Summer Update-Lots of Pictures

First lets catch you up on Kirstins current back situation.
Here is the short version-

At the end of March Kirstin 

started having some severe back pain. 

After a trip to the E.R we found out she

was born with a cyst in her back that had

a 50/50 chance of ever bothering her.

It started to grow and was putting pressure

on her spine causing the horrible pain.

We were directed to a specialist and

she had surgery the first Monday of May.

The wound was several inches deep,

(down to her spine)

in order for it to heal properly it

had to remain open.

She had a wound vac which is basically

a machine that you carry everywhere with you and it

creates negative pressure on the wound helping

it heal from the inside out and collects all the drainage.

It cuts the healing time in half or more.

She basically was on bed rest for 6 weeks.

No school, no work, no honors banquet,

no nothing!

Other than her dr appointments that were every 2-3 days.

She was definitely going stir crazy.

Luckily, she has some great friends that hung out here

so she wasn't bored to death.

The first time she really left the house was for her birthday

dinner. She wore the wound vac like a purse.

Every appointment we went to was very painful.

Every position she sat or laid in was painful.

If she moved to much it upset the wound vac.

Plus ,wound vacs smell,it wasn't pleasant.

It was scary.

There were plenty of tears and 

tons of frustration.

But we are finally coming out the other side.

For a few weeks after her wound vac

treatment Derek had to pack her

wound with gauze everyday.

Eventually it became shallow enough,

 to not require packing.

However she is having another 

surgery in about a week

to remove some tissue, clean it up, and officially close it.

We are praying she finally heals and 

she is able to put this surgery behind us.

In the meantime, this cutie was officially

medically cleared for work and she got a job

at Red Robin as a host and To-Go specialist🙌🙌

ANDDD She was also officially

 medically cleared for DRIVING!😀

DRIVING PEOPLE!!!

Besties since kindergarten.

Yummy messy watermelon every single week🍉🍉🍉

Our yard bunny family had some adorable babies🐰

 Playing with his sisters hair.

Always cuddling this 100 pound baby.

Just your usual summer snorkel in the tub🏊

 Sleep-overs galore!

 This cutie lost his first tooth🦷

 "Bub smile so I can see your missing tooth"

😂😂😂😂

We trust our daughter. She has a lot of freedom, 

because she has earned it.

But as a mom I have to keep her on her toes.

You never know when I'm going 

to check up on you.

This particular day was a random

"send me a pic of you covering one of 

courts eyes and her covering one of yours."

My crazy random check ups make 

for some laughs and great pics😀

# mommingit

I hope everyone had an awesome summer🌞

We are all sad it is coming to a close.

School is right around the corner

and we have a really big year ahead of us

full of changes.

Throw some prayers our way if you get a chance💖

*Stay tuned for an amazing 

home project update

that is almost complete!