Friday, March 23, 2012

Toes

Mylah has successfully found her toes! She loves to grab them and when she has socks on, rip them off! I love her roly poly-ness and her adorable smile! Gosh, this girl is growing too fast!




Friday, March 16, 2012

Time



Mylah is growing so fast. These past few months have been gaged by one thing, and one thing only - her full heart repair. For some reason time has somehow slowed and quickened all in one. I can't stop it, and I can't fast forward. All I want is to have her surgery over with, have her healed, happy and as loving as she is now.




I just love this precious girl so much! As time creeps towards her surgery, I find myself taking in every moment with her. Every smile, every laugh, every snuggle, every sweet baby kiss, every small handed touch. Part of me is living in fear that something may happen to her. The other part of me knows that this is in our Heavenly Father's plan for our family and that He will bring her safely through surgery. I pray daily that I can find the strength to endure.



Everyday Mylah is happy. She is rarely upset. I am grateful for her sweet spirit and calm demeanor. She helps me to endure. As I watch her grow and we are blessed by how healthy she is, I dread putting her through another surgery and more pain. But I know it's necessary to keep her healthy and alive. As these next few weeks go by, I pray for strength in preparation of her surgery. We don't have a date set yet, but know it will happen within the next month or two.



When fear fills my heart, I can't help but remember that our Heavenly Father sends us challenges for a reason. I hope to continue to learn from this. As we wait, we are blessed by Mylah's sweet spirit and happiness. We are so grateful for all the blessings we have already received.

-Lara

Thursday, March 1, 2012

5 Months Old

Our sweet Heart Baby is 5 months old today!
Everyday with her is beautiful and everyday is cherished.
I don't take any of it for granted. She is our precious miracle!


Here are Mylah's stats this month:

♥ She weighs 15 lbs.

♥ She is 25 inches long.

♥ She loves her hands and is getting really good at grasping toys and objects.

♥ She sleeps through the night, sometimes waking up to eat, but not often.

♥ She is very talkative and loves to babble, squeal and scream.

♥ She is ticklish on her tummy and neck and laughs out loud when she is tickled.

♥ She has rolled over once and keeps tries to do it again, but hasn't yet.

♥ She turns in response to her name and loves to smile when you talk to her.

♥ She is sitting up really well, needs a little support, and tips over sometimes, but her back and neck are getting stronger. She can't quite sit on her own.

♥ She loves her brother and sister and watches their every move!

♥ She has tried rice cereal, hated it, and I probably won't do it again until around her 6 month mark. I plan to feed her veggies then too.

♥ Her heart is doing really well, and her O2 Sats are staying high. Last checked they were at 86.
She sees her Cardiologist in one month and we will decide when surgery will be then.

We are continually blessed by our sweet girl, she is such a light in our lives and we are grateful for the lessons she teaches us! She has brought our family so much closer.
Happy 5 months Mylah, we love you so much!


MRI

Today Mylah had an MRI to map out what we will do in the near future for her heart health. Currently her left ventricle is slightly ...