Surgery In A Week

This past Tuesday, Bella had her Pre-Op appointment.  Went very well, a little longer than we liked but that's to be expected.  They really just went over her overall health and preparing us for the upcoming cleft repair procedure.  You know it's really weird, because i'm excited to get things going and get our sweet little girl taken care of, but at the same time i'm so used to seeing her with her cleft lip.  It's like I know she needs to get everything fixed and obviously I have full intentions of getting her taken care of but to me what's considered a deformity has become part of who she is and her beauty.  Is that weird??  So, we'll leave for Winston Salem that Thursday and spend the night, get up at the crack of dawn on Friday for surgery.  So far we're extremely happy with the Brenner's Children's Hospital and I would highly recommend Dr. Argenta and his team.  I do not believe I mentioned Isabella's doctor, her name is Dr. David, she's a partner of Dr. Argenta.

Fun Family Time

While waiting for surgery number 1, I thought I would give a quick update and show some of my favorite pictures.  BellaGrace was destined by God to be part of our family.  She fits right in and as Eric would say "she acts, walks, and bosses just like her Mother."  It's amazing, and my favorite part is seeing her and Aidan together.  The adore each other and I couldn't imagine them not having one another.  For anyone considering adoption....it is absolutely worth it.  Keep in mind just like anything else you have ups and downs and you question your parenting over and over again.  I think my questioning came from, how do you take care of an institutionalized child?  After fretting over and over about that I spoke with a dear friend who said treat them like your own child, don't worry so much about the other.  Thanks to my dear friend Deb for the words of wisdom, I miss you:)  Hope you all enjoy some of my favorite moments.