Okay...so this year I will tell you...

"I'd like a big girl doll house". This was Bailey's answer to Santa's question of, "what would you like for Christmas?". An answer nicely planted by Mommy as that's what she and Daddy are planning for "Santa" to give Bailey this year :) We have no pictures with smiles but heck...at least this year she sat on the man's lap, last year she wouldn't go near him! :)

Lots of love....

Surgery Bound...

For the last few weeks, Tom has been confined to our couch or the floor. On most days, he can get comfortable on his side or flat on his back....at least for a little while. Standing or sitting is very difficult. After trying (a different) drug therapy and rest, the pain was still so severe that we pushed the insurance for an MRI; turns out, Tom herniated a disc....again.

On Wednesday, he is scheduled for this third back surgery; this time it will be a fusion. We're trusting God for a successful operation and a quick recovery. Please join with us in prayer.

Lots of love to you all....

PRAISE GOD!

I find myself saying this often when I look at our beautiful miracle but this week I have an extra reason to shout it loud. Last week I took a picture of Bailey and Evan at a local mall, I didn't post this picture because it brought me great concern. I had read an article a while back:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1049618/Baby-saved-friend-spots-eye-cancer-clue-photograph-emailed-girls-mother.html .

This article is why I was concerned about the picture below.

I took Bailey into a pediatric ophthalmologist (Dr. Levine with the Thomas Eye group.... I LOVED him!) and not only did my beautiful girl sit perfect still and look exactly where the doctor needed her to (he told his nurses in the room that "you'd never see a better 2 year old patient" :) but....PRAISE GOD, Bailey's eye is perfectly healthy and the picture was the flash bouncing off her eye. It's not common to get a white pupil from a flash but, it can happen. Having said that, I will say again PRAISE GOD that Bailey's eyes are healthy and that Christ once again chose to reach out, touch, protect and bless our lives. My God is great!