Update with lots of pics!

Here is my much needed update! We have been busy these past 2 months and Zoey has grown up so much! We did go to primary childrens for a check up and we were so happy to hear the doctor say that we wouldn't need to come back until August. When the person called to setup our appointment with me, he said that cardiology had changed the time frame of our appointment and that we needed to come in mid June. We will be going next week for her appointment. In this appointment they will sedate her. She will be getting an MRI and a echo. The MRI will be able to show us exactly how much volume the left side of her heart can hold. This will be the appointment when they decide if her heart has grown enough to have a normal heart. Can I ask for prayers that everything will work out and that the doctors will make the best decision? Thanks! I will be sure to post after the appointment to let everyone know the results.
Zoey is starting to talk a little. I need to get a video of her talking, but it is so random that it is hard to do. She says momma, dada, and hi. She has imitated other words such as shower and keys, but doesn't use them on her own. She also walks with her walker toy. I will need to get a video and post it later.

Here is what we have been up to the past few months!

Going to church for the first time as a family!

Playing with McKenna!

Bowling!

I Want YOU!

Fist time eating solid food! Spaghetti! She loved it! I think spaghetti is still her favorite!

Finding the wipes and pulling them all out one by one-and then eating them! Yuck!

Now for the box of Kleenex! She was not happy that she got caught!

Our LOST finale party! We had pulled boar, mango, pineapples, biscuits shaped like fish (to represent the biscuits Sawyer and Kate ate while they were in the cages), Dharma Root Beer, and homemade oreos (to represent the dark and light/good and evil theme). We had fun with our little finale party! Farewell LOST! Oh and by the way, I know a lot of people hated the ending, but I loved it! :)


Zoey waited until she knew mommy and daddy were not watching and stole an oreo cookie

We went to Bear Lake over Memorial Day weekend. We had a great time! We brought our bikes and rode them around! Zoey loves bike rides!


Went to the man made beach at Bear Lake

The wind started to blow as soon as we got there, so our picnic was moved to the back of our van




Zoey riding some rides at a resturant in Bear Lake


Swimming at the condo! Fist time Zoey had been swimming! She LOVED it!



Went to Grandma Mills wedding! Got a new grandpa! Congratulations you love birds!(Mom, will you email me the pic with Adam in it please? I don't have one)

Sleeping

Crawling

She decided on Monday night that she was interested in crawling. Guess it is time to baby proof the house!

Easter!

We had a great Easter weekend! Here are some pics from Zoey's first Easter!

Easter egg hunt at Grandma's! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Willard and Grandma Bawden!

Finding Zoey's egg with her name on it

Eating the plastic carrot! Yummy!:)

Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs Easter gift! Thanks!


Zoey also recieved a play cell phone from the Easter bunny in her basket. This is because she LOVES phones, and ate mine so much that she broke it. I got a new phone and decided to let her keep the phone she had already ruined in hopes that she would not ruin my new phone. I knew old phones could call 911, but I didn't think it was likely that she would...well, she managed to! One day I heard a women's voice coming from the phone when she was playing with it. I went over to see what was going on and saw she was on the phone with 911. I paniced and hung up. After I hung up I realized that was dumb because since it was an old phone, they wouldn't even be able to call back. I called non-emergency dispatch, and they canceled the officer that was already on his way to our house! Needless to say....the Easter bunny knew what to bring!

RSV Shot

Zoey's peditrition doesn't want me to take Zoey out yet until after RSV season is over, which hopefully will be soon. We went in today for her (hopefully last) RSV vaccine. The vaccine only lasts 28 days, so we have been going in every 4 weeks for this shot. Zoey loves playing with the toys at the doctors, but I think soon she will start remembering what going to the doctors means! Zoey usually does very well with shots and doesn't cry more than 30 seconds. Today, she screamed bloody murder for 20 minutes until she finally fell asleep! I couldn't calm her down, her bottle started to calm her down but then she decided she didn't want anything to do with it. It was sad. I am hoping RSV dies down soon and she doesn't need this shot anymore!

Reflection

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Reflection

Last year on St. Patrick's Day, I went to Primary Children's for Zoey's first echo. I was scared-and it turned out I had reason to be. As St. Patrick's Day is here this year, I have spent a lot of time thinking about my appointment last year, and how I coped with the rest of my pregnancy knowing Zoey would have these problems.

