House Again

I thought we were done with house thing but apparently not. There is a new deal on the table right now and it looks promising. If you want more info give me a call or email me.

Life

Oh the turns my life has been through these last few weeks. I have been to Colorado, Utah, Colorado, and back to Iowa in the span of ten days. Good times! I am so grateful for the way that my family and friends pulled together to help out with the Mata's. Amazing things were acomplished in these past ten days.
First an update on the Matas. . . Mom and I traveled out to Colorado to help with Malia and to set up their house for them. Things came together very quickly and the house looks great. There are still some things for Amanda to sort through but I think that she feels better about her living situation. Abram is doing great. He does not seem to have any other medical concerns at this point. It is so amazing what the priesthood and the power of prayers can accomplish. Abram is still struggling with nursing. Amanda is really putting up a fight to breast feed him and I applaud her for that. I know that with patience that things will work out for her. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to serve her and her family.
Second an update on my family. . . Nathan and Nora spent the ten days that I was gone with Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Bart. I am so grateful to them for keeping my little punks. I also have to give a shout out to David, Sharon's son for watching them as well. It was a very stressful week for them. My kids are so active and accident prone. Nora fell and had to get three stiches in her forehead. I am thinking about keeping her in a bubble from now on! She is recovering and seems to not care about it at all. Nathan has been raving about how much fun he had there. I don't think that they will be invited back anytime soon. I think that they need a break!
Third an update on our house. . . We are not selling our house and are going to continue to remodel it. We are currently done with the school thing and plan on staying here until we decide to move. I am very excited to go ahead with house projects and improve our little house.
I am so grateful for the church in my life and for the strength that it gives me to endure all of the trials that I am faced with. I know that I am so blessed because of the choices that I make in my life. I have so far to go but I am proud of who I am and where I have taken my life. Thank you for all of the people that support me and that have helped me to become who I am. Most of all I am so grateful for my husband. He has made me a better person. I love him so much and I am always amazed at his support of my crazy ideas. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Kind of a weird blog, I know, but I am weird.

Good News

Abram is doing so much better!! He is off of his ventilator and breathing on his own. He is still on oxygen but it has been lowered over time and will continue to go down. He will be taken off of the antibiotic and pain meds today. He will only be left with one iv and that one is through his cord. Amanda might get to nurse him today which means she will get to hold him for the second time! Mom and I have been getting their house set up for them and are getting things ready for Abram to come home. He is so beautiful! I will try to remember to bring Amanda's camera so I can post a picture of him. Colorado Springs is beautiful. They live in a great area where you can see the park from their living room window. Malia is doing great and I know that she is going to be a great helper when Abram comes home. Amanda is healing, we keep having to make her slow down and explain to her that she just had major surgery. She forgets that she won't heal as fast as she did with Malia. David will be deployed in May. He will get some leave before he goes so that he can have time to spend with his family. Thank you all for your prayers and fasting. Please continue to keep them in your prayers. A special thank you to Grama and Granpa Caley for keeping Nathan and Nora. It has been a huge help to me. I miss them but it is for the best. Thank to everyone one again!

Abram David Mata

Amanda had an emergency c-section last night and gave birth to their new baby boy. Mommy is doing fine. Abram was transferred to another hospital to receive more care. He was 6lbs 3oz and 19 inches long. Born at 7:30 on March 10th. He is having complications he has received two blood transfusions and in on a ventilator. My mom and I will be leaving tonight to go out there to help with whatever they need. Please do not call Amanda. You can call me if you have questions. 563-564-9037. Please keep them in your prayers.

I'm leaving on a jet plane!!

I just booked a flight to Colorado Springs!! I will be leaving March 16th. I want to get there before the baby is born so I can help Amanda set up her house. I will take Nora with me and Nathan will stay with my mom. During the day he will have to go to a sitter. A friend in the ward is going to keep him for me while mom is at work. I sure will miss him. I bet he will have tons of fun though! This will be Nora's first time on a plane. I hope it goes well. I am adding some kid movies to my zune so she will have something to watch. It is a night flight so hopefully she will just sleep. Mom and Nathan will be leaving Iowa on the 25th. They will drive out, we will stay there until the 30th and then go home together. My poor husband will be so lonely!! Does anyone have any tips on taking an 18 month old on a plane? I am sure it will be a really great time!

Aquadoodle

The other day the Hayes boys came to visit. Nathan and Nora got an aquadoodle for Christmas from Santa. We only have two pens so I took q-tips and gave them a cup with a scilicone stopper filled with water. They could put the q-tip in the cup and not get everything wet. They all had a really great time together. I even taught John how to write his name. He is a very quick learner. It was good to have someone for Nathan to play with. Nora didn't have much fun being the only girl. I think she was missing Malia.
We did hear back from the school. They gave us another offer. If you want more details email me.
I can't wait to go visit Amanda. I wish I could leave now and help her set up her house. I would love to get there before the baby is born. Oh well, I guess we will get there as soon as we can.