Reincarnated As A Mother: Home, home on the range...

Friday, October 2, 2009

Home, home on the range...

Byron, Craig and the girls made it to Montana safe and sound. Greer did toss her cookies twice in the truck from the windy roads. But they all survived. They even stopped halfway, hiked into some hot springs and went swimming.
Back at the ranch, my mom, St. Dee took Reese and my brother's children to lunch and a movie. That meant a nice, quiet house for me-- and a nap when Kean took a nap. Big sigh of contentment from me... I'm actually feeling slightly human today.
Oh, Kean is almost 7 pounds. Yup, you read that right. He's thriving at home-- exactly where he's supposed to be! Now if I can just keep Reese from smothering him to death with attention.

1 comments:

Blakeley said...: Whoa, big boy! That's so awesome that he's thriving so much--SO glad to hear that! I'm so happy that you were able to have a nice nap, too!; October 2, 2009 at 11:56 PM

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Nathan Kean

AKA: Mister Miracle, Keanut and Boy Wonder! And in case you have been living under a rock and don't know his "back story"-- he's made quite a splash getting here! In May of 2009, at 24 weeks his mom went into the hospital with some pretty major pregnancy complications. I (mom) lost all of my amniotic fluid and my placenta ripped. After 11 weeks of grueling and extremely monotonous hospital bed rest-- and COUNTLESS MIRACLES-- Kean came into this world kicking and screaming (sweet sounds for a boy who was expected to have lung issues). We were surprised with the news he has Down syndrome but quickly realized we hit the jackpot with this one and his sweet spirit. After 6 1/2 weeks in intensive care (and lots of scary moments) we thought we were through with the lengthy hospital stays. But no... in July 2012 (a month before he turned 3), Kean was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L). Back to the hospital for another four weeks of sheer terror. Once again, were surrounded with love, support and strength and we've seen our little guy emerge as a giant-- brave, strong and inspiring. He (and we) somehow survived 1,157 days of Chemotherapy (nope, that wasn't a typo). It has been the most brutal, agonizing experience but it has also been tender and beautiful in so many ways. If you have met Kean, you will agree-- he is the sweetest little guy who has a pretty important mission to fulfill on this earth. We can't wait to see what he accomplishes in his life!