Friday, May 21, 2010

Amazing Picture

So Brian was helping Avery clean up her room this morning and found something amazing. This morning when Avery was playing by herself, she drew this picture on her doodle pro and we were amazed!

We asked her what it was a picture of and she said, "Rachel" (her cousin). She then proceeded to tell us what each part was... the hair, eyes, nose, etc.

This really is an amazing thing that she did! So we had to share... pretty cool.
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Precious Gifts


After the craziness of last week I feel more constantly reminded of how precious my two girls are to me. I am SO thankful for each of them. They are beautiful! Today we got them all dressed up to go to church and just had to get a pic. Pretty cute if you ask me!

Madison is doing much better as well... thank you so much to everyone who has prayed for us. We could not have gotten through the stress of it all without our friends and family. We feel upheld by you all! Pin It

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A Scare With Madison Last Night

So last night around 9pm Brian and I were watching TV when Madison (who was asleep on my chest) started gagging on some mucus and then stopped breathing momentarily. She went limp in my arms and went between choking and not breathing for what seemed like an eternity. Brian called 911 and the EMTs came super fast to our house.

What happened following feels like a big blur. They began sucking stuff out of her nose and mouth and then got her in the ambulance. I hopped in the front seat and we raced to the hospital. I was totally in a fog. It was truly a moms worst nightmare. When we made it to the hospital her color has returned and she wasn't on oxygen anymore. But it was so hard to see my little girl hooked up to all kinds of monitors.

In the ER, I was greeted by our good friend Jen who is a nurse there (so grateful for her!). I lost it. But Madison was quick to stabilize and was sleeping peacefully shortly after we got there. I was exhausted from the whole ordeal.

They kept Madison overnight to monitor her oxygen levels. She was a champ and slept thru most everything. I will say that I've never appreciate the cry of a baby so much in all my life. She did great overnight last night and we were released from the hospital this morning. We need to keep watching her after she nurses just to make sure she continues to do okay.

Needless to say, Brian and I are nervous to be home and anxious about this happening again. We are SO grateful for the many prayers of friends, family, and supporters. Thank you! And we would love to ask for continued prayers for peace over our household... and that we would rest in Jesus, cast all our anxiety on Him, and that Madison would continue to be healthy.

Sorry if this was a jumbled mess to read... reflects much of how I feel right now (a bit of a mess). Love to you our friends and family.



Here's our precious daughter sleeping last night all hooked up to monitors.


PS. I am overwhelmingly thankful for the EMTs and Firefighters who came to our house! They brought peace to a very stressful situation! Pin It

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Sisters

Avery loves her little sister and helps out as much as she can. She is hilarious and loves to give Madison kisses. I have to chuckle that every time I change Madi's diaper Avery says, "Mom, let me see her poop!" Classic. And Avery also wants to be like mommy and nurse... she will grab my pump, lift up her shirt, and pretend to "pump milk."

A little update on me: The last few days have been pretty long and tiring. My body is in the throws of healing and I went to the ER two times because of abdominal pain... nothing conclusive found (although they were worried about an appendicitis), for now I just have to be aware of any change in pain. So, needless to say, I've had lots of moments of feeling overwhelmed (not just because of a newborn). Right now I'm just praying for healing and energy. And praying for sweet Avery as she continues to adjust to life with a baby at home. Pin It