It has been a LONG time since I have gotten on here. Sorry. I have had my hands pretty full with my 14 month old. He is a mess. getting into EVERYTHING. He is now a walking toddler. He still falls alot, but is getting better. He just started last month. He now says "mommy", "Daddy", "Nana", "no no", "yeah", "hey", "hi", "bye", and at times he will just spit out phrases like "umm good" and "I can go". The week he started walking he walked to my sister and said "I did it!"
I love my baby boy! He has definately got a little attitude. But he has the sweetest side in the world. Can still melt hearts. I know he always will! :)
It is definately not easy being without Curtis. I sometimes feel like a single parent (well at the time I guess I am)...Definately not by choice. I can't wait for Curtis to come home. It's been a little over 2 months now (4 left) YUCK! Time has really slowed down as far as this deployment goes. Seems to be going by fast as far as Korbyn growing up. I don't have any pictures of him on my computer but I do have videos...I am going to attempt to add one at the end of this......don't be too mad if it doesn't work. This is not the video I was trying to load by the way, so I will try a new one...
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
2nd MRI.....
This past Monday we had a 2nd MRI to see where we stand on Korbyn's situation.....I got a phone call from the doctor yesterday morning, and it wasn't what I have been praying to hear. Korbyn still has encephalitis (which is swelling of the brain--definately not good). They also discovered 2 more spots that are unidentified as to what they are right now. We will have to go to the Children's Hospital in May for a follow up and I expect another MRI soon after that appointment. It's a mild case, so the dr's aren't overly concerned. He looks and plays like a normal 11 month old, and is actually doing more than he is supposed to for his age. I have faith that God will cure this in time (HOPE that it will be soon).
On another note, Curtis is leaving next weekend to go overseas for 6 months. Not excited about that.... :( I will miss him alot, but so I can still see him everyday, he bought me a new labtop with a built in webcam! :)
On another note, Curtis is leaving next weekend to go overseas for 6 months. Not excited about that.... :( I will miss him alot, but so I can still see him everyday, he bought me a new labtop with a built in webcam! :)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Blue Angels
Yesterday we took Korbyn to see the Blue Angels airshow. He is still too little to enjoy that kind of stuff though, but we still all had fun. He is doing alot better. He would be 100% if he didn't catch this dang c
old. He has had a runny nose for the past few days. I took him to the dr but they said it's just allergies. (Everyone has them down here now...even me. YUCK!) Korbyn got a little, tiny sunburn on his face, and I got a sunburn everywhere. Shows how much sunblock really does work. Korbyn had it on (except on his face. Not sure what I was thinking not putting it on his face as soon as we got there, I waited too long I guess, he did have it on, just not at first).Of course it was really windy...so without his hat, this is what he looked like......ha! 
It was funny too cause we had to buy him headphones for his ears, cause the jets fly right over the top of the crowd, and it is LOUD! He looked so cute in his headphones. 
It was funny too cause we had to buy him headphones for his ears, cause the jets fly right over the top of the crowd, and it is LOUD! He looked so cute in his headphones. 
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Lots of Stuff Going on.....
It seems like we have lived int the hospital and Dr. offices the last 3 weeks....
Dr. offices for the first week because of unexplained fever, never did get an answer as to why he had a fever, followed by a seizure on Sunday night after his fever broke Sunday morning. Got flown to Arkansas Children's Hospital by Med Flight on Monday, and Spent 4 days running tests on him. He was diagnosed with Encephalitis, or inflimation of the brain. The virus he had apparently spread to his brain and that is probably what caused his seizure. I can't tell you how scared I was when my baby stopped breathing in my arms. Even though it wasn't long, it felt like hours before he started breathing again.
So since we thought he was better, we came home this last sunday, 6 days ago, and he was fine, thought he was finally over it. Wednesday morning I heard Korbyn over his monitor wining, so I went to look at him in his room, and he was sleeping, so I left him alone, and went back to bed. He kept wining so I told Curtis I should probably go get him. When I did he was scalding hot. And later in the day I checked his temperature rectally and it was 103.5, so I called his pediatrician and took him in. Since his blood count was 28.6 thousand they told us to go admit him to Driscoll Children's Hospital here in town (the only children's hospital in town). So for the 2nd time...we are back in the hospital. Another spinal tap (lumbar puncture), IV that took them 45 minutes and 3 different nurses to put in ( I was so mad that they kept poking him, without getting a sucessful IV in him). He was screaming so hard he almost made himself throw up. I am surprised I held it together..I wanted to cry for him. They took alot of blood cultures, we still don't have an answer as to what was going on. We were discharged Friday. We go to his pediatrician tomorrow, they are supposed to have our results. So we'll see. For now, he is back to himself. Very cranky though, but I believe it is because he is about to get a TOOTH...HIS FIRST TOOTH! Crazy though, it's on top, and not the middle one on top, it is the top tooth to the left side of his center teeth.
On a brighter note, Korbyn got his first haircut on March 31st! He felt like such a big boy! He did so good too! Until the stylist got the clippers and started using them close to his ears, then he freaked! HA! So you can imagine when she busted out the blow dryer to blow off the loose hair, he freaked again. It looks so adorable. Now his hair isn't in his eyes and hopefully he will stop being called a girl.
Dr. offices for the first week because of unexplained fever, never did get an answer as to why he had a fever, followed by a seizure on Sunday night after his fever broke Sunday morning. Got flown to Arkansas Children's Hospital by Med Flight on Monday, and Spent 4 days running tests on him. He was diagnosed with Encephalitis, or inflimation of the brain. The virus he had apparently spread to his brain and that is probably what caused his seizure. I can't tell you how scared I was when my baby stopped breathing in my arms. Even though it wasn't long, it felt like hours before he started breathing again.
