Friday, November 20, 2009

Feasting...

This morning, Makenna had her Thanksgiving Feast at her school:





I talked to her teachers today, and they said she was extremely well behaved, and very intelligent! Two people also told me that she was beautiful! awwww

Other things that happened this week:

* Shane has been happy, but very hyper this week! He's been very vocal

* Mike went to Panama City for the day

* I bought a huge 24 pound Turkey (biggest one they had in store) and Mike thinks its not enough!

* Thinking about putting up the Xmas decorations... I know its early but our neighbors have theirs up and Makenna and Shane love it!

*Gonna have a girls night out tonight and see New Moon!!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

check these out!

Heres a cute video of Mike and Shane chatting with eachother while Mike was on his TDY



and heres a video of Makenna at tap class:





Just found out my brother Justin is having a baby and I am gonna be an aunt again! I am SOOOO excited!!

14 days till we leave for Disneyworld!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Autism test results: A good lead.

We finally got test results from Shane's labs in Macon Ga, way back when he had them done in August. It was very interesting. We are glad we have answers and have been doing a lot of research!
-Apparently, Shane has a gene mutation in the M T H F R gene (There are 2 copies, one from me and one from Jennah, and one is working normally (100%), and one is malfunctioning (40% functional) and not processing vitamin B 12 properly... so it was either Me or Jennah that gave this to him. Heavy vaccines and environmental pollutants/chemicals are the triggers that intensify this problem. This condition causes him to have a low detox system, messes up neurotransmitters in his brain, and affects ATP. Any heavy vaccines and toxins have a hard time leaving his body. The doctor also said that whichever one of us passed this on didn't have a hard time due to the lower number of vaccines (12 vs. 32) administered back when we were young.
- He also had Klebsiella present in his gut, which is a bad bacteria. Klebsiella infections tend to occur in people with a weakened immune system. Many of these infections are obtained when a person is in the hospital for some other reason. The most common infection caused by Klebsiella bacteria outside the hospital is pneumonia. It's apparently treatable with antibiotics (to kill the bad bacteria) and probiotics (to restore the good bacteria).
- Due to the immune system problems, the doctor strongly suggested feeding Shane an organic diet the rest of his life (or at least a diet with no artificial preservatives, colors, etc) to give him a head start at releasing toxins.
I have been doing lots of research so I will update more when we learn more. For now, they want to have Shane start injections of Methyl-B12, which is a specialized processed B12 that will boost his neuro and immune system and get them working normally--it will increase his activity and (hopefully) help with his sleep problems as well!
-This is particularly exciting to know regarding Shane's B12 processing problem since Austism studies with Methyl-B12 have shown an increase in executive function, speech, language, socialization, and emotion...if methyl-B12 is given in the right dosage, timing, and form, up to 94% of children will show benefit according to the studies.
-Shane tested in the green (good) for lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic.
-Shane has normal kidney and thyroid function and blood properties.
-After getting vaccines, a person is typically immune to that disease (take mumps for example) on a scale of 0.8-1.0 (low), 1.0-1.1 (medium) 1.1 and over (high). Shane is normal in all except for Rubella, where he scored a 500! That means he's hyper immune and can't have any more shots of that or he'll develop allergies and autoimmune problems.
At least there is more hope now that we might be cornering the source of Shane's problem--these tests have opened some doors--maybe know instead of wild guesses we can start using effective treatments for Shane.

Mike

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Updates...

Nana and Grandpa (Mike's mom and dad) were supposed to be here for a couple days, but unfortunately, his grandma had been hospitalized. Please help us pray that she will be ok.

Mike has been gone on a short tdy too- down to Cocoa Beach, FL. He's having a good ole time there, visiting some old friends, Mitch and Shelly and Pfeiffer. He is supposed to come home tomorrow though. Makenna and Shane had a blast video chatting with him while he was gone.

