Growing up Meyer!

The story. The journey. The experience. The prayers. The tears. The poo. The answers. Poop. Poo. Stool. Diarrhea. Snakes. Turds. Nuggets. You name it, we have talked about it. We've talked to Griffin. We've talked to doctors. We've talked to each other along this journey.  Back to the beginning...our little man struggled with constipation from early on. Baby days we added pears, prunes, plums. Toddler days we added Miralax. Back in October 2015, we had our first run in with blood in his poo. As any scared parent does, we took him to the doctor and began the tests. Sure enough, extreme constipation and we added Miralax to his diet and saw great improvements.  Fast forward to January, we have more blood and no constipation. We've been on Miralax for months and we have daily "mashed potatoes". Yes, we tracked the poo and watched it daily. Back to the doctor. Back for more tests. Still no answers. It was time to move on to the GI doctors at Children...

 What do you get when you stack a Tri-Cities Meyer Family Visit plus a Lake Roosevelt trip and this crazy group....give up? A fun-filled, goofy-town, crazy family adventure! Some smiles...some pouts...some NO pictures...some let's get on the road and ONE family selfie. Here we go...the Meyer kids did great on the trip as we made our way East. We made it to Grammy and Papa's and it was instant time for boots, shovels, dirt and fun. The campsite was set up and we were ready to try our first "camping" experience with all of us in one tent.  It was great to have the controlled campground of Rich's parents backyard (and a bathroom not far away). Relaxing in our camping chairs. Night one in the tent was a success! It took a little time to get everyone settled, but by the time I turned out the lights everyone was down for the count. Happy 2nd Birthday Millie...the REAL day! The choice to go boating or s...