the weight has been lifted

i dont even know where to begin.....it's been a few months since my last post. i defiantly have a lot to get off my chest. Our lives have been pretty crazy around here and it is about to get even crazier. October 25th was the one year anniversary of "the swap". owen's days right now resemble those of the time right after the swap. especially being that he still hasn't been able to go back to school yet for this year. :-( he has still been testing positive for the infection that he got back in AUGUST!!!! he has tested negative for the past two weeks and if this weeks results come back negative he should get to go back to school after the holiday break. just so everyone is clear on this, owen hasn't been to school at all the school year :-( he hangs out/goes everywhere with me all week. i've loved getting to spend some much time with this little man but im ready to get some time away. don't get me wrong, i love the boy, but i think that we are both getting a little bit tired of each other. owen has hit some normal kid milestone lately that quickly remind me that he really is just a normal kid and not just some science experiment. He lost his first tooth a few months ago and another one last night. my first thought when he's shouting to me in the car that his tooth came out was....oh my gosh, what do we do? do we call his dr?!!!!!...i know goofy thought, huh?? thru all this crazy infection owen's kidney is still doing great. which is really good because they have had to lower his immune suppression meds in order to allow his body to get rid of this infection. right before thanksgiving owen had his one year biopsy on his kidney and the results showed that everything is working perfectly. once again owens dr said that nick and i are doing a remarkable job. if this test comes back negative we will also be able to reschedule the surgery on owen's leg. but all of this isn't the big crazy weight on my chest i've being needing to tell everyone about. here is were things get crazy.....nick has been giving an amazing opportunity with quik trip. in order to take this amazing opportunity we have to move to greenville, south carolina. it's too good for nick to pass up so his first day in the new divsion is feb. 13th. we will be making the trip to our new home around the first of February. we are so excited about what lies ahead of us in the quest to give the best lives possible to our kids. owen has fought for every day that he gets to live and nick and i have to do every thing in our power to make it the best life possible. we see this move as a step in that direction. with that being said we are super sad to be leaving our family and friends. i truly believe that our loving family and friends play a huge part in giving our kids the best life. so despite the distance im going to do everything in my power to keep all of you in our lives. :-( i sure am going to miss everyone.