Quite the Comedian!!!

Well Dawson has turned into quite the little comedian! Though with David as his father I shouldn't be that surprised. He is really silly lately and is always trying to make us laugh. This is him being goofy at a restaurant.

David is always doing some kind of "magic" trick with his utensils so Dawson decided to give it a try.

Dawson has also discovered how to take off his own diaper and he is quite proud. I know he is late in discovering this but I kept thinking that he might not learn how, wrong. This is how I found him after a nap. I think he actually napped naked and woke up because he was peeing, ughh! It was everywhere like a stream had hit every article of bedding.

See the Pose!!!!!
I got some frontal view pictures to use as black male later in his life but decided not to post them for the world, YET....

More HIVES............

Well nothing has changed! Yesterday morning hives, more benadryl. Then in the afternoon hives again, more benadryl. This morning I thought we had finally got rid of them, nope, my Mom just called me and said she has them again! I have ruled out all soaps because those have not changed. I have ruled out her medications because she has been off for 4 days and I have ruled out foods because nothing new and its been six days now!
We have an appointment with her allergist on Tuesday but she cannot have benadryl for three days before the appt. yea right huh with the hives she's having.
I have come to the conclusion that it has to be something in the air.
The Pollen Count is:
Elm and Cedar are both high
Cottonwood is moderate
Mold is Low

I AM ALLERGIC TO COTTONWOOD!! I usually just get the runny nose, itchy eyes, etc. Brielle must be more sensitive hopefully they will be able to test her and then we will have a answer to the hives.

And then there were HIVES......

Well we have been struggling to get Brielle's asthma under control since January and surprise, surprise she is sick again! She got a cold back in Feb. but we could not seem to get rid of it!! I took her to the doctors on Feb. 19, to my surprise her breathing or O2 levels were in the low 80's, YIKES! He wanted to admit her to the hospital but after much pleading on my part he agreed to allow us to do a treatment at home. She got a shot of steroids in the office then was on oral steroids for 5 days, plus her Nebulizer breathing treatments at least 5x a day! After 3-4 days she started to really improve.

Though on March 8, it started all over again. Though this time I did not wait to go to the doctors we did not want her breathing to dip that low again. He again gave her oral steroids and a whole new slew of asthma medicine. She started Flo-vent on Monday, prescribed for twice a day. She mentioned on Friday that she was itchy, I did not pay much attention, great Mom right. I figured it was dry skin :( Saturday about an hour after she woke up she was complaining about itching again so I look and to my surprise she had hives on her arms and legs!!! I pumped her with benadryl and called the doctor. Well they cleared up and the doctor did not seemed that concerned. I figured she ate something she was allergic to since she is allergy prone:).

Then Sunday morning hives from HEAD to TOE, BAD. Not just bumps but welts!!! I freaked this time called the doctor and we were in at 12:30 pm. More steroids, Allegra and discontinue use of Flo-Vent. Then follow up with Pediatrician. (See I googled Flo-vent and one of the "serious side effects is hives which continues on to difficulty breathing!")

Now she wakes up this morning with HIVES again!!! Not as bad and this time they started on her arms and face, poor girl. More benadryl and called the doctor again still waiting for a returned called. Agggghhhhhh!!!!!!

Now $240 later, no resolve, she is still coughing and miserable and now itchy!! Plus Baby D is getting the cough again :((((. HELP ME!!!

Oh yea forgot to mention that on Wednesday night Dawson started limping!!! I know broken right!! Off to the Pediatrician I went at 8:40 pm. It was the same foot he broke back in November so I was sure it was re-broken but nope the X-Rays came back okay and after and 1.5 hours we were home. He is still limping doesn't want to walk on it and holds it up and crys so who knows what is going on with that kid! If he does walk it is on the "tip e toe" of that foot, :(. What a week!!!!

Just a week in the life of the Milius FAMILY!

Happy Birthday to ME!!

Today is my 27th birthday. I am not sure how I really feel about it other than I am getting closer and closer to 30 AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
I hope this year brings nothing exciting and just normal everday life!!!

EVERYONE PLEASE LISTEN TO THE MILEY SONG PLAYING IT IS AWESOME!!!

Dawson is soooo Funny!

This kid is a crack up right now!! He is a face maker and a instigator! He loves to fight with his sister and irritate her and she definitely knows how to return the gesture!! Makes for a loud house. He loves his Daddy and always, always asks for him in the morning. He has really started to expand his vocabulary he can say:
Of course the usual, Momma, Dada
But he has started saying some new words and regulars
Apple,
Banana
Down
1,2,3
Up
Out
All done
Mine,
Oh toodles, (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)
Go
Ball
He also says tons of names especially his cousin "Lyla" and will try and say any word you ask him too!!! He calls my dad, "Dough" instead of Coke which evolved from Coach thanks to Brielle, as a two year old hehehe! Yesterday Dawson was wearing a Nike Hoodie and points at the big Nike swoosh and says, "A Dough!!" Apparently Nike belongs to my Dad and he relized that Nike is all my Dad wears, observant kid, huh! Of course a lot of his words need to be translated but at least he is speaking!!
I am so excited he has improved so much in the last 2 months!! :)


Cutiest Boy Ever!

Told you he is Silly!

SOOOOO SEXY!!!

