The MRI is now done and we should be recieving a report next week on Tuesday. It went fairly smoothly except that it took 2 hours instead of 45 minutes because Tim kept waking up! He fights that medicine with all he's got and he has ever since the first time he was put out. I guess now he is more immune to it and so they needed to give him extra gas throughout the procedure. But each time he woke up, they had to start all over again! Anyways... it's DONE. Good good.

In other news, Kate got to go to school for the first time today for JK orientation! How exciting! She had a great time and I think she will take really well to school in September.

This Just In...

We FINALLY heard from MRI today and Tim now has an appointment on Monday at 7:30 am. Horray! Please pray that it would go smoothly.

We had a great time today as I started a vegetable garden and the kids got to get good and dirty. As we travelled to the front lawn to see the "diggers" go by, Tim had an uncontrollable urge to jump in the puddle. So I let him touch it, go near it, one thing led to another, and eventually, well... you get the picture. Good times.

Ken and Tim got to have a boys day last Saturday working in the shop on boat motors and going for a ride in the new bike trailer. Also seen, Princess Kate, looking all grown up.

New Pics

Here are some new pics... Kate peeking out the window at the robin's nest, Kate's "centerpiece" (she LOVES picking flowers and was very disgruntled with me when I told her that dandelions are actually weeds!), and my two beautiful children who are getting very tall.

On The Move

Well here he is folks! On the move, Tim is walking almost full time now! How cool is that? Considering that at the time of diagnosis the doctors said Tim may never even move his legs, this is a real answer to prayer!

While there is defintite excitement, there is also a whole new world opened up to him, including his new favourite activity, opening drawers and getting into all kinds of STUFF! Yesterday he discovered the bum cream... that was fun. And let me tell you... that stuff does NOT wash off! Fun fun. I decided not to take a picture as to not encourage him. I knew he needed to get in trouble and I had to try so hard not to laugh! What a guy.

Kate is busy being all grown up and getting ready for her birthday party. She had a cool find yesterday when she found a "bird's eye" view of a bird's nest with 4 perfect blue eggs right out her window! Pictures to follow!

Since my last blog, Tim has had a check up, a CT scan, a spine x-ray and blood work. We STILL have not heard from MRI which really testing our patience. How does that saying go? "God, grant me patience and I want it RIGHT NOW!!" The hospital system does not make any sense to us and they say that all the parents have the same frustration of not being able to be put out just ONCE, so the child can have the MRI and the CT on the same day. This would be so much easier as the child would only have the risks of being put under ONCE and would only have to fast once. Ever have to make a baby fast? Not fun! How can you explain that to them?! It's pretty brutal. SO you basically do your best to distract them and pray lots! We haven't got any updates from these tests as we were going to wait to have the MRI done. I suppose we will just call and find out. I am assuming there was nothing pressing from the tests we did have done or they would have called us. I will let you know of any news. Take care!