Fleming Family: February 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Next Step

Brandon and I went to see a new specialist last week. We got a lot of information and decided on our next step.

Our 'next step' is a three part step. One, two, three, or none of the things we will be testing could be our problem with staying pregnant.

1. We will have DNA testing on both Brandon and I. If there is a problem with this our option would be IVF with good DNA egg/sperm.

2. I will have a hysteroscopy to see if there are any problems with my uterus. Most problems can be "fixed" with an out patient procedure.

3. We are having all our pathology sent to NYC to a specialist to see if there might be a placenta problem. If this is the case there is not a lot they can do so it would be a try at own risk thing or surrogacy.

We are now in a holding pattern. We will most likely not get all the results in for 2-3 months (longer depending on the NYC doc). After all the results are in we will sit down with the specialist again and see what he found and plan!

So, all that said.....

Our prayer requests are:

Peace as we wait, not letting Satan bring worry or discontentment into our lives and marriage.

Speed, in the NYC doctor looking at the pathology and reporting.

An answer, that the doctor will be able to answer the question of why we keep losing babies.

Comfort, if we don't find an answer or it is not a good outcome, that we know our God is bigger and He has a perfect plan for us.

We are so thankful for our joy in Eli and know that the Lord has wonderful things in store for our lives, it just might not be our plan, but it is His plan.

Monday, February 14, 2011

One Important Addition!

Introducing

Eleanor Gray

Born January 11, 2011

8:08am

7 lb 13 oz, 19in

We went up and meet her at the hospital the day after she arrived and of course I forgot the camera so this is the best picture I have now. I will post better pics when I get them!

Here is the wonderful little girl!!

Congrats Michael, Amy, and big sis Georgia!!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Super Bowl

This was Eli and Hogan's 3rd Super Bowl.

Amy and I thought it would be funny to pose them with a beer, who knows they might be roommates someday and think it is as funny as we do???

Look how they have grown!

2 months old

not hard at all to pose

1 year, 2 months

a little harder to post but we got it done

2 years, 2 months
Eli asking Hogan to open his beer

Hogan saying all done, Eli still asking for his beer to be opened.

Snow in Texas!

As many know we had a few days of ice and only one real day of snow.

Eli and I stayed home on Tuesday with daddy.

On Wednesday daddy went to work and it was just Eli and mommy.

On Thursday daddy went to work in mommy's car, thinking we would stay in all day, but Eli woke up complaining of his ears hurting. I called the doctor and they wanted to see him. So mommy drove daddy's truck to the doctors. The main streets were not bad but the side roads were. At one point we did not make it up a hill and started sliding back sideways. Eli calmly says "no mommy, that away." pointing out the side window up the hill.

We did make it to the doctor after an hour drive (normally 25 min). Went potty then waited for the doctor. When the doctor asked Eli what hurt he said his ears. She checked them and.... they looked great, no infection. He was completely healthy. But his 2 year old molars are coming in, the pain is shouting into his ears, making him say his ears hurt. Something for pain as needed.

Potty then back in the truck to head home. Oh waist, Eli pee peed in his car seat! Wonderful, I clean up as best I can, change the boy, and we head home!

On Friday daddy stayed home again. With the snow on the ground we went out to play!!

Here are a few pics of our outing. Eli made it about 25 minutes before he lost a glove and came in.

Cleaning the snow off daddy's truck and throwing it

A little taste

Mommy and Eli (with Eli wanting to play not take pictures)

Daddy and Eli

Eli loved playing in daddy's truck

You can't see his smile but it is really big!

More cleaning

Eli wanted to mow the snow. It was a hard job and he didn't get far.

Thanks Grammy for our yellow boots! They were great for keeping our feet warm and dry!

Videos

Eli and Aunt Kelsey playing!

Daddy, Mommy, and Grammy talking

Eli singing and playing Jesus Loves Me

Grammy and Mommy helping

January

We have been having a ton of fun this winter!

Enjoy the pictures!

Eli in his TCU hat! Touchdown!!

Playing football with mommy!

We went to the zoo as a family one warm day in January!
Daddy and Eli

Eli watching the hippo being fed

Eli loved the
Kangaroo

He wanted to ride it like a big kid but was not that tall.

Eli got sick again and had to have breathing treatments every four hours day and

night for three days. So not fun for mommy and daddy.

We moved Eli into a big boy bed.

He has been sleeping so much better now that he can flip and roll in his sleep without hitting the sides of his bed.

Such a cute boy when he wakes up!

Look the bed head!

Grammy and Papa got Eli this rain coat and boots.

He loves them!

Daddy and I took Eli to the stock show to see the animals and tractors!

He loved the tractors!!

We started potty training this month also!

Do all boys need reading material to use the potty!

And of course it's a tractor book!

I am putting Eli in a pull-up at night and at nap time.

He wants his "undies" on all the time.

In the middle of the night he started crying, when I got upstairs he was standing at the door holding his undies wanting them to be put on! I was so out of it I just put the undies on over his PJs. This is him the next morning!