I didn't know anything about how the heart worked before. It took forever when the Dr explained to us what her problem was just because it sounded to us like he was speaking a foreign language. Now I can understand the cardiologist perfectly! I remember throughout my pregnancy feeling peace, but I also remember worrying about the unknown a lot! I gained about 60 pounds during my pregnancy just because I couldn't stop worrying and then I would eat comfort foods! I remember on my break at work I would go to Harmon's and buy a package of Chips Ahoy. I did this everyday, and by the time I would leave to come home my cookies were gone. Of coarse, I can laugh about this now, but I really struggled then. I ran into an old co-worker at the store this week. She sat next to me during this phase of my life, and then quit shortly after I had Zoey. She asked how things went with Zoey. As I talked to her, I realized that I am a completely different person today than I was then. She told me that I had told her that my pregnancy wasn't exciting. I regret this. I let myself be too engulfed with worry about what may happen that I didn't ever enjoy the present. "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy," ~Leo Buscaglia. If I could re-live my pregnancy I would try to focus more on my actual troubles than on my made up troubles of "what if."

I have learned so much about faith, prayer, and about trusting in God over this past year. God has a plan for each of us. I remember being pregnant and people would tell me that there is such things as miracles. I would think, "Yes, but that isn't going to happen this time. I know it is God's plan for her to have these problems." I still know that it is God's plan for Zoey to have these heart problems, but I also know that there is such things as miracles and God's plan can also include miracles! I am trying to live my life now with more faith and less worry. Zoey has done amazing! I had no reason to worry so much!

I write this post as a reminder to me because I know within the next few months as surgery gets closer, I will be worrying again. I had great peace once Zoey was here and I stopped worrying about the unknown. There will always be something unknown in our lives; something we can worry our self sick over and loose sleep over. The trick is praying and having faith in God's plan for us.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27.)

Growing Up Too Fast

Zoey is growing up so fast (as all kids do)! We had to put her rail up all the way on her crib today because she kept trying to pull herself over it. She has 2 teeth, the first one came in 2 weeks ago and the second one came in last week. She doesn't have any desire to crawl, but tries to walk all the time! She will walk along furniture and loves it when we hold her hands and let her walk around the room. She makes lots of noises in an attempt to talk, and will often say "num num" when she is hungry. "Num num" means she is hungry for mush, not the bottle. She tries to feed herself and often times grabs the spoon when I try to feed her. She sure makes a mess when she feeds herself though! Her favorite game is peek-a-boo, and plays it all the time with us. She used to like us to hide our face and say peek-a-boo, but now she likes to be the one to hide. She likes to pull the blanket over her head and hides and then pulls the blanket down so we can see her and say peek-a-boo. It is so fun to watch her learn and grow

Our Miracle

I know what you are thinking..."What? She actually is posting something?!?" Yes, it is true! I am a terrible blogger!

Zoey had a sedated echo on Tuesday. It was such a great appointment. The left side of Zoey's heart has grown! Dr Mennon is very optimistic that the next surgery will be to repair her heart in order for her to have a double ventricle heart! So when is the next surgery for our little one? Well, it was suppose to be anytime between now and no later than April, but she is doing so well that she doesn't even have another check-up unil May! Dr Mennon thinks she will probably be 1 before she will need surgery!

Thank you all so much for your prayers, fasting, faith, and support. We truly have been so blessed. This is such a miracle! We are so grateful. I really can't express how very grateful and happy I am. I am truly grateful for the God's hand in our lives. I know that it is because of Him that Zoey has done so well.

Zoey has sure grown up since my last post! She thinks she is bigger than she really is and won't even let me rock her to sleep anymore! :( She likes to be put down, her gloworm turned on and for me to walk out of the room! I keep trying to remind her that she is only 6 months! She is sitting up and attempting to crawl! She loves to eat her mush and lately has felt she is too big for the bottle. I give her the sippy cup when she refuses the bottle, but mostly she prefers the mush. I can't believe how fast she is growing up! I need to post pictures, but I probably won't get around to it for another few months. Just kidding! I will be posting again soon! Here is a video of Zoey! She loves playing peek-a-boo with Daddy!