BFF

I jumped in the back so Annie could eat- she was ecstatic :) When I got in the back she said, "hi Mommy, you're my best friend!"

Just for Him

Annie is super blessed to have Paul for a daddy! He loves her so! I am so blessed to have him for a husband: he's my best friend and he lets me stay home with Annie! Huge gift! We are so thankful for you for oh so many reasons!

I hate the Cowboys, but he loves them and since it's father's day I guess I suck it up and post this pic for him...besides, Annie has a great smile. ;)

Completely Content

We have always felt 100% completely content as parents with Annie. I wanted to adopt another baby 1. because I thought people that wanted only 1 child were a little weird ;) and 2. there are so many orphans that need homes.

But really, those are not reasons to adopt.

After months of prayer and back and forth, we've decided to leave Annie an only child. Yes, I'm one of those one child weirdos! Lol

Thanks for your prayers for Briar Rose. We never had a particular child in mind, but it was still hard to let go the thought of our Bristol.

We do not plan to have more kids, but God has the final say so I won't say we will never adopt again, we just don't plan on it. :)

Couldn't Resist

I saw this painting at Home Goods and had to buy it- how sweet is this?!

Missed Miracle

Yesterday I forgot to post about another miracle through this whole nose ring ;) experience.

Before I get to that, here is a miracle I alluded to yesterday. God has, more than once, got us to the hospital with fears of her head, only to find out we really needed to be at the hospital for another, worrisome, reason.

The Dr walked in and told me her  CTs were unchanged. Good news. But then why did he enter the room with 2 other Drs, quickly...

They told me about her earring back, and left me perplexed as to how it got there!

Well they couldn't remove it so they set us up with ENT the next day.

But still, why are the er drs so anxious to remove this earring back that is not causing her any discomfort...

We found out why at the ENT the next day.

If they didn't remove it asap it could aspirate and land in her lungs. HER.LUNGS!

How in the free world would we have ever discovered this earring back?!

This seemed like such a small, insignificant, humorous issue, but surprisingly it could have been really really bad.

God is so faithful!

Extractification

10 points if you get my "extractification" reference. ;)

Annie update: her CT looks the same, so we're just watching her to see if symptoms arise, if not she's fine.

HOWEVER, we found via xray, (she was exhibiting zero symptoms), that there was a back of an earring up her nose! She never puts anything in her mouth even, so this was a shock to us! They just removed it with ease, praise God!

God is crazy faithful...this is not the first time we've gone to the hospital only to find we needed to be there for other reasons- only God!

An even bigger miracle occurred this time around...

I am leery about taking/giving medications, etc. Annie has had so many cts in her short life, it's a wonder why she is not glowing from the radiation. ;)

A friend of mine who has a baby girl with hydrocephalus too feels the same way about  meds and cts, etc. I spoke with her yesterday and she said I should request an MRI instead of a CT. Genius!

Well, I forgot to follow her suggestion.

Praise God I forgot! Her otherwise very wise and welcomed advice would have actually caused damage in this situation, (though it's advice I plan to follow in the future cause it is a good idea). :)

MRI machines are giant magnets. You have to remove everything that's medal from your body before entering the room!

Just thinking about what shape her little nose would be in had we done the MRI...

Let's just say, PRAISE GOD! Seriously brings me  to tears...terrifying thought. PRAISE GOD! He is just too good sometimes! Well, all the time. :)

Here is a pic of her enjoying a lollipop after her extractification. ;) She's had other lollipops before, but she hasn't taken to any, until now! We WILL be buying dum dums at the store to keep on hand at home as treats! :)

Where is it?

Seriously, "Best Baby of the Century," awards committee, I am waiting for Sweetpea's award!

Not only did she transition flawlessly last week, but unknown to me she was/is getting her top 2 year molars. I've heard these were the worst, but from my experience with her, they're NBD.  Well, except for the fact that she slept 14 hours yesterday night, and would have slept longer but I had to wake her for therapy. I'm interested to see what time she'll wake up today.

Transitioned like a champ, and is cutting those teeth like they're nothing too...

I love my angel baby extraordinaire!