Tonsils removed

It has been a long week for us. On Wed the 7th we took Ariyah in for a sleep study, and we were called in for a follow up on Monday. When walking into the doc appointment, he told us he wanted to remove Ariyah's tonsil on Tuesday!! We knew He wanted to remove them, but this soon? Dr. Greer (ENT) Stated that she has sleep apnea and it is an sbstruction apnea. (basically it is fixable). Ariyah was only getting a portion of the Oxygen that she needs at night due to her enlarged tonsils.

So we went in for surgery on Tuesday morning, and she was great as usual. The hardest thing is to take an other wise heathly child to a dr. and then get her returned back to you sick and in pain. It has been a long week, and I can't wait until she starts talking again. She is keeping her mouth closed most of the time, and I miss her sweet voice and constant instructions on how to do everything..

It is really nice to be home and letting her run free, or cling to me whatever she needs.

Will this life of ours ever settle down? These past few months have been crazy. We have found out that I will have to have surgery to remove a cyst off of my ovary. Then we had to take my little girl for a sleep study this past week. They are wanting to remove her tonsils. Ariyah did so good during the sleep study. She helped the nurse put all the wires on and still slept. So now we have a surgery for her coming up. We have had a family reunion and many people in and out of our house these past couple of months for various reasons. Plus my brother-in-law got married in Sept to his new beautiful wife. I am ready to have a week with just the three of us, no appointments, no work, no family. I don't believe this will really happen anytime soon, but it is a nice dream. Don't get me wrong I love people and I love family, but sometimes there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.. Although I believe 2009 has been a good year, I am already ready for it to be over so we can start over in 2010.

Staying home??

So being a stay at home mom doesn't seem to really involve staying home for me. It seems everyday we are going or running somewhere. I try to use my time wisely, and accomplish alot in short spirts of time. Mondays seem to be the best day to try and plan being home all day. I am trying to have at least two days a week where we stay home all day.. It just doesn't always happen. Wed.we have church, THursdays are our small group mornings, Friday is Co-op day in Springfield, Sat. well that depends on Daddy and Sunday is church all day sometimes.. So that leaves Monday and Tuesday... Uh well, Tuesday ends up being our groceryday.. maybe i need some organization guidance. I don't feel like we do alot, but I feel like we are always going somewhere, or running errands for MWM. Life is good and I love it, but I think I need a few days of no commitments.. Maybe in OCT?

Ariyah turned 2 in June!

I can't believe my littel girl turned two this summer. She is the blonde :) The other girls are my nieces.

Ariyah is a beautiful littel girl with a lot of love to give. This post is going to be all about her, so if your not interested here is your chance to leave. Ariyah was born in June of 2007. She was perfect in everyway. I am serious, the delivery was picture perfect with no medication, (not even epidural) Ariyah was 6' 15", and 21 1/2 inches long. Ariyah even slept through the night that first week.

Then on July 6th we got a call from her doctor to redo her blood tests they did at the hospital. Not a problem right? Well, when we got there the nurse gave me a piece of paper for the lab tech. As I was walking to the lab, I read the paper. This is what it said

"30% mortality rate for SIDS, physical defects and Mental defects."

That is all I remember. My daughter was diagnosed with MCADD. This is a genetic disorder that basically she is unable to process her stored fats. The paper that I read on the way to the lab forgot to mention was "if not treated"

Ariyah is as healthy as any other two year old. She eats great and has enough energy for the whole family. She takes a medication twice a day called Carnitine, and is hospitalized for the flu, with glucose IV's.

Everyday i am reminded how blessed I am to have such a wonderful family. God is amazing and His plans are wonderful. My little girl has turned two years old, and acts like she is at least 11.

So here it goes..

Hi, My name is Melissa Stuemke. I am a wife to the most wonderful man I know, and a mommy to the most beautiful 2-year-old. (I am not biased at all) I was told I need to blog, I laughed at them, but I thought I would try this.

Life is great most of the time. My husband and I are currently living on my families old farm in a small rural town in IL. Jared (my wonderful man) MWM works very hard doing carpentry so that I am able to stay home. I am homeschooling my daughter Ariyah (2 years), and take care of finances and the few things we sell around here.

Life is a journey, and I believe God should be allowed to take us on that journey. We are never alone, God is always there to lean on.