Snooky Great: More Vacation Pictures

Monday, February 09, 2009

More Vacation Pictures

2 comments:

Chrystal Sturm said...: AHH! We had so much fun visiting with you all. And I'm almost done w/the entire box of candies...by myself!! I love the pic of Lisa and Mia at the beach - so cute! I'm so glad you were able to get pancakes before the gnarly drive home. Aren't they delicious!?!? Please come again!!; 9:20 PM
9ndhouse- Katie said...: Sounds like a wonderful vacation!! :-)
What a blessing!!; 8:56 AM

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!