Aiden

Aiden had another EEG done yesterday morning. They're not sure what the results will look like in light of the seizure he'd just had. And if the ER doctor is not in today, Echo and Paul won't get results on the test until Monday when they finally get to see their pediatrician. They also have plans to see a neurologist. They've heard there are some good ones in Denver, and I heard about a pediatric neurologist in Billings. They put Aiden on anti-seizure medication and hopefully that will help things.

Thanks for your continued prayers. I love that little boy like he's my own and it's scary to see him go through this. Hopefully we know something soon.

Keep 'em coming...

Aiden was hooked up and ready for his EEG and had a third seizure. I am home again with the girls waiting for an update. He is going through the EEG again now. Please keep praying. Thanks so much.

Prayers for our family, please

The last 20 hours have been trying for the Wilson family. And for about 8 of them I was in oblivion and had no idea what was going on. That's what I get for turning my phone off.

Last night Mom and Dad kept Aiden and Ella for a sleepover. Aiden even wanted to sleep in their bedroom, so they had blankets all set up on the floor. It was the first night Mom has heard Aiden pray out loud, and he did it for a long time, ending by thanking God for his Mommy and Daddy who brought him to MeMa's house. An hour later, Mom and Dad heard a clunk and when Mom got out of bed she found Aiden under her bed. She pulled him out and thought he was having a seizure. Dad called 911 and Mom, thinking he was gone, wanted to start CPR but his jaw was locked tight. My best friend Elizabeth's younger brother, Doug, was the first to arrive at the house. I have heard my mom say repeatedly today how Doug's calm assurances that what Aiden was doing was normal after a seizure calmed her down. That young man was a God-send to her last night. They rode in the ambulance (Dad staying behind with Ella) to the hospital. In Mom's rush she forgot her phone and couldn't call Echo until getting to the ER. The ER doc sent Echo, Paul and Aiden home when he found nothing "wrong" with Aiden and said until he had another one they wouldn't do any further tests.

I didn't know any of this until my phone came on this morning. Mom said she still wanted to have Rylan as she was watching Ella still and 3 other children from church. Things changed quickly, though, when we had another text from Echo that they were in the ambulance because Aiden was having another seizure. Rylan and I literally ran out the door to get to Mom's house. All I could "pray" as I was driving and bawling was saying God's name over and over. And then I asked him to help me pull it together so I could support my family and Mom, who was devastated. Dad came straight home from the mine, I called in to work and said I wouldn't be in for the morning and we waited by the phone for news. Once Dad was home, he and Mom headed to the hospital and I brought Rylan and Ella home to keep waiting and praying.

After spending the day in the ER and having a chest x-ray and an MRI, we only know that Aiden has a sinus infection. It could be that Aiden will be a child who has these seizures and we never know why. They will be back at the hospital tomorrow morning for an EEG and that might bring answers. We want them to find nothing, though, and for him to just be one of those unexplained cases. There are a lot of unknowns still.

What I do know, though, is that we serve a mighty God and He is watching. I also know that Satan wants nothing more than to use this situation to make us worry and forget to trust that God is in control. It is so tempting to give in to worry for my precious nephew but I am clinging to the peace God has given me today. I've been listening to Shadows by the David Crowder tonight, and they lyrics ring true:

Life is full of light and shadow
O the joy and O the sorrow
O the sorrow

And yet will He bring
Dark to light
And yet will He bring
Day from night

When shadows fall on us
We will not fear
We will remember

When darkness falls on us
We will not fear
We will remember

When all seems lost
When we're thrown and we're tossed
We remember the cost
We rest in Him
Shadow of the cross

Pretty awesome. Anyway, please be praying for the doctors, my sister and brother-in-law, my Mom and of course sweet Aiden Torq. And while you're at it, would you pray for my BFF Elizabeth? At 36+ weeks pregnant she has pneumonia and strep. Not the best condition to be in when you have 17-month-old triplets to run after.

I can't post something without another pic-it feels wrong. Rylan and Ella spent the day fighting and making up. I have a new understanding of what it would be like to have two children (ugh!) and stay home with them (double ugh!). Props to all you stay-at-home moms. This woman would struggle to do it!

Here's a pic of the girls when they were getting along this morning at Mom and Dad's house.


