50-50

Hi all! Lilli had her 3 year check up a little late with all the flu bugs going around (we wanted to avoid the clinic). and we received some AMAZING NEWS! Miss Lilliana Faith is in the 50th percentile for height and 50th percentile for WEIGHT!!! Our pediatrician was shocked and was very honest in saying that no one thought this day would ever come. My little girl is 28 pounds and thriving :) Truly a MIRACLE.

Breathing Freely!

WOW, what a long way miss Lilli has come! It truly amazes me that she was able to get "sick" without ending up on meds or even a short a hospital stay. She is doing amazing and is right back to her adorable "testing EVERY limit/rule three year old self" :)

We are all sick in our house and if Lilli had what I do, it stinks. Headache, sinus pressure, upset stomach, sore throat, and coughing.....YUCK.

Thank you for you prayers!

SiCk GiRl

O my poor baby is SICK! She has a low grade fever, coughing, vomiting, and is just plain miserable. I truly think this is the first time she has "just" been sick.

Yesterday was rough and I was so concerned that with her coughing something was going on with her lungs. So last night at 6 pm I finally decided to take her to the ER (I knew if I didn't there would be no sleeping for me). They did an x-ray and her lungs looked ok. They want for her to do her vest three times a day (instead of one) just to help keep the gunk out of her lungs.

Please keep her in your prayers.

Penguins for the 3 year old

Lilliana had the most amazing and quite little birthday celebration. I wanted to keep things small and simple after the crazy spoiled Christmas overload. Lilli decided she wanted a penguin theme so mommy had to get a little creative....

Thankfully I found some Happy Feet valentines that I could cut up and assemble into a banner.

and some cute wind-up penguins made for an adorable cake topper. (Note- the cake is supposed to be snow.... if you can't tell LOL)

And of course no penguin theme could be complete without some fish... 3 for the 3 year old. One has already been "eaten" by the penguin sharing the bowl (oooopppps)

What an amazing little girl! I feel so blessed to have celebrated this wonderful milestone. Thank you for all of your Birthday wishes, cards, and gifts.... she is one lucky gal to have all your love and prayers!

“Life isn’t always beautiful… but it’s a beautiful ride”

We were having a wonderfully successful morning… got 4 loads of laundry done, washed the floor, cleaned the kitchen, and got some good mommy daughter playing time in. And then Lilli went down for nap and a culmination of (repressed) emotions exploded to the surface.

I’m not sure if it’s because Lilli’s 3^rd Birthday is in a few days (one I wasn’t sure we would ever see at times), or because it’s CHD awareness month, or because I’ve been seeing countless stories of other children with medical/heart issues everywhere I turn, BUT I lost it.

It’s so hard to know what Lilli will still have to endure, it’s hard to see her lips get blue even with the slightest physical activity, it’s hard to feel the “rattling” in her lungs when you hold her, it’s hard to see your little toddler put her hands on her knees and say “whew I need a break”….. But in the same breath I must say that we are so blessed! She is HOME, happy, and thriving and that is BEAUTIFUL.

Guess sometimes you just need to turn on the waterworks and get it out.