summer update

We have been busy!
Swimming, going places, volleyball, plenty of late nights, and trying to keep up on mom homework! Oh, and a few play dates too.
My health has been better, not great. I am still tired a lot, and fighting to keep my platelets up. I don't have a lot of energy, and they suspect rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus too, but I am focused on the blood for now. I am uncomfortable most of the time, but I try to ignore that. I am trying to workout more, but running is sadly not a part of my life right now. I am trying to be a good mom,and save my energy for them. I do the house work and the laundry, and I also do all the yard work. I am glad I can still hug and bend down to play with the kiddos each day!
We just celebrated twelve years of marriage, and we have a few trips planned. Before we know it kids will be in school, man I have gotta do more with them.

LIfe, lately.

I always feel I start posts With well, a lot has happened!
I cannot believe it has been so long!
For Halloween the kids were witches,harry potter, Dracula, and anything else they were loving at the moment. Halloween is rykers favorite!
Thanksgiving was celebrated with the Palmer side, at Holly's. Ryker was so sick, he had pneumonia.....so sad, and so scary!
Snow came, and so did the cold, yucky air! With rykers lungs, I have grown to really be aware of air quality....man inversions are bad news.
Christmas came, too fun to celebrate with kiddos.  We spoke to the missionaries of the families, and opened presents. Favorites were I pads, guitars, clothes, baby dolls, and basketball shoes.
New years came, we stayed up until 11:30, we watched avatar! Ryker loved the blue men, and Hailey and i played games, and watched the rm! We were getting ready for my sister coming home the next day from her mission!!!
New years day, brought more shoes into our life, and a fun new sister home! We got home late, but so worth it! She is amazing.....cannot.believe.she's.home.
Then it was back to school,  and a new routine. Oh, we thrive off a good routine.
February was sad.....grandpa miller died. We went to Arizona for his funeral. We got to see so much family......he would have loved to see everyone laughing and being with each other! We traveled without radio, DVD, or really anything the whole time.  We read a lot of books and explored a lot of the beautiful scenery.
I also went in for physical,  early on. They found that my platelets are low. Like really low. Platelets are in your blood and make your blood clot. I don't clot. I was tested after i returned from our trip, yep super low. I was started on 60mg of prednisone. I was at  ten, and at the end of the week they were 149. 9 above normal. 140-440 is normal, I have been off and on exercise restrictions due to the heavy bruising. I have been diagnosed with itp....basically they don't know what causes it, unknown bruising and red dots.

Did I have symptoms?
Tired
Achey
Felt out of shape
Headaches
Big, huge bruises overnight
Littles red dots


Most of those are just being a mom....I didn't know that anything was wrong. I was so scared when they sent me to an oncologist hematologist. I was told not to Google anything!
They tested me for autoimmune diseases,  asked cancer questions, lots of things. So frightening.
I just pushed thru the pain of exercise, of life, and many other things.
Now, I am still on 40mg,   they tried the taper, I dipped to 104....I go in again on Thursday to see him, just not a weekly blood test that has become my new normal.
I am super active....this new life has been hard. I so badly want to do everything that is so fun and easy to me....but i do
n't feel that good😕 that is a tough pill of pride to swallow.
The effects of pprednisone are mean. They are moody, hungry. Weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tired, but they are platelet makers.....my body eats platelets..I have an autoimmune disease, and I am 32.....wow.

Well, ryker is sick with viral bronchitis so I'm sleeping, or not, in his room. We started a new steroid for him tonight. I get really scared when he or Hailey is sick.....mamma bear comes out!

Hopefully we can be Palmers not on steroids soon.,..saying a lot of prayers, and trying to count our blessings.

Hopefully I can count the miracle's and remember them.

Found out what was wrong.
Ryker didn't have pnemonia.
We are warm.
We have had so much family support.
We feel prayers.
We have each other.
We are at home, half asleep.

I will update better.  We are doing good, hopefully we will all be hiking the mountains, marathoning, I will take anything, soooon!!!

toilet time out

I just wanted to document what happens when the kids talk potty talk. They sit in the bathroom for a while, depending on the word and the laughter it causes, and then they get to tell me why they were in there.
They don't like to sit in the bathroom, so hopefully this will get them saying nice words always.

