The Thanadabout Family

It has been a long time, I know!

2011-12-05T23:03:00.000-08:00

Okay so it has been two and half years since my last post! What happened to Rachel, where did she go? Well I have been busy, busy that is for sure! Since my last post back in June of 2009, I had another baby. His name is Jayden and he is two years old!

Lam and I spent a year and a half finishing our basement. Well I guess I should say Lam spent most of his time and I was busy keeping the kids out of the basement. I only got to start helping when it was time to caulk, sand and paint. The basement turned out nice, there was a few learning experiences and feuds along the way, but we survived we are still married. In a couple of the rooms we have at least five coats of paint, yep I am picky and indecisive. I rather change it then live with it, and I am glad we made the changes!

I have also been busy being involved with my daughters education! Making sure homework is done, reading, math and spelling. Last year I volunteered once a week in her class for reading but with Lam's schedule it was hard to have a set day, so this year I did not volunteer. I am however a room mom and I enjoy my time being involved in Kylee's class parties.

I took up learning the piano for a year. Tthen Jayden was born and he got to the stage were he required more attention, so my piano lesson's stopped. I hope to start up again soon! Kylee has been playing the piano for two and half years. I enjoy hearing her play, but I hate fighting with her just to get her to practice. I need to get playing the piano again because she practices more when I am taking lessons. It is almost a game to her to see who gets a song mastered the fastest. She used to think I was so good, but now she makes fun of me when I play the wrong note! This will be one of my New Years resolutions, play the piano and perform in front of a very small crowd!

We are starting to feel a little more settled in our new home, okay so it is taking awhile. I have become a hermit in my home. I think most of it is due to the depressing winters. I miss getting out all year round and never having to wear more then a jacket. I am starting to learn to just bundle up and wear boots not flip flops in the winter. Lam did get me to start snow skiing last year and so I will be doing that again this winter. I am actually excited for it to snow this year and I can't wait for Beaver Mountain Ski Resort to open!

I feel more sheltered in my new life. I don't get out except for grocery shopping and running the kids to school and doctor appointments. I have meet a few friends but most of my visitors that come to my home are from Arizona. I am happier now that some of my friends from Arizona have moved to Utah. I will occasionally go down to the Salt Lake Area and see a few friends. This last year I was blessed with having my friend Maria come and stay with us. I also went to ST. George and meet up with Jen Cragun and her family, whom we meet in Arizona. So yes I have been blessed with some dear friends, who will always be good friends. I need to maybe take the time and invite people over, then maybe I will have a social life again. Not that my life was really social before, but I miss Bunco Nights with the girls!

It has not been that bad, just the time has gone by so quickly! I feel like I have not accomplished anything since I have been away from my blog. I have been terrible at taking my camera out and taking pictures of my kids. I need to be better! Now that I have recovered my password and updated my email on my blog, I hope to make a change! I need to take more pictures and post on my blog to keep my friends and family updated! I won't make any promises since I know I am notorious for not following through on my blog!

Please Help Ryan Hess!

2009-06-27T08:38:00.000-07:00

I am posting this message on my bog, in hopes that you or someone you know will be able to help. Margie is a good friend of mine and is in a situation in which we all hope to never be in. Please post her email on your blogs and talk to anyone you know who would be willing to help. I know most of you don't know them, but they are an amazing family and they have been really good friends of mine.

Thanks,
Rachel

Dear Friends and Family,
As many of you know, Ryan is currently undergoing treatment for T-Cell Lymphoma. His treatment plan looks like it will last anywhere from 4-6 months and maybe longer. With Ryan using all his sick and vacation leave, he will soon have to start using Leave WITHOUT Pay. However, he can receive donated leave from any FEDERAL EMPLOYEE (military, DEA, FBI, VA, EPA, Dept. of Homeland Security/ Justice, etc.) The more donated leave he receives, the longer we can go without having to start Leave Without Pay.

