Surgery for Maddie & Mabrie is 5 Months - All on the same day!

Well, today was quite the day! It started at 5:00 a.m. when our alarm clock went off to get Maddie up and out the door for her outpatient surgery. She was born with a preauricular ear pit/cyst that had to be surgically removed. Normally, this type of surgery wouldn't be too worrisome, but because of the size of the cyst and it's proximity to her facial nerves, we were a little concerned. Thankfully, the surgery went very well and as far as we can tell, there aren't any issues with nerve damage! She seems to be feeling pretty good and hasn't complained too much about pain. She's one tough cookie! :) We prayed so much for a successful surgery and praise God for watching over and protecting her!



Another big thing happened today - Mabrie hit the 5 month mark! Amazing how fast those months have gone! I was just thinking that in one more month, she's already 1/2 way to 1 year old. Where do the months go? I think it goes faster with each child because you get busier and just lose track of time. I can honestly say that I don't even feel like we ever dealt with the typical "newborn" stage. She was born right at the beginning of the school year, my mom came and stayed that first week and after that, we were back in full swing! And that poor child has been hanging on for dear life ever since! HA! She is a pretty easy baby and deals fairly well with all the running around. Some days she's not too thrilled with me waking her from a great nap to go pick up one of the girls from school, but she rolls with the punches pretty well. She's eating about 4 times a day now. She does rice cereal in the morning and then veggies in the afternoon, with a bottle at each feeding. I stopped nursing her at 4 months old and she took to the bottle with no problems at all. It's funny to watch her when she sees me fixing it now because she knows exactly what it is and will reach for it and sometimes will even try to lunge out of my arms towards it! She's kind of a fighter - and has a temper that she'll gladly show you when something isn't going her way. She's rolling all over the place and even getting up on her knees and trying to crawl, but hasn't quite figured out the art just yet! She's been sleeping like a CHAMP since birth basically and through the night since 5 1/2 weeks old. She doesn't like her pacifier - but loves her first 2 fingers! She occasionally sucks on her thumb, but it's usually her fingers that she prefers. We have been so blessed by her! Macie and Maddie love her so much and they are great helpers. They do so much for me and it's been great having 2 older kids that are capable of helping with her. I look forward to watching her grow. I pray she grows up to love and serve the Lord! That's the most important thing and what I hope for all 3 of them more than anything!