Update on Becky

My sister Becky is now home, and so is the newest addition to their beautiful family, Ryan James.

On 1/10/11, Becky went into cardiac arrest while 36 weeks pregnant with her 4th child.

She had developed Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy is basically pregnancy induced heart failure. It can happen during your last month of pregnancy, or within 5 months after giving birth.

Its a rare condition, and Becky's was made even rarer by still being pregnant while going into cardiac arrest, and by living!

Her husband and the EMTs performed CPR on her for about 25-30 minutes, using the chest paddle defibrillator 4 times.

They performed an emergency C-section and baby Ryan was born early 1/11/11, at 7lbs 15 oz.

He is now home and thriving, and Becky is home, alive and recovering!

We are so happy for miracles.

Her husband Jon posted more details on their family blog.

Thank you for all your prayers, and love!

Staying busy

We’ve been staying busy around here!

• Jackson stays busy by jumping around, and riding his rocking horse (thank you D.I.).
• Jasper stays busy listening to his MP3, doing homework and playing some B Ball,
• Daddy stays busy by working hard and playing with the kids when he gets home,
• Mommy stays busy by working and enjoying her home time with the kiddos.
• Also, mommy is very happy that school vacations are over for now.

Some photos of Jackson and Jasper staying busy:

New Years PARTY

We partied HARD on New Years. Jasper even sported a Christmas gift from a friend -

onesie pajamas.

What to do when the fleece onesie gets too hot?

Just unzip it a bit - ask Jasper, it works!

Becky

My sister Becky is still in the hospital and so is her newborn. They are both doing better, but I don't know much more than that. I will update when I know more.

She had a seizure, and we still don't know why. The baby was born by emergency C-section, and is in intensive care.

Please keep the prayers coming!

Christmas Favorites

Since I can't sleep at all, I've been up since 3:30 am trying to figure out the new camcorder my wonderful husband got me for Christmas.

Below are two videos of two of my boys opening presents.

I'm getting better at using my new camcorder, and promise the next ones will be better in quality!