Happy girl with her sister
Lovin my bath time!
Using my baby signs for "more" blueberries
A beautful sight!We're still here! We are slowly coming back from the jet lag and starting to feel a little more human! Brian was back at work on Thursday and is feeling much better. Gracie is finally sleeping through the night - 13 hrs! Yeah, Mommy and Daddy are happy about this.
This past Tuesday Gracie saw a nutritionist, an audiologist, a speech therapist, a geneticist and a plastic surgeon all within a four hour time span. She was an angel! She has a lot of fluid in both ears (we knew this could be expected with her palate) so we will be visiting an ENT soon.
It was a little overwhelming to finally be discussing Gracie's future as far as surgeries go, but God is holding our hands through every step.
Tomorrow is her first official pediatrician's appointment. She'll be having blood work done as well as a round of immunizations - fun for all huh?! On Tuesday afternoon we will meet with a plastic surgeon in Spartanburg. We are praying for wisdom as we make decisions regarding who will perform Gracie's lip and palate surgeries.
We could not be more thrilled with how well she has adjusted here at home. She walked for the first time (for us) the second day home, and she hasn't stopped since! She loves making us laugh with her silly faces. She is a little sponge and loves to imitate her brother and sisters, and is quickly picking up baby signs which makes it so much easier for us to communicate! She said "mama" and did the sign for mama the other day and completely melted my heart! She loves to cuddle (answer to prayer) and loves exploring the house and checking out all her toys. Did I mention she loves to eat?! So far her favorite has been lasagna - go figure! She also loves any kind of fruit. Another huge blessing has been the fact that she not only now tolerates her car seat, she actually seems to like it!
We feel so loved and cared for by our family and friends right now. I can't say it enough -It's so good to be home. I even manged shopping at Walmart without totally hating it although I must admit, it was pretty discouraging to come home to "back-to -school" displays. It's still July for heaven's sake!
The girls keep saying "This is so worth the three year wait", and I have to agree. We are blessed beyond imagination and are so grateful for this sweet little girl God so obviously chose for this family.
"Now to Him Who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, ...be glory."
Ephesians 3:20-21
Oh I just love reading updates on Miss Gracie! How is it that she's getting cuter with each post? Must be all that good lovin'!
ReplyDeleteI will be praying for you as you tread through all the doctor appointments. And especially the blood work tomorrow...poor little darlin'! It was quite traumatic for Lucy to have her blood drawn (and VERY traumatic for Mama and Baba!!).
Keep us updated when you get a few moments to spare here and there. :)
Rachel - I LOVE your story and can't wait to hear more and see more about Miss Gracie. She is truly so beautiful. . . .
ReplyDeleteThe wait time seems like a blip on the radar once you have your baby in your arms! We had a great time reading your blog while you were in China. It brought back some things I had totally forgotten about! I do remember that horrible jet lag but after a week it was mostly gone. I will try to call you guys soon!
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