The Blackburn Family: May 2008

Alyssa has been tagged......I am going to combine this a little with a post I was planning on sharing already so here goes-

So a couple of nights ago I had been at work for about an hour when I got a phone call from Brandon informing me that the DVD player had fallen on Alyssa's head and that her head didn't look very good. He said it had split her head open and there is blood everywhere. No one at home knew at that point why the DVD player fell off her dresser and on to her head, but I just knew I needed to get home quick. When I got home my mother-in-law was at our house and just holding Alyssa with a rag on her head. She showed me her head and informed me that it wouldn't stop bleeding so I called my doctor luckily they were in til 8 but my doctor was not there, but to bring her in and they will take care of her. So we all got in the car and took Lys to the doctor in Kaysville. They cleaned her up cause not kidding it looked like we had put a red dye on her hair. They were actually able to glue the split, thank goodness and they just wanted us to keep an eye on her for fear of a concussion. We found out later that night that they had there V-Smile plugged into the dvd player and when she went running into her room she tripped on the cords and it pulled the dvd player right out and onto her head. So she is doing well now. She is a little sensitive about washing her hair in that area and it kind of sucks cause her hair parts really funny cause it won't part where the glue is. Oh Well they said it will dissolve in about a week so....We are so glad she is ok and doing better.

Anyway so fIvE things about our Alyssa:

~She was my SCARIEST baby ever. When she was born they were having troubles keeping her oxygen levels up. I just remember Lilly hogging her and not letting me hold her. When the nurse came in and said she was purple and they were taking her to the nursery. I was released twelve hours later when my doctor came in and told me that she had pneumonia and that the spot that was on her lungs had been there for a while and they were life flighting her to McKay Dee where they could take care of her better. I was so terrified! The Primary Childrens hospital crew came to transfer her. Lilly and I cried when they put an IV in her hand and took her away. After a week of trials and problems they finally told me they were releasing her. You have no idea how excited I was to hear those words. I was so tired of sleeping in the hospital bed and I just wanted to take her home. But she did have to come home with oxygen and an APNEA monitor for 6 weeks. It was so scary but we did it and we are so glad to have her today. You really do take for granted when you have a healthy baby.

~She is my DRAMA queen. If someone is not paying attention to her she will come up with some sort of drama til you are. She is also so MOODY! She can be so happy one minute and so pouty the next just like someone flipped a switch. But she can really be a sweetheart though.

~She loves ART. She will never get bored as long as you have some paper and some crayons. She also is a very good reader and loves to go to school. She is so smart!

~ Her BEST FRIEND is Maya. She loves Maya. They spend pretty much everyday together. If Maya isn't at our house Lys is at hers. They are such good friends and they get along so well. WE are so glad Lys has such a fun good friend. They will call each other before school to find out what the other one is wearing so they can match. It is so CUTE!

~Alyssa's nicknames are Lys, Lyssers, or Lyssy.

WE love Lys and are so happy to have her in our lives. We are so blessed to have such a special little girl. She is such a good sister and her brother looks up to her so much!