SNOWBIRD!!!!!

Hannah's 5!!!!

My sweet family!!

Kenny!!

Hannah finally got her baby alive!!

Grandma & Grandpa Thomson came up to celebrate Hannah's Birthday!!

Grandma gave Hannah one of her precious baby dolls & she loved it!!Makena & daddy doing a cheer!!

Hannah, a crazy little monster always being silly!!

Ethan & Jake

Kenny, Dad, & Tay

Makena & Tay doing their famous lip pose!!

Aunt Laura made Hannah a beautitul wedding cake for her birthday, but unfortunately on the way up the canyon it tipped over twice. Hannah was so sad, because "It was such a special cake"

Thanks auntie Laura!! It was still delicious!!

Snowbird was really fun this year. It was beautful weather, we celebrated Hannah's 5th birthday and we got to ski on the greatest snow on earth!!!! I was a slacker at taking pictures on the ski lifts this year and I could kick myself.....we do have some fun ones in the pool..

On Tuesday Hannah & I went to Primary Childrens Hospital to do her weekly blood work. We got some good news. Her platelet count went up to 65,000 from last weeks 25,000. All on her own with no medicine. It still isn't very high, but the doctors are pleased it was on her own. Although her platelets went up a little she wasn't able to ski. Hannah & Kenny had a great time playing in the condo with their cousins!!

On our last day of swimming, Makena got a little too brave and fell into the hot tub. My heart actually stopped (I am sure of it). Talk about your scarey moments, luckily she was only under for about 3 seconds and we got her out fast. Needess to say, Hannah, Makena & I were done swimming after that. I think I am still shaking!!!

All in all we had a wonderful time and are thankful Grandma & Grandpa Hancock let us go up to Snowbird every year!!!

YIKES!!

We did Hannah's blood work yesterday and before we even got home the doctors office called.
Her platelets went from 107,000 (last week) to 25,000. The instructions are to be very careful not to bump, fall, wrestle, rough house anything!!!! So our plans for skiing next week at Snowbird are out!!!! The doctors want to see if her body can jump start itself and come back up next week so they are keeping her off the steroids for now. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!

GREAT NEWS!!!!

As of Monday, January 5th, 2009 Hannah is off her steroids!!!!! After an amazing blood work session (Who knew bringing a friend to the hospital would envoke BRAVENESS??? Not even a tear!!!)her platelet count went up to 107,000 from last weeks 75,000. It is still a bit low, but I am not asking questions or making any kind of fuss. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this good luck will continue and next weeks test will bring us just as great news!!!

Christmas Morning

CHRISTMAS MORNING!!!!!!

Sitting with Santa

Ethan is trying to decide if he has been good enough for gifts this year!! j/k

Tay's not too old to tell santa what she wants for Christmas!!

Hannah is just so happy it's Christmas Eve!!

This was Makena's real first year of sitting on Santa's lap,

she was a little nervous at first, but she did it!!!!

Temple Lights!!

We had a great time this year at the Salt Lake Temple lights!! We haven't gone for about 3 years because of either Hannah being sick or Makena too brand new!!! This year I wasn't letting anything stop us. It was so beautiful and when we walked by the Manger scene there was a wonderful feeling!!!! THe whole Thomson family was there and boy are we a crowd!! 35 people in all. If you are wondering if Ethan peed his pants, well kind of!!!! He had to go so bad when we pulled in he hopped out of the truck and went on the tire. Looks like he missed a little!!!!

Back in the Hospital!!!

Hannah Banana!!!

The toughest & bravest 4 year old I know!!

This was what was making us so nervous!!! About every five minutes she would have to go to the bathroom and this is what would happen..

Hannah and Daddy after the colonoscopy!!

We went back to the hospital Wedesday at 3:00 for the Meckal scan. This was like an MRI, but they put a radioactive solution in an IV. Before the scan was even over, the doctor that has been treating Hannah came in and said, "I have had a bad feeling all week, we shouldn't have let her go home." He said that he would probably admit her no matter what the tests results were.

Dan & I both felt OK with this because we just wanted to figure out what was going on!!! WELL.... the Meckal scan came back neg. which was good, but I was really hoping that was the answer. It was an answer and easily fixed. SO onto other tests. The next day they decided on a colonoscopy. At 2:00 we were told "NO MORE FOOD" well that is like a death sentence to a 4 yoar old on steroids!!!!! It was pure torture. Screaming & yelling at us & the doctors "WHY WERE WE BEING SO MEAN AND NOT LETTING HER EAT????" Too take some time away we went down to the playroom. There was a little girl exzactly the same age as Hannah, with blond hair, blue eyes..... she was SO swollen she looked pregnant. IT was so sad. I was talking to her mom and found out she had NEPHROTIC SYNDROME also. At that moment I felt so blessed that Hannah had never gotten that bad (knock on wood). The poor little girl was miserable. I talked more with her mom about a vitamin I think I am going to try!!!!!

We started an IG tube that goes down the nose into the stomach at 6:00 or so..... This was giving her the medicine to start making her poop!! During the night she pulled it out and they put another one in. She was sedated so she slept though most of the events that night. Lucky for her!!!! She was totally cleaned out by about 8:00 am and slept until noon. The colonoscopy was at 3:30 so we had a few hours of dealing with NO FOOD... IT was tough, but we made it. The results were GOOD. THey found "lymphatic nodules" that had been irritated by either an allergic reaction to food or a virus. So as a precaution, we are cutting out milk for a month and keeping a close eye on all potty breaks!!!!!

We are SO thankful to all of you, to our doctors that helped through this very frustration time, and especially for our family for taking care of TAYLOR, ETHAN, & MAKENA. AND the much needed visits to keep Hannah occupied!!!!!