I will, of course, keep you posted on how things turn out tomorrow.

Look what came in the mail!!

If you know anything about me, you know that I adore cake. Well, it's not so much the cake part that thrills me as much as some delicious buttercream frosting. And the prettier and funkier the cake, the easier it is for me to fall in love. I've already put Shaun under some major pressure to have an amazing cake made for my 30th birthday and it's two years away! And now you know why I was willing to boycott a wedding reception back in September. Cake is that important to me.

Imagine my delight, then, when through some other blogs I stumbled across the Cake Wrecks blog. For the past year I have spent nearly every morning checking the blog updates and laughing at the latest Jen has come up with. My day at school doesn't seem to get off on the right foot if I don't get a chance to read the blog. When she announced that she was having a book tour for her Cake Wreck book, I was bummed that I couldn't make it even close to any of the events. But, I remembered that I have a most amazing Uncle (more like an older brother) that lives in Seattle. So, I issued him a mission of visiting some restaurants that I'd seen on Food Network, and going to the Book Tour stop. I wasn't sure he'd actually do it.

However, on the night of the wedding reception that we nearly boycotted, I got this picture on my phone with a message that A.G. was there:


El yay! Yippy skippy!! I asked if he would get me a book and his response was along the lines of "Duh, that's why I'm here."

A few weeks have gone by, but I was delighted last night when I checked the mail and this was in the box:


On the inside is an inscription from Jen of Cake Wrecks and from the coolest Uncle ever:



The book is a lot different from the blog. It has more background about the blog and on the cake wrecks. I love it. I've been reading it before bed at night and intend to take it to school but keep forgetting! I had a miserable time at work last week but this definitely helped lift my spirits! Thanks, A.G.. You're the best!

Stay tuned to pics of Rylan from this evening's Conestoga Treat Street....

Happenings

It's a chilly night and Rylan and I are hanging out while Shaun is working nights. The snow that fell this week means Shaun has to start his routine of calling and letting me know he made it to the mine safely each night. It looks like it might be a long winter. :-(

Last weekend I made it to Rapid with Mom and Dad to do some winter shopping for Rylan. I finally put away her summer wardrobe tonight, but haven't made it to putting away the new stuff. We have reached the point where hand-me-downs from Ella will quit coming-they are just too close together and everything will be the wrong season. I think I'm okay with that-the amount of clothes I put up tonight is outrageous!

School has been okay. It was a pretty stressful week with schedule changes and the authors Bill and Carol Wallace visiting; I was beginning to feel stretched to the limit and kind of dumped on by assuming teachers. But listening to Bill talk about never giving up when he got rejection letter after rejection letter was inspiring. And hearing him tell me how well prepared our students were and what a great job I'd done didn't hurt either! And by the way, he has great books that are awesome read alouds. And his wife writes adorable stories for kids ready to start chapter books. They made the whole week worthwhile.

After months of procrastination, we finally got plane tickets to Miami for our cruise in January. I feel like I can finally get excited! Come January 10th, we will be headed to Cozumel, Mexico, then Belize, Isla Roatan and Grand Cayman! Shaun still has to decide how many places he will scuba dive. It would be nice if he didn't leave me to hang out with the girls at every stop! Oh, and our Human Resource Guru approved my convenience leave request, so I will have the full week off with no pay dock days. That is awesome!

Rylan has been having a great time at Mema's house when Shaun and I are both working. She is most content when Mom has a houseful of other children. We debated last weekend calling the doctor about the fact that she was not eating. Then, all of a sudden this week, she started eating non-stop! We are grateful for sure. Maybe someday she'll get out of 18 month clothing!

Other than that, I'm getting excited to travel to Sheridan for Daunee's baby shower on Friday afternoon. Shaun is going to stay home with Rylan that night and they might come join me there on Saturday. The following weekend we've talked about going to Craig to visit Tucker, who is there working for the next 4-5 months. We miss him around the home front, Shaun especially. November 10th we are meeting him in Casper for a Skillet concert! We did see them at Hills Alive this summer but are totally stoked for the show!

The following pics are from our friend Nicole's wedding. It was fun to be together as a family that evening.








Our friend Katy with Nicole


Rylan loves to play dress up at Mema's house!





Hope you all are well and staying warm!