Hang on for the ride!

We just found out that Ryan will need to have the same surgery that Tyler had a couple months ago. He was visiting at the hospital when the surgeon came to follow-up on Tyler after the surgery and showed her his chest, and she suggested we get him tested also. Tyler's indention had been visible since birth, Ryan's has become prominent in about the last 9 months. It usually show up between 11 and 13. Tyler has noticed such a huge improvement and recovered so well, that Ryan is looking forward to the surgery, as much as you can. Tyler's lung capacity has continued to improve and he can now sleep lying down. He says it is so much easier to breathe. Ryan has noticed that he gets out of breath faster at gymnastics now than he did in the fall, but by having the surgery now, he won't have to get as bad a Tyler was. Tyler's heart was so squished that it was putting pressure on his lung and 1/3 of his left lung was collapsed. Ryan's in just starting to squish his heart, but would become more pronounced as he continues to grow. The surgery is also easier to recover from the younger you are. The surgeon is wonderful and has scheduled his surgery for June 28th. This is a huge blessing because our insurance year starts over on July 1st, and we've already met our family out-of-pocket maximum for this year. So doing it now will also save us about $5000 out-of-pocket.

On the other hand, the timing couldn't be much worse. We are adopting a baby boy that is due between June 24th and July 1st, depending on which method you use to determine his due date. LMP is June 24, ultrasound is July 1. We are super excited and so are the kids. We were approached by his biological mom and asked if we would adopt him several months ago, and after lots of prayer and discussion we knew it was right.We're planning to name him Benson Clyde and he will be about 11 months younger than Cumorah, which makes it possible for me to tandem nurse.

And, as if that's not enough craziness, I was sustained as 1st counselor in the Primary today and will be figuring that out in the next couple weeks. I'm sure I will love the calling, I just had to laugh at the timing. Day Camp for Eli and Tyler is also that week, along with a river rafting trip for Ryan. Sometime this week we will be getting a new roof.

When it rains, it pours!