Abby was born with a lung defect (congenital lobar emphysema) and at one month old underwent surgery to remove the middle lobe of her right lung. The recovery was slow and long but today at 6 months old other than a few swallowing issues along with a paralyzed right diaphragm you wouldn't know she underwent an 8 1/2hr surgery 5 months ago. She is an amazing baby and I know she will grow up to fight for what she wants. On top of her medical issues she has a severe case of acid reflux that we are still battling with. Here she is 2 days post surgery. And below that is where we are now at 6 months....quite a change :)
I never imagined two babies could be more different. I thought for sure that just like with Kayla, we would have Abby on a nice 2 nap schedule with a good feeding routine and sleeping through the night by 4 months. However, Abby forgot to inform me she has her own plans...some of which include rarely napping, eating at random times through out the day and only sleeping through the night on the rare occasion. She is lucky she is so darn cute so it makes the sleep deprivation a little easier to handle. She has her moments of happiness through out all that she has been through and I know someday I will look back and all the screams and crying will be a distant memory. (at least I hope) I know in the long run these two amazing girls will grow up to be great friends, although I am pretty sure every time Abby cries in her life Kayla will tell her "there is no crying in baseball!" (thank you Melissa!).
Saving the craziest for last we have wild Kayla. Don't blink or she will be gone! The girl never sits still...seriously never! I can remember when she was 1 she would carry her toys around playing because she didn't want to sit and play with them. She has the biggest and best imagination I have ever seen (I like to think she gets that from me) though and she is always good for a laugh just when I need it. However, with the wildness comes the fun terrible twos...all I can say is I am in for it when she becomes a teenager!
Anyways, you are probably wondering what's the point of all this. Well if you can imagine going through all of this with Abby has been a tough battle for me. When you have a high maintenance baby you can't help but be challenged with feeling, stressed, exhausted and running low on patience. These are all issues I have been struggling with since bring Abby home from the hospital. There is nothing worse than having a baby who cries for hours sometimes and you literally can do nothing to soothe her. Add to that an antsy toddler who thinks mommy is a human jungle gym and our days can get interesting. But through all of this, I am attempting to change my way of thinking. That's where this idea of "furiously happy" comes into play. I came across a blog that had a video of said blog (have to try to find this blog again to get the link) speaking at some conference. She talks about this theory of being furiously happy and doing silly random things that will put a smile on your face. Who cares if everyone else thinks you are crazy.
From that I realized that is how I want my girls to grow up. I want them to go out and randomly have a dance party in the pouring rain or wear there rain boots on the sunniest day of summer if they feel the urge. I want them to feel like it is ok to be who they are and encourage that imagination.
So why this blog? This blog is just my outlet to share our trials and tribulations and remember some of these fun moments we have together. I want to be able to share some of the fun ideas I have either come up with spur of the moment or have found on blogs or pintrest (the best thing ever!), and through friends. I also want this to be a place where I can get out that frustration and anxiety I have felt with everything that has gone on in Abby's short life thus far. So if you have made it this far, congratulations you have survived my first blog entry!!! More to come in the future :)
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