Movin' on up!

Since our guys have been teeny tiny for so long we have had them all share a room. We have had tiny toddler beds all lined up in a row a la Madeline. Now that they are mature little men though we decided that it was time for a big boy bunk bed. It was delivered today and the boys had no idea it was coming. My mom picked them up from school and kept them until the bed was set up. They are sooooo happy! Sam thinks he's sleeping on top with Eric but I'm sure his mind will change closer to bed time. We're still going to keep them in one room since they prefer that anyway. I always tell them whoever misbehaves has to go sleep in the third room alone! They love to snuggle up like puppies.

Btw, do you love their Charlie Brown style Christmas tree? I know it's awful but they love having their own tree in their room. They aren't done decorating it yet and they actually think it's a competition between their tree and our tree. Kids!

A Miracle!

Image: Janice Kraser, Billy Kraser
Janice Kraser sits next to her 9-year-old son, Billy Kraser, at their Scranton, Pa., home Sunday, Nov. 9. Billy has spina bifida and has undergone an experimental surgery which reroutes his nerves in attempt to attain normal bladder and bowel function.

There is an amazing new surgery that possibly could change our lives with Ben. This is really new and I am still researching it but I was so overcome with emotion that I couldn't finish reading it out loud. Here is the some of the amazing article that fills my heart with hope:


WASHINGTON - It’s a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead?

Families of a few U.S. children whose spina bifida robs them of the bladder control that most people take for granted dared to try the procedure — and early results suggest the surgery indeed may help, in at least some patients.

With the technique, pioneered in China, the kids are supposed to scratch or pinch their thigh to signal the bladder to empty every few hours. But surprisingly, some youngsters instead are starting to feel those need-to-go sensations that their birth defect had always prevented.

For the entire article go here