Clara Email Updates

Over the last few weeks, while all this craziness was going on in the hospital, I sent out some emails to some family and friends to keep them updated on Clara's condition. I wanted to put them on our blog so they'd end up in our blog book someday. I have more pictures and thoughts to write down beyond what I have here. Hopefully I'll get to that soon. We'll see...

November 14, 2011
Hi Family and Friends-
It's been pretty crazy around here, but we wanted all our family and friends to meet:

Miss Clara Brooke Bushman.
Born 11.11.11 at 3:59 pm
6 lbs. 9 oz, 19.5 inches long

It's been a whirlwind since she's been born, but we're so glad she's here and doing well considering her circumstances. She has cute brown hair with a red tint (much like Troy's). She looks like a Bushman through and through. Some of her expressions look just like Jackson. We've also seen some faces that remind us of Aunt Ashley and Aunt Lexie, not to mention cousin Grace. :) She has the sweetest disposition and is very calm and cuddly. She makes this pouty face a lot that is simply adorable. Can't get enough of it!

For those of you who don't know, we found out a few hours after birth that Clara has Down Syndrome. She is still in the NICU, but is doing well considering. She's eating pretty well from a bottle, and we give the rest of her food via feeding tube. Lots of downs kids have struggles eating as their muscle tone is poor, but she's wanting to eat, and she does great sucking on a binkie, so those are good signs. She's on oxygen to help her heart and SpO2 levels (blood oxygen), but they've decreased it quite a bit. She'll likely be in the NICU at least a few more days. We'll then do another echocardiogram to check the progress on her heart. She'll likely require surgery to repair the large VSD (ventricular septal defect) in about 4-6 months. For you non-medical folk, this means there is a hole between the right and left ventricles of the heart and the blood is moving back and forth. We are told the hole is so large that it does not produce a murmur, which is why it went on undetected for so long. The good thing is, this defect is easily repaired and has a very high success rate post-op, more than 95%.

We have definitely felt the strength of your prayers. Please keep praying as we have a long road ahead of us. We are so grateful Heavenly Father decided to send this special spirit to our home.

We love you all, The Bushmans

November 16, 2011
Thank you so much for all your emails, calls, and texts. I thought this would be the best way to update everyone on how Clara is doing, since the hours seemed to be going by lots faster these days. Here is an update on our cute Clara.

I was discharged from the hospital yesterday and am home now. Clara is eating great and is almost up to her birth weight again. Last night she weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. We feel really lucky as lots of down syndrome kids have struggles eating. Because she is eating so well, they took out her feeding tube today. They have also discontinued her IV. Right now her heart arrhythmia is the main concern as it seems to have gotten worse. (For you medical people, she is throwing PACs and PVCs and they are happening in runs now instead of just one every once in a while.) They did another EKG this morning and it is being sent to the pediatric cardiologist to see what he thinks. It's looking like little Clara will be in the NICU longer than I anticipated. The nurse last night guessed about another week. Definitely still not very bad, but since she was doing so well, we thought maybe she'd be able to come home sooner.

We so appreciate all the fasting and prayers that have been offered in our behalf. Thank you for your love and support. I'm sorry I haven't been able to answer every email and text individually. Know that all your words of encouragement have meant so much to us. We'll keep everyone updated.

Love, Brooke (and Troy, Jackson, and Clara)

P.S. I attached a couple pictures. Her jaundice had improved enough yesterday to take her off the bilirubin lights so we got to dress her in real clothes! Way, way too much fun. We think green might be her color. ;) 

November 19, 2011
Side note: I wrote this email yesterday and had plans of sending it last night, but Jackson had a rough night last night, so the email was pushed to today. So when I say "Yesterday" below I'm actually talking about Thursday. We haven't seen Clara yet today. There was an emergency with another baby in her room and so they asked me to come back later to feed her. There were a lot of medical personnel in the room. I'm just grateful Clara is okay. The way that phone call began I thought OUR baby had had an emergency and I about had a heart attack driving down 67th Avenue. Luckily she is sleeping through all this chaos. Hopefully the other little guy will be okay too. Anyway, enough side notes... on to the update... (sorry this one is a little long, you can always skip down to the pictures if you don't have time to read a novel :)

