Vacuums are Friends, Paper Shredders are not

Mia told me today in no uncertain terms that the paper shredder is not a friend, in fact, it is a horrible enemy that must not be allowed to speak at all. She welled up in tears every time I tried to grind a paper. I told her it was not bad, it was ok, but that did not help at all. I then pulled out the vacuum and she told me it was fine, the vacuum is her friend, I can vacuum all that I need to.

Aside from that we are doing great, Mia was supposed to get a Synagis shot today, but it wasn't ready, so she'll probably get that on Monday instead.

Bye Bye 2008!

I can't believe it is the end of 2008? Where did it go? Well, much of it was spent driving to LA for doctor visits and doing therapy at home in Bakersfield. It's been quite a year. We're looking forward to a more relaxed 2009...less doctor visits, that's on my wish list! What can we expect for 2009? Mia still has at least 2 more surgeries to go, both intestinal...so probably in March/April we'll do the first one of those and then over the summer we'll finish up. We continue to pray that the helmet will help the front of her head straigten out so that she doesn't need another skull surgery...she probably has another 10 months or so of wearing the helmet. And of course we continue to pray for developmental milestones, like crawling and walking and feeding herself...those will come with time and I've learned to be very patient and not compare her to others...or to the book for that matter, her life hasn't been a typical baby life. :) We are ending 2008 on a very positive note, Mia has now reached 17 pounds and we continue to be grateful that she is putting on weight. God has truly been gracious with our little girl. And we continue to be so thankful to all who pray for her, she is quite a loved little girl! Who can resist those chubby cheeks and big smiles?? We sure can't.

Family

We've been so busy with family this past week that I haven't written a post in so long. So long for me anyway! We were enjoying time with my brothers and their families...lots of nieces and nephews to play with Mia. At times there was so much going on she wasn't sure what to make of it, but she was very intrigued by all these other little people. :) And then we spent the other half of the time with Brad's family and his sister who was here from Portland, Aunt Goose. Needless to say, we've been busy.

Christmas was really nice. She got lots of gifts that Mommy and Daddy had to struggle opening. ;) Her biggest gift was a new wagon...it's quite the wagon too, it comes with seat backs and seat belts and cup holders...the only thing lacking is a GPS. One of her favorite gifts (chatter Elmo) came from her boyfriend and his brother. Sometimes Mommy puts him away because he chatters too much. :)

She's been eating really well and I weighed her today, she's gained the weight she lost and is now at 16 pounds 15 ounces, thank you Lord! And sleep is still a struggle, but it has been better the last two nights...we've only had to get up for one late night feeding and she's went right back to sleep when she's finished, so there is definitely improvement there. We'll keep praying for good rest.

So sleep is getting better...but she's still not gaining weight, she's down to 16 pounds 8 ounces, so pray for wisdom on our part and insight into what's happening. She's never been a big eater and she isn't eating any differently, so we're not really sure what it's about.

She has started rolling on her tummy again so that tells us that she is feeling better and her chest is healing! We are thankful for that.

Right now she is on my lap pulling my hands away from the keyboard because she does not want me typing. Very cute. :)

Please pray for Mia, she has started to lose weight, and I'm not exactly sure why...she's down to 16 pounds 10 ounces. And she's not sleeping well at all anymore, so please pray for us as we try to figure out what's going on!