Great Birthday Celebration!

We had Hannah’s birthday party on Sunday, and it was a huge success.  Everything went just as I had hoped! We ended up with about 50 friends and their kids, probably about 20 kids ranging in age from 11 months to 11 years old.  We had old friends from New Orleans come visit as well […]

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On the eve of a celebration

In about 14 hours, Hannah’s first birthday party celebration is going to begin.  We have spent the day putting up balloons, reorganizing the house, and just preparing for this momentous event.   We have received dozens of birthday cards and some gifts from friends and well-wishers, which have made this milestone even more exciting to celebrate knowing […]

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Summary Update 8/1/09

Where we are now…(as of 8/1/09) My baby girl is ONE year old now!  This was a milestone that I spent many nights fearing we would never see over the past year, but here she is.  She made it.  Not only that, she made it in style!  We are having a big birthday party for […]

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Trying to get back into the swing of things

Not that I was an incredibly organized person to begin with, but I am finding it incredibly difficult trying to get back into a routine after these past two weeks away from home.  This week has been completely ragged with unpacking, planning Hannah’s birthday party this weekend, plus dealing with regular life stuff such as Hannah’s […]

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Hannah’s Atrial Septal Defect

I have to bring a copy of the NIH’s echocardiogram to Dr. B, our pediatrician, today.  They have all the paperwork ready for the cardiology referral, but they are just waiting this to get it completed. It is unlike me, but I haven’t even researched this since we found out about Hannah’s atrial septal defect.  […]

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Remembering…

During these past few weeks, I feel like I have been on an emotional roller coaster, a journey of self-discovery and self-awakening which all seemed to hit me as we finally made it back home after two weeks of crazy travelling. For the past year and a half, since I found out I was pregnant, I […]

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