Furry Support!

Have you ever seen such a cute face?

Wow, it has been almost 2 months since I posted last! Life has been a little crazy! While this summer has not been as hot or provided as many beach days, it certainly has been full of activities and full of new love in our home.

I would like to introduce you to....HENRY!

Henry is a rescue from down south. He is about 5 months old and we have no idea what kind of dog he is...any ideas? We are thinking terrier, retriever, spaniel mix...Really, he is a pile of mush and loves to be loved. He adores Finn and Finn is coming around to the idea of being a big sister.

He has acclimated to our house, learned quickly- when Terence says "Go find Mommy,"
both Henry and Finn run to the bathroom.

"Hmmm...I want that kong..."

"I will mess you up for that kong- Matrix style!"

I hope everyone is feeling good and enjoying summer.
I hope the tummy troubles have not slowed you down!
I will be posting soon about Humira shots for those who are considering a biologic approach.

Thank You!

Team Semi Colon

Amelia, Rosie and Maren

Terence and Rosie

Thank you so much to our family and friends who donated to the walk! Team Semi Colon raised $2200!!! Woohoo!!!

Above, you will see our family, decked out in green t-shirts, with our fabulous banner (thanks Mom!) and we rocked the Boston Commons. It was a wonderful day, hundreds of participants, in great spirits and hilarious team names and t-shirts. I am proud to be a CCFA member and I am so thankful for my supportive family. In order, photo includes Terry, me, Eric, Mom, Michael, Maren, Matt, Amelia and Joey. The rents and the sibs:)

Finding the Humor In It...

So I told my husband "Babe, we need a funny line for our team t-shirts for the Take Steps-Walk for Crohn's and Colitis."

And he came up with a bunch! He's so good to me! I picked the two that made me laugh the hardest, drew an intestine with a black sharpie marker and ...for your enjoyment, here are the final products. The front and back of our team t-shirts!

Some people would think walking around in a t-shirt showcasing a small bowel may be odd...not my family!

For all you IBD peeps out there- here is another story to make you laugh. Last Friday I had my second colonoscopy in two months. I remember nothing about the first one except going in. I was totally out of it! When I woke up I had a full blown convo with my Doc, yet I couldn't recall a thing later on- good thing my hubby was there to talk to the doctor so he could dictate to me what was discussed!

The same thing happened last week... but it gets better! I went in at 6:30AM, was out of the colonoscopy by 8:00AM, home asleep by 8:30AM. Since my hubby works until 4:00AM- he also went to sleep.

Then I wake up an hour later in a FULL BLOWN PANIC! "Honey, we missed the colonoscopy! What are we going to do?!? Wake up! Wake up! Oh my god!" Tears in my eyes. Had I done the crappy prep the night before all for nothing?!? It took a good five minutes for him to talk me down and convince me we had already gone to the procedure and come home....awesome.