Do you like our new family portrait on our blog??? Huh??? Look up top there.
Don't you love it???
Want one of your own?
You know you do!
My most talented sister-in-law Audrey is a professional photographer. She generously let me use this picture for the blog, so I am shamelessly advertising her amazing photography skills.
Seriously, she rocks.
And she knows Jesus. And she is super-fun.
I have other stories about her that I can tell you later ;-D
Need family portraits? Call Audrey...
Have a new baby? Capture those moments because they grow so fast...
Is your baby a high school senior? Audrey is a-MAY-zing...
Don't believe me? Check out her work on her website: Audrey Imfeld Photography
I made it easy for you. Just click on the link.
Seriously, go there now and take a looksie ~~~ I'll wait for you here. I'm not going anywhere.
(((hugs))),
chris
Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
What have we been up to?
I realized that I haven't posted pictures in a while, so here ya go!
Hey hey HEY now! Just KIDDING about the behavior modification thang!!! Don't call social services on us or anything!
(((hugs))),
chris
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.
~ 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NLT
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| Our backyard this spring smells amazing! I think we'll get some pears and apples this year! |
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| David's first Easter basket! |
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| Samuel's first Easter basket! |
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| Number 1's 7th Easter basket :o) (he was three days old for his first Easter) |
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| Couldn't you just pinch those cheeks! |
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| Cracking and peeling the eggs was too much fun! |
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| Josh reading a book to David before school one morning |
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| Samuel is fascinated by his biggest brother |
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| Our new behavior modification idea |
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| David at school on "Career Day" ~ he wants to be a policeman just like his Baba |
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| The random "where did this come from?" picture of the day ~ love seeing my babies in SWAT gear... ugh |
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| The brothers playing in the batting net in our backyard |
Hey hey HEY now! Just KIDDING about the behavior modification thang!!! Don't call social services on us or anything!
(((hugs))),
chris
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.
~ 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NLT
Friday, April 13, 2012
Anesthesia
An = without. Aesthesia = sensation.
Anesthesia = without sensation.
I. Do. Not. Like. Anesthesia.
It frrrrrreaks me out.
It has to be about as near dead as you can get without actually being dead.
With a mere mortal pumping you full of poison and holding your life in their hands. Ooh heart rate is dropping, just add a dash of thispoison medicine to bring it up a smidge. Oops blood pressure is a leetle low, just add a splash of this poison medicine to even it out a bit. Okey-dokey the ventilator is giving this near dead person just the right amount of oxygen to keep him alive. All done, Surgeon? OK here's an itsy bit of this stuff to *poof* wake this person right up!
Does this not freak anyone else out???
We are fallible humans by design. Yes, even anesthesiologists are humans. Shhh, don't tell them though. And humans can and do make mistakes.
I understand that anesthesia allows doctors to do things they never could do in the olden days. The olden days when leeches provided "bloodletting" treatment as a sort of cure-all for illnesses, including asthma, convulsions, cancer, indigestion, scurvy, and tuberculosis for example. The olden days when people had surgery while awake because there was NO anesthesia. Gruesome.
Did you know leeches can drink 7 or 8 times their weight in blood?
The second most popular cure-all of the olden days was several glasses of wine. Now THAT kind of medicine I still practice today ;o)
I know anesthetics are a blessing. Lives are saved because of long, delicate operations that never ever ever would have been performed prior to anesthesia. Not with any sort of positive outcome anyway.
Our munchkins are having dental work done under general anesthesia. This happens at the outpatient surgery center in a regular ol' operating room. (D is done, S is scheduled in a few weeks.) We are grateful because the munchkins will be spending lots of time with our dentist and orthodontist and we only want them to remember positive experiences. Not remembering having their mouths cranked wide open while the dentist drilled and filled 5 cavities is a-OK by me.
And lip and palate surgery is sort of an anesthetics-required sort of thing, eh?
That being said, the near-death experience of anesthesia still freaks me out.
Melodramatic-shmelodramatic. Whatevah.
