It's been a while

I haven't blogged, for a very long time. So here goes a little update on Easton and everyone else in the Thomas clan.  Easton's surgery went well his carpal tunnel Dr. decided to try something new before surgery.  He used ultra sound to see if they could see the inflammation and build up around the median nerve.  The ultra sound was successful they were able to take measurements and see that the build up along the nerve .  They also took an ultra sound a couple of weeks after surgery and it showed that inflammation along the nerve was decreased. Also our family has had quite the changes going on. I started nursing school and this may have added to the lengthy time between posts.  I now have only 2 semesters left and if I pass my state boards I'll be an RN. We also started doing foster care.  WE originally just took in a newborn that was born with drugs in his system.  About 2 months later we also took in a brother and sister group.  Now we have a 1 yr old, a 6 yr old, and a 7, year old  they have all come up for adoption so in about 2 months we wil adopt all three. I should mention that there are 2 boys and 1 girl.  They have been really good kids and have fit in well with our family.  Easton has loved having younger siblings and having them so close in age.  The 7 yr old is a boy and his name is Christian  they  play really well together. I have loved watching them. Don't get me wrong they have had their problems and do fight, plus these kids are trying to overcome their past.  It has also been a little hard at times watching the differences between the 2 boys Easton continues to do well and is still preforming at grade level but socially he is still behind his peers.  Having another boy so close to his age has made these subtle differences more apparent.  The 6 year old is my little girl.  She is full of life and a very girly girl.  Her name is Kendall.  She has been so much fun.  Our baby is now 1 and we named him Ryan.  Actually Easton chose his name and it fit.  As for the other kids they are also doing well Kaylee is almost 16 and is a sophomore,  She has also joined the FFA and cross country team.  Weston is in 7th grade and is right now in football.


The trial continues to go well Easton is still doing really good.  He was having issues with severe headaches after each treatment.  This were severe enough that they required staying in the hospital to receive pain meds. I kept telling the DR. that I thought the headaches weren't caused by pressure changes (we were thinking they were from low pressure) I thought that they were caused by a reaction to the medication itself.  FINALLY someone listened to me and tried pre-treating him with a steroid in conjunction to pain meds and it worked the headache was minimal.  We have since increased the amount of steroid and have pretty much eliminated his headaches totally.  He played on the city league coach pitch team.  He loves all sports.  I'm hoping that I'll be a little better at keeping things posted. Plus I will post some pictures when i get them uploaded to this computer.