Many of you have asked what you can do to help….well, this is what you can do- PLEASE forward this to ANYONE you know (and ask them to forward it on), post the message below on your blogs (and ask friends to post it on THEIR blogs), Facebook etc. I am hoping this will spread like wildfire and that we can get the message out to as many people as possible. You may not know people who work for the Federal Government, but someone you know may know someone who does. So please pass the message along(as well as the attached family picture):

***FEDERAL EMPLOYEES- PLEASE DONATE LEAVE TO RYAN HESS***

My name is Margie Hess, my husband Ryan was diagnosed on June 12, 2009 with a rare and aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Since this is an aggressive form of T-Cell Lymphoma, his doctor has put him on an aggressive chemo regimen that will result in him being unable to work for the next 4-6 months and possibly longer. At the time of diagnosis he was finishing up his 1st year as a Podiatry Resident at the V.A. in Tucson, AZ. Ryan is a devoted husband and fath er of two children, Hallie (5) and Max (2). By the end of this month (June 2009), Ryan will use up the last of his vacation and sick leave and will have to go on unpaid leave. Ryan is the sole provider for our family; I stay at home with both the kids. Without him working we have no income. I need to stay home to help care for him, so I cannot get a job right now, either. As difficult as it is for our family to have to ask for help, we have realized that we must do so at this time. We were told that any federal employee (ie: military, Border Patrol, DEA, FB I, Dept of Justice, EPA etc. EXCEPT Post Office employees) can donate vacation time to be used as sick leave for another Federal employee. We would be so thankful for any number of extra paid days we can accumulate. Thank you so much.

How can you help if you ARE a Federal Employee?

Go to your HR department and request to donate leave to Ryan Hess who works for the VA. (Your HR person will know the form that needs to be filled out- each Federal agency has their own form to donate leave)

Once filled out and signed, the HR person will then need to fax or e-mail the form to:

OLIVIA McCLURE - Benefits Specialist (TUCSON V.A.)
Phone #: (520) 792-1450 x 6076
Fax # : (520) 629-1849
E-Mail : olivia.mcclure@va.gov

ALSO, for those who are federal employees, please print out this message and post it in break/lunch rooms to help get the word out as well as emailing it to co-workers!

How to help if you are NOT a Federal Employee:

PASS this along to ANYONE and EVERYONE that you know and then ask them to pass the message along. Post it on blogs, Facebook...whatever you can think of.

Thanks again everyone- this will help SO much!

GO TEAM RYAN HESS!

(E-mail teamryanhess@gmail.com to receive updates or to send a message!)
http://theadventuresofthehess.blogspot.com/

Looking back at places we will miss in Tucson.

2009-06-24T22:16:00.000-07:00

There are a few places that we will miss in Tucson and some places we are glad to say good-bye to.

One place that Kylee will miss more than I, is downtown Tucson. She would point out the window as we would drive by and say "Look Mom, New York!" Little does she know about tall skyscrapers and big cities. I will miss having the convenience of living near a big city and living among mixed cultures.

I don't know about Lam, but I am glad to be saying good-bye to the University of Arizona. The U of A is where Lam spent the first three years of our marriage, attending his internal medicine residency. The long hours Lam put in was outrageous and he had very few days off. I am really proud of Lam for his hard work and devotion in his medical school and residency.

Lam is sad to say good-bye to his job at North West Medical Center, where he worked as a Hospitalist for three years. He worked hard, but when he would come home he was off work, no pager or late night calls. We sometimes wonder if we made the right move, for him to give up a cush job to be closer to family. Lam has his busy days and nights but it is nice to be closer to family.

My hot hubby in his white coat. I can't count how many white coats Lam has been through in the last 7 years but it has been quite a few. He would have a pen leak and cause a big stain right in front of his coat. The stories I have of him trying to take out the ink stain is hilarious.

One time he tried soaking it in a bucket of bleach and water for, I think about, one week. He put it on our patio and forgot about it. I then found it and had to throw it out, since it was basically just one big rag. Another time Lam decided to use white out on this little ink stain, well that of course did not work out at all. In fact it made it even look worse. So if anyone is in need of a white coat to use for Halloween you know who to call.

I was sad to say good-bye to my first family away from home. That family ended up being some of my co-workers at Dr. Robert Leff's office. I had worked with Arizona Community Physicians as a medical assistant for three years, up until Kylee was two. I still kept in touch with them, but lately I have not been so good at it. I missed the court yard in front of the office. It was a peaceful place to sit at lunch, and take a few minutes to breath, after a hectic morning at the office.

