DeSoto Caverns
In June we headed down to
DeSoto Caverns in Childersburg, AL. It was a fun experience, and even better our friend, Mr. Lee, was here and go to check it out with us.
Here are some pictures from the day:
Entrance to the cave
Bea with one of the rock formations
Rock formations
Mr. B & Mr. Lee panning for gems
Bea & I in the cave
Bubby panning for gems
Bea with her gems
Old stairway in cave
Mr. Lee with the family in the cave
Boo & Bea
Getting ready for some fun....
okay maybe not so much fun for them....but it was pretty hilarious to watch!
Boo heading into the maze
Bea in the butterfly garden
Butterfly!
Boo
Bubby
Bea
It was hilarious watching Boo try to crawl through this structure...I thought for sure he was gonna get stuck as he had some pretty tight squeezes as seen above...can't figure out why Mr. B didn't want to crawl through with them, LOL!
Slowly making his way through
Bubby is able to move a bit quicker through it
Bea taking a break from the heat with some sorbet
Yummy!
Bea and her pal Mr. Lee
EDG
On June 4th, 2010 I had my second EDG procedure. This time they were able to dilate my VERY narrow esophagus. It was only 9 mm AFTER the 1st scope procedure dilated it just by going down it...normal ones are 20 mm.
The procedure itself wasn't bad, the IV was the worst part...as I do not like needles but thankfully this time they let Mr. B stay with me while they put the IV in.
After the dilation procedure the Dr. told us she was able to successfully dilate my esophagus to 18 mm, which is considered to be normal (Normal is 18-20 mm). That being said I had a pretty rough recovery. She expected only 1-2 days of pain/recovery issues but it really took a full week before I was able to eat solid foods without any pain.
BUT now that we're 2 months post-procedure I'm happy to report that it has been Life CHANGING! I no longer choke on foods, I can eat whatever I want! And I don't have to make sure I have something to drink right beside me before eating anything...that in itself has been very freeing. And I've even been able to swallow pills that would have gotten lodged before! I'm so glad that I finally got it diagnosed and now fixed!!
Since my biopsy tested positive for reflux (which is still VERY weird to me as I have NO symptoms!) I have to take medication daily in order to try to prevent it from reoccurring. Now that swallowing pills is no longer an anxiety producing issue I'm okay with it. Sure I'd like to not take meds everyday but then again I like being able to swallow too! ;) Sometimes these procedures have to be re-done every 5-10 years, so now I'm just enjoying this new found freedom while I have it.
Just thought I should FINALLY (I know, I know) update everyone :)
Weeblo Scout
long overdue, but Bubby is now a Weeblo scout!
Bubby & Mr. B
Mr. B pinning on his Weeblo badge
Mr. B & Bubby
Our new Weeblo
School Year 2010-2011
has officially started here!
Boo started last Thursday and Bea & Bubby started on Friday! I took some pictures to share :)
Bea, our beautiful 2nd grader!
She loved this outfit!
Posing like usual
With her backpack
Her backpack
Boo, our handsome 9th grader!!
Hard to believe we have a freshman this year! This was actually his 2nd day which is why he's not wearing a uniform polo shirt. M-Th is polos and Friday is spirit shirts :)
Bubby, our handsome 4th grader! He had to have his picture with Mac
Growing up so fast!
Our wonderful kiddos on their first (and 2nd) day of school!
