Justin's checkup

Thank you so much for praying for Justin!

Last friday we drove to Kelowna for another checkup and got some very good news. Justin's heart seems to be recovering very well and he's also growing and gaining the apropriate weight for his age.

A new cardiologist saw him this time and he mentioned to us that he hadn't seen Justin's previous echos but that judging from this last one his heart function is not so bad. We have been increasing the dose on his medication every week as the smaller doses weren't bringing his heart rate down as low as he needed (this was also monitored by a pediatrician weekly) but the cardiologist told us that his heart has recovered so much that he may not need such a large quantity of medication. Of course this was wonderful news for us!

We will be keeping him on this same amount of meds for 3 months (but we don't have to increase them, praise the Lord!) just to make sure he doesn't take a turn for the worse. In September he'll be seeing the cardiologists again and we might be able to begin weaning him off the meds altogether. Please keep that in your prayers!

Because Justin's heart has recovered a bit, they were able to see that some of the muscle is malformed and they believe he was born with this problem. It's impossible to tell how much this will affect the overall function of his heart but it doesn't seem to be a very serious problem.

My beautiful, big-hearted baby boy!

New rain boots! Yay!

Hiding in the closet and then popping out is his favorite new game.

Father's Day!

The kids made us some very cute presents at school for Father's Day & Mother's Day. Take a look:

This is Lily's to me:

Isn't it cute?

This is what Ben gave me. He planted it himself.
It came in this cutesy bag that he decorated with a Pteradon. I loved it!
Lily's note to Chris on Father's Day.

And a keychain that she made.

Ben mixed spices to make steak rub for him.

They're so cute!

Pics from May

Grandma bought fun new outdoor toys. Thank you Grandma!

Visiting the petting zoo...

The turkey was funny; the kids would scream and it would answer back every time.

My cutesy brownies.

Cadence dressing up as...
Cadencia!!

(Heh heh)

Just kidding! Here is the handsome boy on his first birthday.

Vancouver Aquarium!

Two days after first arriving in Canada we visited the Vancouver Aquarium. The Lord supplied it completely for free! We didn't stay long as we arrived close to closing time but it was very enjoyable and I'd recommend it if you're visiting Vancouver.

Lily blends right in to the poster.

The jellyfish were a favorite.

Shark!!!!

Ice Fishing!

Back in February we went ice fishing. I never got around to posting the pics so here they are.

This was before Justin's hospital ordeal so he still has the lump on the side of his face, poor baby!

Fun on the sled.

I tried it for a whole 5 minutes and decided it's not really for me; waaaay too cold! But then again, we already knew that, didn't we? Oh the sacrifices we make for our children (and husbands) to have fun, heh!

Hot dogs around the fire.

The kids loved riding behind the quad.

The frozen lake was very beautiful. Walking on it was kind of freaky though as you can hear these rumbles and see cracks everywhere. All in all it was a fun day!