I posted several new pictures. Click on old posts to see them all.

Jenni

I had to add this picture; we have one of me in the dryer when I was his age and we both have the same expression. I have have seen that picture of me for the past 30 years. That is probably why I see so much of me in the little man when I look at this one. Thanks again for all your prayers and happy Thanksgiving. By this way this is our one year anniversary for having Granton out of the hospital and home with us. God has given us so much to be thankful for!

Our Two Babies

Potty Training

On Monday, Granton went peepee in the potty and received a sticker for his Elmo potty chart. Today, Wednesday, Granton went poopy on the potty and received two stickers for his Elmo potty chart. We are working toward filling it up and earning some big boy underwear. We have a stack of books now by the potty. Actually, the kiddos have brought about new homes for lots of items that I would have been more particular about in the past. Like, lets say all or anything decorative. But, I will admit I have enjoyed a more clutter-free life with less junk.

Kaylynn, now has her first two teeth. She climbed the stairs the other day and sent her mom sprinting to catch her wobbly body before it tumbled down from the fourth wooden step. She had slippery socks on, too. She loves her Grammie's cats. She was chasing one the other night and just laughing and laughing. I love how happy she is! She and Granton have become good buddies...when he's not bossing her to share or telling her "no. no. Kaynee."

That's all the excitment for now. Kaylynn says hello with a snort and a grin at my feet. I think Daniel has officially nick named her "snorts."

jenni

Just checking in

I know we haven’t checked in for quite a long time. Well, in this case no news is good news. Not much has happened with the G man. He has been doing very well. He spends most of his day playing and showing off for his little sister. She thinks he is about the coolest kid around which is true because he is the only kid around. They do really well together. Kaylynn fist tooth popped out yesterday and this is just one more sign of her growing up. She crawls all over the place mostly following her big brother. They are both well and have stayed healthy through this flu season. We are very excited about this. We have had to shelter them some. Granton is not aloud in public building during the winter. Since he can’t be in them we keep her out also. This makes things like grocery shopping pretty hard for Jenni but we manage. I am one of these people who never seems to get sick. This has not been the case this year. I have already been very sick twice; although, one time I may have been food poisoned. Anyway, the kids and Jenni did not get it. It was no fun, basically locking myself in one wing of the house and being shut of from the rest of the family. However, it was worth it since they stayed healthy. Granton is really talking a lot now. He is putting small sentences together and it is pretty cute what he says. Yesterday, he went on a walk with Jenni. He ran up a hill and when Jenni got to the top he smiled and yelled “Good job Mom!” He has also started telling knock knick jokes. This is getting pretty old because they usually go like this:
Granton- Knock knock
Me or Jenni – Who’s there?
Granton- Knock knock
Me or Jenni – Who’s there?
Granton- Knock knock
Me or Jenni – Who’s there?
Granton- Knock knock
Me or Jenni – Who’s there?
And so own and so own… Anyway, I hope he dose not end up with Pa Pa’s joke telling skills (sorry Dad, but it is true)

I really don’t have any new medical news. Please keep praying for the little guy. I will try to get some pictures on here some time. Thank you for still checking the sight even if it is not updated very often like it used to be.

B cells...

Well we finally got a report on Granton’s B cells today. The news was not exactly what we were looking for. He only had 16% donor B cells. We were really looking for more. From what I can understand, his B cells only work a little bit. This means we will still have to give him IVIG. We will keep praying for this part of his immune system to work better. He does have a much better immune system than before but it is still compromised. We will be careful with him especially in the winter time with H1N1 and everything else drifting around. On a brighter note, Jenni tried to explain some other numbers that were new to me were not great were not bad either. I know that does not help much, but I could not process the new information over the phone with everything going on. They did notice how good he looked and he was very excited to get a birthday cake and balloon from all his friends at the hospital. Jenni did scare me after she was sharing all the med. stuff on Granton. She said, “Daniel, I have some more bad news.” To which my hart sank, then she told me that she accidentally erased all the pictures on our camera. It is amazing how a medical checkup with Granton can put things in perspective. At that point, I couldn’t care less about some pictures. What I am focusing on now is a little boy who feels and looks great and has parents who love him very much. We will keep doing all we can to keep him safe and trust in the Lord for his well being.