Here is a picture of Dr. Robert Leff with Lori, his triage nurse and Keenan. Keenan is five months old in this picture.

I am still alive.

2009-06-21T12:19:00.000-07:00

I finally have updated my blog. I know a lot of you probably thought I fell off the face of the earth a year ago. Well I am still here, alive and kicking.

We had moved from Arizona to Utah, and our items were in storage for many months. Then we moved in our home in October, and by the time I finally got the place together it had been almost six months. I then wanted to update my blog but could not find my adapter for my compact flash, to download pictures on my computer. I searched all the boxes downstairs in my basement and could not find it. Lam then finally told me he had it all along in his laptop bag. If only I would have asked him where it was in the first place, I would have updated my blog at least six months ago.

Thanks to having my cousin visit this last week, it motivated me to update my blog. She did not have her camera with her to take a picture so we used mine. For Dayna to get the pictures, I had to post the pictures on my blog for her to view. Thanks Dayna for getting me off my behind so I would update my blog. I even have an empty memory card and can take more pictures!

I have a lot to update so I will be posting one everyday for the next little while to show everyone what our family has been doing in the last year.

The Hillmans

2009-06-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to have my cousin Dayna come visit us, while she was in town for our cousins wedding. The last time I saw Dayna was two years ago, a few weeks before Payton was born. I enjoyed our time together, even though it was for a few hours. I also enjoyed getting to know Brian a little more, since I only saw him at their wedding, which was seven years ago. Thanks Brian for helping Lam out with the grease fire on the grill. We will definitely have to come up and visit your family in Idaho.

Brian, Dayna, Sydney & Payton Hillman

Kylee with Sydney & Payton

Sydney and Kylee having their usual big good-bye squeeze. At least this time they didn't tackle each other to the ground. They had a blast playing with each other.

Dayna this picture is posted just for you. If you would have had your camera I would have not posted this. What I do for my cousin's, I will even post a terrible picture of me on my blog for everyone to see. I should have had Lam take one more picture of me with a better smile. Oh well. We miss you and can't wait to see you again.

Memories!

2008-07-13T21:26:00.001-07:00

I found this on Haylee's blog and thought I would give it a try. Read below to play. You can leave any kind of comment.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.EVERYBODY PLAY! I want to see what memories are out there!

Update

2008-07-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

So I have missed writing in my blog for about a month now. There has been a few changes in our housing situation. After putting our home back on the market, we got a second offer within a little over a week. We have been under contract for the second time. I did not want to get my hopes up like last time, and that is why I did not write about it. We have past all the obstacles and now it looks like it is a go. We are closing on July 25th so we will pack up on the 23rd and move the 24th. We plan to be in Logan by July 27th.

I made a trip up to Logan about one month ago to look at homes. So far we have not found something that we like. So we are going to be living with my parents home until we find a place of our own.

I have not posted any pictures of us lately, since our other laptop got a virus on it. We got the virus from the hotel in Twinfalls, ID (We made a trip up there for Lam's cousin's wedding.) I am so mad since our pictures are on the laptop. Anyone that is a computer expert let me know how to retrieve these documents. Lam bought a new laptop and so we have no pictures now. I guess I need to get the camera out and get more pictures.

The last couple of weeks, Kylee has been taking swimming lessons. She is such a fish. She is now swimming half of 25 meters. She also is brave enough to jump in the deep end of the pool and swim to the side. Kylee, Keenan and I go to the pool everyday, except Sunday.

Today we are going to move our storage items back to our garage. I am not looking forward to this, since it is over 95 degrees and it will only get hotter.

Lipstick on Doors

2008-05-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

To top of my week, Kylee got in big trouble on Friday morning. She applied lipstick to her lips and kissed the bathroom doors and wall. I tossed all of Kylee’s lipstick, lip gloss and nail polish in the garbage. She is now not allowed to play with make up until her 14th birthday. (Exception is for dance recitals and etc…) Kylee was also grounded for the day and unable to play with her friends.

