Saturday, October 3, 2009

Pics for Daddy

Well...obviously much has changed since our last post...
Eli is obviously here (Elijah August Simmons). For those who do not know, he came on 9-9-2009, weighing 7.6, 20 inches long. We are all doing pretty well and loving the new addition. Samuel had a hard first couple of days home, but now seems to love Eli for the most part. The pictures below are a little random, and mainly from the past couple of days, but wanted to post them for David, who is out of town and would love a visual update.








Thursday, September 3, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Taken a couple of weeks ago, I think about 28 wks.

Samuel on the carousel...he isn't sure what to think.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sam's Little Brother - Coming in September

Sam's First Haircut

I Love my Mama!

First cut is the deepest

Please disperse, there is nothing to see here

Halftime Break: Dum Dums!!!

Dum Dums are beginning to wear off

All Hades Breaks Loose

Ahh, Reward = rejuvenation by a refreshing fountain

Hit the dance floor, John Travolta

Friday, April 10, 2009

Bad Parenting and Grace, Part Two

24 hours later. Just a hint of what happened yesterday remains.


I am tired, need to go to bed, but also feel the need to communicate what happened in our lives today. Long story short, this morning we took Samuel to the ER because he was having trouble breathing after drinking soymilk that I accidentally gave him. The whole thing was really scary, but he seems to be okay now.
Having a child with food allergies is so mind-boggling and scary. I am very diligent, always so careful what he puts in his mouth and touches, and yet, somehow I picked up soymilk instead of his usual ricemilk from Whole Foods last night. The packaging looks identical except the obvious labeling. On top of that, after he started reacting, for some reason I was so confused and didn't trust myself...and did not give him the Epi-pen when I should have. I was afraid to give it to him, to be honest. Fortunately, God was gracious. I am so thankful that we live less than 3 miles from a hospital, David was home due to it being Good Friday, and everything else that transpired served my little man. After a couple of powerful shots, he was breathing fine despite his little body looking like a burn victim.
Despite being thankful, I also just feel sad and worn out by it all. He is allergic to all the top 8 allergens (milk, eggs, nuts (peanut and tree), wheat, soy, and fish(shellfish and other). His blood and scratch tests indicate that soy is one of the least of his concerns...and we had anaphalaxis to THAT! So I just feel sad at the severity of his allergies. Praying they go away. Until then, just glad he is sleeping soundly in the next room.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Finally! Some New Pictures!

As many of you know, Ashley is usually the one who updates our blog. Well.... a lot has happen in the last 2 months. For starters .... we are pregnant! Well, Ashley's pregnant. (12 weeks now to be precise) Wow! We couldn't be more excited. More to come soon. In the meantime, here are some new pictures of Samuel.