Mission Accomplished, Goodbye Tonsils! **update at bottom**

Look at my new bracelet, Mommy and Daddy have mathching ones.

In the pre-op room, things are all good
Afterwards, not a happy camper!
In our own roomI love my daddy!
Trying some pudding and a smile for mommy, not too many of these today!
Look at the cute brown bear that the hospital gave me!

We are here at the hospital, its about 12:15 pm, we arrived at 6:30, surgery was at 7:30. Myah did very well, she was a bit leary about going this morning. She cried when they took her away from me and at 8:10 Dr H came out and filled us in on her successful sugery. He said her tonsils and adenoids were huge! He also gave us some new information, he said that when he got in to remove the adenoids he realized that she had a deviated ( i think) uvula, and that she has a soft pallate which is indicative of a cleft pallate. He asked it we had heard this information before and we told him that we hadn't. He said that her pallate had closed itself but still was a bit soft, so he was very careful when removing the adenoids. We are still digesting this information. It is no accident that we were placed with Myah. I can't even imagine if she had a cleft while in China, there is a chance that she would have never been our daughter, she would have been considered special needs and we may never have been matched with her. I can't imagine this little girl without us as her parents. It will take a while for my mind to wrap around that fact. Bless her heart, she is tough as nails. She was crying very hard when we were able to go back to recovery, the nurse said that she came out of the drugs very quickly. That is Myah, she won't sleep if she is afraid she will miss something. It warmed my heart that my holding her and singing to her calmed her right down. We are in a beautiful new wing of the hospital, it is so nice, we have a huge private room, a flatscreen tv with dvd, vcr., a playroom, family room, there was even a teddy bear waiting for Myah on her bed for her to keep. Everyone is so nice. They brought us up meals, Myah actually is drinking some apple juice, has had a little sherbert and wanted some rice! She is just now nodding off to sleep finally, she has been fighting it. She is very sore, she isn't talking at all and won't let us look in her mouth, but we are getting a few smiles here and there. She did take a drink of water and started to cry owie owie! She was so cute before her surgery they had her play with her oxygen mask, it was pink and smelled like bubble gum, she grabbed it and said "let's call Dayton". She finally has the cool gadgets for a change! We are going to bring him up here in a little while, she will be glad to see him I have a feeling. We will come home sometime tomorrow if all goes well. Until then, we are watching NiHao Kailan and Dora over and over! Thanks so much for all the love and support for our family! Here are a few pictures from the days events.

***Update**** It is now 7:30 is pm and 12 hours past surgery. Myah is still doing well, she is running a temp of about 102 but they are giving her meds to keep it down. She is very mellow, not talking or smiling much any more at all. Big brother Dayton came up to visit and she cracked a smile when he brought her a balloon and a little Dora doll from the giftshop. She is still trying to eat a little bit. She has slept a little bit today but not much, hoping she has a good night. She has a bit of chest congestio and tries to cough and I know it is killing her to. She got to take a little ride in a car/cart to see the pretty aquarium down the hall. I am loving the peace to be honest. She is so calm and I am getting meals brought to the room, I have no chores to do but to sit and hold my little girl. I love that her heart rate calms when I am holding her, just makes me melt knowing that I am that person in her life that calms her. Thank you so much for your emails and comments, they are just melting my heart. I loved the calls from family and my good friend Sherry while on vacation in San Diego. I also want to thank Lori and Sheri & Sarah for the packages, Myah even cracked a smile when she opened them. Well, I need to run, I might post a few more pics later on if I am up to it.

Thank You So Much!

What is this? For ME?!!!!

Is it Christmas? Look at all of this loot!
She just blew a kiss to you thanking you!
Packed and ready to go!

Myah was so excited today when she received 3 packages in the mail filled with gifts for her! Thank you so much to Kim, Sherry and Danielle for your thoughtfulness and genorosity! I bought Myah a Dora backpack last night with wheels and we filled it with all of these goodies to take to the hospital. The nurse said we need to take somthing to keep her busy before and after surgery. I think this will be plenty! She has carried her backpack around all day and is very protective of it!!! She is a bag lady, always carrying a purse or backpack over her shoulder. This one is so heavy she is wheeling it everywhere, she even buckled it in her doll stroller and is pushing it around the house. Please keep us in your prayers, Myah has a slight fever, I gave her Tylenol and am praying that it will go away!! Mark is miserable, I am keeping all family members separate from each other, good thing we have 3 floors!! Thank you so much for all of your good wishes and prayers, don't know what I would do without all of you!

Myah's surgery

Just wanted to post a quick message letting you know that we talked to the hospital today and Myah's surgery is scheduled for 7:30 am on Monday. We have to be there at 6:30 am! Yikes! Dayton will be staying at Brandon's on Sunday and Monday nights. We are staying the night at the hospital with Myah but will bring Dayton up to visit her. Of course nothing is simple for us, Dayton has been sick all week and now Mark, my hubby who never has had a cold since I have known him has asthmatic bronchitis! He is off on sick leave for a few days to feel better! He has some great medication and hopefully will be feeling better soon! Please keep us in your prayers, we will get through all of this I have no doubt, it just might not be too pretty!!!!

Thankful Thursday

Man, these weeks really fly by quickly, has it really been a week already since my last Thankful Thursday? Well, even if it did go by way too fast, I still have lots to be thankful for!
This week I am thankful for....