On our drive to Tucson Kylee and I had the longest moment of silence together. I was trying to collect my thoughts and relief my stress without yelling at Kylee. Eventually Kylee could not take me being mad anymore. She tried everything to get a smile out of me. First she started to sing a song. In the middle of the song she stopped and asked “Mom why are you not singing? Are you still mad? Sing mommy, sing!” The next attempt, she was trying to educate me. She always starts out with “You know what mommy?” Then she waits for me to say what. Well I was not responding to her, since I was still in my own world. Kylee states “Mom you didn’t say what!” I looked over at her and she pouted her lower lip until I said “What.” Immediately she smiled and asked “Mom your not mad at me anymore!” I love how children get over things so fast. If only adults can do the same and forgive each other. I for one am guilty of this.

The rest of the day Kylee was being so good. She knew if she was good, she would be able to play with her friend Hannah on Saturday. I have to say I never had Kylee listen to me as attentively as she did that evening. Discipline works and I have to stick to my guns. So remember Kylee is not allowed to play with make up until she is 14. If you forget and give it to her as a gift she will have to return it!

Below are a few pictures of Kylee’s art work! I cleaned off Kylee’s bathroom before I thought of taking a picture. I got my bathroom door with the lipstick, trying to wipe it off with a rag and then after the magic eraser. I am glad it came off since I hate painting!

Disappointing

2008-05-31T13:26:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we got some bad news about the sell of our home. The buyers canceled the contract due to another job opportunity. Apparently the buyer was in the military and when he got out he applied for several government jobs including the FBI. He took a job in Customs and that is why they were going to move into our home. Well then a few days ago received a letter from the FBI accepting him to their academy. Of course he could not pass that opportunity up.

I have mixed emotions about the whole situation. I am disappointed that our family had to go through a lot of stress getting ready to move in two weeks. Now all that stress was for nothing. We had to cancel the move in June and prep the house again to sale. Another downside is the traffic of people coming through our home again.

Some of the positives are that we get to stay together as a family, until Lam finishes his job in July. We can enjoy more time with our friends. Kylee will be able to swim at the splash park. We might be able to see some of the monsoon season before we move. Use our Barbeque grill a little more.

We put our house back on the market yesterday and listing it at $182,000. I got a call within two hours of the house changing to Active on the MLS website. I of course was gone and the house was still in shambles from the busy week before. I actually told a realtor “NO,” they could not come. I offered them to come on Saturday, however the buyers were only in town on Friday. Oh well, maybe we will get some calls this weekend if not I will not mind.

Vacation to Mexico

2008-05-25T16:37:00.000-07:00

We went on a little vacation to Puerto Penasco, Mexico (aka Rocky Point.) It is probably our last time going there, since we are moving to Utah. We had Lam's mother, sister and brother-in-law with us. We stayed three nights in a condo at Las Palomas Golf Club and Resort. We played on the beach and in the pools the first day. The second day there was a horrendous windstorm, so most the day we stayed inside and relaxed. Overall we enjoyed our time together.

Las Palomas Golf Club and Resort.

View from the condo's balcony.

The Resort had many pools, hot tubs and a lazy river.

Kylee with her grandma Thay Kham, Aunt Som and Uncle Jake Carman. Kylee had fun finding sea shells on the beach during their morning walk.

Keenan in his first swimming suit. Keenan did not stay out on the beach to long, since the wind was so severe. Infact he never got wet in his suit.

Kylee loved playing in the sand with her dad.

Kylee also enjoyed time at the pool. She could have stayed in the pool all day long. Here she is with her dad and Aunt Som.

Kylee is our little fish and loves the water. She liked to play games in the water. One was were Lam was the shark and he had to try to catch Kylee. Another game she liked to play was going under water. She would have us count to a certain number, which was usually 5 or 6, then we would all have to go under water and blow bubbles.

Kylee is full of games. Here she buried her feet. I would have to say the magical words "Bibbidi Bobbidi, boo," and her feet would reapper. She loves hiding things and having us find them.

Instead of having snow to make angels in, Kylee has decided to make "Sand Angels."

Kylee wrote her name in the sand and wanted a picture of her by it.

Did I mention we had a horrendous wind storm. Well here is proof. Part of a wall came crashing down. Debries went flying and broke the window to the Resort's gym.

You can see the sand storm. It was like this the entire time. Rocky Point is fun when the wind is not blowing so hard.

Under contract.

