Updates

Fetal Echo looks good! #4 has no major heart defects.

Tyler has his echo tomorrow

I am feeling good. Yipee! My belly is huge at this point compared to past pregnancies. I guess that happens when you have no abs left to hide the little ones. Just grateful I am feeling good.

Looking for a house to rent.

Danny had a birthday and of course that deserves a whole post to itself! I love my hubby!

Scott on Little Bike

Scott riding Little Bike, Danny's first 2 wheeler. There are some things that dads are meant to do, like teach their sons how to ride a bike. It is so fun to see them having fun and reaching little milestones. So proud of our little guys.

Palliative Care Seminar

I had the opportunity along with another mom from the family advisory committee to be part of a panel on palliative care. The conference was for 60 multi-disciplinary staff. It was a great event where we got to share our children's story and how we, their parents, deal with, take care of and appreciate all that the hospital nurses, staff and doctors do for our children. I just wish I could represent a larger population and understand everyone's story to help staff interact and care for these children and their families.

Overall it was a great event and I look forward to more opportunities in the future. We are striving to put together quarterly panels with different topics. One thing that many people were interested in was receiving and sharing difficult news as well as the topic of caring for a woman who had a stillborn.

We shared our story, explained how we cope, how the child affected our lives, the greatest rewards and challenges, number one thing we would want staff to know. The greatest reward for me, as a mom, was treasuring life to its fullest and the greatest reward for danny, as a dad, was receiving the insurance statement that covered $800,000+ on medical expenses for one of Tylers stays....how different men and woman can be!!

Anyway, if you would like to share your story with me to gain a greater understanding, please do so. You can email me at heidi.mcmillan@gmail.com. The more we understand and more perspectives we have the greater tools this can be. I encourage all to get involved in family centered healthcare in there area to help make pediatric care a positive experience for all!!

Joy School Halloween Party

Listening to the amazing Amy read a book. Amy is soo good with the kids. Scott's little joy school has the best teacher's aka mom's...we are so lucky!!

Cute halloween crafts the kids made.

Tyler and Jacob enjoying snack time.

The best part...making cookies with all the moms.

Parading and Dancing to follow....

20 week Ultrasound

Whole brain. Whole heart. 10 fingers and 10 toes. So far everything looks great. After three boys we decided to keep this one a surprise. We are so excited and can't wait to see if it is another little boy or little girl on his or her birthday. I sadly forgot to get pictures. They do say that with each child the pictures get fewer and fewer. So far that is true.

Track day

Miles and I went to the track in Fernley, NV, near Reno. I drove his Toyota MR2 with a 2.2 liter fuel injected mid-position inline four. He used our exploder with a 4.0 v-6 to tow his Caterham. I stayed in a 2 star casino for 34.99, but it was fine.

There were only 9 of us racing, and 2 were beginners. I didn't do too badly. My favorite part was dropping into second for turn eight, skidding the tail around, and regaining control like Lightning McQueen.

Some of the cars I was up against

Good old spicy chicken sandwich

Miles' caterham