The Spectrum Spa!

Here we are again! Brooke's hemoglobin was 6.4 today. Too low! So she had a blood transfusion and IVIG. The doctors are hoping the IVIG will help to keep her hemoglobin up. They will check another blood test before we go home. My goal is to be home around midnight :) Otherwise I'll be home in the morning. As long as Brookie is taken care of either is fine. Thanks EVERYONE for the help and prayers today! Next clinic day is Thursday.

Walk for the Cure!

After a crazy week of Blood transfusions twice, Leah coming down with strep and me going back to work we decided to have some fun. Leah, Macy, Brooke and I walked the 5K Breast Cancer walk with my sister in law, my mom and others. It was a great time. Leah even ran the last mile. Macy and Brooke hung out in the stroller and took naps. That's the life. We are going to start the week over again and hope for things to go a little smoother. We all just keep smiling. God will provide!

12 weeks already

The girls were 12 weeks on Monday, so that meant......back to work. OH HELP!! Luckily my mom came to babysit and I still got to take Ashley home from preschool, so I could see the babies at noon :) It's about time I got into a routine, not to say it's easy. Monday Brooke's hemoglobin was 6.9 so we spent the day getting blood. Her next scheduled blood draw is Thursday, she will also get chemo then. Steve is going to take her. Her and daddy are big pals.

The Blogging Beginning

People keep saying I need to start a blog, so here it goes. Most of you know our story. November of 2007 we had 3 wonderful girls and thought one more would be great. April of 2008 we found out we were having twins!! Wow, what a surprise! It took some getting use to but we were very excited, especially the older girls. June 30, we had 2 amazing girls. Brooke and Macy and they made the transition to our home great. I can actually say it wasn't too much extra work. We had a fun summer. August 10 we noticed Brooke didn't look right, was pale and more yellow. We ended up in Spectrum Devos Childrens Hospital in Pediatric ICU. We almost lost our little Brookie. She had a hemoglobin of 2.2 (it's suppose to be 10 - 14). She quit breathing and had tubes and wires everywhere. By God's amazing grace we still have her. She has a type of autoimmune anemia and receives blood transfusions. She is also on chemo and other medications to keep her hemoglobin up. I'm hoping to keep people updated with the blog. (now I don't have to annoy people with my emails).