Moment of Truth

At the end of January, Peter started bobbing his head and blinking his eyes. When we asked him to stop, told us that he couldn't! We became worried after the three day and decided to see our doctor, who recommend that we see a neurologist. The neurologist wanted us to get a series of tests, including an EEG, MRI, and a blood test. The EEG was about a week later and involved us waking up Peter about 3:00 am and keeping him awake until after the test was over. We got pretty creative with a methods. I got up first and we started making an ABC book. (You know, the kind where you cut out things that start with the letters of the alphabet.) Then we watch TV until we got drowsy and then we finger painted until we couldn't anymore and then more TV. When I couldn't stay awake anymore, I woke up Anth and made him give Peter a bath. His hair had to be clean for the test anyways. On the way to the hospital we sang songs and tried to keep him awake. After the EEG, he was suppose to get a MRI but couldn't when the anesthesiologist found out he had strep throat. To make it short, we finally got the MRI on Friday and found out all the results today. (Sorry to everyone that already knew all this!)


Both the EGG and MRI came back normal! ( I will admit that a part of me, a small part, was unhappy to hear that because of all the money they cost us!) His blood test came back with a high strep count. So the doctor has concluded that Peter has a type of strep that doesn't affect his throat but other parts of his body. It can mess with the brain and cause it to have ticks. He prescribed an antibiotic for 6 weeks!!!! Twice a day for TWO WEEKS! I can hardly remember to give it to him for ten days! This could be a little hard! But the good news is that he is okay! Before we found out what the results were our options were either a tick, seizures, or pressure on his brain. I'll take what we were given and count my blessings!! The Lord has blessed so much and I feel so indebted to Him for everything that he has done for us and Peter!

The other moment of truth....

I had my ultrasound today and its a .....

I feel so blessed today! I am so excited but I feel like I'm in shock. I was totally (okay, not totally but pretty darn) convinced that the baby was a boy. I kept telling myself that. I had accepted it and now . . . wow! And now, I only have one thing to say...

BRING ON THE SHOPPING!!! PINK HERE I COME!!!!

Life

Do you ever have those times in your life that when you sit and look back, you heave a sigh of relief that its over? I feel like my life has been on a rollarcoaster since about Thanksgiving and that life couldn't be anymore more hectic or hard then it is right now. Don't get me wrong! This isn't a boob post! I guess I just felt like I need to justify a little about my lack of posting! I know that I should it more but .... LIFE happens and goes on. I don't really feel like posting Christmas pictures or New Years or even Valentines! They were all great and we have enjoyed the holidays that have come and gone. I just don't feel the desire to post! I know! Totally insane right? Ne ways... I am going to try and be better about it.. But hang in there with me...just have patience, just have patience ( we sing and say this a lot at our house! More referring to me then to anyone else!) We are all waiting for spring to come and where playing outside becomes a part of everyday life again! I never realized how much I miss being able to send my boys outside without an half hour of preparation in order for it to happen!!

Tuesday I find out what I am having! This could and will be an emotional day for me, no matter what the baby is! A boy .... hopefully a little crying and much squaring of the shoulders. A girl....hopefully a little crying and much squaring of the shoulders! Wish me luck!

Why Babies Have Moms!

Our letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

Soon it will be Christmas and we just wanted to make sure that you knew how good we have been. Each of us has tried in our own way to do what we should.

Peter has been so good this year, Santa. Not even really crying after he got his root canal and crown in July. Pretty good for a four year old, huh? He was nice to all the kids and made friends in preschool this year as well. He is the biggest helper with Matthew, giving him his toys and pacifier and helping his mommy feed him and change his diaper. Peter also sings him songs to help him stop crying until his mommy can come get him.

Andrew has tried super hard to be good this year as well! He even dressed like a superhero on Halloween with the rest of his family to show how hard he is trying to be good. As a three year old mechanic that loves to take things apart and see how they work, Andrew has been tempted a lot this year to destroy a lot of stuff but he has been good and hasn’t touch his mom’s toaster yet! He can usually fix all the things he takes apart and fix those things Mommy can’t!

Matthew, only being 6 months, has been exceptionally good! He is generally a happy baby that loves to smile and laugh, especially at his two big brothers! He hardly fussed when he cut his two bottom teeth and he always eats his vegetables that his mommy has started feeding him. Matthew eats so good that he now weighs 17 pounds and is 26 ¾ inches tall! He is trying hard to be patient as he learns to crawl . . . if he could only get his belly off the ground!

Mommy and Papa have tried really hard to be good too! Papa has even been working with the young men in the ward to help them get their Duty to God. Mommy worked really hard in the Primary until she got released and now she gets to make phone calls every month to see if people have done their visiting teaching. Papa also was really, really good when he had a root canal as well in August. He had to go to the ER and everything to get some medicine to make it stop hurting until a dentist could look at it and fix it! Mommy and Papa were very forgiving when they got really sick after eating dinner at that one restaurant! They were sick all day but they didn’t get mad at the people that gave them the food!

Santa, last of all we are excited for the early Christmas present in our Mommy’s belly! We can hardly wait to see it and we will try and be patient until July when it comes! It was such a surprise to find out that we got a Christmas present in the middle of November, even before Thanksgiving! Could you please send a sister? We don’t have one of those you know!

Thanks for everything and have a great Christmas!

Love,

The Tietjens

P.S. We have put in some pictures so that you can see how big we are! We know that you never really get to see us because we are always asleep when you come!

Family Winter Picture

Hope you like our new family winter picture.

Stop the Healthcare Bill

[Posted by Anthony]

Please visit this blog that I have setup: stop-the-healthcare-bill.blogspot.com. Watch the videos. Contact your senators!

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Pine Wood Derby

The Elder's Quorum is our ward held a Pine Wood Derby race for the elders! Anything went, including a five pound weight limit! No jets or anything that would catch fire or push the other cars over! It was amazing what they came up with! Anthony had so much fun! He decided to design his after the cruiser in Star Wars, but everyone thought it was a spider! He drilled holes in it and filled with melted lead! It was one heavy car!

Anthony working on his car, trying to get the wheels on straight or something! My girl mind couldn't really understand the importance of everything he did to it!

Finished product!

The competition!

I thought that this one was so cool! A covered wagon complete with passengers!

Racing the Rat!

In the end, Anthony ended up with Third Place! He was so excited and I was so proud! His fastest time was like 2.12 seconds! It was a lot of fun! I got to know alot of new wives and that made it worth to me too! It was so fun to watch our husbands act like little boys! The guys would run over and declare, "Did you see? Did you see? I won that one! Watch!" It was awesome!