Anyhoo, when I know anyone who is going in for any type of surgery I always pray for the doctors. I start praying the day before so the doctors are well rested. I pray when I wake up for the doctors to be healthy and clear-thinking and that God will use their hands as His instruments. I pray more for the doctors before and more for the patient after...
So being the surgery-phobe that I am... this being the Mama to two munchkins who need multiple surgeries gig ishelping me practice old fashioned cure-all wine therapy stretching me a bit.
I find that I am leaning more and more into the One who loves us beyond what our little brains can imagine. I first heard "Let Go, Let God" in Al-Ateen... long ago and long before I was a Christian. All we have to do is let go of our worries, let go of our need for control, let go of our fears, and let God do His work in our lives. Easy to say. Lots of work to do.
I find that because I have to consciously let go of my worries and fears including those about anesthesia, that I talk to God more. I think about God more because I am paying attention to turning it over to Him. Letting it go and letting God handle it. Remembering that His love is so big and complete. For me, it keeps me leaning into Him.
Give God the glory, for all that is good is a gift given with love from Him.
Even anesthesia.
(((hugs))),
chris
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Anesthesia = without sensation.
I. Do. Not. Like. Anesthesia.
It frrrrrreaks me out.
It has to be about as near dead as you can get without actually being dead.
With a mere mortal pumping you full of poison and holding your life in their hands. Ooh heart rate is dropping, just add a dash of this
Does this not freak anyone else out???
We are fallible humans by design. Yes, even anesthesiologists are humans. Shhh, don't tell them though. And humans can and do make mistakes.
I understand that anesthesia allows doctors to do things they never could do in the olden days. The olden days when leeches provided "bloodletting" treatment as a sort of cure-all for illnesses, including asthma, convulsions, cancer, indigestion, scurvy, and tuberculosis for example. The olden days when people had surgery while awake because there was NO anesthesia. Gruesome.
Did you know leeches can drink 7 or 8 times their weight in blood?
The second most popular cure-all of the olden days was several glasses of wine. Now THAT kind of medicine I still practice today ;o)
I know anesthetics are a blessing. Lives are saved because of long, delicate operations that never ever ever would have been performed prior to anesthesia. Not with any sort of positive outcome anyway.
Our munchkins are having dental work done under general anesthesia. This happens at the outpatient surgery center in a regular ol' operating room. (D is done, S is scheduled in a few weeks.) We are grateful because the munchkins will be spending lots of time with our dentist and orthodontist and we only want them to remember positive experiences. Not remembering having their mouths cranked wide open while the dentist drilled and filled 5 cavities is a-OK by me.
And lip and palate surgery is sort of an anesthetics-required sort of thing, eh?
That being said, the near-death experience of anesthesia still freaks me out.
Melodramatic-shmelodramatic. Whatevah.
Anyhoo, when I know anyone who is going in for any type of surgery I always pray for the doctors. I start praying the day before so the doctors are well rested. I pray when I wake up for the doctors to be healthy and clear-thinking and that God will use their hands as His instruments. I pray more for the doctors before and more for the patient after...
So being the surgery-phobe that I am... this being the Mama to two munchkins who need multiple surgeries gig is
I find that I am leaning more and more into the One who loves us beyond what our little brains can imagine. I first heard "Let Go, Let God" in Al-Ateen... long ago and long before I was a Christian. All we have to do is let go of our worries, let go of our need for control, let go of our fears, and let God do His work in our lives. Easy to say. Lots of work to do.
I find that because I have to consciously let go of my worries and fears including those about anesthesia, that I talk to God more. I think about God more because I am paying attention to turning it over to Him. Letting it go and letting God handle it. Remembering that His love is so big and complete. For me, it keeps me leaning into Him.
Give God the glory, for all that is good is a gift given with love from Him.
Even anesthesia.
(((hugs))),
chris
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Just a Little Funny Fer Ya
I am madly in love with my police officer husband....
(((hugs))),
chris
To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God. Ecclesiastes 5:19b
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