I am filled with so many emotions today I can't begin to describe them. I have laughed, I have cried, and I have reminisced. One year ago today, my life changed forever. A beautiful red head was born and fought the fight many of us would be took weak to fight. She didn't fight it alone though. I have an AMAZING family who came to support not only my sweet new baby girl, but to support me, Jason and more importantly Gabi. I have been able to call these family members when I have been afraid and they have calmed my fears. Here is a list of milestones that have been reached by Miss Sophia in this past wonderful year of like. I will post more pictures this weekend when we have her regular birthday party, but here are a few from July 8, 2008 and a few from July 8, 2009.
~Mommy was induced July 7, 2008...I wasn't ready to come out, so they induced her again on July 8, 2008.
~Went on my first ambulance ride with my new friend Mia from UW Medical Center to Seattle Children's
~Open heart surgery to repair hole in heart and interrupted aortic arch at one week old.
~Chest was closed 3 days later.
~Chest tubes taken out 4 days later.
~Extubated 6 days later.
~First taste of breast milk at 2 1/2 weeks old.
~Sprung from Children's Hosptial July 31, 2008.
~First airplane trip, home to Alaska August 1, 2008
~NG tube was removed 4 days after we went home.
~Medivaced to Seattle November 5, 2008.
~Balloon cathetor didn't work, so stint was put in. November 6, 2008.
~Released from Seattle Children's yet again...November 10, 2008.
~First plane trip to somewhere that wasn't Seattle...February 2009
~Started eating table food...six months
~Started drinking whole milk...nine months
~Started walking June 29, 2009.
Again, it has been one heck of a year, I am so amazed by the strength Sophia has shown and I truly feel blessed to have been chosen to be her mommy.
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