Just random thoughts

You know this time last year I was just amazed that God had finally placed our beautiful daughter in my arms. We flew home with a colostomy bag that was no longer attached to Addy and you know what, it didn't even matter to me. It probably did to the poor people sitting around us, but I didn't care. We had our daughter. Unfortunately I only was home with her a week before having to go back to work. This past week I went back to work after summer break and I am so much more at peace about it. Not that I really wanted to go back, I really enjoy being a stay at home mom, that's just not in the cards for us. Last year I was was getting used to colostomy bags, a feeding tube that was hooked up 20 hours per day, oxygen concentrators, tubes and portable tanks, and an alarm that went off multiple times through the night because my little one was not getting enough O2. I was also frantically trying to find someone to care for her full time in our home. Thankfully my mom and a good friend helped out. This year I have a happy, healthy precious little girl that has changed our lives so much. We no longer have the colostomy bags, oxygen paraphernalia, that long feeding tube that was going 20 hours a day and that alarm hasn't gone off in months. I have a precious little girl that is so loved by her parents and siblings it's not even funny. She is just about to crawl and certainly enjoys being an ornery little bean! I have a wonderful nanny that is just as excited about Addy's accomplishments as we are! I am so blessed. My children are happy starting school again and really like their teachers and are making new friends. I'm so sad that my kids are growing up, I keep telling them to quit. Jarika is turning into such a wonderful person. I am so proud of her. She's thinking about her future and planning her career. Cooper is doing well with the changes that he is having to go through this year and he's taking it in stride. Change isn't always easy for him and he's doing very well. Avery is starting to behave better too. Not all of the time, but we see improvement. I just hope it continues, he definitely is a button pusher! I have "met" so many wonderful people through various groups and feel so close to many of them. I love reading everyone's blogs and I have to get my fill of a precious few (Ava, Emma, Micah, Kennedy, Caleb, Ella, Tarenne etc). I just must be in a thankful mood today, I just thought I'd share it.