Here is another quick update on Clara (who turned one week old today!) Yesterday she had been off of her oxygen for nearly 24 hours. We were so excited. But then her rates fell (she was hovering around 85% spO2) and they had to put it back on. :( They want her to stay off oxygen for at least 48 hours before being able to go home. We were a little disappointed that she was needing oxygen again. But it was a lot to ask for her to go the full 48 the first time! Poor girl just got tired. She just needs a little puff to keep her O2 levels where they should be. She is on room air (which means the same concentration of Oxygen that is in the air) and having that extra push for it to blow into her nose helps her breathe lots better. Troy talked to the neonatologist this morning. The new plan is to keep her through the weekend and reevaluate on Monday. They might send her home on oxygen. We'll see how that turns out. We think she'll be able to come home sometime next week. It's funny though, they've been saying she'll be able to come home in "about a week" for a week now. There are a lot of factors, and I know the doctors are trying to avoid getting our hopes up. So for now, we'll just be patient.

The good news is she is eating like a champ! They let her eat as much as she wants now and I can try to nurse as many times a day as I'd like too. She does pretty well nursing which is so exciting. But she gets tired and prefers the bottle at this point. She can suck those bottles down crazy fast. She is a hungry girl! We heard from the cardiologist yesterday. He said we didn't need to worry about the arrhythmia, they think that will go away. They will do another echo sometime before she is discharged. I'm including some more pictures. She is looking so cute and gaining weight everyday. We just love her to death and can't wait for her to come home.

I got my staples out yesterday. Hallelujah to that. If you ever have the choice-- choose stitches over staples. I'm feeling pretty good. I've healed lots faster this time around, which is such a blessing. I'm just trying to not overdo it. Troy has been super busy trying to get paperwork together for school. Anyone agree that the 3rd year of medical school has way too much busy work? My mom is taking great care of us with her all her help cooking, doing laundry, and running errands. She's amazing. And Jackson keeps talking about how his "baby is at the hospital." He calls her "baby cwara" it's the cutest thing ever.  My mom showed him some pictures of Clara and he said, "That's my baby!" We're so excited for him to be able to see and hold her. He's been lucky to play at several friends houses this week, which he just loves. He is quite the social butterfly.

So that's the update. Thank you so much for all your prayers, calls, texts, visits, and emails. We feel so much support and love. We are blessed to have such great family and friends. There's no way we could make it through all this without all your support.

Love,
Troy, Brooke, Jackson and Clara

P.S. The first three pictures are from the day she was off oxygen. She was looking awesome without all those cords and wires everywhere. The last two are of her in a new outfit, because I couldn't resist and her cute headband. She already doesn't like headbands :( She thrashes her head back and forth and whines until I take them off. So sad right? I'm going to try to re-train her later. :)

November 26, 2011
This has been a long week. Monday and Tuesday were pretty frustrating and disappointing. I learned the hard way that in order for things to get moving for Clara, I needed to take the initiative myself. After calling the cardiologist, (Whom I LOVE by the way! What doctor gives you his cell phone number... on his day off?! Amazing.) and talking to the neonatalogist we all agreed it would be okay if Clara came home on oxygen. Her last echocardiogram showed decreased pulmonary hypertension and a left to right shunt of blood through her VSD. (This means that some blood is being oxygenated twice. Not very efficient, but much better than a right to left shunt which would cause un-oxygenated blood to be pumped to the body.) This was very good news.

The cardiologist (aka, Dr. Puntel, my new best friend ;) jk...) said we should count on her being on oxygen for 2-3 months. We'll wean her as needed. She barely needs it. She is currently on 1/16 of a liter and sating between 94 and 98 most of the time. (sorry, I'm getting into lots of nursing jargon.) It's mostly when she's asleep that she dips down and needs it.

So yesterday after waiting all day to get some equipment from the home health company, we brought Clara home! She had her first venture into the outside world and made it home at about 7:30 last night. We were so excited to put her in the car seat and drive her home. It totally felt like Christmas! :) And for the first time it felt like we'd really had a new baby. Last night during our 2 a.m. feeding, I was barely awake, but having so much fun. We are so glad she is home.

