Heart Month and 10.15

It is the 1st day of Heart Month and I am so excited that CHDs may actually get some attention this month.  I know we heart families are doing everything possible to make sure we raise awareness.  I am planning to 'pin' Hope's story on Pinterest for Faces of CHD.  I have never been on Pinterest, but I am excited that we are able to share our stories and our kids with as many people as possible.

Any heart families that have not 'pinned' please go HERE and follow the instructions from Stef's blog "When Life Hands You A Broken Heart".

A little weight update...Hope is up again!!!  Not as much as last time, but still pretty good.  She is up .15 grams which is right where she needs to be to keep us from another cardiology and dietitian appointment.  For the non-kilo folks...that is 22 pounds 6.03 ounces.  That is an increase of almost 6 ounces in two weeks.  She is doing so good.  Yeah...we don't much like having to drive to the Clinic and prefer to drive up the street to Medina Hospital and say 'hi' to the nice nurses and Dr. Preminger.

Another great fundraiser for CHDs is visiting Build A Bear during the month of February.  While there, please be sure to make a donation to The Children's Heart Foundation.  Click HERE for more details.

Finally...I will be changing my facebook picture as often as possible to show the different ways CHDs have affected Hope and our family.  I know people don't like seeing pictures of Hope after her surgery, but I truly believe that is part of her life.  It is something she has been through and will go through one more time.

I will try and post a little more often this month to keep up with the awareness!

1st Haircut

I finally broke down and got my little girl a haircut.  We had a girls day out with my mom, Destiny, Hope, and I.  I took the boys to Cookie Cutters for their first haircuts and I was really upset that they are closed.  I found a cool kids place called Snip-Its and off we went.  It was nice and Hope did great...although Cookie Cutters was much cooler.

I was kind of shocked because Hope did not cry at all.  She just sat there and let the nice lady cut her hair.  I was very surprised, but also very happy.

On the way out, Hope got more pictures and a prize...a cute little bracelet.

The boys went with dad to get their haircut.  Check out my little men.  They are so cute.

A Perfect 10

Yep...that's right...she hit 10 kilos today!  Woohoo!!!  She has done amazing with her eating since she got over her last bout with the stomach flu (or whatever she had for 8 very long days).  She has actually been a totally different little girl since she got over this...running around, playing like crazy, laughing, talking, and just being a lot happier than she was even before she got sick.  She is still only grazing through the day, but it is a little more than before she got sick and it makes me think she is really taking this weight thing seriously. 

For my non-kilo friends...here is a summary:

Today Hope weighed 22 pounds .74 ounces.  On January 4th (a couple days after her flu) she weighed 20 pounds 8.05 ounces.  That means she has gained 1 pound 8.69 ounces...that is huge.  I don't think she has ever gained that much in two weeks (probably not in a month).  I know some of it is from her packing on weight after the bug, but really...it is amazing!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year!  2012 started off with a little bug, but it is definitely gearing up to be a great year for our family.