Update on Nathan

Hello All,



Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts. This has been a long and windy road with Nathan. Some may know and not know that Nathan had to go in for more testing last Friday on an urgent basis per an endocrinologist from Children's Hospital. I finally got a hold of her today and she said that she wasn't able to say an exact diagnosis but looking at the first set of results, Nathan's cortizone hormone was very low and he would probably have to get a shot anytime there is a stressfult situation (which was vaguely defined by the doctor) the rest of his life.



Nevertheless, as his parents you could imagine this still leaves us hanging because we don't know what to look for but we have a doctor's appt on September 8th to talk to the doctor more in depth. She will also have all the results back from his hormone testing and CT scan. We know that we serve an awesome God and He will bring us through this. We know that he has put each and every one of you in our lives for a reason.



More updates later.....otherwise he is doing great! He is talking so much. Last night on the way home from life group, he was telling on one of the kids because he kept talking in long sentences and I heard him try to prounounce some of the kids' names. He is also potty training. We have a Nathan's Potty Prize jar and if he goes he gets 3 M&M's.



Love The Bartletts



Jessica N. Bartlett
"I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you
hope for." Jeremiah 29:11

Addicted to Love......

Remember the song by Robert Palmer, Addicted to Love? Well, I was just listening to it and a funny thought hit about my grandma. In the video of Addicted to Love, there are women with slicked back hair, ruby red lips, and playing electric guitars in dresses. So with the thought of that video and song in mind, I wanted to share a picture and something that happened on our trip up north.

My sister, mother, grandmother, Nathan and I went to visit an elderly lady in the rest home. My 75 yr old grandmother is a caretaker for her. In the visiting room there was an old organ and of course my mom had to play it. So my grandma picks up Nathan's toy guitar and pretends she is playing it. It was so funny because it was random and because we could never imagine grandma picking up a guitar, let alone an electric guitar. I could totally see her starring in that video with her beehive hairdo and ruby red lips.....

LOL

Okay, I really have nothing much to share except laughing out loud. And this week, there has been little funny things that have happened that don't make sense to anyone but me. And trust me, I have needed this laughter. My life has been a whirlwind the past few years and I think I've left my joybox on the counter. But I feel that God is healing some things in my heart with joy and laughter.

Tonite, we were having our weekly family dinner. Everyone had a task (cutting the meat, cutting the watermelon, mashing potatoes) and we were stirring around preparing dinner as well as to listening to my brother's broadcast on the radio. Jennae and Doug hadn't arrived yet. Nathan was excited so he went around the house screaming and laughing. Jonny was walking around the house in circles trying to find reception with the radio. All you heard was Nathan, radio static, and the beaters. We all just stopped and busted laughing. These are the best times. When Jennae and Doug arrived, it was fun times. Fun times.

Greetings From Our Group Home

Well, it has been about 2 weeks and we haven't killed each other. My stepdad is dedicated to his job where he sleeps in the day and guards the prison at night. My mom sleeps in for a while, catching up on 30 years of sleep deprivation. My husband snores on ( FROM THE BOOK 'BEAR SNORES ON')without a flinch. My son sleeps peacefully because he has conquered his sides of our bed. I, however, get ready to feed the world as I hand out benefits to the needy for a mere sixpence.

We all have our quirks. My mother and husband spend more time together than we can wish ( she is his taxi for the time being) My stepdad is in heaven because my mom finally has a reason to cook. My son thinks he is in Disneyland because he is living the best of both worlds. And there is my brother, the rockstar, the baby of the family, the one who leaves a trail of crumbs from his 2am snack.

Right now, I couldn't trade it for a moment. We dont know what our future holds as far as the path we'll take but we know that God is in control. He hears our praise and prayers. And thanks to my mother in law and our friends for their support.

Well, we are finally moved in to our mansion. I am beside my self because I'm so used to my routine of cooking dinner and cleaning up right after work. Now my mom usually has dinner cooking and the house is kept clean. Our hearts are so grateful for the grace and mercy our parents have had on us since we've been together. We feel at times unworthy to be parents our self because we haven't been financially stable for Nathan's sake. This year will be a true test of our faith in our finances as well as our marriage. I know God has a plan for me and for my family. I just need to rehearse trhat everyday.


Thanks for your prayers. And as for Nathan, he is suppose to have a Ct-Scan sometime in the next few weeks. He seems vibrant and happy. He loves to sing, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" which is the first song I sang to him in the hospital.

Home Sweet Home

Okay, so my last blog was a little troubling to understand because I wasn't very specific so I will share. My parents offered Jon and I to live with them for awhile so that Jon can go back to school. At first we had doubts because we didn't want to leave our cute little place and leave our privacy as well as dive into my parent's and brother's privacy. Then we looked at our finances, we looked at the fact that we've been praying for a good job for Jonny and we looked at our son. Knowing everyone would have to make some sacrifices and that its totally embarrassing...we really couldn't see beyond all of that. We want to give Nathan the best life we can and Jon deserves to continue on with his education and have an opportunity at a career. So at the end of July we are moving in. We are so grateful for this opportunity and not many people get it twice! (We used to live with them before our little tooter came along) So please pray for us, its emotionally and mentally rough right now. We'll still be on one paycheck but this will help us not having to pay as much rent.

And speaking of the little tooter....Nathan is talking like crazy. The other day on our way home he was throwing a fit because he was sooo tired. My mom was doing her best to entertain him but he just wouldn't have it. So I said, "He's just really tired." and Nathan snapped back, "I NOT TIYED MAMA !" (spelt deliberately) And we really had to make firecrackers a big deal so he wouldnt be as scared. He kept saying, "Ooo, crackers, ooo"

Love Everyone....

Thoughts

Okay, so Im going to be very indirect in this blog because I don't want to give away too much detail just yet. Jon and I have had a proposition brought forth to us and we have mixed emotions. Mainly this proposition would be beneficial to our family right now and give us a chance to have a chance to be free from some things. Anyways, we need to make this decision fairly quickly and its scary. We've made good decisions and bad decisions in life and some have haunted us and some have helped us. We need to pray and seek God's wisdom. So please pray and one day I can share more. Pray that we are open to all options and the God will pave the path before us.