When it rains it pours...

Off to school on Valentine's Day.

Evie getting ready for a doc appointment.

Amelia lined up her little princess figurines

in front of Evie and said to her:

"Well. These are the girls."

Guess it was time for her to meet them.

It's been a while since I posted. There are a few reasons for that. Appendicitis is one. Yup, almost 6 weeks after Evie's birth by c-section, I find myself in surgery again. Apparently, having a c-section and then a premie newborn in the NICU with a genetic condition was just not enough excitement! I'm told the appendix issue was completely unrelated to the pregnancy and/or the c-section. Just really bad timing and really bad luck. Lately, I keep hearing the phrase from various friends and family members..."when it rains it pours." Apparently.

It's been a week and a half since the appendix came out (worst pain of my life by the way...the appendix, not the surgery...although that was not fun either) and I'm feeling almost back to normal. A HUGE shout out to Hank and Claud for being here with us almost every minute and whenever we needed them...taking care of both girls' every need, cooking, cleaning, driving everyone around, picking up groceries, and playing, playing, playing and playing. We truly don't know what we would have done without them these past few months. I am truly blessed to have such loving and wonderful parents. I love you.

In other news, Evie is growing like a weed, she is now 11 lbs! We were finally getting the hang of breastfeeding almost exclusively and then the appendix surgery interrupted all of that. We are getting back on track but surgery has affected my milk supply. Bummer. Luckily she takes a bottle without a problem if we need her to. We took her yesterday for an ultrasound on her hips and head. The hip ultrasound was ordered because they check for hip dysplasia on all breech babies...just to be sure her hips are in the right place and growing normally. Evie was breech for quite a while. The head ultrasound is to check to be sure all of her cranial sutures are still open. Evie has a bit of an oblong head shape which could be due to her being in the breech position. This can also be a typical head shape for premies too, we're told. This will more than likely resolve itself in infancy but checking to be sure none of her sutures have fused prematurely just eliminates the need for worry. FYI, I, being a paranoid mother, brought this issue up the to doc who offered the head ultrasound. She is not too concerned at this point. We should hear back in a few days.

I am ready to be done with all of this craziness. These past few months have been a mixed bag of emotions and feelings...you name it, we've felt it...joy, worry, sadness, happiness, anger, frustration, thankfulness, confusion, exhaustion, delirium, and hopefulness. But this is life. This is our life. Even on the days that I feel I just can't take one more thing, and there have been quite a few of those days lately...I remember all that we have been blessed with, all that is good and right in our lives. One day at a time.

Our story has only begun.

Amelia Funny:

Amelia got a heart shaped Ring Pop sucker from her sister for Valentine's Day. She asked if she could eat it after lunch today. She excitedly opened it up and took a few licks...

Amelia: I don't like this.

Ford: Why?

With crinkled up nose Amelia said: It stinks.

Ford: It stinks? Like what?

Amelia (very seriously): It stinks like roastbeef.