Jackson already has been a very helpful brother. He likes to give Clara her binkie and her bottle. He also offered his "blue Batman" to Clara this morning. This is one of his most favorite toys, so that was big ;) He told us today. "Baby Clara home, not sick anymore!" And when he first saw her last night he noticed the oxygen stickers on her face and said that she had "owies" and then said, "My baby sister!" and then tickled her little head. Funny reaction. He was a little more interested in the toy Clara brought home from the hospital to give to him. Another Buzz toy! (It's actually from Gina Johnson from the Sharing Down Organization here in Arizona, but she instructed us to present it as a gift from Clara.)

So there you are. We're all home together. It's the greatest feeling ever. And so nice not to be running back and forth to the hospital all day. Now comes the trick of keeping her nice and healthy so she can gain weight until we know more about potential heart surgery. We have several doctor appointments coming up this week so we'll see what the official rules are, but I'm guessing we won't be out and about for a while. But that's okay, I'm just glad she's home!

Thanks for all your love and support. We truly appreciate all your kind words. We are blessed with such wonderful family and friends.

Love, Brooke, Troy, Jackson, and Clara

P.S. Of course pictures are included. She has been sporting some pretty cute outfits as of late. You can also see her all bundled up for her first car ride and upon arriving home, the first picture of Jackson and Clara together in two whole weeks! 

She's home!

After two full weeks in the NICU. Miss Clara Brooke Bushman made it home last night. It's a shame this is her debut on our blog. The last two weeks have been rather stressful and crazy at our house. If time was measured in events, or in emotional ups and downs, I would swear it's been about a year since little Clara was born. However, I am happy to report, we are all home, under one roof, and Clara is doing great. We feel pretty lucky to have a new little girl at our house. There has been no shortage of pink during the last two weeks.

Upon seeing Clara for the first time since the night she was born, he noticed the oxygen stickers on her face and said that she had "owies" and then said, "My baby sister!" and then tickled her little head. Funny reaction. He was a little more interested in the toy Clara brought home from the hospital to give to him. Another Buzz toy! (It's actually from Gina Johnson from the Sharing Down Organization here in Arizona, but she instructed us to present it as a gift from Clara.) Jackson already has been a very helpful brother. He likes to give Clara her binkie and her bottle. He also offered his "blue Batman" to Clara this morning. This is one of his most favorite toys, so that was big ;) He told us today. "Baby Clara home, not sick anymore!"

So there you are. We're all home together. It's the greatest feeling ever. And so nice not to be running back and forth to the hospital all day. Now comes the trick of keeping her nice and healthy so she can gain weight until we know more about potential heart surgery. (More to come about that later.) We have several doctor appointments coming up this week so we'll see what the official rules are, but I'm guessing we won't be out and about for a while. But that's okay, I'm just glad she's home!

Bushman Family Feature #19: Jeremy Matthew Barneck

It is only fair that we end the year 2011's Bushman Family Features with the littlest Barneck, my brother Jeremy. It turns out he isn't so little anymore as he turns 16 today. When did THAT happen? Seriously, I feel super old. I remember when Jeremy was born. My cousin was leaving on his mission that day. My grandparents had taken us to the airport to say goodbye (back when that was legal) and accidentally brought us late to the hospital so we missed the big moment. Whoops. They were already cleaning up the little man. I was ten. I couldn't believe we had a boy in our family. I was so sure Jeremy was going to be a girl. Lindsay was right though, as usual. She'd guessed boy for Jer and girl for Ash. Go figure. I couldn't wait to tell all my friends at school that day that we'd had a boy! I thought this was monumental news, as I was sure he'd be a girl. With that being said, I can't even imagine having grown up without a brother. Jeremy brings so much personality to our family, it just wouldn't be the same without him. So, in honor of your birthday Jer, here is a post all about why we love you!

Jeremy playing T-ball 2001, Jackson looks a lot like his uncle, no?

Jeremy proves it's great to have a brother. The first difference we all noticed with having a little boy around the house after Jeremy was born was the insane amount of energy he had. He would jump down the entire flight of stairs, minus 2-3. That's a good ten stairs people. He also liked to climb up on the big black garbage cans and jump off those, when he was two. My mom was pretty sure he was going to break every bone in his body and I think everyone else thought the same thing. When our family visited the Big Apple, Jeremy was about 7. He literally did cartwheels up and down the streets of New York. I think he had just learned and was excited to practice. Ha ha. It was a funny sight and we got LOTS of comments on that, let me tell you. Now that we have Jackson I can understand even more clearly the amount of energy bottled up in a little boy. It is just bursting to be used somehow which produces some great adventures. And what entertainment! Seriously, it totally keeps things exciting, which is what brings me to my next point.

