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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Future House of the Bumgardners

Well, as most of you know, we sold our house while we were on vacation a couple of weeks ago. Since then we have placed an offer on a house that we really really like. We countered a couple of times and were surprised when the sellers settled for $2000 less than what we were willing to pay. We were so excited. The house is on into Danville a little more than we are now. It is in Orchard Estates Subdivision. We know this is the right choice for us. It seems just right for our family. I am putting a picture of it on this site. The plan for now is to close on July 29th and to be moving in by August 5 (My birthday, Woohoo!). We don't have to be out of our house until August 12th so that gives us plenty of time to clean & paint before we start moving our stuff in. Thanks for all of your prayers. God is good!

As for the babies, everything is going okay. We had to take Collin back to the doctor. He hasn't been himself lately. He has been fussy and not able to sleep at night. He has still been wheezing and has had a high pitch sounding cough. We found out that he still has his ear infection. The doctor wants us to continue with his breathing treatments every 4 hours and decrease them as he gets better. They are also putting him on Pulmacor(don't know the spelling) which is a more long term solution for his wheezing.  He will be getting this twice a day for at least a month. They will continue to evaluate him to see how he is progressing. This is a normal problem for preemies. It may be something he grows out of or it may be something he will deal with just like anyone else who has asthma or other respiratory problems. They have also decided to put him on a stronger antibiotic for his ear infection since the other doesn't seem to have helped. Please pray for Collin in this regard.

The babies are doing all kinds of stuff and surprise us every day with their abilities. Anniston seems like she will be crawling any day now. She is able to pull her self up to almost an all fours position. She tries this several times and then resorts to just using her legs to scoot across the floor. Anniston also loves the Jumperoo. Someone at Jason's work loaned it out to us along with an exersaucer (thanks so much). She talks a ton. Bailey seems to be the most advanced at grabbing at things. She loves to play. She is flipping from one side to the other a ton. Collin hasn't yet mastered rolling from his back to his tummy but he will get there. That is a lot of weight to throw around weighing a little over 18 lbs. The babies are all eating their fruits and vegetables very well. They love squash, sweet potatoes, green beans & applesauce the most so far. They will eat anything. They have made funny faces when they have eaten peaches, carrots & bananas but were okay with them the second time around. They are wonderful babies and we are enjoying so much to see them grow and show off what they can do.

Thanks again and again for your continued prayers & encouragement.

JKABC

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Our House is SOLD After Only 28 Days!!!!!

Yep, you got it. Our house is SOLD. We received our first offer on Saturday as we were heading down to Myrtle Beach and sold it by that Tuesday. We have looked at the house we are wanting to purchase a couple of times since we got back and have come to the conclusion that we still like it very much. We had to work out some details and will work on placing our initial offer tomorrow. Please pray, as we will be also, that this process goes smoothly and they are accepting of the amount we are willing to pay. We love this house and it has a lot of options for the kiddos in years to come. If this doesn't work out, we only have one other house in mind. Our other option is to build. We know this is a difficult process. We know many people who have gone through it. We want what is best for us whatever that may be.

We came back from vacation on Saturday night. We had a great time thanks to the help of Aunt Tracy & Grandma & Grandpa Bum. The triplets did awesome on the ride to and from Myrtle Beach. They are amazing babies. We went out to eat every evening and they were wonderful. They were given much attention by people around us. People just can't grasp the concept of three. The babies enjoyed, for the most part, the lazy river, the ocean & taking naps on the beach. It was a great time.

The babies had their 6 month checkup yesterday. They found that Collin has an ear infection. He has been placed on an antibiotic and he has also been wheezing since before we left on vacation. He is continuing his breathing treatments every 4 hours and is also on a steroid to help his lungs. He still seems like a pretty happy boy spite all of his sickness but please pray that he gets well soon. Collin is now weighing in at about 18lbs. Anniston is a little more than 13lbs and Bailey is about 12 1/2 lbs. They are all growing well. Collin was taken off of the special Neosure formula because he is in the 50th percentile for weight. The girls are still barely on the unadjusted charts and are expected to be, however, they need to continue on the Neosure to give them the extra nutrients and calories they need to grow. Overall the pediatrician is very pleased with their progress so they're no concerns at this point as far as their growth and their development. We will be seeing the Physical & Occupational Therapists again in August to see where they fall in that regard but they are expected to have some delays and we believe they will do well in catching up by the age of 3 if not before as expected by the doctors. They have already proven that at the last appointment. Collin will also be seeing a Cardiologist to determine if he still has a PDA (heart condition). If so, we may have to talk about surgery (will not be too invasive). Please pray for Collin in this regard also. Poor guy. He has been through a lot.

I will be seeing a general surgeon later this month for some muscle separation I have from the pregnancy. Please pray that this will be covered by insurance. Many cases aren't because they term it as cosmetic. I find it hard to believe that a 2 inch gap from your sternum all the way down your abdomen to be cosmetic. Please pray that I will be qualified for the surgery. If so, we will be trying to get it done this year due to the conditions of our insurance.

Mom & Dad are doing great. It is hard sometimes but we love our babies and they mean the world to us. We are really blessed to have them.

Thanks for your continued prayers & encouragement.

JKABC