The Ultrasound revealed

That our third baby will be a GIRL!!!!!!!! we kind of had a hunch that it was another girl, but we are excited to see what this one will be like because Kaylyn and Taylee are like night and day. Plus I don't have to re due Taylee's room that I have been working on, Taylee can just move in with Kaylyn and the baby in Taylee's room with no more painting. The only problem we are having is coming up with another girl name, oh well though we still have awhile to figure that out.

I thought I would post a up date on Cliff. He has been doing rather well except for some sciatic nerve pain in his right leg, the pain is so bad that he can only be up siting or standing for 30min to a 1hr. He is scheduled to see Dr. Hellen in showlow at the Spine care place on thursday and then they will schedule him for a epidural steroid spine injection to see if that will help.
Dr. Coss has put him on a pill called neurotin it is used for epilepsy but also works for nerve pain. Cliff thinks that it helps keep away the severe pain but never all of it.
Dr. Theodore (cliffs back surgeon) told us that on his right side was where a lot of the damage took place from the L5 burst, so it may take a long time (if ever) for that nerve to heal.
We sure have learned a lot about Dr.s offices. They are all CRAZY, there is always one girl that is so ornery and always acts like you are such a inconvenience for her when you call. You always have to leave a few messages with this or that person before you get a call back for an answer, and usually they tell you to call some one else, and so on. It gets so frustrating,
Anyways other than that we are happy, the girls are healthy and have been wonderful. We are so grateful to have so many friends and family around to be so willing to help. They have taken such good care of us.
p.s. we finally saw a x-ray of cliffs back, cliff said it looks like they played k-nex with his spine, when I get the x-rays I'll post them

Some Good that came out of the Bad

I'm SO EXCITED to finally be able to announce that we are expecting our 3rd baby! We found out the 19th of January that I was 8 weeks along, so now I am 15wks and everything is going great. I had to go through the normal routine for me of progesterone for the first 14 wks, I just can't believe that through all the stress that I was able to hang on to the baby. I guess is was meant to be here at this time.
We will find out what we are having on April 6th. I debated on finding out, but then I love the process of getting everything ready and washed for it's arrival, plus if it is a boy we will need something blue to bring him home in.

Sorry my pictures wont upload I will try again tomorrow

My POOR Husband

On January 24th our world was turned upside down, My dear husband was in a serious 4-wheeler accident. His B-day was the 23rd and he had a friend over that night, they went and drove their savages (remote control trucks) well his friend totaled his so wondering what to do next they decide that they want to go drive 4wheelers out to 5 mile nole. It was getting late and I didn't want them to go, but I also didn't want to ruin my hubby's b-day so I tell him to do what ever he wants. They left and promised to be home in a couple of hours. So I lay in bed worrying, it had been raining all day, I dose in and out of sleep when I came out of it, it had been 3 hrs since they had been gone. I start getting mad, nervous and scarred when another 45min pass I hear 1 4 wheeler pull up and all I hear is cliff friend who parks the bike and takes off in the truck. I just figured one of the bikes had broken down and his friend had come to get the truck and go back and pick cliff up. Another hour goes by when I hear people talking in the garage and then one of the voices leaves and only cliffs friend walks in and says " Karissa I sure hate to be the one to tell you that cliff wrecked the bike and is on his way to the hospital," my response "your kidding right?" unfortunately his wasn't, he tells me that he hurt his back and that he would go up there and call when he found anything out. I just sit there and wonder what to do cliff didn't have a cell phone so can't call him. I call my sister, what should i do? She tells me to get cliffs mom over to sit with the girls and get my butt up there, and she was going to go with me. Cliffs mom gets here and I take off to my sisters house when I pull up her car is running, I tell her that I can drive and she told me no I wasn't. We get in her car and she tells me that cliffs mom called and told her the news, cliff will be air vac to st. joes hospital within the hour, he had a broken back, ribs, arm and a puncture lung. That is when the DRAMA started.
Off in a airplane we went to the hospital, where he received more x-rays, ct, and a mri. They did surgery on his back on the 25th where they placed rods and screws dew to the L5 burst and surgery on the 26th for his arm where they placed a plate and more screws. He was sized for a back brace that he has to wear when walking, he was up on his feet if only for a few minute 4 days after the accident, where he has improved tremendously each day. He has to use a walker or wheel chair to get a round, but we are just so thankful that that is all. There was so much damage from the burst in his back with nerves and a small slit on the spinal cord, he was mm away from being paralyzed from the waist down. oh did I mention he wasn't wearing a helmet, very very lucky man!!! We spent 11 days in the hospital and have been home ever since accept for dr opt. He has a long road ahead of him for recovery, and he is out of work for at least 2 more months. But that is fine with me I've actually enjoyed the time we have spent together because he is always on the go. well sorry if I've rambled here are some after pictures they are gross.

Wow what a night

Well it started out well, kids in bed and cliff, me settled in to watch some tv alone and quiet when my mom called to tell me that my cousin Heidi and husbands baby Jersey had passed away this morning. Jersey was dealin with all kinds of health problems so probly a blessing but still she was born back in november so you would think that she would pull through. So I call my sister to tell her what mom had said, and she says oh ya did you know Dr Nichols son Ty......... why, she perseeds to tell me that he died on saturday. I am just so stuned he was such a nice and sweet guy I've known him since 7th grade we always had classes together.
Now Im suppose to try and go to sleep ya right ( what a night )