Family Update

As some of you know, Chad had an unexpected trip to the emergency room on Sunday afternoon. He got home from Lockhart early Sunday afternoon and was very upset when he got home b/c he thought he had a stroke the night before. The right side of his face was numb and droopy and he had a pounding headache and a terrible taste in his mouth. After the ER doctor performed a cat scan and a chest x-ray on him, he ruled out a stroke. Chad was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, a nerve disorder. After a few hours in the ER, he was released and we came home. We went to see a neurologist on Monday and he said the same thing the ER doctor said....it was Bell's Palsy. Chad is going back to the hospital tomorrow to get a MRI and then we are going to have a follow up visit with the neurologist to hopefully see what is causing Chad to have some vision and slurred speech issues. Thank you for all your phone calls, emails and prayers. We are just so glad it was not a stroke. We will keep you posted on the results from the MRI.

On a lighter note, Annemarie is just getting bigger and funnier everyday. I swear she grows an inch every night. She LOVES to shove her hands in her mouth anytime she can and drool (and spit up) go everywhere. She is scheduled to have an upper GI scan on Thursday to see if there is a problem in her stomach/digestive tract. Chad and I think she is spitting up even more now. Poor thing! Above are a few pictures we have taken throughout the week.