Our La Vida Loca: February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Alex does NOT approve

Of avocados!!!

And Kairi likes to wear my shoes:

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Newest email from Chris:

I forgot to tell you that I tried out for the next Nashville Star and I got command sponsorship. Basically, I still have to submit a package and see if the show will take me, but the command thinks I’m good enough to give me June through September off if I do get picked up for it. Sweet huh?

Anyway, the next Nashville Star is supposed to be all military. That’ll be cool. I wonder if the recording contract is still first prize.

Sleep ... I miss you!

Dear Beloved Sleep,

Where did you go? Why did you leave me? I know that when Kairi was born that I was not able to spend as much time with you as we were both used to, but I worked hard to dedicate time to you. I found spare moments in the day to share together. Of course, as Kairi continued to grow, the daytime moments grew fewer and fewer, but at night we were doing great I thought!

Even when Alex came we found time for each other. Alex enjoyed his time with you as well. What a wonderful bonding experience for us to all spend time w/ you together!

But recently you seemed to have abandoned me. I cannot find you anywhere. It is really beginning to eat at me. I need you. We all miss you.

Could you please come back home? If not for me, for the kids?

With all my heart,
Stephanie

Saturday, February 23, 2008

An Update

The pneumonia is improving! Grandad is slowly being able to breathe better and is finally capable of talking to us. :) Mimi is still struggling to understand what's going on and where she's at, but we expected that. He did pull his feeding tube out last night, and another one will be put in today, but that's the only major complication we've seen so far. I'm hopeful that he'll be able to come home in the next couple of weeks or so. :) God's good, isn't He? :D

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

A Different Blog Than Planned

Last night I had fully planned on sitting down here and telling you all about Kairi's food allergy issues, about my brother's birthday and the funny gifts we gave him, about how amazing Grandad Bigby was doing, and about how I've started selling Mary Kay and am PUMPED about it. But all that changed last night around 8:30pm when the phone rang.

The phone rang shortly after Micah (23) had left with the afore mentioned birthday presents. Matthew (14) answered and goes "Mimi? I'm fine. What's wrong?" Panicked eyes bored holes into his face. "Mimi, Mimi, wait. Here, tell Daddy what's going on.". Daddy takes the phone. "Mother? What's wrong? Calm down. What's he doing? How long has he been like this? Mother, I need to know exactly how long he's been like this. Mother, let me talk to Dad. I know that he doesn't feel well and doesn't want to talk, but I think that I need to speak to him." The next several minutes felt like hours while we waited for him to come to the phone. "Dad, what's going on? How long have you felt like this? No, it is important, how long? Dad, we need to get you to the doctor. I know you don't want to go tonight, but I think it's important. No, this can't wait until tomorrow. I understand that, Dad, but we need to go tonight. No, Beverly and I will be at your house in a minute and we're going to go a walk-in clinic."
Click.
Silence.
Dad can't breathe. He's panting to talk. We're taking him to the ER. Call Micah, have him meet us there.

Micah made to to Mimi and Grandad's house before Mama and Daddy.

They got Grandad to the emergency room closest to him. He was immediately admitted b/c he has not had any food or fluids since Sunday morning. His body was shutting down. They transferred him to the main hospital last night. He has pneumonia, and other issues.

Please lift up prayers on his behalf.

Btw, check out www.marykay.com/stephaniepyle --> It's how I'm paying to move back!