Update on mom

Well yesterday at 2:30 mom had a colonoscopy done so we could finally get some answers on how bad her Crohn's is, unfortunately her small intestine was too swollen to do the whole procedure so we learned nothing more than we already knew. So mom has to do a Barium swallow today and they will follow it with X-Rays and see the extent of the Crohn's hopefully. She has been NPO since Sunday but the hospital has taken some pity on her and let her have chicken broth and jello 2 times since then. She is very tired and ready to be home and we are just as ready! Mom is our rock and its just not in our norm for her to be out of commission this long. I have struggled with the fact mom will have to go back on a medicine regimen and have to deal with this uncomfortable disease again. So hopefully the barium swallow will work and maybe she will get to come home tomorrow or Saturday at the latest, but it just all depends on what they find. Please keep her in your prayers!

Some good news!

Well first of all I would like to thank the good Lord for letting the doctors decide on a procedure for mom! Because they did, she FINALLY got to eat some Jello today! She has not eaten since Sunday morning! Mom will have to have a colonoscopy done to see the extent of the Crohn's, while not fun, this will give us more answers and a treatment plan. Mom is still very sick, but we are seeing a light at the end of this tunnel. I am also seeing God do good things within our family and I am hoping it will all work out for the best, I love my God and know he will get us all where we need to be.

Prayer Requests:

Mom will be healed, and sent home soon!

for a few Mommy's I know that are hurting right now

for sweet Lucy who has such a tough battle ahead of her

Woes of this working mother....

 Today is just going to be my pity party day I guess....Sometimes it just sucks to be a working mom, I have so much I want to get done and do and there is never any time to do it all! Literally since January I have been trying to build up my PTO so I could possibly take a week off this summer to be with Anderson, but things keep coming up forcing me to take off and I have no time left. I have been sick, Bradley has been sick, Anderson and mom and Hunter......it seems like it never ends! I hate that I have to leave Anderson with the sitter when he is crying for me, and I hate that I cant be at the hospital by my mom's side right now. I hate that Anderson is seeing less and less of me due to different obligations. I love my job and am very blessed to work with great people, I just wish I had more TIME! I guess that is all for this rant, now I will ask for prayer requests! I pray that God will be with my mom and ease her frustrations and cure her Crohn's, I pray that God would somehow heal little Lucy and let her be a normal 5 year old without having the worries of a cancer patient, I pray that god would give me more patience! I am sure I am just feeling what many other working mom's feel, we are tired exhausted and want to be everywhere at once and the person that everyone can depend on. Frankly I am burnt out, but I would continue doing it everyday if I made the life of my husband, child, and family easier.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference."

In other happier news our little 7month old is getting so big! He will go back to the Dr. when he is 9 months so I look forward to see his growth from now until then! He is so close to crawling it is scary and he is starting to pull up on things! He says DaDa all the time now and he pretty much only says Mama when he is crying (which is NOT very often). We are still teething but no closer to cutting a tooth! I am hoping some will be pushing on through here soon! Life is hectic and as much as I would love for it to slow down a little, that doesn't seem to be happening! So thank you for checking in and we LOVE YOU!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Happy 7 Months!!!

I am a little behing in updating everyone on all of Anderson's comings and goings as a 7 month old! Though I am not sure how much he weighs or how tall he is just yet, I know he is healthy and happy! Anderson is sitting up great all by himself! and can roll onto his belly from sitting up. He still gets a little excited sometimes and falls backwards and we have only had one incident where I was to slow to catch him....scary moment let me tell you! He is laying on his stomach and pulling him self forward with his arms, he is still not quite sure what to do with his legs yet =) He isnt really attached to any specific toys, he loves them all and can do without them all lol. He does have his teether with him 24/7 because we are still in the painful teething process and his teeth are being stubborn!!! Still no teeth at ALL! He says "Momma" and "DaDa" now and we are both very happy about that! He has started sleeping on his side now, like me and usually sleeps through the night. He loves his bath time and loves chewing on his bath toy teether and his starfish that squirts water! He always wants to squirt the water in his mouth! He is not big on being held anymore, which is sad, but he is becoming so independent and I am so glad he will not feel the need to be held all the time. He is perfectly happy in his Jumperoo or sitting in the floor surrounded by his toys. He loves to play peek and boo and when I spin him around, he loves his Daddy when he does ANYTHING! all in all out little man is a very happy baby who rarely cries and ALWAYS has a smile on his face. We continue to thank God for our healthy baby boy and we also continue to pray for Sweet Lucy and her recovery from the nasty cancer she is fighting!!! We also added Sweet baby Ryleigh Danielle Sallee to our prayers! She is the daughter of our friends Kristen and Matt who made her arrival 2 months premature. She is healthy, but will have to stay in the NICU for awhile. So please add these babies to your prayer list and thanks for checking in =)
GO LUCY GO!!!!!

New addition to the family!....no, not another baby just yet =)

Lsast Friday night we welcomed a new addition to the Sartain family! her name is Roxie and she is a Lab/Mastiff mix.

Bradley and I have been wanting a big dog for a while now, but agreed to wait until Anderson was a little older before we did. She is a rambunctious little girl and we love her already! I jokingly told Bradley that this might be my only chance to get some more estrogen in our house! Her and Koal get along pretty well for the most part and only get into it every now and then =) here are the furbabies lounging together!

Like most puppies she loves to play hard and then pass out! So most of the pictures of her are her sleeping!