Worst Day of My Life

Today was the scariest day of my life. Piper has been sick with a stomach virus this week. She has been really tired and hasn't wanted to eat or drink very much. This morning she was laying on my chest when she started to convulse. Then her eyes went behind her head. She stopped breathing and her lips turned blue. I started panicking. I could not think of what you are supposed to do when someone has a seizure. I called 911 and they were busy with other calls. I started praying begging God to help me. I thought for a moment that Piper had died. It was the worst moment of my life. She slowly started breathing again. The 911 operator came on and an ambulance was on its way. Rylee ran next door and got the neighbor. We went to the hospital. The doctors said she didn't actually have a normal seizure. She had a febrile seizure. It is the body's reaction to a fever. It causes no real damage but it is horrifying to experience. Once you have one you could have one again. Most kids grow out of them by five. You can try to control the fever with pain medication but they could still seize. They gave her liquids at the hospital to help with dehydration and she is now home and safe. I wanted everyone to know about these seizures so you don't have to experience the same terror.
I cannot imagine life without Piper. She loves to laugh and smile. She often has a mischievous smile on her face right before she is about to do something wrong. She is tough and isn't afraid to fight back. She is extremely independent and wants to do everything herself. I love her so much. She brightens up my life and I am so glad that she is my daughter. Please give your loved ones an extra hug and kiss because they are so precious. I hope that I never have to experience this fear again.

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It was interesting to see how people guessed. I think Natalie was the only one to get them all correct. And sorry, I did not even think to give out prizes.

Top (Left to Right): Rylee, Rylee, Piper
Bottom (Left to Right): Piper, Piper, Rylee

I think there were a couple that were easier to look at the surroundings and picture quality than trying to figure out who is who. Thanks for playing.

Guess who?

We have been looking at old pictures lately and have been quite surprised by how much our girls look like each other. So we put together a few pictures of each of them side by side to see if other people can figure out who is who.

Happy Birthday Piper

Savannah

This is just a small glimpse of beautiful Savannah, Georgia. The place has so much history and we had a great time checking the place out in a few hours. We could have spent a lot more time there, but the girls probably would not have been too happy about it.

Summer

We had a lot of fun over the short summer break that we had here. We had about a month off from when I took the boards and then started school again. We took a trip down to Florida for about half of that time (including the insane amount of time driving in the car). We actually thought the girls did a good job and we got to see a bunch of things that we would not have otherwise. This is just a glimpse of the stuff we have done in the past few months.

The girls at DisneyWorld with Jasmine and Aladdin

Rylee with Aurora. She got to go to a princess breakfast at Epcot one morning and had a fabulous time. She was so excited.

I was trying to download some more but it did not work. They were mostly of Savannah though. I wish we could have spent more time there. It was beautiful and full of things to see.

Rylee is Getting Surgery!

I just wanted to let everyone know that Rylee is going to need surgery. After taking her for a sleep test we learned she has sleep apnea. The doctors feel that the best treatment is removing her tonsils and adenoids. I am scared because she is so little but I am excited for her to finally get a good night sleep. I am not sure exactly when she is getting the surgery but it will be this summer as soon as they can fit her in. I would really appreciate it if you would keep her in your prayers. Rylee is our little princess and we don't want anything to go wrong.