  December 2010, Jer letting Jackson take a nap next to him on the couch.

Jeremy is a Super Uncle. I remember when we found out Jackson was a boy, Jeremy was so excited to have another boy around. Jer has been cute with Jackson from the very beginning. And it goes both ways because Jackson adores Jeremy. Like seriously adores. When we webcam with my family, he always wants to know where Jer is. When we're together, Jackson follows Jer around everywhere he goes. Jeremy is very good at playing with Jackson. He will take him out to play basketball in the freezing snow. They shoot the nerf dart gun over and over and over and Jackson loves every second. Jer will give him rides on his razor scooter or on his long board and Jackson never wants them to end. Everything Jeremy does is cool. I don't know if Jer understands just how much influence he has on JT. This little guy is watching your every move Jeremy! He loves you to death. And I love watching how much fun they have together.

August 2011. Disneyland

Jeremy is funny. I wish I had a more original word to describe his sense of humor, but that's just what he is, funny. He totally catches me off guard all the time. The poor kid has grown up with not one, not two, but THREE older sisters who just like to talk and talk and talk. I'm sure he's bored out of his mind most of the time. I make the mistake of assuming he's not paying attention to what we're saying and then all of a sudden he'll throw in a snazzy come-back or side note that makes us all stop, look at him, and laugh. This summer while Jackson and I were in San Diego with my fam, he had me laughing so hard I was crying a few times.

Not sure if this story will be as funny with me re-telling it, but trust me it was hilarious at the time. We'd just finished a fun-filled day at Disneyland. We were all tired and very hungry. We were deciding where to eat and finally settled on the Wendy's drive-through as we all needed food fast. Jeremy placed his order from the back seat immediately. We all went around the car throwing out our selection for dinner. Ashley asked if she could order a certain sandwich or something and my dad said, "Of course, you can get whatever you want." Immediately Jer perked up and said, "Wait, we can get whatever we want? Then can I get a Medium fry?" Ha ha. Maybe you had to be there, but I was laughing so hard. Apparently when just my mom, Ash, and Jer go to Wendy's she restricts them to the dollar menu. When Jeremy learned the entire menu was up for grabs he chose to upgrade from a small to a medium fry. Wow Jer, don't go crazy. Ha ha ha! Lindsay and I were literally crying. Jeremy certainly knows how to find joy in the simple things.

August 2011. San Deigo. The boys of the Barneck clan. Jer is on the far right.

Jer we sure love you! We hope your birthday is splendid. Thanks for sharing Mom with us on your big day while the new baby is here. That was beyond nice of you. We can't wait to see you for Thanksgiving. Love you lots little brother. Happy Birthday!

Bushman Family Feature #18: Mckay Martin Bushman

 Today is Troy's brother Mckay's birthday. He turns 17 today! He is the youngest of the Bushman clan and we're excited to feature him in honor of his birthday.  Here are a few of the reasons we love you Mckay...

Mckay the Pirate, 2001

Mckay's enthusiasm is infectious. When Troy and I started dating, Mckay was only 12. One of the first things I noticed is how enthusiastic he was about lots of things. He was so excited for every family outing, for every BYU football game, it was infectious. He still has that enthusiasm and it is still infectious. I totally think it's a talent to be excited for the little things in life, it makes life so much more interesting.

July 2011, Mckay swinging with Jackson. I love this picture!

Mckay is incredibly generous. It never ceases to surprise me how generous Mckay is. For Jackson's birthday this year, he sent an old football outfit he used to wear. We had mentioned to Troy's parents we had been looking for a football helmet to buy for Jackson since he loved them so much. It wasn't too much longer when a package showed up with a helmet, little pads, and a football uniform. Jackson of course was completely delighted. When we were visiting Utah in July, we went to the BYU bookstore. Mckay used his own money to help buy Jackson a mini replica BYU helmet because he knew he would like it. So sweet! Seriously, what 16 year old does that? He also gave Jackson his collection of mini football helmets. Jackson still loves them. He puts them on his Woody and Buzz figurines so that all his "guys" can be football players. It's awesome.

 

December 2010. Mckay comforting Jackson during our snowy and scary ride from Payson to Provo. 

