Shame on me

I am so sorry it has been forever since I last blogged. :(  March was a very rough month for me.  I was trying to find something and I finally found it!  So now I can get back to updating everyone and let you know that I really didn't forget about you all.

Rhett has made the choice to have surgery again, so he went in for his pre-op this last month and had x-rays talked to the doctor to find out what was going to happen.  The doctor is just going to expand the left side since he is really crooked from the last surgery that he had  last year.  We also informed the doctor that he cannot be as aggressive as he was last year.  He was ok with that, I guess we will have to see if he stays true to his word.  As he and Rhett talked I listened to make sure everything was covered.  Rhett doesn't miss anything he got it all.  So before the doctor left I asked him if there was something that he can do for Rhett's knees since he walks very knock kneed.  He said that they would have to take another x-ray to see if Rhett qualifies for any help.  We had the doctors at Shriner's tell me that if Rhett kept walking the way he was he would end up in a wheelchair at a much younger age than he would if his legs were straight.  So Rhett had another x-ray before we left and the doctor came and showed us the pictures of Rhett's legs.  He said that "this is how you qualify.  You draw a straight line from the middle of the hip to the middle of the ankle.  If the knees are passing in that line then they are fine."  So we looked at the x-ray and saw that the right leg is fine since it passes through the line pretty well.  After we then looked at the left leg and saw that almost his whole knee was on the inside of the line.  So the doctor said that the left knee can be fixed but the right one is fine.  In order to fix it they would have to go in and put a plate in the side of his knee and then when it is straight  they take it out.  Well Rhett is ok with that since he will not be missing much and what things he can do he will be able to do after wards too.  So we are all getting ready for surgery around here.

Nikole is now on book 5 of Harry Potter and has been enjoying it lots.  She is sure smart and is really looking forward to a new year.  She has been helping more and it is great to see her enjoy being with her brothers more and help them more.

Gavin is reading!!!  He read all by himself last week and again this week!  I am so excited that he is enjoying it and wanting to read more.  The books are not that hard but they are hard enough for him to read.  He is great at sounding out and putting the sounds together.  He told me yesterday that he started subtracting and that was he favorite thing to do at school that day.

Dylan is a signing genius.  He is such a whiz and he it loving to talk with his hands more.  It is also great for us since we understand what he is saying and what he needs.

Will update more a little later when I have a moment that I am awake to do so. LOL