Gabi Gets Tubes

Our baby had tubes put in her ears this morning. It was tougher on me than her but she did FANTASTIC! She was reading books and chatting with all of the staff. She did not cry ONCE! She was however, worried about all the other screaming babies...my sweetheart! She kept saying "Baby, baby, cry." It was sweet. She was in the operating room for maybe 15 minutes and then Aaron and I got to go in with her. It was HORRIBLE seeing her with an oxygen mask on her face. She came to about 10 minutes later and quickly pulled everything off of her face. Moments later she was GABIng away. No tears. No whining. But, she she did down two graham crackers and a cup of apple juice! Even the doctors and nurses commented on what a good patient she was.

Back at home Gabi napped and ate as usual. She was fed her favorite meal of spaghetti and devoured it as per usual. Aaron and I have been a mess since last Thursday when we learned our baby girl would need tubes. But, through the grace of God she is back to her old self, running around and perfectly happy. We are SO blessed! Thank you all for your prayers!

Falling into Fall!

Whew! Well, I am all caught up with paperwork(that NEVER happens) so I thought I'd steal 40 minutes from the day while waiting for Aaron to get home. We stay with my mom and dad Sunday and Monday nights to spare Gabi the commute, 5:30 wake ups, and bitter cold. NOTE TO GABRIELLA @ 16...re-read last sentence!

Anyhoo...

Gabi is doing amazingly well but she could use all of your prayers, please (Mama and Daddy too). After 14 months of not even a sniffle Gabi has of course had chronic ear "issues" (redness, fluid, etc., etc.,). After several doctor's/ specialists visits and tests, she may have to have her adnoids removed. She has a specialist visit next week for the final decision. I'm told this is not an abnormal procedure these days but anything surgical or otherwise bothersome to my daughter is of course, cause for tears for me. Please just pray for whatever is in the best interest of our baby girl. We know God will take care of the rest.

Well, since our last post Gabi has made amazing progress! She scribbled her "doo dad" at school and got into her first rumble. Apparently, she thought she was queen of the castle (not sure where she got that idea), and another kid made her own way into the fortress, scratching Gabi upon arrival. Now I know that all of this is very age appropriate and we are working on sharing and manners but Aaron (of all people) was LIVID about the marks on our little one. It was kind of sweet to see Papa bear in action! Gabi has become quite autonomous and vocal! She says "peas" (please), "docoo" (thank you), "mine" and just this past weekend "bess you." The last one is my favorite because I say "God bless you" every time I leave her and it's FINALLY stuck! My heart melts now every time we read to her, say our prayers, and she responds with "bess you." Aww!

A few weeks ago we took Gabi to the Southern NM State Fair. She had a carousel AND pony ride, fed sheep and goats, and even rode a baby train ride ( I stretched the height requirement a few inches)! She even fed a camel. She was nervous at first but insisted on feeding him some more carrots. The expressions she makes these days are SO telling. She had a blast and we just soaked it all up!

Last night was of course, Halloween. Just a side note: GO RANGERS!

Aaron spent several hours working on Gabi's pumpkins and they were the best on Poco Lomas!!!

Gabi, I mean Tinkerbell, decided she was going to walk most of the cul de sac after befriending a stray puppy. She was hesitant about saying "hi" until most people closed their doors but was not at all shy about taking their candy. She checked several times to make sure it was all there in her bag, too! She did say "dacoo" to one lady who told her how beautiful she was. We hope you all enjoyed your Halloween as much as we did. Your Tinkerbell pictures are on their way!!!