So since we thought he was better, we came home this last sunday, 6 days ago, and he was fine, thought he was finally over it. Wednesday morning I heard Korbyn over his monitor wining, so I went to look at him in his room, and he was sleeping, so I left him alone, and went back to bed. He kept wining so I told Curtis I should probably go get him. When I did he was scalding hot. And later in the day I checked his temperature rectally and it was 103.5, so I called his pediatrician and took him in. Since his blood count was 28.6 thousand they told us to go admit him to Driscoll Children's Hospital here in town (the only children's hospital in town). So for the 2nd time...we are back in the hospital. Another spinal tap (lumbar puncture), IV that took them 45 minutes and 3 different nurses to put in ( I was so mad that they kept poking him, without getting a sucessful IV in him). He was screaming so hard he almost made himself throw up. I am surprised I held it together..I wanted to cry for him. They took alot of blood cultures, we still don't have an answer as to what was going on. We were discharged Friday. We go to his pediatrician tomorrow, they are supposed to have our results. So we'll see. For now, he is back to himself. Very cranky though, but I believe it is because he is about to get a TOOTH...HIS FIRST TOOTH! Crazy though, it's on top, and not the middle one on top, it is the top tooth to the left side of his center teeth.
On a brighter note, Korbyn got his first haircut on March 31st! He felt like such a big boy! He did so good too! Until the stylist got the clippers and started using them close to his ears, then he freaked! HA! So you can imagine when she busted out the blow dryer to blow off the loose hair, he freaked again. It looks so adorable. Now his hair isn't in his eyes and hopefully he will stop being called a girl.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Hospital Stay
Just wanted to give everyone an update and story of what happened to Korbyn.
We are in the Little Rock Children's Hospital...and have been since Monday.
Korbyn had a little fall on Sunday night and had a seizure. They say he fell because of the seizure, not he had the seizure because he fell. He has been on seizure medicine since Tuesday, and it is making him EXTREMELY HYPER! He is jumping off the sides of his crib. However he is pretty wobbly, the seizure affected his balance. So we went backwards a little bit in his attemp to learn to walk. He seems a little better at keeping his balance today....expect us to be here a few more days, because they did a chest x-ray and found he has pneumonia. In the MRI, they found a virus that spread to his brain, which they call Encephalitis. He seems to be acting like his self...other than the standing. And he is wobbly when he sits too. Curtis came in from his deployment on Tuesday. Thank God for that...I was a wreck handling it without him. Watching him go through so many painful tests.
Please keep him in your prayers. If I find out anymore I will be sure and let you know.
We love you all.
Love,
Brittany, Curtis, and Korbyn
PS. I am at the hospital and have no way of putting pictures on here....will get some as soon as we get out.
We are in the Little Rock Children's Hospital...and have been since Monday.
Korbyn had a little fall on Sunday night and had a seizure. They say he fell because of the seizure, not he had the seizure because he fell. He has been on seizure medicine since Tuesday, and it is making him EXTREMELY HYPER! He is jumping off the sides of his crib. However he is pretty wobbly, the seizure affected his balance. So we went backwards a little bit in his attemp to learn to walk. He seems a little better at keeping his balance today....expect us to be here a few more days, because they did a chest x-ray and found he has pneumonia. In the MRI, they found a virus that spread to his brain, which they call Encephalitis. He seems to be acting like his self...other than the standing. And he is wobbly when he sits too. Curtis came in from his deployment on Tuesday. Thank God for that...I was a wreck handling it without him. Watching him go through so many painful tests.
Please keep him in your prayers. If I find out anymore I will be sure and let you know.
We love you all.
Love,
Brittany, Curtis, and Korbyn
PS. I am at the hospital and have no way of putting pictures on here....will get some as soon as we get out.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Standing....
Korbyn finally started pulling up all the way to his feet...before it was just to his knees. I can't believe the progress he has made in just the last few weeks....he has started clapping, waving, saying a few words ("dada"-only twice, "mama"-only once, "hi"-when he waves, "yay"-everytime he claps almost) craw
ling, pulling up, and now pulling up to stand. Everything he goes to now, he stands up. I am so proud of him! Also, he just got his room back....Travis has been deployed overseas, and so he moved all his stuff to storage, and Korbyn now has his own room. He is sleeping fine...I am not! Ha! I wasn't so excited about the idea of him not being right next to me in his crib anymore..and the move to his own room was a bit sad for me (but I am holding up fine). He has been sleeping in his own room for 3 days now, and with the monitor right beside me, I am at peace. His most favorite thing about having his own room is the mirrors that are in it. He loves to see himself in the mirror, and he kisses himself all the time..
Friday, February 27, 2009
Korbyn At The Beach
I decided Wednesday that I wanted to take Korbyn to the beach and take some pictures of him, and his first look at the ocean.... 
So I wanted to share with you a few of my favorites.
He needs a haircut...I know. He will have it cut on his birthday..but not short. I love his hair the way it is now. I will probably just get it out of his eyes. He has perfect beach hair. 
So as far as him liking the beach goes, he loved it, until the water hit him...then he couldn't get out quick enough. Of couse I was standing 2 feet away incase of any falls. It was alot of fun. Hopefully when the water warms up this summer he will like it better.
So I wanted to share with you a few of my favorites.
He needs a haircut...I know. He will have it cut on his birthday..but not short. I love his hair the way it is now. I will probably just get it out of his eyes. He has perfect beach hair. 
So as far as him liking the beach goes, he loved it, until the water hit him...then he couldn't get out quick enough. Of couse I was standing 2 feet away incase of any falls. It was alot of fun. Hopefully when the water warms up this summer he will like it better.
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