It's been forever!!!

Hello all. It was pointed out to be the other day that I hadn't blogged in over a month. (Love ya Sandy. Thanks for getting my butt in gear. haha) Anyways, things here have been going better. It's amazing how God shows himself in the midst of storms. He is totally amazing and has given my many blessings in the last few months. When my "storm" started a few months ago I really did have trouble on focusing on all the positives in my life and was obsessing on the negatives. I have since in the last few weeks decided all that was doing was ruining my life and I want my kids to have a good mommy. So I perked my butt up and have saw how amazing God really has been.
One is that Addyson blood counts keep going up. She was at the doctor this week and her count was up to 93. She is getting closer to 150 everyday.
Two is that I have an amazing husband and is so supportive of everything that I do and say. I truely know that he is my sole mate. With my family issues and my life falling apart he has been my strong hold. We also only planned to stay around here for vacation, but my husband knew that with the year we have had so far that we needed more so he has worked extra hours and we are now going to Myrtle Beach. I am so stoked. My parents and neice and nephew are going also. It is going to be an awesome week. 31 days until we leave, but hey who's counting.
Third is that Hayleigh is truely an amazing child. She is sooo funny. The things that she says is so hilarous. She is so quick witted. I sometimes wish that I was as quick witted as she is. God has truely blessed me with my girls.
God has also given/shown me a closer relationship with my neice and nephew. We have always been a close family, but since all this has started our closeness has doubled or even tripled. I see or talk to them everyday. Just and FYI for those of you who don't know what my "storm" is here is a short synopsis. My sister has chose to abandon her family including her kids and start a lesbian relationship. She has let everything in her life slide except for this relationship and it really stinks for her kids. She has ruined my moms health and her kids lives. There is soo much more if you want to know just ask and I will share. Anyways...I just ask for everyone to pray for her. She has lost God and I hope and pray that something or someone will bring her back to Him sometime. Just pray for God to do his work in her life because that is what it is going to take. Thanks for listening and I love each and everyone of you.

P.S. Don't forget to thank God everyday for every blessing that he has given you. Let the negatives go and always think about positive things for the future. Because God really is soooo Good.

Chop, Chop, It's Haircut Time!!!!!

Hayleigh has been begging for a haircut. She wanted to have her hair look like Tori and Erins(which is a lot shorter than hers). I wasn't to nervous because last time she said this she freaked out when the girl started to cut and we left with just a trim. Well last night she didn't freak and her hair is short. I was a little sad because her hair was beautiful, but this cut is so cute. She does look a lot older an even more like her dad. I am also going to post pics of Addy because she also got her first haircut last night as well. We just trimmed the baby fuzz off so hopefully it will start to grow. In the after pics they both got new sunglasses yesterday also so they wanted to wear them too. So take a moment and look at my pics please and enjoy my little cuties. Love ya.

Hayleigh getting ready to start cutting.


Addyson during her haircut. She is so cute. Had to post this pic!!!


Hayleigh's after shots with her new sunglasses!!!!




Addyson's after shot with her new shades. A movie star in training!!!!

Update on Addy

Found out on Thursday night that Addyson has the "good" form of ITP. She will always have the disorder but after about a year it will go dormant in her body. So for now we will just moniter her closely. The trying of not letting her fall is about to drive me crazy. She gives me a heart attack every time she stubbles in the slightest way. I am babying her sooo much. I am being a very protective mother right now. I hope that is okay and won't ruin her. I will keep everyone informed about her. Next Dr. visit is May 26. Thanks for all of the prayers. Love you all.

Be Strong and Courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go -- Joshua 1:9

