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We went to the air show they had at Hill Air Force Base the last weekend of June.  It was really hot but we enjoyed our time there.  I was able to nab some awesome pictures.  Proud moment here. :)  Here a just a few of them.

Yes 79 pictures are just a few.  LOL!!

The next week was the week of the 4th of July, it started like normal but with more stress.  I am not sure how to describe it but something was really bothering me and I couldn't place it.  By Wednesday I was on pins and needles.  I had to take 3 kids to the doctors and felt like I was at my limit.  I ended up snapping or having a breakdown however you call it, before I even left my house for the doctor’s office.  As I drove to the doctor’s office I was in a daze.  I sat there and tried to listen to the doctor as they would speak to me, but I honestly don’t remember what they talked about.  That night I took the kids to Fantasy Con with Angel Hand's Foundation.  The kids really enjoyed it but mostly the snakes.  Ewww!!!  I gave Nikole and Gavin the camera so that way I could push Rhett in the wheel chair or Dylan in the stroller.  Here is some of their handy work with the camera.

I know some of those pictures are blurry but the kids enjoyed taking the pictures.

Dylan was vomiting the whole day of the 4th so we stayed home and didn't even do anything.  I took Rhett in to the lab for a blood draw to find out why he is having these headaches.  We found out Rhett had higher levels of CO and a lower blood count.  Out of all of that I was really stressed and needed to just stop doing everything.  Having this breakdown was a wake up call for me and my family.  I cannot do everything alone.  I need help and everyone in my house needs to step up and help.  Back to the week of the 4th... trying to get my house under control and get everyone healthy.  As I am watching Rhett take a lot of medicine to help combat these headaches that he dealing with every day.  In my gut I feel like something is wrong, there is something going on that I cannot fix and that he needs more then just iron to help solve the problem.  So the following week I contact the doctor again and let him know that Rhett has still be having these headaches.  He said he was going to look into insurance to make sure we were not left holding the huge bill that usually follows the major diagnosis around.  As I struggle to get Nikole ready for girls camp and making sure all the kids I am to care for are ok and well.  Then Wednesday the 9th the youth were going boating in the afternoon.  Rhett really wanted to go and I still hadn't heard from the doctor and since I had all my kids I decided I would take them and just keep an eye on Dylan and Gavin since Nikole and Rhett are part of the youth group.  We went to the lake and I got a few pictures.

After the lake visit we decided that we will take the kids fishing with their cousins.  The kids were so excited and had a blast!  Here are some of the pictures that I had taken since I was the only one that wasn't having to run after a little baby. This fishing trip was Saturday the 12th of July, and Nikole still isn't packed for girls camp!  At least we can do this before

Since I had not heard from the doctor about the tests they wanted to do I had to call the doctor and find out what the plan was.  He said that he had sent in orders for a MRI and a sleep study.  So I called to set up the MRI and sleep study.  I set up the MRI Wednesday after the appointment with the pediatrician.  So Monday morning I sent Nikole off to girls camp and prayed that she stayed safe.  Wednesday came I and I took Gavin to counseling where he fell asleep.  LOL!!!  After that my husband and I met with the doctor to go over the paper for life sustaining treatment for Rhett, just in case something happens while he is at school or out in the community.  After that We went and picked up the boys from grandma and grandpa's house and headed to the hospital for the MRI.
We were the only ones there and grateful that we were all together.  We left him with the tech and went to the waiting room.  The boys and daddy went first since I was still feeling out the paper work.  As I was sitting there by myself with the technician after Rhett was already in the room being scanned just a little to make sure he was int he right spot and such.  I looked up as I was trying to remember all the medicine that he is taking and as I looked up something caught my eye.  I looked at the screen of the computer that she was using for Rhett's scan and saw this pretty good size white blob like thing.  I know that wasn't the brain, since I have seen scans before.  My heart sank before the tech sent me on my way after I finished the paper work.  As I sat there with the other boys and my husband my mind was blank.  We didn't really talk we just sat there and watched the other boys play.  After 2 or 3 of us used the bathroom while waiting a doctor came out and asked if we were Rhett's parents.  When we said yes he looked at us and  said, "Rhett has hydrocephalus.  It is quite a bit so it might have been growing over the years.  You need to see a Neurosurgeon.  It doesn't have to be tonight but it should be sometime soon." As I sat there and listened my heart dropped I know what this means for Rhett.  I don't think he knew or anyone else, but I have been around lots of medical things and I have researched lots when I have come across things that I don't understand.  So I talked to the doctor on Thursday and he called to let me know what the results were and to let me know what needs to happen.  He called me back about an hour later to let me know that he had set up an appointment with a Neurosurgeon for us since he thinks Rhett needs to be seen earlier than later.  We have an appointment soon.  I will have more info soon and will update sooner.