Back to the grind... After 7 days off, it has been tough getting back to the grind. Jammy went home today, which was sad. I realized how much we miss her and how good it is having her around. We had a really really good visit this time. It was two weeks, but only seemed like a few days. I really hope she sells her house soon and can move here permanently. That would be fantastic! As for everything else. Miss Syd is doing great. She is definitely on the mend. I've been waiting on the stitches before starting any vitamin E or anything, but I'm think I'll put some on tomorrow.
I do have one amazing little girl. Today was good day. We have finally been able to get back to normalcy. We don't have to rush home to turn around and rush to the condo to show it. We don't have to rush home and rush off to meet the family or anything. Today we got home and Syd and I went for a good long walk around the neighborhood. She discovered that her voice echos inside the stroller, so she was talking loud through the streets. I love hearing her trying to talk. It is amazing. We we got back we were on the carpet playing with some different toys and I sat her in front of me on the carpet with the stacking donuts in front of her. I put the donuts on and she figured out how to pull them off, one by one. She is learning so much each day. I feel like we can't read to her enough, we can't teach her enough. But we continue to read to her, show her all kinds of things. I DEFINITELY know now, what they mean by little sponges. Its AMAZING!
So we're gearing up for Kate and Mike's wedding this weekend. I can't believe how fast it is approaching. Time is flying by. Speaking of time flying by, I noticed today that that strawberry fields are already torn up. Just dirt! ALREADY??? I can't believe it. I thought strawberries are a summer fruit... what the heck?
Tonight was great getting in the pool and swimming with my hubs. I can't wait till Syd can get in again with us. Too bad jumping in the spa afterwards is making me sleepy. I'm off to bed. Good Moon! I love you sweet pea!
ciao for now!
Moving Foward
Today is a day for the record books. So much good news to share. First and foremost, my daughter got her bandages off today. She looks amazing and is feeling amazing. It is the most incredible feeling knowing that we are able to FINALLY move forward after that CRAZY ordeal. I can't really say that we are forever done with it, because some day our grandchildren may have a 50/50 chance of having the same thing, but for now, we are moving forward with an incredibly strong, smart, beautiful girl!
Second, today we received our deposit and first month's rent from our new renter. Might sound silly, but after the most NIGHTMARE renter situation over the last year, we finally got our first money towards that stupid condo in a VERY long time. Granted we're still suing that stupid lady for the insane amount of money she owes us, but we are FINALLY able to move forward with a respectable renter. Thank goodness!
Last, and its not for us, but we just got news that our friends just had their baby boy. Welcome to the world Sawyer!
Ok, I just had the most hectic day ever and so I'm off to hang out with mom and hubs to watch a movie and veg and listen to my baby girl sleeping through the monitor.
I thank God every day for blessing me with such a wonderful husband, daughter, family and friends.
P.S. I know some are probably curious what Miss Syd looks like now. I'll post some pics of her when she was all bandaged up looking like a boxer and a few of her new hands and feet. Its AMAZING!!!
Ciao bella!
Second, today we received our deposit and first month's rent from our new renter. Might sound silly, but after the most NIGHTMARE renter situation over the last year, we finally got our first money towards that stupid condo in a VERY long time. Granted we're still suing that stupid lady for the insane amount of money she owes us, but we are FINALLY able to move forward with a respectable renter. Thank goodness!
Last, and its not for us, but we just got news that our friends just had their baby boy. Welcome to the world Sawyer!
Ok, I just had the most hectic day ever and so I'm off to hang out with mom and hubs to watch a movie and veg and listen to my baby girl sleeping through the monitor.
I thank God every day for blessing me with such a wonderful husband, daughter, family and friends.
P.S. I know some are probably curious what Miss Syd looks like now. I'll post some pics of her when she was all bandaged up looking like a boxer and a few of her new hands and feet. Its AMAZING!!!
Ciao bella!
Bandages Off
Off to get the bandages off... eeekkk... I'm so excited to see how they look. I have the strongest little girl! She's has done so good this week. I'm amazed by her every day.
I'll let you know how it goes. YAY!!!
I'll let you know how it goes. YAY!!!
Lucky 24
Today is the day we have been talking about for almost 9 months now. My husband always puts it into prospective for me... he says... just remember how you felt on November 7th when they told us the most horrific news. Now, would you trade that for this any day? He is so right. I would have traded that day for this in a heart beat. This is just a bump in the road. She will never remember.
I'm so incredibly nervous, scared, and all things you can imagine. The alarm is schedule to go off in about 30 minutes, so I'm going to make this short.
Thank you all for your prayers. God answered our prayers on 12/30 and I know he will be looking after our little angel today. Keep you posted on recovery!
