This is a HUGE deal. I am so very proud of my little darling!!!
Showing posts with label My Loves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Loves. Show all posts
Monday, June 9, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
>>PWS AWARENESS MONTH - QUESTIONS
One last question to answer before the month
is over....."Did you know Clover had PWS before she was born, and if so,
were you hesitant on continuing with the adoption?"
I know this is something a lot of people wonder. No, we did not know that Clover would be born with PWS. We started the adoption process pretty early in the pregnancy, and signed the adoption paperwork when Clover was two days old. Clover was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome one month later.
When people find out Clover has PWS and also that she is adopted, their next question is usually, “did you know?” And when we say “no” their entire expression changes and it’s like they feel bad for us. As if we got “stuck” with this child that has a lot of medical problems. As if we didn’t get what we bargained for.
The truth is, we got WAY MORE than we bargained for. Clover is everything and a whole bunch more than we could have ever dreamed of. Anyone who has ever met Clover knows she is something pretty spectacular.
Clover captured my heart immediately. I loved Clover before she was even born, but when I first met her, and held her for the first time, that love I had for her magnified by a million…trillion…gazillion. My heart literally overflowed with love for her. I knew she was meant for us….. I truly believe with all my heart that we needed Clover, and Clover needed us, and she needed Henry and Henry needed her. We all needed each other. Looking back, I can see how every little (and big) thing fell into place in our lives exactly like it needed to so that I was one day able to meet Clover’s birth mom….and eventually welcome Clover into our lives.
I can’t imagine my life without Clover. PWS is just something she has….it’s not who she is. It does not define her. I’m thankful every day to be blessed with her. I would adopt her over again...and again and again!
Thank you SO MUCH for all of your questions this month. Thank you for letting me flood your newsfeed with information about PWS and our family. Thank you for joining in on raising awareness and working towards a cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome. Thank you for your kind words and your love and generosity.
I know this is something a lot of people wonder. No, we did not know that Clover would be born with PWS. We started the adoption process pretty early in the pregnancy, and signed the adoption paperwork when Clover was two days old. Clover was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome one month later.
When people find out Clover has PWS and also that she is adopted, their next question is usually, “did you know?” And when we say “no” their entire expression changes and it’s like they feel bad for us. As if we got “stuck” with this child that has a lot of medical problems. As if we didn’t get what we bargained for.
The truth is, we got WAY MORE than we bargained for. Clover is everything and a whole bunch more than we could have ever dreamed of. Anyone who has ever met Clover knows she is something pretty spectacular.
Clover captured my heart immediately. I loved Clover before she was even born, but when I first met her, and held her for the first time, that love I had for her magnified by a million…trillion…gazillion. My heart literally overflowed with love for her. I knew she was meant for us….. I truly believe with all my heart that we needed Clover, and Clover needed us, and she needed Henry and Henry needed her. We all needed each other. Looking back, I can see how every little (and big) thing fell into place in our lives exactly like it needed to so that I was one day able to meet Clover’s birth mom….and eventually welcome Clover into our lives.
I can’t imagine my life without Clover. PWS is just something she has….it’s not who she is. It does not define her. I’m thankful every day to be blessed with her. I would adopt her over again...and again and again!
Thank you SO MUCH for all of your questions this month. Thank you for letting me flood your newsfeed with information about PWS and our family. Thank you for joining in on raising awareness and working towards a cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome. Thank you for your kind words and your love and generosity.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
>>BIRTH MOMS
Thinking of Clover's birth mom tonight....as I
often do. She is a very special part of our lives, and will be
forever. She is the strongest, most selfless, loving person I know. I
will never be able to put into words how thankful I am for
her and just how much I truly love her. She gave me the greatest gift
in the world and made me a mom. I am so thankful for the relationship
we have with her (and Clover's entire birth family!). Clover is a lucky,
lucky girl to have so many people who love and adore her so much!
Happy Mother's Day to the most amazing person I know....and to all birth
mothers everywhere!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
>>CLOVER
This little darling is 20 months old today. I
can't believe it!! It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously
driving to the hospital to meet her for the first time....and now in
just a few short months she will be TWO!! Love this girlie to pieces!
Friday, March 28, 2014
>>HENRY
Henry is such a sweet boy. I love him so much. There are many times my love for him is so great that it overwhelms me. He has a very kind heart and I am so thankful and so blessed to be his mom.
I am also in love with his blue eyes and blonde hair. He gets those from me (I thought for sure he'd have his dad's brown hair and brown eyes), so they are kind of extra special to me. :)
Henry is 17 months old in these photos and pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen!
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I am also in love with his blue eyes and blonde hair. He gets those from me (I thought for sure he'd have his dad's brown hair and brown eyes), so they are kind of extra special to me. :)
Henry is 17 months old in these photos and pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen!
Monday, March 24, 2014
>>MY LOVE
A
very public shout out to my hubby today....He is soooo good with our
kids. He changes diapers, helps get jammies on every night, helps with
meals, helps with bottles, helps give Clover her shot every night, helps
with Clover's oxygen, reads to the
kids, plays with the kids, comes to Clover's therapy whenever he can get
off work, comes to doctor's appointments, and he is always talking
about how much he loves the kids and how cute they are. He teaches
others about PWS, he sits on the floor every night with Clover and says
in a cute voice as he stands her up, "use your muscles!" He builds
blocks with Henry and shares his cereal with him in the mornings. The
kids adore him. They both squeal in delight and run/roll to the door
every time he gets home from work. I am soooo lucky to have him by my
side in this journey. Thank you my dear for being the best thing
ever!!!
