Thanks for the prayers!

Thank you to everyone who expressed concern about Mackenzie. His surgery yesterday went well. They just cleaned out his very clogged ears and he did not have to get tubes again and that is a VERY good thing for a boy who wants to swim this summer. However, the doctor ordered a CAT scan because he thinks Mackenzie might have something called a cholesteatoma. This is a small growth in the ear which, if left untreated, could cause serious problems including permanent hearing loss. So we're just going to wait for the results of the CAT scan and go from there. The doctor didn't give me any reason to believe this was a huge deal but that it can turn into one if we ignore it, so we are thankful that he has recommended the CAT scan so we will know what we are dealing with. We go on Friday to the Children's Hospital for the scan.

I loved having all of those layouts of Mackenzie in one post so I thought I would do that for each of my children. Most of you know that I have a daughter because she makes frequent (too frequent!) appearances in my layouts. But, I also have 3 sons. After putting all of their layouts in individual folders, I realize that I need to stop doing Lauren layouts and focus on the boys for a while! Today, I am going to show off my layouts of Nick. He's our oldest and the one most like me. I have a hard time believing he will be 10 this year. How did that happen? Nick is such a special boy and we are so lucky to have him. All his life, he has struggled with his shyness and it's so nice to see him starting to come out of it a little. I was the same way and didn't really get very outgoing until high school. I bet he will follow a similar pattern. But enough philosophizing (Is that even a word? If not ... I like it anyway!) ... here are some layouts of Nick. Click on the thumbnails if you would like to see larger images.