My little Meadow

Here are the newest pics of the boys with my niece Meadow. Look at those eyes and tell me she doesn't look like her cousins!!!

Basketball Camp

Alex took part in the Basketball Camp in town this week and I am happy to announce that he got Second place in the speed dribble competition for 3rd grade. As you can tell from his pic that he is pretty darn happy about it. Also, Dylan Balcom got 1st for speed dribble in his age group. It must be a family thing.....

A Small Setback today

Well its about 8 pm and we just got home from the hospital. After two xrays and CATscan they determined that Swifty has the start of a pneumonia in his left lung. They are going to drain the fluid that is remaining in the lung and then treat him with antibiotics. He is still fighting so everyone is still optimistic. The infection specialist from Albany really seems like a good doctor.

Good News about Swifty!

We just found out this morning that the tube they inserted into Swifty yesterday is working and the swelling is going down. If he goes down just a little bit more then they can sew him back up. He is even in less pain now and is off of some of the medication. Everything looks very optimistic at this point. Keep your fingers crossed.

Swifty Update

Michael went to the hospital for a couple of hours today because they had to operate on Swifty again. I guess they inserted a small tube into his body to suck the fluid out?! They also were able to suture some of the entrance area. The doctor did not suture it shut though because he was worried it would start causing pressure again (I guess that is why he coded twice yesterday). The swelling is starting to come down a little bit now and he has a little bit of color to his face again. Hopefully this is a good sign. I'll keep you posted.