the latest... and, oh- Merry Christmas!!!

so, Lexi had a Gastrografin Enema yesterday. it's very similar to a Barium Enema... they put some liquid stuff into her large intestine and took x-rays of her belly while it was in there so they could make sure there were no problems with her intestines. it was awful, but it didn't last too long (from start to finish the awful part was about 20 minutes, plus there was about 10-15 minutes of prep). the reason her dr. ordered that particular test is not only because he could get a good look at her insides that way, but it would also clean out her intestines so she could kinda start fresh.
we got good news that her intestines are completely normal! no problems whatsoever. and since then, she hasn't had any of the issues she had been having for the past few weeks... good news all around.
we've had a good couple of days worth of Christmas celebrations. we're not quite through with all of our planned festivities, but everything we've done so far has been quite fun. yesterday we were with scott's family. we had lunch, went to the candlelight service at church, opened presents, and played some games. today, we spent the entire day at home. it was uh-maz-ing! it's something we haven't done in a lonnnnng time and i thoroughly enjoyed it. we opened presents first thing this morning (i got a KitchenAid mixer [!!!]), then proceeded to play with all the new toys for a couple of hours, then had a big delicious meal, and played some more. now we're all winding down and preparing for the next couple of days worth of fun.
i have more about which to blog, but lexi is grumpy and in need of her next meal so i guess i'll have to finish up later.