Exciting news

Paul Cardall will be having a 'celebrate life' concert on Feb 15, 2010 at Abravanal Hall in Salt Lake. Tickets go on sale Nov 2. We can't wait!!! Check out the short video on our sidebar for more info.

Sleeping help??

Ok so lil miss Libbi has decided to wake up all hours of the night! She started sleeping through the night at about 3 weeks and did great up until surgery. Since then she has started waking up a little bit at night and now the last few nights have been horrible! She is up seriously ALL night! Kurt is such a trooper and gets up with her most the time but it still wakes me up so neither of us are sleeping. Any ideas?? With my others i would let them 'cry it out' but with Libbi i just can't do it, she sounds like she is hyperventalating when she cries too hard. I've been putting rice cereal in her bottle for a while now so that's not helping.. She may be teething, but i'm not seeing any signs other than the not sleeping... any other suggestions??

Post surgery checkup

We went to Libbi's post surgery checkup today and everything went great! We got to get rid of the oxygen, which was nice, it was getting bothersome to both her and me!They said her chest xray showed her heart was much smaller than it was when we left, meaning her surgery worked! Her heart was enlarged because it was overworking itself and now, just 3 weeks later, it has showed much improvement. YAY!! Good job Libbi girl!! Be sure to check out the gratitude challenge i am doing, i will post on my family blog everyday. Go to the widget on the sidebar to join me!!

More smiles

We were having a little break from oxygen, i had to change her stickers and ripped her poor little cheek to shreds. She was so sad, so Jerzi helped calm her down, she loves her big sissy!

"o thank you sissy, you're the greatest :)"

This is her favorite thing to play in!

Notice the date on these pictures, 4 days after surgery!!! Wow! She's a trooper.

Before and After

I wanted to get some pictures of Libbi before her surgery and her new scar. This was the night before surgery.
...and this is after!
I have to say, she seems much happier AFTER surgery than before don't you think??
Love this girl, she's all smiles lately!! Sooo happy!!

The little feet you see in every picture would be her 4 year old mom. NO WAY she's bathing without her right there watching!

Another contact for Home

I added another email for the Have a Heart Home, if you are not comfortable emailing me, you can email jed@nilsonhomes.com. He is in charge of the project, and again, no one will know that you have emailed him, except him. If you know anyone deserving of this please don't be shy. Nominate them, or yourselves. Everyone with special needs is deserving of this.

Have a heart home

The company my husband works for, Nilson Homes, is doing another 'Have a Heart Home' for a family in need. They build a home for a family with special needs at a very low cost, with the help of sub-contractors and other builders. They are taking applications and then will choose one lucky family. I can't think of a better applicant for the 'Have a Heart Home' than a 'Heart family' If you, or anyone you know is interested in building a home at a lower cost in Weber or Davis county, leave me your information and i will submit it. I love all our heart friends that we have met, and i know there are many we have not met. This is a great oppurtunity so don't be shy, if you are interested, you are very deserving so please email me at mindidixon@msn.com and if i don't know you and your family's story, leave me a brief history. No one will know you have emailed me, except me. You can also email jed@nilsonhomes.com if you'd rather not involve me, either way is great! Remember, the house will only be built in Weber or Davis County BUT it can be ANY family with special needs not just heart problems. Although the majority of you that read this blog are heart families, if you know anyone with any other special needs they are deserving as well. For more information on the 'Have a Heart Home' click on these links http://nilsonhomes.com/charity.php
http://www.northernwasatchrealtors.com/committees/community_service.html