Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to me!

On June 10th, at 11:43pm, a little girl was born. She was born on her maternal grandfather's birthday (I miss you Grandpa Sam).   Little did the new parents know, this little girl would soon be fighting for her life. Spinal meningitis would try to take this little girl's life, but God had other plans. After the watchful eye of the doctors and her parents, this little girl made a full recovery and is living an amazing life!

Having my own children now, I can't imagine what it must have been like for my mom and dad. I was their first born child and to be so sick at such a young age must have been terrifying!  One things for sure, as I celebrate my birthday today, I have a better understanding of a mother's love. Thank you to my mom and dad for loving and supporting me in all my successes and challenges over the past ... we won't say how many years :-) 

So how did we spend the last week- cleaning up puke!  Ha,ha,ha... You wouldn't be able to tell by the picture above, but Leinna came home on Monday afternoon after being sick during her nap at day care. You could hardly tell she didn't feel well as she kept playing away.  However, she continued to be sick at dinner time and didn't eat much for the next few days.  Then Papa and I were both sick on Wednesday night- I'm not sure if it was the same bug Leinna had or if we had a touch of food poisoning.  In either case, it should be against the laws of nature to have both parents sick at the same time with two young children. We had a very challenging couple of days to say the least.

We did find time to play, as Leinna is doing a great job of teaching Lukkas the fine art of talking on the phone.  When you'd ask Leinna who she was talking to, it ranged from friends at day care to family members. The part I loved is that she didn't even hesitate to tell you who she was talking to. 

 

 

We also found time to play Leggos, which Leinna is very serious about. You don't mess with her Leggo towers! 

 

And Mr. Lukkas continues to grow and change every day. He's starting to go a little longer during the night between feedings, which was greatly appreciated as we were getting over being sick. When he's awake, he's fully engaged in his environment, watching every little thing and trying his best to get his opinion heard.

Looking forward to spending my birthday with my family. 

Have a wonderful week everyone ~ Much Love