2008-05-11T21:34:00.000-07:00

Today we accepted and signed a contract for our home. We can't believe that we are under contract in only one week! The closing day, if the buyer's end goes through, is scheduled for June 11th. Which means Kylee, Keenan and I will have to move up to Utah earlier than planned. Lam will have to find some kind of housing until he finishes his job in Tucson. Lam and I have mixed emotions about selling our home. We will be sad to leave it. We have put so much love into our home and hope the next owners will do the same. Then we have to find a new house to love and make it our home.

Rachel

A Mother's Day Poem

2008-05-11T06:58:00.000-07:00

"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.

It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.

Author Unknown

Mother's Day

2008-05-11T06:50:00.000-07:00

I want to tell my mom, mother-in-law, sisters, grandmother and friends, Happy Mother's Day. I am so thankful for each one of you. You have set an example to me on how to be a good mother, and to love my children. You have, also been a mother figure for my children in different ways. I thank you for sharing your love with them. Happy Mother's Day!!!

Love,
Rachel

Kylee's Dance Recital Spring 2008

2008-05-10T07:01:00.000-07:00

Kylee dances with Sahuarita Dance Center. Here she is getting ready behind stage for her performance. Kylee's favorite things about dance recitals are make up, costumes and center stage!!!

Kylee's Creative Dance Class danced to Mozart.

When the recital was over, Kylee and her friends went back up on stage, to dance and play. I made Kylee take a few pictures.

Lam gave Kylee three red roses after her performance, and she would not put them down.

Graceful Kylee demonstrating a curtsey.

This picture is one of my favorite pictures of the night. Kylee looking up at the stage lights.

Our Home

2008-05-08T16:45:00.001-07:00

"Home Sweet Home" This is our home in Sahuarita, AZ. We have lived here for three and half years, since September 2004.

Lam has been busy doing projects around the house. Last summer we finally finished the backyard. It only took two years to complete. The Built in BBQ is one of Lam's favorite things of our house.

Two years ago we had the patch of grass and small decorative rock, with a few shrubs. Then last year we decided to make some raised flower beds. I am sure proud of Lam, I never knew he was such a handyman!! What a hunk I have!

After all of Lam's hard work, we have our house up for sale. Yep we are moving! Lam has a job offer in Logan, Utah. He will be Medical Director over the Hospitalist Group at IHC Logan Regional Hospital. We hope to be gone by the end of July and he will start in September. Lam is waiting for the licensing of Utah, so he can work there as a physician. Once that is in place then we can say we are offically moving!!!

We put the house up for sale on May 2nd. We have only had two showings so far. We hope more will come, very soon.

Make up Pictures

2008-05-08T15:44:00.000-07:00

We got so busy at Keenan's Blessing that we forgot to get a picture before church. Then at church he spit up all over his outfit. Well a month later we finally got a picture of him in his blessing outfit. He of course is a lot bigger than he was on, March 30, 2008, his blessing day.

Since we had Keenan dressed up for make up pictures we decided to get Kylee also. We also forgot to get pictures of Kylee in her Easter Dress. Kylee wanted to hold Keenan so you can't see her whole dress.

I put Keenan down on the grass so I could try to take a picture of Kylee in her dress. You can see Keenan had a fit. I picked him up right before the sprinklers went off. It slipped my mind to remember what time of day it was and when the sprinkler system turned on. So we missed getting Kylee in her dress.

Here is Kylee wet from the sprinklers and not happy at mom that I got her dress wet. Keenan is also not a happy baby, he was hungry. Way to go mom! Maybe next Sunday we will try to get pictures!

Laughter

2008-05-08T15:39:00.000-07:00

Keenan has finally started to laugh. I love his little laughter. It makes me want to freeze time, so that I can stay in that moment forever. Keenan is a good and happy baby. We are blessed to have such a good baby!!

Bath Time

2008-05-08T15:31:00.001-07:00

Keenan loves his bath.

Keenan all cozy in his bath towel.

Oh, can't forget Kylee in the picture. She never wants to be left out.

Disneyland

2008-05-08T14:08:00.001-07:00

Leaving our hotel room and walking to Disneyland with the Gietl Family. Jeff Gietl pushing Susie. Rachel carrying Keenan and pushing Kylee in the stroller. We had fun on vacation to Disneyland with the Gietl family.

This is Kylee's second time at Disneyland.

