Can I get a "WOO-HOO" for the poo-poo!

I am PROUD to announce that Caden pooped in the potty today. Yes it was the first time that either of them have successfully, completely pooped in the potty and I am THRILLED. They have been in underwear all day every day other than nap and bedtime for a week or so but neither of them have pooped in the potty. Where, you ask, have they been pooping? Well, I will leave that to the imagination. But let's just say, good thing Mommy doesn't have a weak tum-tum! So, all together now, let me get a WOO-HOO for the POO-POO!

I just "copied and pasted" this from an arthritis site. It sort of makes me happy. Please, please pray that I can be one of these people that only has a SINGLE attack. I might see that light at the end of the tunnel again......if this is my SINGLE attack, then it may not be so bad after all!

Outcomes
Many people with polymyositis and dermatomyositis respond well to treatment. Some people only have a single attack of the disease and are able to stop taking medications after about a year.

You never know! And, by the way, don't ask what the next part said. We don't want to talk about that...let's just focus on the positive!

Things that make you go Hmmmmm...

Some of you know that I went to the Dr. yesterday for blood work to see how my levels are. Unfortunately, they have risen back over 1100. The Dr. is "baffled" and I am just frustrated for lack of a better word. I feel better than I have in a while. I have been exercising more and eating better and taking ALL gazillion of my meds just like I am supposed to. I really thought my levels were going to be better this time. The nurse said there is a possibility (a teeny tiny one) that this could have been a "fluke". I don't know how much I believe that BUT I am going back in 4 weeks to have my levels done again. In the meantime, my prednisone will stay at 10mg a day (yay.....I'm SO kidding) and my methotrexate will be increased to 10 pills a week (no, that's not a typo, 10). I pray this will work and my levels will get down to what they consider "normal" for me. I also pray that my levels will STAY down so I can come off of ALL this mess sooner rather than later. I sure am taking a load of meds for a person who never even liked to take tylenol! I did make an appointment to see the Dr. at Duke that I saw earlier this year. That appointment is in November. Maybe she can shed some light on this for me!

WOW!!

I can't believe I have a 5 year old and 2 3 year olds! The past two days has been fun-filled and super busy but I think the boys had great birthday's! Yesterday (Jaxon's birthday) we went to Longhorn for lunch where they had a chocolate stampede for dessert then we went to Chuck-e-Cheese for dinner. Today (Camron and Caden's birthday) we went to "chickalay" for lunch where they had ice cream for dessert then we went to Tex and Shirley's for an all you can eat pancake dinner. After Jaxon got out of Sparks tonight, we took them to Brusters for, yes that's right, MORE ice cream! These kids have had it made for the past 2 days! Wonder what they are going to think tomorrow when I start saying "no" again! We also went out to Women's Hospital this morning and delivered a BIG YUMMY cake for the NICU staff in appreciation for everything they did for C and C 3 years ago! It was funny tonight when I was putting their jammies on, they were sleeping in their March of Dimes shirts with their "actual" footprints from when they were 1-2 wks old. Their foot now is almost 4 times bigger. It's crazy to think they were that small! I am SO thankful for the health of ALL of my boys! God is SO good!

Birthday Party

Well, we had another successful birthday party for the boys today. We downsized a bit b/c of our animal guests but it was GREAT and the boys LOVED it! I will post a slide show so you can see the fun time we had! Jaxon wanted an animal adventure party so we had the Creature Teacher come out and she was AWESOME! She brought a snake, chinchilla, baby opossum, and a skunk! The kids got to touch the animals and Jaxon even got to hold them! She taught us interesting facts about the animals too! Camron and Caden wanted a Thomas the Train party so we had Thomas cupcakes and plates for them!

Is there such a thing?

I am searching for a boot camp for potty training! Is there such a thing? If not, I think I need to create one! My boys just don't want to be potty trained! They go to the potty, yes, BUT I have to stay on them like stink on poo (No, pun intented..heehee)!
We made the decision today that the last of the pull-ups have been purchased (other than for night-night time of course). They WILL be potty trained before these pull-ups are gone...or else. Or else what you ask? Or else Mommy will be doing a whole lot of laundry, I guess! Maybe I should have let Jaxon teach them since he pretty much taught himself (with some coaching from Grandma) by the time he was 2! Oh well, they will get it...eventually!