Mckay is a good uncle. As you can see in the pictures above, Jackson and Mckay do a lot of hanging out when we are in town. "Mckay" is the first of Troy's sibling's names Jackson learned. I think this has a lot to do with the fact that Mckay spends a lot of time playing with Jackson when we're around. Mckay swims with him, takes him on walks, runs around the house with him. It's really cute. Jackson asks where "kay" is when he wakes up for the day. They are little buddies. The picture in the car above was taken last Christmas when we were driving from Provo back to Payson. The roads were really bad. We slid out on the freeway at one point. It was quite stressful for Troy who was driving, and for me who was just riding. Jackson was tired and sick of being in his car seat. The drive took MUCH longer than it usually does. Thank heavens Mckay was there to keep Jackson company. They talked and played in the backseat while we carefully made our way home. We would have had total meltdown had Mckay not been there.

July 2011The boys of the Bushman clan (minus Landon). Mckay is out in front.

Happy Birthday Mckay! We hope your birthday is grand. We wish we could pop in and celebrate with you. Luckily we'll be together for Christmas soon! Love you Mckay!

Thank you, Blogger.

I just learned something. Mysteriously, Blogger did away with their limit on private blog invitations. What?! So great right?! I've been trying to figure out how to get more invites for a loooong time, like over a year. And then all of a sudden, the limit has mysteriously disappeared. I tell you what, I've been happily sending out lots of invites. :) Blogger must have known that it's way too hard to keep it under 100. So thank you blogger. You are even cooler than I thought. (And in case you have a private blog and are close to what you thought was the invite threshold, give it a try! Invite some more peeps.)

Jackson Videos

We have taken a lot of videos of Jackson lately. Some of them are pretty funny. I bit the bullet and uploaded them to youtube so I could put them on our blog. It would probably would have been much faster if we didn't have such a slow internet speed. But what can I say? We are cheap. :) So here they are. There are a lot of them. But at least our family far away can get a taste of Jackson's personality. Happy viewing.

Dancing in the Boots...



Catching the Balloon...



A Pillow Fight...



No Smiling for the Camera...



These next few are probably my favorite. He will sing the Cougar Fight song word for word when the camera isn't out. When it is, he doesn't cooperate. Much to Troy's dismay. :) 

Cougar Fight Song, Attempt #1 (Please note Troy's expressions in the next few videos. He gets so frustrated when Jackson won't sing. Funny.)



Cougar Fight Song, Attempt #2



Cougar Fight Song Sucess... sort of ;)

Halloween 2011

We were lucky enough to attend several fun Halloween activities this year. Our ward did a combined playgroup at the park the Wednesday before Halloween. This was Jackson's first time wearing his costume. We revealed his boots and hat that morning. He was very excited, until he thought bought costume pieces were too big and refused to wear them. I almost lost it. Are you kidding me? I spent hours online finding those boots and now he wasn't going to wear them? Did he think his tennis shoes (which he affectionately calls "football shoes") would cut it for the cowboy look. No way. Luckily, after a few hours he warmed up to the boots. Since them they have rarely been off his feet. You'll get to see lots of cowboy pictures in this posts. And so you know, real cowboys sometimes wear their boots with basketball shorts. :)

Don't the super hero pajamas just complete the look?

The candy/sugar consumption began all the way back on Wednesday. We have had A LOT of treats at our house.

Anyway, back to Halloween festivities. Wednesday we had a playgroup at the park. Thursday we attended a Halloween event at our local grocery store, Fry's we went with the Wahlstroms, the Petersons, and the Ashbys. It was fun even though it was a little crazy in there. Jackson thought getting treats for his "pumkin" (Pumpkin treat bucket) was really awesome. Unfortunately, I set out the camera before going but didn't actually take it with me, so this is the only picture we have.

