Chloe's eye surgery

In Sept./Oct. we noticed that Chloe's eye was getting really red and would get puffy.  It would get really bad at times and her teacher would send her to the school nurse because they thought it was pink eye.  I had to pick her up from school twice.  It would get really bad and then go away for a little while and then come back.  We took her to Dr. Loveland and we tried 2 different eye drops.  Nothing worked. We were finally referred to a specialist...an opthamologist.  I called for an appointment and they told me I couldn't get in until April.  They referred me to another one that I called and they told me it would be May before I could get to see the Dr.  I painted an ugly picture for them and told then what I was dealing with and they put me on hold.  When they got back on the phone they said, "Oh, your in luck, we just had a cancellation on Monday morning."   I was thinking, "ya right...I'll take it".

When the Dr. looked at her she saw some little bumps on her eyelids that were full of virus and were making her eye sick.  She said the body would eventually fight them off, but it could take years.  She recommended that we do a little surgery to remove the lesions. 

The next week, we went into a surgical center early in the morning.  The anesthesiologist called the night before and told Chloe she could bring her favorite blanket and stuffed animal.  She brought her pillow pet.  (dolphin)

They put a black mark above the eye that would be getting all the attention.  I wished I would have taken a picture of her eye when it was bad.

Chloe loved playing with the mask that would put her to sleep.

The Anesthesiologist gave her some medicine that made her relax and she became very silly.  She was very funny and was putting the mask on her dolphin and giggling about it.  She didn't even know when they wheeled her away to be put to sleep.

I had no idea what to expect.  The little girl who was waking up from her sleep in the recovery room was screaming her head off.  I pictured chloe with a black eye or a patch etc. 

When they brought us back to her I was very surprised to see that she looked really good.  She just had 3 little red spots on her eyelid.  They cut them and took out the core and then cauterized them.  They put some ointment on and called it good...and it was. It actually looked better after surgery.

We watched Chloe sleep for 40 minutes.  They told us that it is best to let them sleep as long as they can.  When she finally woke up she said, "Is my surgery over?"  We waited for the Dr. to give the okay and then we went home.  I once again, thought she would sleep all day, and I would have to keep a close eye on her and cater to her every need.  Boy was I wrong.  I carried her in the house and she ran up stairs and put on her shorts and turned on the wii and played Just Dance!   

 



Love that Bogus Basin!

We have been to Bogus about 10 times so far.  We have had some awesome days on the mountain.  The girls stay with me and Joel has decided he likes to stay with us too.  Caden usually brings a friend and they take off as soon as we get there. 

Chloe has become such a good little skier.  She can now go on green runs and most blue ones.  She has even tackled a couple of black diamonds.  One was a little scary when she fell and it was so steep she started sliding down the run and got going faster and faster.  I had to ski really fast to get in front of her and acted as the wall that she crashed into...right in front of a big tree.   She LOVES it and can't wait to go up each week. 

Hailey is practicing pulling her legs together and getting out of the snow plow position.  She does very well and can pretty much go on any run.  She is deciding if she wants to be a boarder or a skier. 

Oh ya...the best part is eating a large bogus fry!  When ya stick with Mom and Dad, that's a little perk that comes along with it. 

I have been really bad at taking my camera skiing.  I don't have very many pictures.  I went last Monday with the ladies in the ward.  It always feels so wierd to be skiing while the kids are in school and Joel is working...perhaps a little guilty.    It is pretty nice to be able to go on any run and go as fast as I want. 

2 weeks ago Joel and I got up Saturday morning and woke up the kids to get ready so we could go skiing.  The kids wouldn't get out of bed, so we left them and went skiing for the day together.  Just the 2 of us.  It was really great.  Joel finds all the powder runs and loves that.  Snowboarders love powder.  Skiers have a harder time in powder.  For one thing it makes my legs BURN.  I fell a couple of times too, and it's a lot harder for me to get back up than it used to be.  Mostly I like to kiss on the chair lift : )

Coelton is having the time of his life at BYU-I.  He is taking the snowboarding class and has a pass to Targhee.  He goes there every Thursday.  He was put in the advanced class and his instructor is a GIRL!  He is loving it a lot...the snowboarding, not the girl.    He promises me he will take pictures...of him snowboarding, not the girl.