I sit here writing this at 8:52pm. My son is in this stage where he doesn’t want his bottle or go to sleep. It is especially getting worse in the evenings. At first I wasn’t sure if it something was wrong, because typically he doesn’t fight sleep. So I would Continue Reading
Jolene Funk
Hello! My name is Jolene Funk. I am a stay at home home and I am happily married to my best friend, Brent. Together we have a beautiful little boy named Connor! He was born with a condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita and a bilateral left clubbed foot. I started this blog to share our journey with his disability in hopes to be an encouragement to others. I will also be sharing my faith and other day to day things like recipes, activities, homemaking etc. Please join us in our journey through life!
My first video!
So I guess I posted my first ever video on Youtube. Not my original plan… but lets see how this does! The link to it is in the sidebar on my main page. Please feel free to check it out! Signing off – Jolene
Lets talk about Clubbed feet
So if you have read my other blogs about Connor, you already know he was born with a left Talipes clubbed foot. At our 17 week ultrasound we were told he might possibly have a clubbed foot. That, or his foot was pushed up against the side of my uterine Continue Reading
Family favorite recipes
Some of our favorite foods!
Where are we now?
After we arrived home from the NICU, we were greeted by my mom and my brother, who arrived to Vanderhoof the day before. My mom made soup.. was so nice to get a homecooked meal. Brent’s parents came to visit later on that day as well. Later on that week Continue Reading
Our NICU story pt4
July 13,2020 Connor drank 33 mls today! He also got his first cast today for his clubbed foot.It goes all the way up to his thigh. It is sad but it’ll be worth it when he doesn’t need surgery! Hoping to get transferred to Prince George soon… getting homesick. July Continue Reading
Our NICU story pt3
July 2, 2020 Woke with a headache this morning. Connor has an MRI. With AMC they just want to check over EVERYTHING because sometimes AMC can have/cause underlying health issues. Everything went well. His brain is in perfect condition! Later on that day we were told we were going to Continue Reading
Our NICU story pt2
June 29, 2020 Woke up to the nurse and doctor trying to draw Connors’ blood. They couldn’t find a vein, so they got blood draw from his scalp and that is also where they inserted his IV for his 10 days of antibiotics. They told us that morning that he Continue Reading
Our NICU story pt1
After we had time to get to know our new son, they told us he had low blood sugar. They tried inserting an IV into his ambilocal cord, and after a bit they said they would do it in a different room. Soon our doc came back and said he Continue Reading
Welcome to the world, Connor John
So this will be a little different then my last blog. I will be writing it like it is in real time. But before I do that, I want to share some scripture verses that I saved for baby day. “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, Continue Reading