We are anxiously awaiting our visit from Mike's cousin Donna and her family for Thanksgiving in less than 3 weeks! Then we will be off to Disneyworld!!!! I can't wait! YES I am way more excited than the kids are!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Halloween09


Makenna painting her pumpkin.

Shane did it too!




Shanes, Makenna's, and my pumpkin


Mike's puking pumpkin


Me and my handsome "date"

50's girls


Makenna posing for the cam



Our group of friends getting ready to go

Saturday, October 31, 2009

More Random...

Here are a few pics taken this last month...

Makenna took Daddy to school for Donuts with Daddy!




Shane petting the Pony

Daddy and Shane riding the train


Me and Makenna on a ride


Makenna loved it!


Bath time for Shane!


Jumping on the trampoline with Shane at gymnastics!


Shane at the bars



Foam pit!


Makenna riding the camel when the circus was in town! She LOVED it!


Mike getting ready to be attacked by a dog (k9 demo)


(I have a video of this Ill post soon)


I forgot to mention that Shane started school this past Wednesday. It was very hard, on both of us!! He cried a lot when I left him and it broke my heart. Makenna was so much easier! I hope it gets easier for him, I know he had a hard first day. He's only gone once so far ( he has classes on Mon and Wed) So next week will be his second time and I PRAY it will just be easier!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Sneak Peek!


Here's a sneak peek at what Makenna and Shane will be for Halloween! Picture was taken at a fall festival. Sorry Haven't updated much in the last week, Shane and I were sick, so he was not able to start school yet. He should be starting tomorrow, and I hope it goes ok.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Shane's 3 Year Birthday Party Pics!

Shane's San Diego Chargers Themed birthday party turned out great! There were so many people that showed up for Shane, it was great to see so many friends. It did start out pretty stressful though! The night before the party, at 10 pm, Mike got called in to do a real life search and rescue of a missing pilot in SC. So he had to leave and was gone overnight! He didn't get any sleep and we weren't sure when he would be home, so I was thinking he was gonna miss the party. He ended up being gone till 1:30 pm, half hour before the party started! He was a trooper though, and had fun at the party!

I was stressed because that morning he was supposed to pick up the tables and chairs we had rented from base, for the party. I was thinking we'd have no place for our guests to sit! Luckily I had a great friend who offered to help pick them out. So everything worked out in the end!




My handsome Birthday Boy!!


Charger's Field Cake!


Pin the candle on the cupcake game!


Standing long jump game


Football throw


Pinata time!


Shane gets the first hit!


SOME of the kids! Yes there were more than this!


Another kids pic


Some of the adults!


Our Spread: Hot Dogs, Chili, Nachos, and Coleslaw!


Time to sing to Shane!


Charger Fans!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Update on Shane

When Shane turns 3 next week, he will be done with early intervention services, and transitioning over to the school system. Yesterday we went to the school he will be going to and met his new teacher. He seemed to really like the classroom and the teacher is so nice. Its hard to believe he will be going to school! We are only starting him off with 2 days a week though, Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 - 11:30. I hope it works out with dropping off Makenna at school too. Its gonna be hard to bring both kids to two different schools in the morning! Makenna doesn't start till 9, so luckily I will be able to do it. In addition to school, he has ABA therapy on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and every other Thursday and Speech and OT Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also take him to a Mommy and Me tumbling class every other week which he LOVES! So he starts school in less than 2 weeks!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Random...


Shane at junior football game (we went to watch our neighbor play)


At the Jekyll Island Beach, GA this past Saturday





Makenna getting ready for Ballet Class!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

10 years!

Mike and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary yesterday! It was a great day! We went out to lunch at a Japanese restaurant, then dinner at a nice American restaurant. I had fried green tomatoes for the first time and they were really good! Mike also surprised me with a gorgeous ring! I was SOOOO happily surprised!



We also got an AMAZING gift from Bob and Rita:


A fish platter to match Mikes favorite Mugs!

And Rita made this GORGEOUS quilt, with my two favorite colors! I LOVE it soo much! Mike was happy too because they are Chargers colors ;)