Happy One Week Birthday, Barbara Anne.
What a week it has been. Barbara has been the bravest, cutest, and sweetest one week old that I have ever seen.
Here are the gifts that Barbara Anne gave us for her one week birthday:
- She rallied enough to be taken off the ventilator.
- She hasn’t needed the pacemaker in over 36 hours.
- She threw up for the first time (I’ll give details upon request)
- She pooped, while her diaper was off, so I actually saw it. (It was green)
- She is sitting on her Mom’s lap for the first time since surgery.
We still have a journey ahead, but in a week of more downs than ups, it is about time to have some promising news.
I’ll leave you with a question that Lucy asked me today:
Q: What do Barbara Anne Riles and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common?
A: Dr. Vaughn Starnes conducted open heart surgery on both of them. (It’s true)
However, as Lucy pointed out, The Terminator was in his 40s, and Barbara Anne was only 3 days old. It’s safe to say that our baby girl is tougher than this champion bodybuilder and governor of California!