Q&A #197

Can't believe how fast your move is coming up. I wonder how Kellsey will deal without her spot ;).
She'll most likely find a new spot. When we went on vacation, she found a "spot" everywhere we went and planted herself there. My guess is, it will be close to her toy bucket, but in sight of the television. We'll see if I'm right. ;)


do you think she may be a carrier? My son is so he gets MSRA very easily!! :( 
She could be... a few years back she battled staph endlessly it seemed like! She's done well for awhile, but this one just snuck up on us. 


Just wondering, and sorry if you've already answered before...when does Kellsey sleep if rarely at night?
She really doesn't sleep a lot of nights. There are nights she will literally be awake all night long, then eventually she will crash and sleep hard for several hours. I honestly don't know how her body survives on the little amounts of sleep she gets though. I would be constantly exhausted. Her ENT says this could all have to do with her apnea. I'm really hoping that after she gets on her c-pap or bi-pap or whatever the ENTs in Colorado decide is best, it will help her sleeping habits a lot! 


I do not know why I did not think to ask you before. but how hard was it for you to get your adopted children into DEERS, was it easy because you had adoption papers. My husband niece just awarded us custody 2 weeks ago of a 1 and 3 year old. we have temp custody until Aug when we will have full custody which is when we can put them on DEERS. do you have any suggestion. I would love to invite you to read my private blog about the boys. I talk about them on my family blog but try to save the personal stuff for the private blog
Ugh DEERS was actually a pain in the butt for us. Tricare was easy as pie, but the people at the DEERS office here didn't know what the heck they were doing! They made it SO complicated! I THINK if I remember right though it had to do with them not accepting her birth certificate or something. You should be fine. We got around it by going to the DEERS office at a local Army Reserve base and they entered her right in with no issues after weeks of drama at Ft. Campbell. We just walked out shaking our heads. LOL SO, if you have issues at your regular post, go to a reserve post! 


my question is Can you give Kellsey something natural to help with sleep?
I'm not sure because of her heart issues. We had one cardiologist say yes and one say no... and there you have it. HA! 


Can someone with Down Syndrome also be Autistic? She sure does sound a lot like me. 
Yes. I'm not sure what the exact percentages are, but Down syndrome and Autism do coincide from time to time. 


please oh please explain those cool floats, they look really fun and comfy
Those are called puddle jumpers and they are awesome! They are more secure than floaties because they wrap around the front, yet better than life jackets because they're less restricting so kids can actually swim in them! Kennedy and Keeghan swim all over the pool in those things! I love them! You can get them at Wal-Mart in the camping supplies or on Amazon.com right here. :) 


Too funny how your friends' kids are "K's" too!!
Does Kaleb have Down Syndrome too? 
Nope, he was born with a bad kidney which led to a crazy long drawn out story. His mom, Katrina, ended up donating one of her kidneys to him. He's an amazing kid!! 


Loved all the pictures! All the kids are just to cute! I got a crazy question. Can you please find out what kind of shoes Kaleb is wearing. And who sales them. My oldest little boy Kolby has really flat feet, and I'm thinking those might help him. We have tried everything we can think of from AFO to sports braces with no luck! Thank you!
Katrina said she got them at Children's Place and they were on sale for $8.00. She said they're really swim shoes, she thinks, but Kaleb wears them everywhere! I did not see them online, but you could check the stores, they may have them. Hope that helps!! 


How long do you expect it will take to drive there? Are you stopping at all? I can't believe it's only 6 days away. Craziness! Don't your new neighbors have 5 kids too or was that at your first favorite house? 
We are stopping for lunch one Wednesday in St. Louis and meeting with friends and so we'll probably hang out a bit there. Then we'll stop in Kansas City for the night and we're meeting with more friends. Thursday we're planning to drive the rest of the way into Colorado. It's about 8 hours drive time per day... that's not counting stopping for gas and bathroom trips. ;) And it was the first house that we really liked that had the neighbors with 5 kids. I don't know anything about these neighbors. We'll soon find out! 


I wish we could come help! Who gets to ride with the kids, or are you guys gonna split them up??
Kameron is going to ride with Frank in the moving truck, the 3 little kids (and the guinea pigs) will be in the van with me, and Kass will be with my mom in the suburban. Should be fun!! :) 


how exciting....i assume your mom is flying back? unless you just dont let her leave,lol....how long is she staying with you all? hopefully long enough for her to decide to house shop?
Yes, she will be flying back on the 13th I believe. She's going to help us get settled in and, you know, help me buy enough toilet paper for all those bathrooms! HA! She still has a house to sell here in TN before she decides when/where she's going to settle down.