I am thankful for....

December always seems crazy for me between birthdays and Christmas and school activities, it seems there is always something that needs my attention. This year Sydney is playing in a different basketball league and games start this weekend so I'm adding that too. But I am determined to really enjoy this season. I didn't mention this month is also one that tends to bring up lots of memories of Ellie in the hospital. Although she is doing well, I can never forget what we went through 4 years ago this month. We were so close to losing her and it is really hard to just forget all that we went through....especially rushing her to Kansas City during a snowstorm. I still get a little worried when it snows....what if something were to happen again? Would we make it to a hospital in time? Sooo...my focus this month is on what I'm thankful for.

Today I am thankful for my incredible family. For my wonderful, supportive husband and 4 incredibly loving and resilient girls. God has indeed blessed me!

Hurray!

Okay, so after trying forever to remember how to log in to this site again (yes, I already know how sad this is) I have finally succeeded. I have very much missed blogging.

Life continues to be busy at our house with the 2 big girls involved in sports and the younger 2 getting into everything possible and testing us in every way:-) Ellie stayed hospital free until last month when we found out she had developed a stricture (narrowing of the esophogus at her scar site). On Nov. 2, we took her in for a procedure to widen the esophogus (they put her under anesthesia and used a "balloon" to break the stricture). The procedure was successful and we were able to take her home the same day. On Tuesday, I took her down to Children's Mercy for an Esophogram (swallow test) because she started to get things caught in her throat again. It is again showing signs of narrowing, but not nearly as bad as the last time. She has been scheduled to have the procedure again in January. We will continue on this same path until it no longer narrows which her surgeon has assured me will happen. I am so thankful for such an easy fix. More later.