7 months old & we're home!

It's been an exciting past couple of days.  Dahlia turned 7 months old and after 7 long, intense, life changing months we are finally home!!  After only being able to see Brian and the rest of the kids on the weekends it has been heaven being together again.  I'm not going to lie there have been times I've wanted to pull my hair out trying to organize all of Dahlia things in our extremely small house, and tyring to get her back on her schedule again, but we have made it work.  One of the hardest things for me about having a child that has had a heart transplant has been trying not to worry constantly and feel sad about her future, the worry is always there and can really wear you down.  Well recently I have stopped worrying so much.  Our family was able to meet with a young man in his twenty's who had a heart transplant as a baby.  He is actually serving as a missionary for our church and is new to our area.  Let me tell you the odds of just running into someone that old, who had a heart transplant as a baby are so extremely low, that I know meeting him was not a coincidence.  His story was so uplifting, and he has led a normal life, even playing sports while he was in school. I know our journey with Dahlia may not always be easy, but it will be one filled with HOPE, joy, and love.

update on Dahlia

My little tiny baby finally fits in size two diapers! She has been doing really well since her heart transplant and her new heart is functioning great.  She now has her doctor appointments every other week instead of every week.  There are many things that can go wrong in the months following a heart transplant.  Luckily, Dahlia's recovery has gone really well, and we haven't really had any major issues come up. Thank goodness for this!  I am by myself taking care of Dahlia during the week, and this mama does not need anymore scares for a long time!  I am also blessed that she is a very good natured, happy baby, which makes my job a whole lot easier.

Easter Weekend

I love weekends because Brian and the other four kids come to Houston to join me and Dahlia. Easter weekend was especially nice because they were able to come on Thursday night. We had a nice relaxing weekend. I got to spend time with the kids and Brian, and got to get out of the house for a bit with my sisters. Brian is such a great dad, when he comes for the weekend he takes over ALL of Dahlia's care to give me a much needed break.  On Saturday we had an Easter egg hunt with my sister Lauren's family.  On Sunday Lauren and I made Easter dinner for everyone.  It was my first time cooking a ham!  We sure missed mom and dad!