his MRI on the 25th of February!
(I don't have those pictures uploaded on the computer yet so check back soon for the MRI details and final results.)
This first picture was just getting started with everything. He doesn't look too upset, but this is leading up to this...
It took about 20minutes, maybe longer to get everything all set up. Which means, 20 minutes of my poor little baby in tears, screaming! This last picture is of the tech wrapping his head so he doesn't yank the electrodes off his head. He is a little worn out from the crying and starting to calm down a little. 
The next day the doctor called us with results from the EEG. Her exact words were "Is this Manti's mom? I have the results and it showed abnormal activity on the left side of his brain." My first response "What does that mean?" I think my heart skipped a few beats and it took me a minute to realize what she just told me. The next step to this madness...monitoring his "episodes" and an MRI! We were lucky enough to go on our trip to AZ as planned, we needed that break! At that point, Manti was on the anti-seizure medicine and STILL having these episodes going on. It seemed as though they increased after starting the medicine, making us worry even more. After calling and talking to the neurology doctors again, they decided to do an EMU, which is basically a 2-3 day EEG. GREAT! The first one went oh so well, now we have to do it again. February 2nd we checked in to the hospital and started all over again (with the EEG). This time the tech marked his head where to put certain electrodes. Again, not so happy. 
His big brother was there to help calm him down and make him happy. I think it worked! The first night was horrible. Neither Manti or I slept at all and to make matters worse, he threw up all over me! EEWWW!
Manti finally let me put him down in the crib but I was feeling a little overwhelmed. Can you tell? After three days of this, he did NOT have any episodes the whole time! Everything looked PERFECT-no abnormalities on the EEG. Why do kids do this? We were released and told to not give him anymore of the medicine. Since then, he has only had two episodes. Yay! We were then anxiously waiting for his MRI on the 25th of February! (I don't have those pictures uploaded on the computer yet so check back soon for the MRI details and final results.)
Cousins
One great thing about going to see family is watching Sebastien play with his cousins. We are so lucky to have Jeff and Jessica only an hour and a half away and get to see them often. Their kids are always so great to play with Sebastien and keep him entertained. He just loves having someone other then mom and dad to play with and I have to admit, it is a nice break for us! :) Our recent trip to Arizona was perfect. There were a lot of cousins for Sebastien to get reacquainted and play with. These are some of the fun things cousins do...
They Sit with you at dinner.
They share a blanket with you and let you lay on them when you are tired.
They do stuff with you even if it means getting in trouble.
They play "kitchen" with you.
They bounce you on the trampoline.
They hold your hand so you don't lose your way.
They give you kisses when you are sad.
We love our cousins very much and wish we were able to be with them all the time. Thanks cousins for always being so nice!
They Sit with you at dinner.
They share a blanket with you and let you lay on them when you are tired.
They do stuff with you even if it means getting in trouble.
They play "kitchen" with you.
They bounce you on the trampoline. 
They hold your hand so you don't lose your way.
They give you kisses when you are sad. We love our cousins very much and wish we were able to be with them all the time. Thanks cousins for always being so nice!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday Nights
Since having Manti, our Thursday nights have been reserved for volleyball. When I first started playing again I would take both boys with me so Troy could sleep, with his work schedule being a little more friendly, he has been playing too. Sebastien loves to go to the church and watch "bally, bally, ball"! I have been talking up playing volleyball all week long, Sebastien is SO EXCITED! However, the last two weeks NO ONE has been there to play and Sebastien CRIES all the way home. I have felt so bad for the poor little guy. It isn't just whining, he is actually crying, big crocodile tears and all. Hopefully next week people will show up, I just can't stand to break his little heart again. Maybe this is a good sign, he could be our star volleyball player!:)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Family Pictures
The first day we were in town was family picture day. Since Troy's sister Megan was also in town with her kids (we hadn't seen them for 1 1/2 years) this was the perfect time for pictures. Wendi was kind enough to come out to the east valley and be our photographer, (thanks sis). The pics were taken at Val Vista Lakes, it is such a great place to take pictures. I guess that is why so many people have their wedding receptions there! :) 
This is our cute family with Gma & Gpa Cahoon. There were four different cameras going off which is why everyone is looking different directions! 
Here is our family. I love the one with Sebastien sucking his thumb. The boys did well with all of the picture taking, we just couldn't seem to get one with both of them looking AND smiling! Oh well, maybe next time. 
Here we have pictures of all the Cahoon cousins with Gma & Gpa Cahoon. I am sure you all know how possible it is to get everyone looking and smiling, so I thought this turned out pretty good. The other two pictures are of the whole Cahoon family, minus Megan's husband, Benny. He was unable to get the time off work. Hopefully next time we will be able to get EVERYONE!
This is our cute family with Gma & Gpa Cahoon. There were four different cameras going off which is why everyone is looking different directions! 
Here is our family. I love the one with Sebastien sucking his thumb. The boys did well with all of the picture taking, we just couldn't seem to get one with both of them looking AND smiling! Oh well, maybe next time. 
Here we have pictures of all the Cahoon cousins with Gma & Gpa Cahoon. I am sure you all know how possible it is to get everyone looking and smiling, so I thought this turned out pretty good. The other two pictures are of the whole Cahoon family, minus Megan's husband, Benny. He was unable to get the time off work. Hopefully next time we will be able to get EVERYONE!
Trip to Arizona
The first of the year we decided to take a family trip to Arizona, we had planned on staying for two weeks but when the boys got sick we had to cut it short (sorry to those of you we were not able to see this time around)! We had a wonderful time visiting with family and Sebastien LOVED playing with his cousins. There was so much going on and we have lots to post about so please bare with us as we try to catch up.
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