Aftermath

We stopped for a visit to see my brother and his friends on the way home from the hospital. We have promised for so long to go see them, but our schedules kept conflicting. Today, I made no excuses!

Addie was so happy to visit with everyone and she loves her uncle! Thank you for letting us stop by!

Absolutely miserable!

The good news is...it's over.

Addie was such a trooper during the whole process of getting her ready for the sleep study. She sat on the bed by herself while they put the leads on her legs, chest and chin. She was a brave, sweet, baby while they put the belts around her chest and tummy, but when they started putting the leads on her head, she got a little nervous. I crawled up on the bed and held her while we bribed her with puffs. When the tech started wrapping her head, Addie got upset...as she should have. This is scary stuff! The tech wrapped E.R. Baby's head too, to make Addie feel better. I was very proud of her during the whole process.


Addie fell asleep quickly after the techs were done and then nightmare on 7th Avenue began!

Addie spent the entire night tossing and turning. She got wrapped up in the wires, she panicked and pulled at the leads and she cried...pretty much all night long! It was a very tough experience for her and not too much fun for us either.


The study ended at 6:30 a.m. and they didn't waste a moment before pulling all the leads off. The doctor came in a little while later to give us the results. Thankfully, Addie does not have any airway obstructions that would add any extra concern during surgery.
Now...we just have to get the surgery scheduled and move on to a healthier baby girl!

The article

Has been posted on The Birmingham Parent website! Chris is gone now to pick up the hard copies!

If you are having trouble viewing the article, please try clicking here.

I thought the article was fantastic! The only glitch is that our blog address is wrong!

Please read the article at your convenience. I hope it touches your heart, as it did mine.

My beautiful baby girl!

This is what we have all been waiting so long for!

Here is the cover of the March edition of The Birmingham Parent Magazine.

If just her picture gets me this emotional, I'm not sure how much of a mess I will be when I read the article!

As of right now, the article has not been uploaded to their site.

The hard copies should be available this week, please pick up a copy if you like!

Thank you to all of you who voted for Addie! This opportunity was placed in our laps by an email from my sister and by the grace of God! This is HIS work and I cannot thank our God enough for the amazing blessings in my life!

Answers

For my out-of-towners who do not have access to pick up one of the magazines, please just email me. I would be more than happy to mail you a copy!

I'm not exactly sure when the magazine will be available to pick up. I'm hoping early this week, but it may even be mid to late week.

Thanks again Kim!

We have our next photo shoot scheduled with Kim this month! We have to pay her a visit at the very least, every three months!

Thanks for all you do for us Kim!

If anyone is in need of a great photographer, please check out Kim's website:

http://sharitphotos.com/

No way!

Of course, the day that it decides to snow, Julien is away and Addie is so miserable that she wants to stay inside!

I bundled Addie up, found Julien's old rain coat for an extra layer of protection in hopes that she would just love the snow. Uh-huh! Nope. We stayed out long enough to get a few pictures and right back in we went! On top of that, Addie gets really upset over people wearing hats - not baseball caps, but ski caps. She was looking out the window when she first woke up and just got so upset and held out her arms for me to pick her up!

She's so sleepy and this sinus infection is making her miserable 24/7!

Instead of freezing outside, we are enjoying the view from our living room next to a cozy fire. I am just glad that we actually got snow this year! Woo-hoo!