We have video!

The video has already been posted on MLive. For those instant gratification lovers, I'll save you the trouble! Thanks to Jeff for giving me the link!

Small Wonder--Living Big With Dwarfism

Owen's Big News!

Owen is going to be in the paper! The Flint Journal has done a story on Owen that will appear in this Sunday's paper (I think the "Features" or "Today" section). I'm sorry I had to keep everyone in suspense, but I wanted to find out what day the article would come out before I blabbed the wrong information.
I haven't seen the final product, but I believe the focus is going to be on how wonderful Owen is (of course!) and how Dan and I have adjusted to his diagnosis of achondroplasia. I believe the blog will be mentioned as well, which means I may be getting a little more traffic. If any of my fellow bloggers would like me to remove their sites from my link list for privacy purposes, I will totally understand!
In addition to the story, we had some video taken. There will be a 3 to 3 1/2 minute companion video posted on MLive. It may post on You Tube as well.
I did have a little apprehension about exposing our family at first, but ultimately we are excited to show the Greater Flint Area how wonderful Owen is! I hope this can help take a little of the mystery away from dwarfism. That's why I think a lot of us blog.
I'm going to put a few informative posts up in the next couple of days so I can familiarize any new readers with achondroplasia. This is also the reason I have been tinkering around with my blog layout a bit (it all makes sense now doesn't it?!).
If you can get your hands on a Flint Journal - pick one up on Sunday. Otherwise, you can try to find it on MLive..
Don't worry, during Owen's 15 minutes of fame, we will do everything we can to keep this from getting to his head. Speaking of Owen's head - autographed head shots will soon be available on my blog for a mere $30 a pop (+ shipping and handling)! The "I read Owen's blog and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" tees will also be coming next month so make your Christmas list early. Hahaha! Just kidding...well,maybe...

STOP!!! YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT BLOG!!

I know! I'm totally wild and crazy!
I switched up the format of the ol' blog. I was feeling a little bored with life so I decided I would mix things up. It was between getting a new husband or new blog template. Honey, you are safe for now (much to your disappointment!). I will post more in a few days but here's a little teaser for everyone...Owen has some big things coming up.
Hello! Can you say "cliffhanger"?!

He's OK!

Thank you to everyone for your concern for Owen! I am happy to report he is feeling much better. He's still not 100% on the Owen Personality Meter (more like 74 to 76%) but he's closer to get back to his old self. The nebulizer treatments definitely helped and we were able to keep him out of the hospital. Hallelujah! I was a little worried about the prospect of having to take him to the hospital. We have already had 2 ER trips since October. At what point does Social Services start to worry!? Despite how much the treatments are helping, they are not Owen's favorite activity. You can see how miserable he is. It really gets his heart going. It's a little frighting to feeling your childs heart pumping so fast but it is a side effect of the medicine. I'm back to work ~sigh~ and he's well enough to go back to day care so life is back to normal (did I just use that term?). If there was an upside to Owen being sick, it was that his was so cuddly! All he wanted to do was lay on Dan and I which rarely happens any more. See? There's always a silver lining!

Never a dull moment!

Owen has respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. He is one sick little boy. He developed a cough on Friday and got progressively worse through the weekend. By Sunday, he was lethargic and miserable. The scary thing for us is that he was not interested in eating at all which was very alarming to us. My biggest concern was the dehydration. We took him to the doctor yesterday morning and the doc said it was RSV. He sent 3 babies to the hospital for it last week so it goes without saying that it seems to be circulating. Luckily the pediatrician felt that we could treat it at home so we now have to give him nebulizer treatments 3 times a day for a week! This little virus is pretty nasty. It last for 10 days to 2 weeks so Owen will start to feel better - in a week. Great! Poor guy. I took a couple days off of work to stay with him. I'll keep everyone updated!

Our Birthday Boy!

This was officially Owen's first - and last big birthday bash. I sure hope he enjoyed it. Just kidding (kind of). Whew! It is hard work throwing a 1st birthday party!

That being said, I couldn't have asked for anything more. The day was filled with family and friends. Owen's friend Knoah and his mom Tonya made it all the way from Monroe! It was so good to get my hands on Knoah again! Especially after the little scare he gave all of us last week.

Because of the generosity of all the people that love Owen, he will be a lifetime member of the LPA. I was flabbergasted! I'm not really sure how to adequately express how grateful I am to everyone. You have given my son the absolute greatest gift. The LPA offers my son a lifetime of friendship and support. The fact that those who love Owen are a part of it is more special than I can say. Dan, Owen and I love you all! OK - We realized that this looks like a horror movie. Dan and I did not think of the ramifications of red icing when we ordered the cupcakes!

Thank you!

I will not get a chance to post pictures until tonight, but I wanted to get a jump start on saying thank you!

I couldn't have asked for a better 1st birthday party for Owen! Thank you everyone for all of the wonderful gifts. Owen received enough contributions to his LPA membership so that he can buy a lifetime membership! I feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. I love you all! The pictures will be up tonight!