Here is my Weepy Post

I love each of my kids so very much. Each one of them brings something to our family that would be missing if they were not here. They each have their own personalities and I love each of them dearly. But out of each of them, Kayden has demanded so much more of my attention than any of them. A lot of that attention has been because of his medical condition. He depended on me for so much when he was little. There is a little bit of a different relationship between me and Kayden.

I look at Kayden in awe of how far he has come. He has gone through so much and has such a strong spirit about him. He has such a great personality even when he was little he could make you laugh about the smallest things. His facial expressions can be priceless. The gals in Primary always laugh at his facial expressions that he makes. His teacher even commented to me the other day that he was being such a ham.

He has names for things that are hilarious like the back side of his Spongebob blanket is called the garbage side and when he goes to bed we have remember to keep the garbage side down. He calls his coat his bear coat and he got Koy to call his coat his fatty coat. The best one is when he was little his name for Spongebob was "Fuffy".

He has just loved being in Kindergarten. He wants to learn and he wants to read. He is absorbing so much. He is writing his letters and his numbers and even coloring which is something that he has not done prior to kindergarten. I would always give him a crayon to color but he wouldn't want to because he didn't have the strength in his hands to color. Now that he is doing it everyday his hands are getting stronger and he loves doing it. He is also eating school lunch and loves it. He only will eat pizza or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but it is at least a start.

Yesterday when we were at the doctors, we met with Dr. Nelson. I have a sweet spot in my heart for Dr. Nelson. He is the doctor that diagnosed Kayden and took him on as his own patient 6 years ago when we started this kidney journey. He looked at Kayden and was just so pleased with him. His comments were "he looks so good" and "wow". Kayden is a the poster child for transplants. When he was a baby we were the classic case of a child in kidney failure, vomiting all the time, not eating, not gaining weight, feeding tube, dehydration (for those with small kidneys like Kayden's). The smile that was on Dr. Nelson's face the whole time we were there was just proof to me how satisfied he was with Kayden and where he is right now.

I am so proud of this little boy. He has overcome so much. He still has progress to make with his eating since he really won't eat a whole lot. I am thinking I might have to look into vegetarian cooking so that I know what things to make him that don't include meat (since that is what he refuses to eat) so that he can get the protein and other nutrients that he needs. As he gets older I feel more and more pressure to make sure that I teach him the things he needs to know so that he stays strong in spirit. The Lord has helped him through so much and I want him to be able to continue that relationship and stay strong.

Kayden is my miracle. My inspiration. Happy Birthday Kayden. I am so proud of you. You are amazing and strong and have been through so much and have overcome so much. Hope you have a great day!

Kayden Age 6.

On a side note: Today they are rescuing the 33 miners that were trapped in a mine for 2 months in Chile. It truly is a miracle and so wonderful that they are able to reunite those miners with their families and rescue them after so long. Each one that comes out in that cage I get emotional about. I truly feel that Heavenly Father was with those men while they were down there. We live in a wonderful time when so many things can happen because of technology. Thank you to all the rescuers in Chile for their dedication and their hard work and the non-stop care and unselfishness.