Please keep on praying! The Sterchi's need it now more than anything.

Well, here goes. Today was a really rough day for Brady. We (not Brady) woke up with high hopes of seeing his beautiful eyes because of the progress we made yesterday (reaction to stimulus) but around 9:30 he had a couple more seizures. They did a CAT scan and the neurologist said that he has had mini strokes on both sides of the brain in the front and the back (nobody can predict damage at this time though--but more than likely it will affect his motor skills, balance and coordination). He made it through the rest of the day hooked to a EEG machine and everything was looking good until about 6:30 PM when he had 2 more seizures. So, needless to say, they put him even deeper into his medically induced coma with more medications to instantly stop the seizure. With that said, he is being fed though a feeding tube now as we don't really know when he will wake up. Initially, they were kind of holding off in hopes that he would wake up and we could start feeding him normally, but with everything that happened today, this is the route that they chose. The biochemical genetic doctor is sure that there is a metabolic issue here, but not sure which one as he has to run numerous tests. We talked about what that means today and it varies a lot--we just have to wait and see, don't really want to get into as none of it is positive. So, another day goes by and I still haven't seen Brady's beautiful eyes but Jay and I are trying to balance each other out. We struggle daily watching our baby boy and the different things that are happening to his body. Please continue to send positive thought our ways and prayer to God for Brady's recovery. We try to stay strong for each other, for Haylee and especially for Brady but we both find ourselves struggling at times.
Jamie Sterchi

More Patton coming your way! He is just so darn cute and funny. I don't think I am being prejudice:)

Patton would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day!

Patton's Valentines party is tomorrow due to the fact that there is no school on Friday. We made treat bags and cupcakes to take. He is very excited about giving his treat bags. I strive to teach my kids to always give, and this teaches him how exciting it can be to give.

a very happy cupcake maker

Garfield wanting to be part of the fun

he signed all 16 treat bags!

This is a good High School friend of mine. Please pray!

Some of you already know and some of you don't, but Jay and I got home from Hawaii on
Sunday evening and Brady woke up on Monday morning and was very lethargic and had a fever with diahrrea. I took him to the doctor immediately. His temp was 106.3 and he began to have seizures. His blood sugar was 10 (very, very low) He was taken to the ER via ambulance where they somewhat stabilized him and then he was flown via helicopter (I got to go with him) to RIley. He has had many tests ran with no luck of what the cause of all this is. He is in a medically induced coma right now. No response for the most part, although around 5 AM I was talking to him and he started wiggling his feet and his heart rate went up. He is in critical condition. We are keeping the faith right now but would appreciate any prayers you all could send our way. Our cell phones have to be off in the room as we are in PICU, but Jay and I are checking them frequently. While I was writing this e-mail, the doctors called Jay and I out for their staffing. They have hopes that he will respond today and that the seizures have stopped. Please pray.
Jamie Sterchi

Sour powers!

Well if any of you know me I am a junk food junkie!

If you grew up in Olney than chances are you have been to the trading post. Well My brother and I or friends and I were regular customers there. We used to ride our bikes there almost everyday in the summer. We would always stop at the hospital pretend to see my mom and load up on free soda and chipped ice(she worked in the O.B. dept), then ask for money and head to get our junk. Sour Powers were my favorite! I do believe they were 10 cents a piece and the little older gentleman would put them in a neat white bag for you. I still can remember how he would shake the bag to the side to open it up and put in a dollars worth of heaven in it! Well the trading post has shut down and I did notice that there is even a hole in the roof. Oh how I wish my kids could have that same enjoyment that I had as a kid. Well needless to say I was at Dollar General and noticed on the last shelf of the candy aisle a box that said sower power belts on it. I decided I would try just one to see if they were anything like the straws or if it was a hoax. Guess what I know where I am going tomorrow as soon as I get the chance! I think I might buy the whole box. Look out Dollar general and cavities here I come! No I won't share either, okay if you ask nicely!

Move Over Brad cause Mama found a new man!


Parker and Patton getting ready to make the snowman


Parker standing proud by his snowman
We came in the house to find some goods for the snowman. He has a fox racing hat (that Parker wanted to put on sideways but dad said NO)


Mr. Snowman has a spider man scarf. He has two eyes from the lids of Gatorade bottles. His nose is a pampered Chef orange peeler. Refer to two post down on what happened to the carrot nose.

Dad thought he needed to be holding a Pepsi can. I guess a snowman gets thirsty to.

He has three buttons made of milk lids. A stick for a mouth. Yes that is a male snowman you see. Patton decided he needed to be male. Mom quickly told him no extra body parts!

While inside looking for the goods Parker and I came out to a female snow woman. Patton had put two milk lids in the right spot for a girl snow woman. He quickly got shut down on this to. Boys I tell you if they are not thinking of one thing they are thinking of another.

25 okay 26 random things about me



1. I have a killer headache


2. I have been married to Brad for 8 years


3. I had a miscarriage before Parker, it was an unexpected pregnancy, after which we decided to try for Parker



4. I tried to have baby # 3 for a year and a half with the help of fertility. I decided to stop all treatments and stopped trying and ended up prego with Patton


5. Patton was known as the "other baby" in the hospital because Brad and I could not agree on his name. I was not in favor for Patton, but it just fits him now.


6. I had Payton when I was 16. It was very hard and I feel for all the girls that get prego now at such a young age. I would love to just talk to them.(not that they would listen, I was once their age too)


7. I am awful at typing and spelling


8. I am very thankful for all the friends that I have. I have been blessed immensely! Love you all


9. I love to volunteer, it makes me feel like a better person


10. I don't like to see people volunteer just to have their name on a piece of paper. I guess if they are helping do the job so be it.


11. I despise people that pretend to be someone they are not. Is it true happiness to have a perception of something your not.


12. I am happy in my life. There are days when I want more but I quickly come back to reality. That is not what life is all about.


13. I am a big procrastinator.


14. I love my kids more than life itself


15. I enjoy going out a having a few more than I should. The next morning is not the greatest and I always say that I am never going out again.


16. I wish I was closer to my family. We live in the same town and I don't see them or talk to them that often no reason we are all just "to busy"


17. I don't like to fly, but love to go to warm places


18. I enjoy being lazy (refer to #12)


19. Payton is taking drivers ed this fall and I am a nervous Nellie


20. My kids are growing up before my eyes and I have a hard time with that.


21. I miss my old school friends and don't like the fact that we have grown so far apart(Stacey, Jamie and others)


22. I am very vain and didn't realize it until the gray hair and wrinkles came


23. Payton has a different dad than the boys. She sees him about every weekend and I hate that for her it makes her weekends rough sometimes.


24. I wish Payton and I were a little bit closer. People tell me that will happen when she is about 25


25. Hate is a bad word in my house. Isn't there enough hate in this world?


26. I secretly would love to have another baby. I dream about this almost every night. I just would like to have it be a baby for 6 months and then magically turn 5. LOL