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.