First off....Great news! Ivy's Fontan (the final heart surgery in the set of three) has been scheduled at last!!! We are all set for July 11th. We have mixed feelings about this date (which is ten weeks away). We are happy to finally have a date so we can plan the rest of our summer, and we are Super Happy that this is her last (hopefully) heart surgery. It will be so nice to put it behind us. But we are also nervous for very obvious reasons. Heart surgery is a big deal. We were told to plan on a two week hospital stay (could be more, could be less), and have heard its a difficult surgery to recover from (although her chance a of full recovery is around 90%). She is our princess, and it would be a horrible, horrible thing if anything went wrong. So we are scared. Those feelings don't go away. Anyway, it does feel good to have the date.
In less important, more random news....I've been hard at work these last 2 months making dolls for my mother-in-law, Marde's, preschool class. I am all set to finish tomorrow and send them off over the weekend so she has them in time for preschool graduation. I am so excited about the way they all turned out. Not to boast or anything, but they are adorable! I do great work! Here is a glimpse into their adorableness!
We have been enjoying the warmer weather (on the days that its actually warmer, some days it resorts back to being cold). Here is proof at how hard it is to get a picture of all 4 kids looking at the camera and smiling. 2 out of 4 looking at the camera, 1 out of 4 smiling. Ugh.
I'm obsessed with the tree in the background. Its a crab apple tree in our front yard. I love when it blossoms in those beautiful pink petals. It lifts my spirits! It is my favorite tree. We asked Corbin to take a picture of us in front of it.....This is the best one. The top of Scott's head isn't THAT important! Maybe next year Corbin will be taller and able to get a better picture.
We continue to ride bikes, although it gets harder as my belly expands. The kids LOVE it!
We bought Corbin a new bike at the DI because his old one was teeny! Now he is too fast and we can't keep up with him. I'm not exaggerating, its a real challenge!
Over the weekend Scott was in the backyard setting up our canopy for some shade. The wasps were out like crazy (because all the trees were blossoming), and one managed to go up his pant leg and sting him...twice. I didn't think that was possible. Anyway, he's healing like a champ. Somehow he managed to keep his composure not panic when it happened, because if you remember Corbin has a mortal fear of bees after being swarmed by some a couple of years ago. He seriously goes inside and LOCKS the door when one comes by...like if he didn't lock it they could open the door and get him...he's crazy!
Not great pictures, but you get the idea.
Anyway, that's all the random, pointless stuff that I have right now. Have a pleasant thursday, and here's to hoping we get some good sunshine this weekend!