Haileys Baptism

Hailey was baptized on Oct. 12, 2013, by her daddy. She wore my dress that my mom made for all of  her girls. She puts there initials on the dress hem. She looked so beautiful.
We were very blessed to have warm weather, and a ton of friends and family come and celebrate. She was so excited and couldn't wait to be a new member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.:)
Her aunt help lead the music. Her Grandma gave a talk on baptism. Her uncle gave a talk on the Holy Ghost. Her aunt and cousin gave the prayers. She was also confirmed by her daddy.
We were so pleased with all that happened this day. I was so happy that she has made this decision, she knows so much about the gospel. We have read the Book of Mormon, and she has a testimony of the gospel. She knows it is true.
We took her out to get  her favorite food, it was a very special day.
Thanks to everyone, near and far, that sent a card or a gift, or was there to support Hailey.
I can't believe it is this stage already, they are growing up too fast.

She has had three teeth pulled and spacers put in as well. She has  5 teeth missing right now. I hope some will grow in before she loses anymore. I don't know how she eats.
This has been a few huge months in Haileys life! She is quite the big girl, and such a great helper! We sure love her and wouldn't want to live life without her......I love you so much.

time flies, when you don't blog!

Ryker has turned 6.
Thanksgiving came, and so did Pneumonia to poor Ryker. Sleepless nights came too.
Christmas came and went, and so did New Years.
My sister came home from her mission.
We are de-cluttering fools over here.
We are back to a routine!!!

Good, now we are up to speed, kind of.

Hailey is Eight!!!!!

I cannot believe she is eight! I truly live by, moments are long years are short motto. I love her more than anything. I hope she had a fun birthday. We had a party yesterday, with her ten closest friends, and the microphone, and her very own playlist. Wow, that was fun. We had snowcones, and cupcakes, and a lot of screaming, the good kind. :)
Today, I took her class some treats, and got to brag about her......then by her teachers suggestion, I took her to lunch.
Tonight we took her to her favorite, Chick Fil A! I had a lot of laughs with her today, and a lot of one on one moments, mommys favorite! I hope she had a great day!

8 things about Hailey: (everything duh!!!!)

She loves to dance and sing
She includes everyone
She is very nice
She is loving
She is caring
She always is wondering what is going on with people
She is the best
She is the one that made me a mommy, that is really special to me, and so is my Hailey Baby!!!!

                                                     Happy Birthday. Eight will be so great!!!!!

kindergarten has begun!!!!:/

Ryker has sure been ready to go to school himself, and loves to greet Hailey.

The hug!:)

 Ryker was sooooo ready to start school today. He looked and acted the part quite well.

He was like "the sun is in my eyes mom!"

                            After this picture, he told me, I might run in to class, okay mom.

 Here he is sitting at his desk, all ready for the morning. He forgot to hug me, I had to ask for one!

He was all done with school, which he LOVED!!!!

                              Walking him in to class, how bittersweet......I had to fight the tears.

                         He was all smiles, he had to tell me everything, and I loved to hear it.

Here is Hailey, we were watching a you tube motivational exercise video, and this was the face of shock!

This is the result of the video.......he was trying to do cool tricks with the laundry basket.

This was his attempt of a pull up......we were trying to do pistol squats all day.....wow, amazing.

 

They are just growing up so fast.

 

After I dropped them both off, tear, I went and helped Haileys teacher get settled. I made the folders for homework, wrote down homework stuff, and just filed certain things.....thank goodness I did not have to leave the school.

I need to work into this new routine, baby steps. I hope other moms and dads have these feelings, and that I am not the only one.

I am hopeful that my kids got the best teachers, and I do trust them, and am so very grateful for them. They truly are an answer to sooooo many prayers.

Next up:

SOCCER POSTS. We are in the season now, the crazy soccer practice, and games season, but they love it, and they are so worn out from exercising so much, I think it is great to see them in action.