2009.04.10 (Fri) - Oops Had a great day, forgot to take a photo so posting one from 4.11. Hope you all had a great day! Until tomorrow... Darron
![2009.03.28 (Sat) - Snow Day Scare [ <a target="_blank" href="/gallery/7756175_K5LP4#501537127_DFu5M">more photos from our day</a> ]
Today started well, I attended my new men's Bible study and learned a little about Abraham in Genesis 25-26. I opened up to the guys and shared something I've been struggling with and later learned of some great blessings that resulted. I stopped in and purchased some items from Jennifer at the start of her shift and then Robin and I headed up I-80 with Chris, Kayla, and Peyton. Chris drove, it was nice being a passenger. This was to be Peyton's first snow trip and we anticipated having great fun. Robin packed thermos's with hot Chili as usual, we thought we were well prepared for our trip.
We arrived around 1:30PM, spent some time sledding, throwing snowballs and laughing. We built the most awesome snowman of all, this time I brought the carrot, rocks for eyes and buttons, and branches for arms. We put a scarf and hat on our new frosty friend and then set up the tripod and grabbed some group shots.
We were having the most amazing fun together and just about then everything changed. Peyton, who will be two next Saturday, slipped down off a very small ledge, maybe eighteen inches or so, and then walked over to Kayla and grasped for her mom and went limp. Her eyes were wide open but she was completely unresponsive. She was not blinking, no eye movement, eyes dilated and fixed into a blank stare into the sky. We began to attempt to get her to respond but nothing came of our efforts. I noticed that she was not breathing and the mood quickly turned to one of fear and panic. Everything I had learned about first aid just evaporated and I felt myself becoming frantic. Chis got on the cell phone to call 911 and I laid Peyton down and began to attempt to start her breathing. I was doing everything I could remember, had her flat, tipped her neck back, checked for blockages. Her heart was beating but I could see her life slowly slipping away. I had already attempted two breaths into her mouth when I stopped and asked the Lord for strength. I asked him, "Please don't take our Peyton now, please help me remain calm and guide my actions." As soon as I did, I felt a little more calm and then resumed mouth-to-mouth. I had not been plugging her nose and the earlier attempts were not working because the air was just going in her mouth and out her nose. I plugged her nose and was able to begin filling her lungs with air on each breath. After what seemed like an eternity, she began to cough, and cry. Shortly after that I began to cry, we picked her up and carried her down the hill toward where we had parked. A CHP officer was pulling up just as we got to the truck, the paramedics arrived a minute later.
Peyton still didn't seem herself and none of us could be sure what had caused her to stop breathing so we decided we should be safe and let them take us to Truckee hospital to have her checked out. Kayla rode in the ambulance with Peyton, Chris, Robin and I followed them on the longest 10 minute drive ever. We arrived, got her checked in and spent the next seven hours waiting while they did blood work, virus tests, and x-rays. They wanted us to stay all the night for observation. Ultimately we got Peyton transferred to Kaiser Roseville, we drove the hour 1Hr 15mins back home and got her checked into our Hospital. The doctor said she was fine and released her about 11:30PM.
The doctors think she had a febrile seizure, it is somewhat common but we need to keep an eye on her. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers as I updated our status on Twitter / Facebook!
Until tomorrow,
Darron](https://photos.smugmug.com/Daily-Photo-Posts/Darron-Daily-2008/i-Mg75JsZ/1/1495d0af/Ti/DSC_6193_FP-Ti.jpg)
![2009.04.04 (Sat) - Birthday Girl
I took off early for my mens Bible study and it was great getting with the guys, praying for loved ones and one another. The study went well, I picked up a lot listening to everything the guys had to say about the weeks reading.
After I got home we took off to grab Briana and then off to Kayla and Chris's house for Peyton's Birthday party. We arrived early and I watched Peyton while the girls took off to Party City to get the balloons and such. Peyton and I walked to the park to do the "Rock and Slide" for a bit, then returned back to the house to see her daddy who had been sleeping after getting off late.
Chris's Mom and Dad arrived and we began packing things that needed to go to the park for the party. The girls arrived with the balloons and such, we had everthing set up by 1PM and people had already started arriving. We flew kites, played with the giant soccer ball, played on the playground equipment and then began the BBQ. <a target="_blank" href="/gallery/7813317_29Szi#505943647_5BncL">Chris was an excellent cook</a>, we all ate, sang to the B-day girl as she blew out her candle, and then she opened her presents.
It was great spending time with family, hanging out, and seeing all the kids have fun.
Hope you all had a great day, I'll post the rest of the photos to a separate gallery when I have time...
Until tomorrow,
Darron
[<a target="_blank" href="/gallery/7813317_29Szi">Posting the rest of the photos Here</a>]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Daily-Photo-Posts/Darron-Daily-2008/i-2b2wVq7/1/17cacb68/Ti/DSC_6753-Ti.jpg)
