Kendall Michelle turned 16 on January 21st. She was born 4 weeks early and was still 7 lb 4 oz! She was the biggest premie in the NICU! She came into this world with a rough start. Her lungs weren't developed, she had pneumonia infection and really bad jaundice. She was in the NICU for 10 days. She had tubes to help her breath, IV's, and a "hood" for oxygen over her head. I remember getting up and going to the hospital to feed her every 2-3 hours. I would stay as late as I could before going home exhausted to bed, just to wake up and do it all over again. It was horrible to leave the hospital without my baby. Now this baby has grown into a normal, healthy, beautiful teenager!
I took Kendall to get her permit on Tuesday, and we got there too late, so she couldn't do it. We went the next day, she didn't pass. I took her the next day on her birthday and she passed! YEAH Kendall should have gotten her permit back in August, but she had no desire and never studied. So I finally had to get on her about it because with Tony gone, I could really use an other driver! ha
We had Kendall's party this weekend and it was a blast! We had 20 kids here and the Game Truck for 2 hours! That was the best thing ever, it kept all of those kids entertained. The Game Truck is a semi trailer that comes and parks in front of your house, and inside there are 4 flatscreen TV's, any game console you can think of and any game to go with it! 4 people per TV can play. One of the best inventions! And since it was so rainy, the kids had something to do that was inside. Mark was so upset when we made him come in. He wanted to play Lego Star Wars and be with the kids. My dad is so awesome, he took mark and bought him Lego Star Wars Wii so he could play in the house while the kids were out in the truck. Love you dad! After the truck left, we had pizza and cake. The kids danced, one played the piano, there was a cake fight and lots of fun. It really was an awesome party.
My parents stayed with me the whole time and helped by picking up all the food and just being here so I wasn't outnumbered 21 kids to 1! My dad grilled each kid that came to the door: What's your name? Are you tellin' me or askin' me? You don't smoke, drink, do drugs or cuss do you? Welcome to the party, the kids are all in the Game Truck! ha ha You could see the relief in their face once he smiled at them! HA
On Saturday I let Kendall drive around while we ran errands and looked for jobs. There's no way I was letting her drive the beast (Excursion) becuase it's way too big for her. So I made her drive the jeep, which is going to be hers anyway. Sorry Kendally, but you are a very scary driver! HA HA HA
She was so nervous and scared that it made it worse. She was stiff and her hands were clenched tight. She was so stressed. Hopefully she'll loosen up and get better. Love you Kendall! So glad you were born into our family. You are such a fun girl and you make me laugh all the time like your dad does! You have a great talent that way. Proud of you and your competitive cheer accomplishments.
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