Birthday Weekend
As a surprise, my husband wisked me and Sydney away to the local 
mountains
for the weekend. We had a good time. We headed up Friday after work and it only took a few hours to get there. He had rented this really cute red cabin.
mountains
for the weekend. We had a good time. We headed up Friday after work and it only took a few hours to get there. He had rented this really cute red cabin.To be honest, at first I didn't know what to think. Really? The mountains for my birthday? Well it was really cute. He told me that he remembered me talking about how much fun we had in Idyllwild as a kid and that he wanted to me to go back. He had packed the cooler full of my favorite things, and we were off to have a relaxing weekend in the woods. Friday night after we checked 
in, we went to this little place for dinner. Then back to the cabin where we put the little girl to bed and opened a bottle of wine and talked on the deck under trees and stars.
in, we went to this little place for dinner. Then back to the cabin where we put the little girl to bed and opened a bottle of wine and talked on the deck under trees and stars. Saturday we woke up and went into town for breakfast. We ate with the locals and talked about what we wanted to do that day. We ended up driving up the road a few miles looking for a lake. We pulled off and found some great creek areas, view points and finally the lake. It was 
a little further than the 
waitress had initially said, but it was pretty. We showed Sydney all the trees and water. She was such a good girl. After that we headed back to the cabin and got our hiking gear on. We got our adventure pass and headed up to the trails. Apparently, Idyllwild is know for its hiking and mountain climbing. We loaded Miss Sydney into Craig's new hiking backpack and we were off. We hiked a trail that was about 2 miles in and 2 miles out. The views were spectacular. After the hike we headed back into town and got a smoothy and then walked around the town a 
bit. Then back to the cabin for some birthday relaxing and celbrating. We opened more wine and played with Sydney and had cheese and berries. We napped, we talked and had a great day. That evening we had reservations for a local place called Cafe Aroma. It wasn't till we sat down did we realize where it got that name. GARLIC. All kinds of garlic. It was amazing. They had a band playing and we were right off the beautiful deck in a side library with the doors opening right to the band. It was perfect. We ate and drank and little Sydney slept. It was a great evening. 
a little further than the 
waitress had initially said, but it was pretty. We showed Sydney all the trees and water. She was such a good girl. After that we headed back to the cabin and got our hiking gear on. We got our adventure pass and headed up to the trails. Apparently, Idyllwild is know for its hiking and mountain climbing. We loaded Miss Sydney into Craig's new hiking backpack and we were off. We hiked a trail that was about 2 miles in and 2 miles out. The views were spectacular. After the hike we headed back into town and got a smoothy and then walked around the town a 
bit. Then back to the cabin for some birthday relaxing and celbrating. We opened more wine and played with Sydney and had cheese and berries. We napped, we talked and had a great day. That evening we had reservations for a local place called Cafe Aroma. It wasn't till we sat down did we realize where it got that name. GARLIC. All kinds of garlic. It was amazing. They had a band playing and we were right off the beautiful deck in a side library with the doors opening right to the band. It was perfect. We ate and drank and little Sydney slept. It was a great evening. 
The next day we headed back into town for breakfast and made one last attempt to find the iconic town todum pole only to find out that it had rotted away and that they are in the process of carving another one. Who knew you could do that? =) After breakfast we packed up and made one last attempt to find this other lake we had seen in a couple of local papers. No luck.
6 month appointment
Syd had her 6 month appointment and she is doing fantastic. As you can all tell she's at the top in weight and height. =) He told us that we should start her on meat... sounds so weird to me, but I guess we'll start it soon. Maybe next month. Eeek... He said that she should eat as a Ward just mushier. I'm so nervous. I think we'll start with some chicken and I'll let you know how it goes. I've heard that the jars of meat are not so tasty, so I'll be making this one from scratch... eeek... T-minus 7 days. I'm getting so nervous.
4th of July Weekend
Here are some pics from the 4th of July weekend.
Samuri Girl
Her summer dress for the 4th
Happy hanging by the pool
swimming with mommy
Daddy's California Girls
Beach time
I've realized that as of late this has become rather a sad depressing blog. That is definitely not my intentions when starting this, but I suppose it goes along with my mental state. I think I've said this before, but the last 8 months have just been a roller coast of emotions with a lot of downs and a few ups. The biggest and most important UP was the birth of my gorgeous girl. And I think I've talked about the downs ENOUGH... so as the "mantra" of this blog states, its about turning a new leave... well who's to say this thing can't turn multiple times =) So back to finding the happy things of the day and having more appreciation for all the great things in my life. First I just think that I am so blessed that I have a healthy family. We've been battling colds for the last couple weeks and am glad we've blown through them. Second, I'm so thankful to Dr. Zimmerman... I just know Sydney will be in good hands. JT has never pointed us in the wrong direction in terms of health. Third, I'm thankful that Jen is done with chemo #4 of 6. She's just got to get through the next couple days and then she'll start to feel better. Different medicine this time to help with the nausea. Fourth, I'm thankful that Steph's mom is almost done with the 14 hour surgery today and everything is looking positive. Stay strong! Lastly I just want to say thanks to whoever reads this silly thing, because even if its no one, it helps me tremendously to get out all the things that are going on in this little life of mine. I'm hearing a sleeping baby and a sleeping husband so I should get to sleep.
Maybe I'll have another dream about my friend getting engaged tonight... =) eeekkk... I hope so. Good night moon!!!
Maybe I'll have another dream about my friend getting engaged tonight... =) eeekkk... I hope so. Good night moon!!!
Exciting
I'm so excited. I just got the call I've been waiting for. One of our closest friends is an anesthesiologist here in San Diego and had given us a recommendation for an anesthesiologist for Sydney's surgery. Well after some calling around last month and finally getting to where I needed to go, I had to submit a request to have this specific doctor for Syd's surgery. Well I just got the call... THE DOCTOR has ACCEPTED our request!!! YAY!!! My baby's life will be in his hands... I am so thankful to know we'll have one of the best!