-Mark, for making a diaper run after you had your jammies on, for taking us all out for ice cream on a spring like day, for bringing home pizza because you said I didn't need to worry about cooking on a stressful day! For being so excited about my new hair cut! Didn't know it would get such a reaction :)! You are my biggest fan and I love you for it!

-Dayton, for being such a trooper this week with your teeth and then to get sick on top of it! For taking all of your meds without me having to ask, you are getting to be so responsible! For loving me and not being afraid to tell me so.

-Myah, for always telling me that you missed me when I come home from running an errand. For your playfulness, I love seeing this side of you, when you laugh it comes from your soul.

-My quick trip up north to see my family. I am always reminded of who I am and where I came from when I visit home. I miss it.

-The beautiful quilt squares that are coming in for Myah's 100 Wishes quilt, I am so touched by the thought that has been put into every one. There is still time to donate if you want to, email me for my address.

-For my brother in law Eric's new promotion at work! We are very proud of you!

-For my brother in law Scott's new promotion at work! We are very proud of you! (yes both of Mark's brother's started new jobs this week)

-For the glorious sunshine and warmer air that is filling our days!

-For all of the sweet comments on my other blog about my new hair do! You all make me feel like a movie star!

-For the few days that I have had around here to get my life a little bit more organized before Myah's surgery on Monday. I feel so much better when I de-clutter and clean!

-For Ms. Tiffany, today was our last day at Ready Set Play, and Ms. Tiffany's last day of teaching this class, we will miss her but are looking forward to her friendship outside of school!

-For the sweet lady named Diana that I met last night, she was raised in Taiwan and shared with me so much about the Chinese culture. I hope she is reading this!

-For the yummy cherry cheesecake muffin from Big Apple Bagels! Oh my, I see a new addiction coming on!

I had to end on a sweet note!!!!

Visit With The Easter Bunny

Yesterday we took Myah to see the Easter Bunny. I figured that she probably wouldn't be feeling up to it next week. She was so excited to put on her pretty dress and she HAD to wear her gloves. She really is turning into a diva! We went at the perfect time, there was no line at all, we walked right up, it went so fast that I missed taking a picture of her on the Easter bunny's lap! Luckily we bought the way overpriced photo! We had told her earlier in the day that we were going to the mall later on to see the E.B and she told me " I want to give the E.B an egg." Oooo K. She was so excited, she was not one bit afraid of him at all! She walked right up to him, gave him a hug and an EGG!, sat perfectly in his lap, smiled like an angel and even posed for me afterwards! Yes, I am talking about my daughter, Myah! She was so sweet!!! I went into a few store at the mall and Mark and Dayton waited with Myah in the main part of the mall. When I returned Dayton said that he is taking Myah out on dates with him when he is older because she is a "chick magnet". Mark said, every old lady is stopping by and talking to me! Welcome to my world boys!

Thank You Danielle!

I just have to say a huge thank you to Danielle for creating a blog makeover for me! I was one of the first blogs that she ever did and I was ready for a change. I always think out of the box and Danielle was gracious enough to work with me on all of my ideas. I think it turned out beautifully. She also did my new blog at Feathers In My Nest as well, I love them both. I was trying to find pictures of my kiddos together to use for my blog and realized that I haven't taken many since last summer! I guess I was so busy taking pics of everyone elses'e families that I didn't take any of my own! I will make up for that! Anyhow, these pictures have been favorites in my heart since the moment I took them. The one of the kids walking on the boardwalk I love so much that I had it made into a big canvas in my bedroom and also in my favorite frame over our garden tub so that I can stare at my babies while I relax in a sea of bubbles! I love that picture! Thanks Danielle for being so patient!

Oh That Matilda Jane!

On Sunday my sister held a Matilda Jane trunk show! OH MY!!! I have followed MJ creator Denise, since she painted furniture, actually Myah has a high chair and picture in her room, I have gone to countless art fairs and headed straight to her booth. I love her and the adorable clothes that she creates! Myah has quite a few one of a kind outfits and hats from her. This trunk show was fabulous if I must say so!!! I could not make up my mind on what to purchase, I wish I had lots of money and each piece would have been on my order form. Yeah, they are THAT cute! You can now visit her new website at http://www.matildajaneclothing.com/ or email me for the information to contact my trunk keeper Stacey. These are the yummiest that I have ever seen her do! Here are a few pictures from the party. Oh, by the way I love Stacey, she let us buy some of her pieces from the last catalog that were in her sample kit, at her cost!!!

The weekend was pretty hectic around here, if you would please say a little prayer for Dayton. He went to the orthodontist on Friday, he had his first wire change and they put these awful springs on his teeth, he is in so much pain, getting better but oh man, these hurt! And on top of it, he is getting an awful cold, he is up coughing all night long, I took him to the Dr this morning and not much they can do. I really don't need Myah getting sick a few days before her surgery so we are being super careful around here! Germophobic!!! And to top it off, the orthodontist called me back to show me his adult teeth poking through above his baby teeth, yeah, like fangs!! So guess what, the teeth have to get pulled over spring break! Poor guy!!! We have not had a break in the doctor or dentist department for over a month and a half now! Lord, keep me healthy! I can't afford to get sick now!