Update on Crazy Baby K!

Well, last week Kiersten had 2 seizures while at school. They were very short, staring out into space-type. She had been sick the whole week prior with high fever and congestion that kept her from getting a full rest at night. So it is believed that is what triggered the seizures, but also in combination with as she gets bigger, she is naturally weaning herself off her medicines. We went for her neurology appointment (6 month check-up) and as the Doctor looked her over, he believes everything seems fine. She's a little more clumsy lately, but he said that's typical after the seizures and should go away soon. It definitely hasn't stopped her any, she's always on the go! We are going to have blood drawn today to have her levels checked and that will help the Doctor decide how much to up her medicine.

I'm so thankful we have medicine that can help keep these seizures under control. Even though it was a shock for me to face the fact that she still isn't seizure free and we have to start the 2 year countdown again to be off the medicine, it was a reminder that: she's doing much better than before and that God is still in control. I just can't forget that!

Look how much she has changed in one year! She was just so drugged up then!
Now she's so much better!! LOVE her!

This is the Stuff...

Crazy, I know...2 blog posts in one day! I feel so very blessed, and I feel like I need to climb on top of my roof and scream it out loud. The furthest I went was facebook, though! I updated my status, pretty radical, I know! I posted that I'm thankful for the birds singing, but it's not just that they are singing. It's the fact that our amazing God created these beautiful little creatures that can chirp out such wonderful melodies. There is also something about the birds chirping that remind me that God created this huge world, but he also created me, and what am I going to do with His creations? Am I doing all that God has planned for me, right now, in this moment. I love it how our thoughts, and God's word, and the music we hear can all come together and makes sense as if it is God standing right before us saying, "Do you get it? Do you get this message I've been trying to give to you?" I'm thankful. I'm thankful for all the material things in my life. I'm thankful for all the laundry in my life. I'm thankful for a sweet, gorgeous, wonderful, loving, hard-working man that takes care of me. I'm thankful for my kids that drive me so crazy that I wonder, was there ever a time I was not crazy? I'm thankful for this gorgeous weather. I'm thankful for family members that love me. I'm thankful for Jesus who died for my sins. I'm thankful for my health, the fact that I can see God's beauty, my hearing that I can hear those sweet birds. I'm thankful that I get to hug my children everyday and tell them that I love them. No, I promise I'm not losing it at the moment. I'm just having one of those emotional moments where I feel overwhelmingly thankful for all that is in my life. The good and the bad. I'm finding joy in what God has for me. I heard this song today and it helps describe how I'm feeling! Enjoy! :)