Keenan was a really good baby the whole time we were at Disneyland.

Lam and Kylee enjoyed going on the rides together.

Keenan went on a couple of rides and he slept for the entire ride.

Kylee with her best friend Susie Gietl. They loved posing on the royal chair.

Kylee with her favorite Princess, Cinderella.

Susie and Kylee loved meeting the Princess. Infact I think it was their favorite thing about Disneyland.

Best friends. Good thing they were sitting down when they hugged. Usually their hugs consists of a tackle to the ground.

Kylee found her new home. She keeps asking to have a small door in our new home. Lam's Aunt Somseuck has a small door to a crawl space and it is Kylee's favorite place to play.

Daddy's girl! These girls got spoiled with lots of rides on their dad's shoulders.

The gang waiting for the parade. Maria and I sat down early to get a good front row seat to the parade.

Kylee and Susie on the popular ride, everyone was doing it, waiting in line. (LOL!) Saturday at Disneyland was crazy, too many people and a long time waiting in lines. We learned our lesson to never go during Sprink Break or a Weekend.

What to do with boredom!

2008-05-08T13:43:00.000-07:00

This is what Kylee does when she is bored, she gets mishievous. Lam and I were preoccupied with home projects. When Kylee decided to color her lips with a purple marker. Mom was not happy! When I found out she also colored her sink.

Thank goodness it was a washable marker!

Kylee then asked her dad to smell her lips, yep she used fragrant markers. The fragrance was grape. Lam got a laugh out of it and grabbed the camera. As you can see Kylee thought it was also funny!

Trip to Logan for Lam's Interview

2008-05-08T09:27:00.000-07:00

Keenan meeting his Great Grandfather, Boyd Smart.

Keenan meeting his Great Grandmother, Phyllis Smart.

We celebrated the March Birthday's; John's, Corbyn's, David's, Brian's and Justin's. Corbyn loved the birthday cake. His mouth was stained blue from the icing.

Kylee got to have her friends, The Cragun's came to visit at Grandma Smart's home. They had a good time playing, eating pizza and having an Easter Egg Hunt.

Keenan meeting his Grandmother Thay Kham Thanadabout for the first time. Kylee also getting a picture with her grandma.

On our way from the Salt Lake City Airport to Logan, Utah. We made a stop to see our friends, Jeff and Jenny Johnson. We had a good time visiting with them and their daughter Pearl. Jenny took this picture and I copied it off her blog. Thanks Jenny!! This was our first family picture since Keenan was born. Keenan was three weeks old in this picture and Kylee is four years old.

Cousin's seeing each other for the first time. Leslie holding her baby girl, Caitlin. Rachel sitting with Keenan. Caitlin is a month and a half older than Keenan, she was born January 5th.

The whole family together for a family picture! This picture will have to be updated in a couple years, since one of us will have another baby. This picture was taken at my parents new home in Millville, Utah. They moved in sometime during December 2007.

Our Baby Boy Is Here!

2008-05-07T20:50:00.001-07:00

Grandma Smart holding Keenan for the first time. Grandma got to be in the room while Keenan was born. Thanks mom for being our photographer!!!

Keenan getting loved by Grandpa Smart.

Kylee loves Keenan so much and can't wait to have him home.

Kylee having a blast with Grandpa. Grandpa was Kylee's entertainment while Lam, Keenan and I were at the hospital. Kylee sure loves her "Papa!"

Keenan Lenh Thanadabout was born February 22, 2008.

Keenan was 7 lbs 12 oz and 19 1/2 inches in length.

Keenan with his Big Sister Kylee.

Kylee's Surgery

2008-05-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

Kylee is gowned and ready for her surger on April 29, 2008. She had removal of bilateral ear tubes with gelfoam myringoplasty. She had surgery at Camp Lowell Surgery Center in Tucson, AZ. Her doctor was Dr. Keith C. Soderberg.

Kylee is being so brave for her surgery.

After surgery Kylee, was a chatter box. The first thing she told the nurse was, "My mom gave me a baby brother." Kylee enjoyed the nurses and was back to her normal self within a few hours. Kylee then got an ear infection in her left ear 5 days after surgery. Other than the infection she is doing well. She can't wait for another 4 weeks when she can get in the swimming pool again.