On Friday, we had our ward Trunk or Treat. It was oh so much fun. We are in love with the trunk or treat tradition in AZ. Jackson was excited to try out the games and was even more excited to go trick or treating. Troy and I took turns passing out candy and taking Jackson around the parking lot. Jackson would say "Treat!" or "Please!" as he approached a new trunk. Sometimes he pointed into the bucket so the people were sure where the candy should go. So funny. We came home full of sugar and tired from our fun party. Jackson wanted to eat all his candy right then, even though he was too tired to keep his eyes open. We told him he could have some more treats when he woke up. Clever us, thinking this would distract him. Right? Wrong. The next morning he woke up at 6 a.m. and said, "Mommy! Daddy! Treat!" It was literally the first thing he asked about. Luckily I had thought to take most of the candy out of his bucket the night before. We did our best to ration 5 pieces throughout the day. He did pretty good cooperating with this game plan. We just had to use the candy as bribes for him to eat other meals. ;) The only bad thing about this plan is that we have been eating all Jackson candy. And by we I mean, mostly me. As if I need any more weight here people?! Don't worry, we haven't eaten all Jackson's candy. He isn't being completely deprived of his childhood. We just knew if we didn't hold back he would never eat anything of substance until every last piece of Halloween goodness was devoured.

Colt and Jack Wahlstrom with J.T.

We had yummy soups and breads for dinner before playing games and trunk-or-treating.

This is Jackson with Helen Francis. She is his nursery teacher and she was my visiting teaching companion for the first two years we lived here. She also helped throw my baby shower which I talked about in an earlier post. She is so great. We all love Helen.

Our trunk. There was a contest for who had the best decorated trunk... we didn't really participate ;)

My attempt to get a picture of Jackson with all these cute girls. In the back you can see Leilah Poulson, and in the front are Hallie Poulson and Emma Tefteller.

 Proof that I attended this activity (I guess all the other pictures are proof too since I took them... but you know what I mean.) I didn't realize how huge that shirt makes me look until I saw this picture. Whoops! This is me with Allyson Tefteller and Cheyenne Poulson.

Troy had all these little guys laughing by playing with Jackson's cowboy hat. I swear the silliest things get kids to laugh the hardest. Emma couldn't catch her breath she was laughing so hard.

Saturday was our turn to babysit in our babysitting swap. Jackson loves hanging out with his buddies. We took them to the little park in our neighborhood and got some more funny pictures of Jackson in his cowboy boots. These 4 little boys combined have enough energy to move mountains. Seriously.

Jackson with Colt Wahlstrom and Colby Peterson.

Jackson and Jack Wahlstrom running for the ball.

Sunday was the Primary program. I realize this has nothing to do with Halloween, but I thought I'd mention it here. I'm very happy to report it went very well! I'm sooo glad Callie and I were switching off leading songs because that would have been way too crazy with just one person. I'm also happy to report that I totally sang the 1st verse twice on our final song and led many of the children astray. It was so great. I'm such a dork. I swear, with the amount of brain cells I have running these days, it's a wonder we even function.

Monday-- actual Halloween, we went to the Midwestern Halloween party. Heather Ashby and I went together. It was pretty fun! Jackson couldn't get enough of trick or treating. Troy couldn't come because of his rotation, but he met up with us later in the evening when we went to the Wahlstroms for a rockin' Halloween party.

Jackson, Colby Peterson, and James Ashby.

{Wahlstrom Halloween Extravaganza}
These guys know how to throw a Halloween party! Holy cow, it was decorated to the nines and the food was A-mazing. The best chili I've ever eaten, hands down. My pictures really don't do the decorations justice. It was so fun to eat outside with the tiki torches and the lovely fall breeze. (Our weather is FINALLY starting to be great. Hallelujah to that.) We had so much fun eating and visiting with friends. We were all stuffed when we were done. And then we went trick or treating together around the neighborhood. Side note: our neighborhood is kind of boring, there were only a few houses that gave out candy. And we only got one set of trick-or-treaters besides our friends. The bright side is that we have less candy in the house to devour. ;)

The Peterson motorcycle squad, plus their pet Dragon ;) Adam and Kindi totally had a prize for the best costume. And there were lots of great costumes at the party. Troy and I were not in costume... so not festive, I know. Maybe next year!

 Jackson and Colt really liked shooting this skeleton with their guns for some reason...

Colby and Jackson sat and ate their dinner together for a pretty long time. I was impressed. I'm fairly certain Jackson ate a lot of Colby's food. Sorry Colbs!

What a fun Halloween! Holidays are infintely more fun with Jackson around. Now it's November which means more fall, Thanksgiving, family visitors AND a new baby! The official date is November 15th. (They couldn't fit me in on the 11/11/11, so I will be pregnant for 4 more days.) The good news is the little miss will share a birthday with her Uncle Jeremy. Bring on November! I think we're ready... ;)