Home Again

Hello!!! Everyone!!!

Boy its great to be home! Staying with cousin Shawnee, Mike & Kalie was great. We miss them. The train ride home was interesting. I was fussy for a while but when I relaxed I slept for 5hrs. But poor mommy didn't sleep well. She gets motion sick & with train swaying so much it felt like it could tip over. So drifting off to sleep & then suddenly being startled by the swaying, it was a long night. Our welcoming committee made it all worth it. Nana, Papa, Cousin Garrett & Dustyn, Aunty Gen & Uncle Dave. It was awesome. Being gone so long , just seeing them all was the greatest, tearful,peaceful, joyous moment you could ever have imagined for mommy. Stepping off the train into a winter wonderland was beautiful, a great Montana welcome. There was such a load off just being home. Wow!!! What a feeling! Mommy was stressing less!! The first couple of days I was fussy, just to get used to being home again. I was in a hospital almost as long as being home. So it was all new again, but now I'm doing great. I like sleeping in my crib with all my horses around me. At first I didn't like my dogs barking it would scare my pj's right off me. I would cry & cry but now those silly girls bark & its all good. I even give a big smile when mommy's there saying that it's OK. My bath time with daddy has been interesting, it's an art & it took mommy awhile to get things perfect. So that I don't get cold. I really don't like to be cold. It makes me cry. Daddy just needs practice to hold my head & neck good & to get the right temp. & depth. Each night it gets better. I think that silly daddy might get it eventually. Hopefully for my sake pretty soon because my wonderful mommy is helping daddy. Mommy had to learn by trial & error but daddy has help.

Well Mon. The 11th. was a very rough day for me. I met my new Dr. Right away the nurse hurt me. She stretched me to fast to measure me, she wasn't nice. With my poor tummy so sensitive, you have to go slow & gentle not to put undo stress & strain. Then she had to give me my immunization shots. 3 of them 1 in my left leg & 2 in my right leg. OUCH! But that's nothing compared to getting an IV put in. Now that's mean. They hold your arm down, I hate that, then poke & tape the crud out of your arm. Not comfortable at all. The tape on my thumb in Missoula gave me a blister, but Mommy saved the day and fixed it. She was really sorry she didn't see it sooner but that's all good. I had to give them more blood out of my arm to send to Seattle for an update on that. They had to squeeze my arm so hard and try to hold me still, that's even worse than the needle. Mommy is right there with me, but it breaks her heart when they hurt me. I love her so much and am so glad she is there. After all of that I was a little fussy again, but no too bad. I got a little feverish that night, Mommy gave me a little Tylenol and I was good to go. Slept pretty good and was a good boy the next day. When I left Seattle Nov. 28th, I weighted 11# 2 oz. On Dec. 11th I weighed 11# 15 oz. So I am doing great with my eating and growing. I gave Mommy a little scare though, I was eating every 2 hours really well for over a week after we got home from Seattle, then this week I decided to take a brake and not eat very much. I'm just not going through a growing spurt right now. So of course she thought something was wrong, but I was weighed again on Friday, the 15th and tipped the scales at 12 #s. So I am still doing great. Now I just eat good 2 to 3 times a day, and will pig out sometime during the night. That's so Mommy understands why waking up in the middle of the night is sooo important. Sometimes the burps and poops can hurt my tummy but Mommy really prays allot so that they don't last long. She continually prays for grace and mercy, for God to use this to touch others hearts and spare me any pain and discomfort. There is nothing like a praying mother. Praise the Lord for giving me such a special one and her great love for me and God. God is the Great Physician and Mighty Healer,& I know He loves me, too.

We would like to say THANK YOU all for your prayers and financial support.

A special thanks to Rikki and Jenny for setting up this sight and for contacting KALS, Community Calender and the local newspapers.

THANK YOU Benny Bee Jr. & KALS for all the radio time and personal support.

Thank WBC of C.Falls for the wagon load of toys!

Thanks to Gardner Auction & RV for your generous gift, and giving up your Christmas party for me & Work Place Inc. for their generous gift & friendship.

Thanks to everyone at Edwards Jet Center & Semitool for helping us get all the flight arrangements figure out! What a relief to know we can get there in time w/ out moving to Seattle. Also for the countless others were willing to do all they could to help!

And thanks to ALL the other unknown givers for your financial gifts and prayer support. We love and appreciate all of you. May you be truly blessed. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! GOD BLESS YOU!

Reid & Mom

Looking for Wings

We are almost unpacked! But relaxing and getting Reid into a routine is very important. So he don't fuss so much. Mom is ready for a short reprieve of organized reprieve before the transplant. My job is to bond more w/ him so he don't cry when Daddy holds him when moms needs a break. Bath time has been a success, he smiles the whole time through.

WE NEED WINGS! I have arrangements w/ Edwards Aviation in town for a flight to Seattle. They only have 2 charter planes that will work. They are more than willing & going the extra mile to help us get down, BUT if both there planes are gone when we get the call, there is little they could do. Children's Hospital in Seattle has told us that to be on the transplant list we need to be max 6 hrs away from when we get a call to go. We can't say, "well call you back & let you know". It's yes or no, or they will move to the next donor on the list. Organs are too important to all donors to be there too late for everyone. Only 2 flights commercial fly out of Seattle a day from Kalispel. Too hope to get their in 6 hrs from when the call comes in is unrealistic. So real firm arrangement have to be made for worst case, so the all around for sure answer is YES were on our way. To relocate & leave the business & job I hope is not the answer. We have funds to pay for the flight, we just need the committed wings.

Of course I have still lists of people to contact, & am confident I will find that back up plan to the back up plan. This is way to important to hope, we need to be sure, for Reids sake. Soo.... if anyone can offer a wing, call me at 406-261-9203. We will defiantly have to fly from Kalipel. We are less than 1/2 hr away from the airport, so a private flight gets us to one of Seattle's smaller airport (closer to the hospital) or the main air port w/ hopefully time to spare.

Thank you everyone for your help & support,
Dad