This verse has been my motto for the last couple of days. Addyson has had major bruising all over her body. We noticed this during the winter, but just thought that it was your typical toddler legs. They now look so bad that I am very self conscious about putting shorts or skirts on her. Yesterday she had to have her hearing test from getting her tubes in, so I went ahead and scheduled an appointment for her with her pediatrician. He was very concerned with all of the bruises. He said two year olds do have a lot of bruising on their legs, but hers were excessive. She also has them all over her body including in places that most people don't get bruises(her armpits for example). So he said that she could have anemia, a blood clotting disorder, or leukemia. He sent us to the Jasper Hospital for blood work. And I was to call back this morning at 8:30. Before that time came the nurse called me and said that there was abnormalities in her blood and that I need to come back at 10am this morning to talk to the doctor and for more blood work. I had been very emotional but this conversation sent me balistic. I was a wreck and that is putting it nicely. Anyways... Johnny, my mom, Addyson, and I tracked back to Jasper this morning. Addyson has a blood clotting disorder that has a really long name, but has a shortened version called ITP. Her white blood cells(the antibodies) are eating all of her blood platelets. Her platelet count should be 150, hers however is at 25. At the level of 15 she could bleed to death. They took another blood test today and the results from this test will tell us if we are looking at a long term illness or short term. There are two different types and she could have either one. Still waiting on the results from that test. There are three treatments that we could do to treat this illness, but right now the negitive side effects from each drug is too high. We are just going to moniter her very closely. We have to have blood work done every two weeks to make sure her levels are okay. If they stay okay we will then move up to every month, if they don't then we are back to square one. I love our pediatrician, Dr. Ruff, and he is also consulting with the head Hemotologists(blood doctor) from Riley's Children Hospital. When he told me this I felt 100 times better about all of this. I am still scarred to death. I am so scared that something is going to happen to my baby. Right now the only thing that we have to do is no advil, asprin, or motrin if she has to have medicine it can only be tylenol. We also can not let her be any higher off the ground than what she stands, because we don't want her to start any major bleeding. So please pray with us and for us. Pray that she gets better and that we don't have to do this for the rest of her life. Love ya all. P.S. I have added some recent pics of little Miss Addyson Rose Cummins.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

God truely has blessed me with two beautiful daughters. I know that I take them for granted way too often. I do thank him everyday for letting me be a Mommy. I also have an awesome Mom. I don't know how I would get through life without my Mom. I truely am blessed. I just want to take a quick second and wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day. I am also praying for all woman who want nothing more than to be a Mommy. I know how this feels and Mother's Day is the hardest day of the year. I will pray nonstop for you tomorrow. I will also pray for all woman/girls who don't have their Mom for whatever reason it may be. I am kind of dealing with a situation like this right now and it truely is hard for this person. Just remember the wonderful times that you have had with your mothers. I know that it doesn't totally fix the hole in your heart, but hopefully it will help. I want to wish all Mothers in every situation a Happy Mother's Day. Love Ya, Amy

Prayers Needed.

I know that this is always about my kids, but this blog is a little different. My family is going through some huge changes. Most of these changes are not good things at all (actually they are down right terrible). Johnny, the kids, and I are fine and doing great, but the problems run in my immediate family. We are in need of constant prayers. We are in a mode of praying until something changes, but it has been a long time and I am getting so weary. So to anyone that reads this please pray for us and for my family. Thank you all so much. I love you all and please have a great week. Love ya, Amy

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday. It's abosolutely amazing that over 2000 years ago God sent his only son to die for all men so that we may have hope, peace, and love. I can not imagine what God went through watching his only son beaten, mocked, and nailed to a cross. I always try to put myself in other peoples shoes when they are having problems so that I can try to feel what they may feel and be able to help them better. I can not imagine the pain that God went through watching this. I panic if I don't see my kids at all times in Wal-Mart. Thank you God for sending your son to die for me so that I may live again in you.

Yesterday was WC preschool sign-ups for the fall. Hayleigh has been sooo excited about this. She did inform me that she needed a new skirt for school, because when you go to school you wear skirts. We also had to find her backpack and put crayons and markers in it because once again you can't go to school without a backpack. Last night went great and I am relieved that I know some of the parents that will have their kids there as well. I did get yelled out this morning because I let her miss the bus. I explained to her that 1. She won't go to school until after the summer is over and it starts to get cold again. and 2. She won't ride a bus because I will take her and pick her up everyday. Once again I was told that you can't go to school unless you ride a bus. I told her that her bus will be gray and will look a lot like a mini-van. She was okay with that answer for now. Oh boy do I have a lot to learn about school. Hahaha. Life is never boring.

One more thing... my family is going through some hard situations right now. Please pray for some decisions that are being made, choices that have already been made, consequences of all choices, and peace. I know that this doesn't make sense but God knows and we will appreciate all prayers. We have felt them this week, but will continue to need them for a while. I love you all. Amy