My Little Hero

I know that I did two blogs last year on Sophia being my hero, but as I look back on our lives the last year and look over pictures that I took last year, I am reminded as to how strong she really is. She has taught our family so much and she is such a little light to us all. There is another hero I will talk about later, but we'll start on my girl. As I looked back on the pictures I can't believe where my family was a year ago today. I was in a pretty dark place, now that I look back. It's not easy to go to Seattle for an appointment that takes a couple days and then be told that you will be coming back in the next 3-6 months for an open heart surgery and then get the news only a week after returning home that you will be back for an open heart surgery less than three weeks later. Looking back, I didn't deal with it well and I'm not sure I'm surprised, but this isn't about me, this is about Sophia. She actually did very well and that's why I continue to write about her strength. While she didn't know really what she was getting into she went into her surgery with the fight that I have seen since she was born. We have been very open with Sophia about her heart (kind of hard not to with a giant scar down the middle of her chest) She knows that she had to have surgery lsat year becaue her heart was sick and the doctors needed to fix it. She of course has questions about it, but handles is like a champ! Sophia was discarged from the hospital THREE DAYS after having open heart surgery! It was so hard, we pushed each other so hard, but I saw her do it. I saw her fight, cry, claw and get herself out of that hospital. And she just kept going, there was no slowing her down. She enjoyed her summer and played soccer and got to go on the trip of a lifetime (something I will talk about later too :) ) I have included pictures from our trip last year, some are on the blog, some are new, just to show everyone how strong she is. She goes to each appointment with a smile on her face and an open mind. She is the one that keeps me calm during her appointments. Sophia is still a fighter, she is still a firecracker and shows us everyday how precious life is.