Snooky Great: Cousin Joy

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Cousin Joy

Cousin Joy and her proud parents, Tim and Rachel came to town late last night, and today, Mia met Joy for the very first time. When Joy asked Mia what advice she had to offer for the next 8 months, Mia remarked "Enjoy being small now. You won't be a size 0000 forever...and don't be afraid to try the avocado, it's good!" And if you're wondering is cousin Joy wearing Mia's shirt...she is! Mia was happy to share with her cousin Joy!

2 comments:

SUMMERLEAH said...: I am super duper happy for Rachel and her hubby! They have a darling lil one. Doesn't Mia look so big all of a sudden? That is so cool that she will have a cousin to grow up with.; 8:33 AM
Unknown said...: CUTE!; 11:43 AM

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Mia's Story

Mia was born October 12th, 2007. Lisa's water broke early at 34 weeks and she was in the hospital for 2 weeks because she didn't go into labor. During that time, they noticed a blocked intestine in Mia and determined that she should be delivered down at UCLA. So, at 36 weeks, Mia was delivered via C-section (because she was breech). We know that was a God thing because after she was born we found out her heart had not completed closing off the four chambers (an AV Canal) and a stressful delivery might not have been best for her. We also found out she didn't have an anal opening and her right nostril was blocked. Months later we would find out her skull had fused early. All of these things required surgeries. On May 1st, 2008, Mia had surgery on her skull and suffered a stroke during it. The doctors told us she would only "eat, breath, smile and laugh". People from all over had already been praying for Mia, but so many more joined in and she is truly a miracle because she continues to progress far beyond what anyone would have imagined. This is our blog to document that journey of our little girl, thank you for praying and we hope it will encourage you as much as it encourages us. God is good, all the time!