Bless Ivy's Heart: Birthday Party

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Birthday Party

We had a combined birthday party for Ivy and Corbin. Ivy turned 1, Corbin is turning 5 on the 16th. Thanks to everyone that came to the party. We had a lot of fun!

Ivy's ladybug cake

The mother-load

Corbin has been asking for a remote-control car for weeks!

Yay! Food!

Ivy enjoyed a plastic spoon ALMOST more than her toys!

A collection of Curious George books. Corbin is in heaven!

Ellie breaking in the doll stroller

A new doll

Checking out the ladybug cake

Goin' for the antennae

yummy

playing with her new dolls

Chasing the hummer while daddy drives

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About Ivy

Ivy was born in November 2008 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heterotaxy. HLHS is a congenital heart defect that affects the left side of her heart. Without treatment this condition is fatal. There is a series of surgeries to alter the anatomy of her heart to make it functional to where she can lead a relatively normal life. Heterotaxy is a condition which effects other organs in her body. Her intestines were twisted, her liver is on the wrong side, and she doesn't have a spleen.

In order to save her life, Ivy had her first open-heart surgery when she was 6 days old (the Norwood Procedure), and a second emergency surgery when she was 13 days old. When she was 5 weeks old she also had a surgery on her intestines to keep them in place. She was finally released from the hospital after exactly 7 weeks.

In October of 2009 she had the second stage of open-heart surgery (the Glenn Procedure), and recovered with flying colors.

Today Ivy is a thriving two year old who brightens up our lives. She's one tough cookie, and will never go down without a fight. She's looking forward to another year without surgery, until she has her final one, anticipated to take place summer 2012.