I love this man!! He is so freakin sexy!!! Though I have to admit I do not like him when he is not Edward!!

I cannot wait for this movie!! I have this saved on my phone, my computer basically everywhere!! For all you Twilight fans the best website to get up to date info and I mean up to date as in every couple hours there is new information go to www.newmoonmovie.org!!!

Princess Brielle!!

Brielle doesn't often get posts just about her so I decided it was time. We love this girl! She is soooo competitive, and ACTIVE, and sweet, and thoughtful and so loving! She is hilarious and of course she's gorgeous!! She has said some really funny things lately. Check the comments on the right! Though I did want to share a few little stories about her. For the last 3 months she has been bugging us to go to the "beach." We went to California in November but did not make it to the beach so I was thinking that is what she meant. I keep telling her when we go to California again we will have to go, she would argue and tell me no here in Utah. I did not get it! I am putting together our blog book and was doing some pictures from the Roy Pool and she started yelling the beach, the beach. She was talking about the Roy Pool the whole time!!!

She loves, loves, loves her Cousin Brooke and they embrace like long lost loves everytime they see eachother. Brooke recently spent the night at our house and they had such a great time. It is so wonderful to have family so close!!! I love that they will be best friends!!



Here is our silly girl doing, Yoga like Mommy! We recently started growing her bangs out and I think she looks so grown up :(((((


Brielle was "SUPER KID!" at preschool on Thursday and she got to where a crown, her ultimate dream come true, and be spotlighted. Also we got to bring her favorite book to preschool and have Mommy read it to her class, fun for MOMMY! yea! We had to fill out about 8 questions about her including What her favorite food was: Popsicle's, and What she wanted to be when she grew up: A TEENAGER!!!! OH boy are we in trouble!


I'm not quite sure what is up with the head tilt but she does it every time you snap a picture! Oh and the kissey face is a learned trait from Auntie Karrah! We love this girl and love having her in our family. She is a challenge every minute of everyday but we still love her. She has learned exactly how to irritate Dawson and he is constantly screaming a high pitch scream thanks to our Lovely Girl :) She is such a tease! In her defense when you mix David and I this is what u get!
WE LOVE U BRIELLE!

Treasure Your Children!

What I have learned over the past six months has been well a lot! I've learned a lot about the medical world most of which I care not to know but well too late. I have learned how precious life can be and how a real miracle is a "healthy child!"
I often take for granted my children even now knowing what I know. Do I make them the center of my world every minute, No. Do I make them feel special and perfect every minute, well No. Do I tell them everyday how much I love them, YES!
I am not by any means a perfect Mother, I am impatient and selfish and well tired :( Though everyday I look at my kids and marvel at them. I am amazed that my Heavenly Father has chosen me to be their Mother. I am amazed that he trusts me enough with these two wonderful spirits. I know I will probably disappoint but I will try my best. I need to be better. I need to strive to be the Mother I know I can be. I love my kids that much!
The road I have traveled the last six months has not been an easy one, has it been the hardest road possible, absolutely not. I do know that! The pediatric brain tumor world that I am now a part of is not an easy one. Brain tumors are not easy in fact if you are lucky enough to survive one you usually have long lasting complications. Mothers who I would call my friends, though some I have never really meet in person, loose their children. Mothers who I believe are much better Mothers than I am do not get more time with their children. I cannot tell you have many Mothers I have meet in the last six months whose children did not make it. They did not get the MIRACLE that is Dawson. They do not get to witness it everyday, like I do. They have to grieve and hold to past memories. Is it fair? No way but I hold to the fact that some day, we will have PERFECT knowledge we WILL understand why these children were so desperately needed.
Dawson is absolutely a miracle if you did not know his history there would be no way of knowing it! Other than the scar on his head, which I usually get asked if he fell, he has no complications. He speech is catching up at rapid speeds and he is a pure joy to be around!
I am proud to call these two beauties MY CHILDREN!
We are so incredibly blessed!

Tree House Museum!

Well we have been sick for like six weeks so there has not been much excitement around the Milius House but before we got sick we took the kids to the Treehouse Museum! They love that place as you can see from the pictures! Sorry they are so late but like I said stupid sickness house!

Valentines Day!

Well I decided that, "We QUIT Valentines!" I'm sick of holidays and celebrations! Both the kids have birthdays in November, then Thanksgiving, then our Anniversary, my brothers b-day, X-Mas, New Years, My sisters b-day, my Dad's b-day, David's b-day, my niece's b-day, my brother in-law then sister in-law the my other nieces b-day and that only brings us to Feb. 7!!! aggghhhhh. I'm tired! Plus I hate flowers! I know, I know most woman love roses, yada yada, not me, nope! Waste of money, they die in a week and there way to over priced! When David worked for a Mortuary in California he got free flowers and let me say, "I loved those!" I don't even mind when he brings me a casket spread, at least there free!! So there is not going to be fancy pictures of gifts or romantic dinners in this blog because what I was really doing on Valentines day would not make for great pictures: wiping green snotty noses, giving cough medicine to kiddos every 4-6 hours, making and remaking meals to try and get the kids to eat something, working from home while my husband was actually at work and cleaning the germ infested house! Great Valentines, right? It has been 4 weeks since David got sick and it has made its rounds through the family and it has been rough! I am hoping it is coming to an end!