Just an update

Hi family! I decided I should get on here and give you all an update on our family. We've had a pretty crazy month. To start of with, Brinkley got a really mild case of the swine flu. She had a low fever for three days, but she tested positive for it, who knew. Then Zack's parents and sister came out to visit for Brinkley's birthday on the 10th. It's hard to believe that she is already one year old! She is the cutest little one year old. I emphasize little, because she is so tiny. For weight she is less than the 3rd percentile, and for height she is around the 50th. She's just a skinny little baby. She's been crawling for just over two months, and is really starting to take her first steps by herself. She's been getting better and better at walking. She's really good and holding on to Ady's little car and walking herself all around the house. She is a fireball. Her and Ady have started to have some pretty funny little fights, she can be quite the ornery little fetcher. I'm all done nursing her; hooray!, but she won't drink milk, only drinkable yogurts. And she has to have the cutest little butt on the planet!

Just before Brinkley's birthday, Zack got bit by a tick in his belly button (we are true Oklahomans now, Zack got a tick in the backyard!). He didn't know what was biting him, so he reached down and yanked it out. Then he had to get tweezers to pull the rest out. It was really disgusting. Then like three days after that he started getting fever and chills. So he went to the doctor, who didn't test him for anything, and claimed he was getting Lyme disease. He prescribed him three antibiotics and sent him home. We are now fairly certain he didn't have a tick borne illness, but rather he had his bout with swine flu, because he gave it to Savanna while she was here. Anyway, Zack is plugging away at school and really not enjoying it. He has boards coming up around Thanksgiving, so he'll need lots of prayers.

Ady is getting so big and she is way to smart for our good. She talks like a four year old, but definitely acts like a two year old. She loves nursery and playing with friends. She loves nursing and changing her dolly's diaper. She really wanted to be spiderman for Halloween, but she's a witch instead. She likes to insult me and then hurry and fix it by saying, "you're cute mom". She is really good at pushing my buttons and driving me crazy, and she knows it. But she is a really good and sweet big sister; most of the time. She has decided to take up dancing with her daddy. Every night she finds some random clothing or blanket and tries to wear it like a dress. Then she walks up to Zack and holds out her had and asks him to dance with her. It's so cute!

I was lucky enough to have a colonoscopy this month. I know, don't be jealous, who doesn't want to have some stranger looking up their bum. Anyway, I was knocked right out for the whole thing, but I had to drink three liters of ocean water the night before (one of the worst nights ever). The doctor was thinking I have ulcerative colitis, so he wanted to take a look up there. I am still waiting to hear all the results. He said they definitely found some inflammation, but I'm not sure if it's UC or crohn's disease or enteritis. I'll keep you updated.

Anyway I really miss everyone and can't wait to be back in Utah for Christmas time. We'll be in Cedar for like a week after Christmas, so hopefully we will get to see everybody. We love you all.