Salt Lake

Damon had a few appointments in Salt Lake this last week, so we headed down on Tuesday afternoon. It was a fun little getaway with just the kids and I but we sure did miss our daddy and husband!

Tuesday night Kira and David came down with the kids and we all went swimming at our Hotel. We stayed at the Radisson downtown, just a couple blocks from temple square. We didn't go walk around but it was a pretty view! That night we ordered pizza, and just hung out!

Wednesday Damon had his first appt. with a special care dr, Dr. Murphy. I swear every dr. we have had at Primary Children's has been awesome! She spent an hour with us, discussing different things, medications he's on, talking about his tone, tightness, and all around health! Good news! he's gaining weight! He is now weighing in at about 27 lbs! About 8 months ago, we was about 25 lbs! Slowly but surely! He didnt grow, so his BMI looks even better! Although... it is hard to get an accuarate height on him, because he is so tight.

After the appts were done, I was able to come back to the hotel and run, but its just so hard to run with kids there! But I did an ok run, and then spent the rest of my day hanging out and catching up with friends!

This has nothing to do with Utah but I just thought it was so cute! Damon got to learn how pizza was made at school and this is his hat!

The view
Exhausted!

Kira and I spent all day Thursday crafting it up! Boy did we have so much more planned then we did, but it was great! Here we are cutting out our letters. She was doing luck with 3 shamrocks and I was doing family! Luck is on my to-do list next! I think its amazing that were sisters, and we are built so different! She got the skinny jeans and I got a "little more to love" as I like to put it!

Kira's TV doesnt work anymore, so I brought in the kids DVD players from my car. Isn't this just so cute? All cuddled around trying to watch!

Friday was my last appt before I came home and we have scheduled surgery for Damon March 23 to have his tendons cut on his hamstrings and adductors on his legs. because he has so much tone and tightness, its pulling his hip out of socket, on his right side, and therefore his left long his longer! Crazy how everything works, but he will be in surgery for about 1 1/2 hours then they will keep him overnight because they usually get spastic. He will then be in a cast for 3 weeks, in an "A" shape, and then for another 2 weeks at night. So hopefully this wont happen again. But his Orthopedist did say that he will have to have another surgery later on, that is more complex, so this is just to prolong that.

It was so nice to come home and have a clean house, with little notes from Juan!