See? I Told You My Kids Are Perfect!!

The results are in. Well, some of them anyway. Gracie is NOT anemic. At all. Her iron levels were low compared to that of an ADULT! (Rage, rage, rage...ugh.) So the transfer of primary care doctors is about to happen. Her cardiologist appointment is on the 17th, and I'm assured her VSD is muscular, and very small, or they would have operated on it already! (insert sigh of relief here)

Its a quiet week in the Piper house. Besides all the giggling and playing of course!!

My Babies Are Perfect

Its been a day.

I took Gracie for her 12 month check up. 19 lbs 8 oz. 28 1/2 inches long. Right on track for her growth chart (her ALTERED growth chart. If you will remember, her last check up, she'd dropped from the 80th percentile to the 25th and there was a little alarmism goin' on via her Dr. so we did some blood work, and she was fine. Just like I thought. Babies don't grow as fat when they are on the move!!) She is lookin' good, healthy ears, eyes, nose, mouth (I think she actually enjoyed the tongue depressor. She said "numa numa numa" when he put it in her mouth. That's what she calls food. LOL!) Then I asked about her murmur. She was born with VSD, (a small hole in the heart) but I was assured most babies grow out of that in the first year. Well, the Dr thinks he can still hear a murmur. So, next month, we will be going back to the cardiologist for an EKG.

Heavy Sigh.

It's not rare. And its very treatable. But still. SIGH. So that shoots to the top of my personal prayer list.

Anyway, to add insult to injury, she got 5 (FIVE??!! SHEESH!) shots, and a screening for anemia. You guessed it. We get to go back tomorrow to draw more blood to test for anemia. Wouldn't it be easier to just do the ACTUAL test in the first place? Or check the blood tests from 2 months ago? Of course not.

So, this wasn't my happiest well baby visit.

But

We got home, and settled in.

I brought home milk shakes for everyone (well, if Gracie can't have a shake after all that, shouldn't we at least get a treat??)

And I began watching that little monkey crawl after her sister, playing tag, giggling, laughing, snorting (as all of us Piper girls do when we laugh real hard) and it put my heart at ease.

My babies are perfect.

Gracie Turns One!

I think the photos will speak for themselves. A small gathering, lots of happy, warm hearts, and one face chocked FULL of frosting!

A few minor details...

The Birthday Princess

And frosting in between our fingers!



Happy Birthday, Baby!

{oh, and I just LOVE this shot! Can you say SUGAR HIGH??!!}



{scrapbook word art credits: Scrapaholics Oh, BABY! wordart}
click here!

I was wandering around the house with my camera...here's what I've found...

But mostly, I love this face.




Tomorrow, we celebrate Gracies First birthday.

Happy Birthday, Gracie Pie!

Hello Bandwagon!

One of my ((many)) goals ((NOT RESOLUTIONS!!)) for 2010 is to take more pictures. In fact, I am even trying my hand at Project 365 this year! (Hello, bandwagon! Im here!!) I want to improve my photography skills. I've gotten a few books, and have really been enjoying playing with my camera.

I've been following the I ♥ Faces Blog now for awhile. And every week, they have challenges.

This photo of my Gracie pie from last summer. I love her sleepy face. LOVE IT!!! It is also my official first entry in any I ♥ Faces Challenge!!

My Favorite Pics of 2009

I had originally thought of posting a "Year in Review" blog, but that is mentally and physically exhausting, so here are my favorite pictures of the year!

More to come later this weekend! :-)