Fall...where are you?

I don't think Mother Nature has received the memo yet about the change in season. This week we are still looking at temperatures in the high 90's to 100! I'm melting here!!! I did see on the news that there might be some end in sight early next week, but I won't believe it until I see it. Those weather people are born liars!

I can't wait to take Diva and Dude to the pumpkin patch, have a hot chocolate and have girl talk with Diva, get back into my sweatshirts (I love me some sweatshirts!), and start decorating for Halloween.

Oh my precious Fall weather...where are you?

Part 4

Well, Part 4 came sooner than we expected. On Friday I had my much over do hair appointment and hubby and taken the kiddos out for lunch. While we were gone the Dr left the best message on the answering machine! They could only find one copy of the gene therefore it is not a mutation and Dude is just a carrier!!! He won't have to worry about it until he decides to have children. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers!

Code name...the procrastinator

Dude will be 2 months old on Friday!!! Have I ordered his birth announcements? Nope! I figured out what photos I want to use tonight and hopefully will be ordering them this weekend. Here are the finalists:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Here is a sneak peek at one of the photos that I took for Dude's announcement. Aren't they cute!?!?! My friend made the diaper cover for Dude...I love it!

Part 3

Last week we went to meet the geneticist. Dude's test came back that he does have the gene from the disorder, but is likely a carrier. One of his test levels was elevated which worried the Dr. and Dude had to have more blood work done to find out if his levels were elevated due to having a mutated gene of the disorder. Wow, my son might be a mutant! He could be his own X-Men character!!!

The Dr explained to us that if Dude does have MCAD he will live a normal life. We will have to be more aware of when he fasts or is dehydrated (sick, overheated...). He will also need to follow a low fat diet when he turns a year old. I knew at some point in my life I would have to go on a low fat diet! If he does have an episode, he will have to go to the ER for fluids. It's very much like being a diabetic. He will be able to do everything every kid his age will be doing.

After meeting with the Dr we met with the rest of the "team", a dietitian, a nurse, and a clinical social worker. So much for me telling my mom we would be an hour max when she agreed to watch Diva. Three hours later we were finally getting the blood work done.

Part 4 will have to wait until we have the test results in 4-6 weeks. The results will be coming at a very difficult time for us. I will be going back to work. I can't imagine going back to work not knowing the outcome or even worse...knowing that he does have it. Hubby and our families are being optimistic that he does not have it. I'm getting myself ready just in case. Of course I do pray that he is just a carrier, but after meeting with the "team" I feel so much better about Dude's prognosis if he does have it.

Don't hate me....

I forgot that I hadn't written Part 3! I thought I did and had it scheduled for posting today...oops. I'm barely functioning tonight, but I promise to have Part 3 up tomorrow.