Gavin updates

I just heard that Gavin is doing GREAT! The hole in his heart is closing on its own. They think he WILL NOT need the heart surgery. They also took him off of the I.V. to see how well he does without it. They took the feeding tube out, and they are feeding him by bottle. He maybe going home in 2-3 weeks. Please keep praying for Gavin and his family. Thank you.

Update on Gavin

I just heard from Shanelle that Gavin is doing good. His weight got down to 3 lbs 6 oz. a few days ago, but now he is up to 3 lbs 8 oz. They are going to take him to Ann Arbor, MI for his heart sugary, when he gets to 5 lbs. I will have more pictures and updates soon. Please keep praying for Gavin and his family. Thank you.

8 days old

Thank you for praying for Gavin and all of us.
Baby Gavin is 8 days old today. He is looking great and doing very well. He is up to 3lbs and 11 oz. He is holding his body temperature, and they put him in a crib. I will have more updates and pictures tomorrow.

update

Today the orthopedic doctor looked at Gavin, and he thinks his spine is ok, it may be crocked from the way he was laying. They are not going to do any more testing on his kidneys right now because kidney function is ok at this time. The aortic artery is blocked 50%, and the hole between the right and left chambers of the heart will be surgically repaired when he gains more weight; they want him to be 5 lbs. before doing the surgery. We are still waiting to hear the results from the brain scan. They diagnosed him with VATERS. Here is a web site link about that.
http://users.nlamerica.com/joelw/mikyla/vaters.html
Please keep praying for Gavin and the family. Thank you.

Gavin update

Today Gavin gained an ounce. He has a slight case of jaundice. The doctors told us that he is missing a rib, but it is not the top one, like they told us before. This will be better for his posture. They still think he is going to loose one of his kidneys. A brain scan was done today but we have not gotten the results yet. They are going to do a MRI tomorrow, maybe. We are waiting to hear from the cardiologist about his heart condition. At this time they are saying that the aorta is narrow, limiting the blood and oxygen flow to the body and brain. He has a small hole between the right and left side of his heart that they may have to do surgery to repair. Right now they are only giving him protein and vitamins in the I.V. From what I understand, this will allow better oxygen flow. They say his spine is not straight and an orthopedic doctor is going to look at him soon.

Welcome Gavin Rocco

This is my sister Shanelle's baby boy, Gavin Racco, he was born on May 26, (at 33 weeks) almost 2 months early. He is 3 lbs. 7 oz. and is 16 inches long. He is breathing fine at this time, but they are doing test to see if he may have some other problems. We know he is going to loose one of his kidneys and he has a heart murmur, his spin is not straight and he is missing his top rib on the right side. None of these things are life threatening, but are emotionally hard to deal with. At this time he is in intensive care, on an I.V. and feeding tube.
Please pray for my sister Shanelle, her baby Gavin and her other two kids Jordan and Preston. Thank you.

not so cute lambkin

I found this super cute lambkin pattern at: http://www.patternbee.com/FREELAMBKIN.html
I made one but mine is NOT super cute at all : ( I think I should have read and fallowed the directions.

bubble girl

I have not had much time for crafts the last few weeks. I did put two of my bags on ebay. The pink and purple one and the blue one. No bids yet. : (
I got Kaylynn this bubble gun at Wal-Mart, she loves it. She used all the bubbles in 30 mins then wanted more.

more handbags

I got two more bags done. I put a button to these, next I'm going to add a button to all of the others I have finished.

diaper bag

I just finished this diaper bag, I love it. I made it a little bigger than the handbags, and made a shoulder strap and also added buttons. (I'm going to add buttons to all of my handbags now). I was a little nervous making this diaper bag, because I changed the pattern a little. It is about 13"x 6" and 11" deep. I think it turned out great. I am giving it to a friend for her baby shower this weekend, she is having a boy. I hope she likes it.

two more bags

I made two more handbags today. I really like the pink one. It is my best one yet.
This is Kaylynn 'helping' me cut the fabric, with her play-duh sissores. She is so cute.

two new handbags

I made these handbags today. I think the fabric is cute, but I'm not bold enough to use them.

taking the day off

I burned my finger on the iron today working on some more handbags, so I'm taking the rest of the day off, from sewing. I went out to our backyard and took some pictures of the flowers. I'm shocked they are even growing because I do NOT have a green thumb at all.

Two more handbags

I got two more handbags done. They are so easy and fun to make. My mom picked out the green bag fabric. I might give it to her for her birthday or mothers day.

one more bag

I made this bag today. They take me about 2 1/2 hours from start to finish. I'm making them for the craft show I'm going to do with my mom. We're not sure where or when yet.

hand bags

I put down the crochet hooks and got out my sewing machine. I found some really cute bags at www.rosylittlethings.com . So, I went to the store and got a Simplicity pattern #4490, and I made these.

belt with Q hook

I made this belt using the Q hook and one ball of Sugar'n Cream, 100% cotton, 4 ply.
Ch 12
row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across(10), ch 1, turn
row 2: sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn,
repeat row 2 until yarn is gone, or length you want.
fasten off
stretch

(Before and after stretching )

Girls night

Last Thursday was our girls night out at work. We went out to dinner, and then to Cindy's house where I showed 4 of the girls how to crochet. I'm not sure they enjoyed it. I know Chris was a little frustrated with it. But the other 3 girls have crocheted before. I had fun. Cindy gave me a size Q hook. It is HUGE. Here it is next to my H hook!

next year

Well it looks like the kids will get the ducks next year. It's Easter Sunday and they are not done.

all my ducks are NOT in a row

I have 2 days before Easter dinner on Saturday and our 2nd Easter dinner on Sunday. I have 6 duck STARTED, out of 10 and not one is finished. I have been working 3 and more hours a day on these ducks. I am sick of ducks and my hand hurts. : ( I think I'll have to give some at Easter and some after, when I get them finished. That's not what I wanted to do, but I don't think I will be able to finish them all in time.