Friday, February 14, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Monday, December 9, 2013
>>FAMILY PHOTO
I love my little family!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
>>SHE SITS!
Lately I have been feeling a little discouraged with Clover's progress....especially relating to her gross motor development. Her tone is still very low. It's really hard to fully understand and get what it is to have low tone until you hold a baby with low tone. You really have to support everything....trunk, legs, arms, shoulders, etc. Holding Clover is a totally different experience than holding Henry.
She is still struggling to put any weight on her arms or legs. When we try to put her into a crawling position, her arms just give out and she can't hold herself up. Therapy has been pretty hard to watch the past couple of days because I have to sit there and see Clover struggle and get upset and cry and it is just heartbreaking.
Yesterday after a grueling day of therapy, Clover was left completely exhuasted and I was left feeling down and worrying about my sweet girl.
Then this happened....
I am so beyond proud of Clover. She works so hard and is so amazing. I want to cry everytime I watch this video because it is such a huge milestone for our little girl. When she was born and in the NICU, we didn't know if she would ever be able to do this.
Henry was proud of his big sister too. Wasn't that kiss at the end just adorable. Love my sweet boy.
These two kids make me so incredibly happy and they teach me SOOOOOO much!
She is still struggling to put any weight on her arms or legs. When we try to put her into a crawling position, her arms just give out and she can't hold herself up. Therapy has been pretty hard to watch the past couple of days because I have to sit there and see Clover struggle and get upset and cry and it is just heartbreaking.
Yesterday after a grueling day of therapy, Clover was left completely exhuasted and I was left feeling down and worrying about my sweet girl.
Then this happened....
I am so beyond proud of Clover. She works so hard and is so amazing. I want to cry everytime I watch this video because it is such a huge milestone for our little girl. When she was born and in the NICU, we didn't know if she would ever be able to do this.
Henry was proud of his big sister too. Wasn't that kiss at the end just adorable. Love my sweet boy.
These two kids make me so incredibly happy and they teach me SOOOOOO much!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
>>MY BOY HENRY IS SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME
Just look at him. He's been giving us dance lessons throughout the week. He's expensive.....but worth every penny. Love, love this boy!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
>>ONE
My sweet little Clover is now ONE year old!! I cannot believe it! Twelve months has never flown by so quickly in all my life.
I remember the day I got "the call" from Clover's birth mom. What was just another day at the office quickly turned into one of the best days of my life. We had been trying for a long time to add a baby to our family and now it was looking like it was soon going to happen. We were going to adopt a baby!! I wanted to shout it from the roof top and jump up and down on the couch and share my excitement with everyone.
We didn't know if Clover would be a boy or a girl until she was born. When the nurse came out with her and announced she was a "she" my eyes filled with tears and I was so thankful to have a daughter. I instantly fell in love with her. I loved her before she was born, but when I held her for the first time, I just knew she was meant to be in our family.
God couldn't have blessed us with a more perfect, beautiful baby girl.
Clover's first year of life has been quite an eventful one. She had her first plane ride at just 2 days old as she was flown to the NICU in Billings, Montana. For the next month she was poked and prodded and tested and observed until finally being diagnosed with Prader Willi Syndrome. She had her first surgery at 5 weeks old when she had a g-tube put in her belly. She spent 2 months in the NICU, has had 3 emergency room visits, been to Denver Children's Hospital 3 times, has been seen by over 14 different specialists, started physical and occupational therapy at just 2 weeks old, started growth hormone injections, has had 2 sleep studies, diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, moved to a new city, AND became a big sister! Wow, what a year!! I'm sure I forgot several events in there too.
Clover works extremely hard at everything she does. Even though things are hard for her and she tires out so easily, she still has a smile on her face all the time. She has the cutest, sweetest personality and she inspires me every single day. I am so, so lucky to be this little girl's mama.
Happy Birthday my darling Clover. I love you always and forever!
XOXO
I remember the day I got "the call" from Clover's birth mom. What was just another day at the office quickly turned into one of the best days of my life. We had been trying for a long time to add a baby to our family and now it was looking like it was soon going to happen. We were going to adopt a baby!! I wanted to shout it from the roof top and jump up and down on the couch and share my excitement with everyone.
We didn't know if Clover would be a boy or a girl until she was born. When the nurse came out with her and announced she was a "she" my eyes filled with tears and I was so thankful to have a daughter. I instantly fell in love with her. I loved her before she was born, but when I held her for the first time, I just knew she was meant to be in our family.
God couldn't have blessed us with a more perfect, beautiful baby girl.
Clover's first year of life has been quite an eventful one. She had her first plane ride at just 2 days old as she was flown to the NICU in Billings, Montana. For the next month she was poked and prodded and tested and observed until finally being diagnosed with Prader Willi Syndrome. She had her first surgery at 5 weeks old when she had a g-tube put in her belly. She spent 2 months in the NICU, has had 3 emergency room visits, been to Denver Children's Hospital 3 times, has been seen by over 14 different specialists, started physical and occupational therapy at just 2 weeks old, started growth hormone injections, has had 2 sleep studies, diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, moved to a new city, AND became a big sister! Wow, what a year!! I'm sure I forgot several events in there too.
Clover works extremely hard at everything she does. Even though things are hard for her and she tires out so easily, she still has a smile on her face all the time. She has the cutest, sweetest personality and she inspires me every single day. I am so, so lucky to be this little girl's mama.
Happy Birthday my darling Clover. I love you always and forever!
XOXO
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
>>NAP TIME
This was what I found when I went in to check on the kiddos.....during their nap time!
Little rascals.
Little rascals.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
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