Kade's Ear Mystery

Kade woke up in the morning (on Jan. 26,2011) and was bleeding out of his ear. Not only was the entire right side of his covered in blood, but his right ear had a solid plug of blood in it. I took him to his Doctor and they said we have to get to an ENT today because he may have a tumor. They need better instruments to see better, but they saw something growing in his ear that shouldn't be. They were going to get us in the same day if possible with an ENT. She called immediately as I was checking out. I later received a phone call from her with the earliest appointment being first thing in the morning. (It was the longest night of my life, wondering if my baby had a tumor.) We woke up and went directly to Dr. Gonzalez, who was amazing! He looked in Kade's ear... Great news. NO TUMOR! He said there was lots of granulated tissue & blood. He gave us drops to clear out his ear & in 2 weeks we go back to see his ear drum, & see if he needs tubes again, or another kind of surgery. When he heard our Doctor even mentioned a tumor he was annoyed. 24 hours of severe anxiety for little reason. I will take tubes or some other ear surgery over tumors any day!

Here are some pictures below, the first is a normal ear, and the rest are like Kade's.

Above: Normally the ear tube sits in the eardrum, held in place with an inner and outer phalange.

Above 2 Pictures:The inner layer of the eardrum heals behind the ear tube and begins to push it out. This causes the tube to plug while it is still in the eardrum.

Above: In cases of "granuloma" formation the inner layer of the eardrum will sometimes grow out through the tube's lumen and a mass of blood vessel forms over the tube. This mass of blood vessels forms a ball which can fill the ear canal. It often bleeds and drains pus.

Above: In other cases of "granuloma" or granulation tissue formation, the granuloma may form next to the ear tube.

Above: Treatment: Treatment consists of steroid containing antibiotic ear drops and removal of the granuloma. Using ear drops alone will often melt the granuloma away over two to three weeks. However, the most effective way to resolve the infection is to remove the granuloma. Because there are no nerve endings in the granuloma it can almost always be removed in the office. It is only attached to the tube by a thin stock and often it can be removed by applying a small amount of suction. Bleeding is brisk but will stop after a cotton ball is placed in the ear canal.

Kloseness: Kade & Momma

I just have to blog about this because it is so sweet, and so Kade!

Kade and I do just about everything together. We have since he was born, we are best of buds! If I walk away from him and leave him to watch t.v., within minutes I hear him get up and shout "momma, where are you?", until he finds me. I love it most of the time, but it sometimes can make getting anything done difficult.

Today, I laid him down for his nap just as I always do. I had every intention of going in and taking a nap myself, but ended up getting preoccupied on Facebook. I got up to go check on Kade, and this is what I found...

He was fast asleep in my parent's room on the floor next to their bed. (This is not the first time he has done this, just to be near me. Last time however it was on a tile floor in our hallway of our old house in Mesa.) I just love this little guy. I guess he just wanted to be near me for his nap while I was on the computer. He was as quiet as a mouse, I never heard him or saw him. What a sneaky little monkey! Love you Kade, and I can't imagine my world without you.

Kabooooom: New Year's Fireworks

Hooray!!!

Arizona finally legalized Fireworks. (Actually they are only legalized on the 4th July, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.)

No more setting them off in the church parking lot for the 4th of July and getting chased by cops! LOL.

This New Year's Eve was an enormous change for me. Instead of spending it going out or doing something with a big group, I spent it at my parents with Kade. No Plans, No Hassle, No Drama, No Parties, No Dances. Just Kade, My parents, and some Fireworks. Perfect and simple!

At first Kade was a little apprehensive of the sparklers, but then he loved them. Here he is reaching out for more.

After sparklers we did snakes. Those were one of my favorites as a little girl. It was soooo cute, Kade told me to wear good shoes outside so the snakes would not bite me. I don't think he realized they were not real snakes. Then my Dad lit the grand finale. It shot up all different colors and made loud noises. So much fun.

Here is kade hiding from the loud noise. He hid behind me.

Then when we were all done with the fireworks he had a little melt down. He wanted to do more. So here are the waterworks. Love you buddy, and sorry sometimes we have to sleep. I was blogging at midnight, and was alone in my parents room, and at midnight I screamed "Happy New Year", I hope I never grow all the way up=) It is too much fun having a personality.

Happy New Year!

All I can say is bring it on!!!

Kristmas Tree Lighting @ Scottsdale's Train Park

Tonight we took the kids to Scottsdale's McCormick Train Park. It was their annual tree lighting celebration and holiday train ride. There we met up with some of my sister's friends the Millers.
Kade, Ryan, Rylee, Audrey, and Juliette

Group hug

Ryan and Kade
Kade as a gingerbread man
Koutz, Regimballe's, and Miller's

Kade and I in front of the enormous tree

While the men stood in line for our train ride the mom's took all the little one's around to pose with all of the character's

Kade and I on the train. At the beginning of the train ride I answered a trivia question and won a little bear for Kade.

Do you know Scrooge's first name???

Ebenezer!!!
Inside the tunnel on the train ride.

Tonight was a blast! The kids enjoyed it as much as the adults!

Konstruction: Building Our Gilbert, Arizona Temple

Today after church Merri, Richard, Me, and our three kids went to the grounds where they are going to build our Gilbert, Arizona Temple. We all took pictures right where the temple will be completed in about 2 years. How neat that we will have pictures from beginning to end!!!

Kade's favorite song at the moment is I Love To See The Temple. I actually got him on video singing it!!! What a sweet little guy.

Below is the dirt lot where our temple will be Konstructed. The ground breaking is next week on Saturday Nov. 13,2010.

Before...

And the finished product in 2 years will look like this...

After....

Kade and I

Kade, Katie, Rylee, Merri, Ryan, and Richard

Kade... We are right there with you. We all love to see the Temple.

Kwite A Sight!

Oh the beautiful wildlife you can see at Pop and Grandma's house when your adorable 3 year old wakes you up at 5:30 a.m. Kade was standing by my parents front door looking out the window when he pointed and said "come here momma... An animal". I walked over to him and said "wow Kade it's a deer". He had never seen one before, so he did not know what to call it. There were two about the same size within 10 feet of us. What a way to start the day! Good eye Kade!!!