Much Too Much...

Fisher's GI doctor just prescribed him a new medicine on Tuesday (appetite stimulant) to help jump-start his appetite. I wish I could share some of my stimulated appetite with him. Anyway, I wanted to share what a daily dose of his meds looks like. It's just too much. I hate having to make him take all of these every single day. I hate having to sit back and wait, and hope, and pray that these medications are working inside his little body. As you may have already guessed, Monday's appointment did not go as well as we would have liked. Fisher lost weight (though, only a little), and has dropped even further down in his percentile ranking. Weight-for-heighth he is in the 16th percentile for his age. It makes me so sad to think that two years ago, Fisher was in the 90th percentile for his age. It has been suggested that Fisher may benefit from receiving care from a specialty eosinophilic disorders clinic. There are only four in the United States, non of which are located the Lone Star state. We are still praying about God's plan for our little guy, and will continue our fervent search for answers and medical options.

Family of Five...

I cannot believe that I'm writing this as I look out of the corner of my eye at our brand new beautful daughter. Avyn Karis Gorsline arrived into this world yesterday at 11:16 am weighing 8lb 15oz and is 20 3/4 in long. It amazes me that God continues to bless us with these perfect little beings, and each time I am overwhelmed with a newfound awe and admiration for His creations. So, the Gorsline's are officially a family of five!

Catching Up

Wow! Busy month. I can't believe March has come and is nearly gone already. For those of you wondering about Fisher, he's doing great! He gets his cast off next week (Lord willing). His doctor is no longer concerned about his bone density. His new bone growth looks great and his break was over 90% healed last week. Good news! Our home remodel is taking longer than we had anticipated...go figure. All the big stuff is done, but we still haven't put everything where we want it to go. One of our shelves was damaged and had to go back to the store. I still haven't gotten back to Lowes to order the window pane replacement for the door, etc., etc., etc. This stuff really does take a while! I can't wait to post on Avyn's room once it's finished. It still has a way to go, but is gorgeous so far. More on remodel stuff later. Anyway, here's what you really want to see...pictures of the kiddos. I snapped a couple during art time, but the bottom is my fave. Such sweet brotherly love.

She Has A Name!

Yeah! We named our daughter this past week. After lots of thought and lots of arguing (with Fisher, he insisted that we name her Katie) our little girl has a name. Avyn (sounds like Raven without the "R"). Anyway, we love it and are thrilled to share it with everyone. All we ask is that you continue to keep Avyn in your prayers, and now you can pray for her by name. Ah, what a wonderful blessing.

A BIG SURPRISE!

Okay, so I know that not a ton of people read this blog, but if you do happen to read it, consider yourselves priveleged to know that WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE GIRL!!! Praise God! She is absolutely, wonderfully healthy, and we couldn't be more blessed. Fisher has been telling us the entire pregnancy that the baby inside Mommy's uterus is a sister. He was right about London being a brother too. Anyway, just thought I would share the wonderful news. Thank you for your prayers. Keep them coming. She has a few more months to bake.

A Big Week!

Baby and I have our level 2 sonogram this week. Please pray specifically that Baby is wonderfully healthy, and decides to let us take a gender peek. The sono is Thursday, and Paul and I are taking Fisher with us. London will stay with a friend for the better part of the afternoon - little guy cannot sit still for more than eleven seconds so the appointment is pretty much out of the question. Anyway, I have a ton of pictures to catch up on, so bye for now.

So cute! I love this picture of London.

My ever-growing Baby Belly. This was taken last week, and I'm pretty sure that Baby had a growth spurt this week. Either that or someone forgot to mention that I'm having triplets.

Reading time with Daddy.

Poor London. He was sick in this picture. Note the unzipped sleeper because he was running a temp. He is much better now...makes for a much happier mom.

After the Week I've Had...

Do you believe in bad luck? As a general rule of living in reality I don't believe in luck. I'm not a superstitious person, never have been, never plan to be. However, after my week of kitchen episodes I'm wondering if perhaps I cracked a mirror or walked under a ladder and just didn't notice. Last Thursday we had gas leak in the kitchen. We noticed it right away and were able to get of the house with the boys and call a gas technician. Everything is fine, just a random "fluke," or so I thought. Then on Monday, I needed some extra counter space and decided to put a pan in the oven - the pan had a plastic lid on it - and of course, I preheated the oven for dinner without remembering to remove it. More airing out of the house and lots of melted plastic clean-up work for my wonderful husband (thanks honey). Tuesday roles around and I'm loading the dishwasher. Harmless, right? WRONG! As I'm closing the dishwasher I hear a loud shattering noise and open the door to find shards of glass everywhere. What went wrong? No idea, just the lid to my favorite cooking pot busted. Finally, today I'm fixing this really wonderful chicken and vegie soup (my fave on cold days like today), and suddenly the vent from the microwave, which sits above the stove, just falls into my soup. Are you kidding me?!? So, what is going on? Is it just my pregnancy clumsiness kicking in, or something a little less obvious? You tell me. Anyway, just thought I'd share my week of mishaps. Enjoy the pictures. Just London today. I'll post more later. Oh, did I mention that I cracked a bowl in the microwave yesterday, and yes it was microwavable. Nice.

My happy London right after his bath.

Love that smile!