Eastyn Tyrell

As I sit here (yes Kari... I said the dreaded words, lol) and wallow in my tears, I am remembering when I first had Eastyn.... As most of you know he will be 12, yes 12 on the 7th and I don't know where the time has gone!! He has gone from baby to toddler, to little boy to pre-teen wonderful son!!! So, I thought I would dedicate this blog to him, for being a fantastic big brother, and an amazing son.... I LOVE YOU EASTY....

Eastyn was born on Friday, February 7th, 1997 (2/7/97 lucky huh?) almost 2 months premature. He was a stubborn little man even in the womb. I remember laying in the hospital bed, all the monitors on and the nurses saying that I was going to be in the hospital for at least 3 more weeks.... And that I needed to keep him from coming. He wasn't ready!!!! Well, that is when it all started.... (Sit back and relax, come on a journey of Eastyns life with me....*soft elevator music in the back ground*)

When the doctors decided to admit me to the hospital on Thursday night (around 11PM), Gareth and my mom decided that they needed to go get a coffee.... When they walked out of the room, that is when the fun began...MY WATER BROKE... Well, as most of you know, when your water breaks, that means you are having a baby!!!

Gareth and my mom decided to come and check on me, when they got to the room, they saw about 4 nurses franticially working on me. Gareth had that "Deer in the headlights" look on his face, and asked what was going on.... Me not to happy, (because everyone told me that if I had the baby now, he would most likely be 2 pounds if that, and have only a 25% chance of living) said that we were having a baby!!! Well, the next few hours we waited for the doctors to get ready for the c-section, and just tried to stay calm....

Well, at 7:02AM Eastyn Tyrell Ewell, made his grand appearence into this world.... He weighted in at 6pds, 4oz and was 17inches long! (I know, could you imagine how BIG he would be if I would have carried him full term? LOL )

When he was born, they put him on oxegyn and put a feeding tube in him, since he didn't really have the sucking motion down yet, but all and all... He was pretty dang healthy (thanks to his weight). He did go a little down hill the next day where he stopped breathing and they had to do a spinal tap on him to see why.... Well as you can see, he didn't feel a thing. He actually fell ASLEEP.....

Since then he has grown in so many ways! He is amazing at science and loves animals! He has been the best big brother that Cadyn could have asked for, and hardly ever complains. I truley am blessed that he is in my life. He amazes me everyday, by the things he learns, his personality and his humor... The boy is pure GENUIS!!!!!

So, here are some more pictures of the life of Eastyn!!! Sit back and enjoy!!!!!

Eastyn's first hunting trip with Aunt Emmy!

Eastyn 10 months old!

Eastyn's Kindergarten Picture

Eastyn lookin' all handsome!

Christmas in Mexico 2008 on the Captain Hook Cruise

Random

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**(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1.Born premature in Salt Lake City
2. My favorite color is Blue
3. My favorite food is Steak & Potatoes (Oh and Marla's cake)
4.I don't really like sweets.
5. I have been with Gareth for almost 15 years
6. I am the mother of 2 precious little boys
7. I had Eastyn at 16
8. I was married at 16
9. I LOVE Mexico
10. I would love to retire and move to the beach!!!
11. I can read x-rays pretty dang well for not being a trained x-ray technician.
12. I love to Country Line dance, two step and swing!!! I am a pretty good teacher also, thanks Annie & John.
13. I used to play the Violin
14. I make my bed at NIGHT before I go to bed.... and then re-make it about 2 times before I actually fall asleep.
15. I can't stand dried toothpaste in the sink.
16. I was stranded in St. Louis, MO. on 9/11 by myself!!!
17. I love camping
18. I am very close to my cousins!!!
19. I have a big heart, and it usually gets stepped on a lot
20. I was a model when I was younger (and prettier, lol)
21. I did a wedding dress commercial when I was 13 (Yes, I was the one in the wedding dress, only in Utah, lol)
22. I came in 1st place for the reflections contest when I was in 3rd grade ( I wrote a poem called "Imagine That")
23. I am not that funny of a person! But I try to be on my blog, lol.
24. I can't cook, but thanks to Marla, I try.
25. I am a very loyal friend, and would do anything for my friends and family!

I tag everyone that reads this blog!!!!!! =)

DEXA RESULTS!!!

Just thought I would let all of you that read my blog know that we have gotten Cadyn's Dexa Scan results back.... The results were wonderful, he actually has scores that are for "normal" kids!!! You heard me right, Cadyn is NORMAL....

Now, this doesn't mean that he no longer has OI, because he does! It just means that the PAM treatments are helping him and his bones are getting stronger.

So, now comes the hard part. We have to decide whether we are going to keep him on the PAM for another year, or take a year off. Now, I can hear all of you asking this question "Why would you take a year off if it's helping him?" - Well, we don't really know the long term effects yet, and we don't want his body to get used to the drug and stop responding to it. On the other hand, if he happens to go through a growth spurt while he is off the PAM, then his fracture rate could go up...

Any suggestions?

All I can say is that I am so very happy that his bones aren't as fragile as they were 3 years ago!!!

Miracles do happen!!!!!!!!!!!!

Slacker

Yes, I know... I am such a slacker! I have been so busy, that I haven't been able to blog. So, "sitting here" at 8:30P, I will update you all on our family!

As most of you know, I am no longer working for Planet. This in itself was a very sad time for me. I miss all of the agents so much, but thankfully I can keep in touch with all of them.

My new job, is working as a Manager at the movie theatre. I am learning so much. I never realized what it took to actually get the movie up on the screen. Very Interesting!!!

Cadyn & I just got back from Salt Lake City for his OI clinic. He also had his PAM treatment & Dexa Scan while we were there. He was so tough. They had to poke him 3 times to get the IV in, but still had a wonderful attitude. His Dexa results will be back in about a week, and then we will know if they want to keep him on the Pam. His doctors also said that his bones look good, so far, he has no bowing in his long bones, and his back is still straight... For this we are very happy!

In other news, Gareth has been working very hard, the boys are doing AWESOME in school and life just couldn't be better!!! (unless we were back on the beach, and a millionaire, lol )

Love you all =)