Happy 4th of July!

We had a really fun day. We started it off by going to the Provo parade with my family. Zoe had lots of fun but was really tired from boating the day before and going to bed late. After we went to my grandmas house and played in the water and had a bbq and then we went to the pleasant grove fireworks. Zoe was afraid of them when they started and then about 5 minutes into them she fell asleep I guess we just wore her out.

Our Little Brennan

It's been a long day. I normally wouldn't post this but Janalee and I need all the prayers we can get at this point for Brennan (that's the name we chose for our baby due in October). It's a long story so I'll make it as brief as possible. When Janalee and I went in for the first ultrasound to check everything out the doctors noticed he had a very large stomach. We went back in a couple times and it the stomach was still large. We were told it could be something wrong with the digestive system that could be caused by Down Syndrome.

A couple weeks later we were directed to see an awesome Neonatologist at Utah Valley Hospital, Dr. Gainer. She checked out the stomach and found nothing wrong, the blood tests were good, so no Down Syndrome. Janalee and I were relieved until Dr. Gainer noticed something was wrong with the heart. Crazy huh? We go in for a stomach problem and go out with a heart problem. At this point Janalee was on an emotional rollercoaster, first we're worried about D/S now we have a potentially life threatening heart problem. Dr. Gainer referred us to a pediatric cardiologist at Primary Childrens Hospital for a pediatric echocardiogram(big word for better ultrasound). Dr. Pinto, the very good pediatric cardiologist, took a long look at Brennan's heart.

Brennan has Double Outlet Right Ventricle with Normally Related Great Arteries & Pulmonary Stenosis & Ventrical Septal Defect. All 3 problems are commonly found together. It would take forever to explain what that is so you might have to google it. However, here's a digram to show it:

I couldn't find an exact digram of the problem the but one labeled Tretalogy of Fallot is close enough. Basically there is a hole in his Left Ventricle, his Aorta is shifted toward the middle of the heart right over the hole(which actually helps us out a little). What the Digram doesn't show is a shrunken or very tight PA(pulmonary artery). The end result is our little guy won't get enough oxygen to his body without eventual surgery.

The Good News? This can be treated....with a very high success right(I believe over 90%).

The Bad News? We have to deliver at U of U so he can be rushed right over to Primary's. After that we'll see how soon he has to have surgery. Within the first 6 months of Brennan's life it's likely he'll have had 2 open heart surgeries. The first one would be a shunt from the aorta to the pulmonary artery to give him a bit more oxygen. We won't know if he'll need this one until he's born, just depends how small his pulmonary artery is. The for sure surgery he'll have to have is one that seals the hole, moves the aorta to the right place, and opens up the pulmonary some more(major surgery).

The outlook is good. Out of all the heart defects out there this is one of the better ones. Primaries is one of the best places to be to treat this and I have full confidence in our doctors.

Thanks for all your prayers, fasting and support. A special thanks to Jamie Gillman, she's been a big help to Janalee. She's been through all of this and much more.

Baby Adams!

We are very excited to announce that we are having a BOY! Randall can't wait to take him hunting. I think the name we have picked out for him will be Brennan but if we hear one we like better before he comes than we might change it.

Salem Ponds!

Every Year when it gets warm we go to Salem Ponds to go fishing and play on the playground. This time we got Zoe her very own Barbie fishing poll. She loves it. She thought he was so cool fishing just like daddy until we had to wait to catch a fish. She just want to get one as soon as she put it in the water. Of course we can't go to Salem Ponds without playing on the playground.

Tent fun!

I love this picture. I looks like she is trying to be a model.


Zoe has been obsessed with tents lately. So Randall built her one in our bedroom with the stroller and the bed. He was very creative and Zoe thought it was so cool except she thought it was funny to knock it down. I promise I usually dress my child but it was one of those days where it was raining outside and we felt like being lazy.

Grandma Rich's house!

The Saturday before Mothers day we headed up to Kaysville to Randalls grandparents house. We had a get together will a lot of his cousins. We planted flowers in their yard and had a picnic. I wasn't allowed to bend over and plant flowers so I took pictures and played with Zoe. She liked to pretend like she was helping by shoveling the dirt. They had a wagon there and the kids loved to be pulled around in it. I am thinking about getting one for Zoe now.

Swimming!

On Friday we went to the park with Jocelyn and Stratton. It was really hot so we had the idea of getting the pool out. Well driving from the park to their house it got really cloudy and windy but that didn't stop us. We put warm water in it so it was more like a bath tub. Don't you just love the dirty looks they are both giving me. I think they were sick of me taking pictures. oh ya don't look at the ugly princess swim suit Zoe has on. She picked it out and she loves it.