Favorite Foto Friday---pajama party!

This week for favorite foto Friday the theme is pajama party. Can't say that we've had a party in our pajamas, but I definitely have pictures of Tabitha in her pajamas. As usual, I had a difficult time picking just one. So, I chose my 2 favorites. I just love her facial expression in the first one, and well, the one of her sleeping with her prayer bear is just priceless. If you'd like to see more kids and the pajama party, check out Sarah's blog and she'll have a lot more links to other blogs. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Ear update

Tabitha had her surgery this morning to put the PE tubes in her ears. The ENT doctor was running a little late because he'd been called to an emergency at another hospital across town. All in all she did very well, once she went back it was about thirty minutes and we were headed back home. They said she didn't cry at all--they don't have to give them an IV at all, they just give them some anesthesia gases and the babies sleep. She was drinking apple juice when we got called to the recovery room. The doctor said that her right ear was pretty yucky--had lots of pus behind the ear drum. Poor baby, no wonder she's always pulled at that right ear. We have to put drops in her ears twice a day for 7 days. She really hates that! I just pray that this will do the trick and her ears will heal without problems. She was a little crabby today, but still felt like playing. She ate pretty good and took a couple of naps. She'll be back to daycare tomorrow. Thanks for your prayers.
The picture is Tabitha before the procedure. She looked the same except for cotton in her ears afterwards.

Pray for us....

Tabitha goes tomorrow morning for PE tubes in her ears. She's had pretty much a constant ear infection since February and after 5 rounds of antibiotics it is time to do something about it. We have to have her at the surgery center tomorrow morning at 7 am. I'm sure she will do fine, but I'm still a nervous mommy! God is in charge of things and I just have to give my worries to him. I'll post tomorrow to let you all know how she did.

New shoes!

Tabitha got a new pair of shoes. They are Chinese squeaker shoes. She just loves them; she'll stomp around to hear them squeak. The dogs on the other hand hate them....they keep looking to see if it is one of their toys making the noise! Here's a short little video, hope you enjoy it!

The difference a year makes....

One year ago today, we met Tabitha for the very first time. I can remember pacing the floor in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Guatemala City. It seems that Tabitha and her foster mother were stuck in traffic and did not arrive at the hotel until almost noon! She had been told to be there at 9:30am! I remember seeing Tabitha and thinking, she's so small. She was 4 months old when we first met her, but she only weighed 10lbs! That's the size of some newborns here! She was a good baby, slept through the night and had her Daddy wrapped around her little finger from the start. The first picture is one from a year ago, the second one is from now.

Favorite Foto Friday!

This week we were challenged to pick our ONE favorite photo of the week. That is a real challenge for me! I had a VERY difficult time choosing. I did however finally pick just one. In this photo, Tabitha and her Daddy had been playing; he'd been playing peek-a-boo and tickling her. She was laughing and giggling so hard that she finally just layed down on the floor from exhaustion---she did keep laughing though. I just love it when she is SO happy!
If you'd like to see more pictures of the week and other's FFF, check out Sarah's blog!

Wacky Wednesday

Meet Tabitha, "Hollywood" Taylor! The picture says it all. We got Tabitha some sunglasses. She was so funny, if we'd take them off and start to go outside without the glasses she would motion with her hands, "put my glasses on!"

Favorite Friday Foto: Fun in the Sun!

This week was suppose to be about fun in the sun. This was a little hard for me, because when you say fun in the sun I think of the beach, sand, and the ocean. But, we've not had the priviledge of going on a vacation yet. So I had to dig through all my photos to find one of Tabitha at least in the sun, and having some fun. I chose a picture from our pick up trip. At least there was a pool in the background and she definitely was having fun. We had gone to a friend's birthday party and Tabitha got to have cake for I think the very first time. This picture is pre cake though.
Check out Sarah's blog by clicking on Sarah's name in my list of blogger friends to see more FFF of fun in the sun!


My idea of fun in the sun!

Update...

Well, today Tabitha went for her 15 month well baby check up (ok so she's almost 16 months) but the pediatrician said that she's growing well; she weighed 19 lbs, 1oz, and is 30 1/4 inches tall--which is about the 5th percentile for weight and the 30th percentile for height. That is about the same percentiles that she was at her 1 year well baby check. She is growing, but is still petite. The bad news for the day however was that she STILL has an ear infection. Therefore, she is being referred to an ENT Dr. for ear tubes. I knew that this was coming, and understand why they put the tubes in, but it is still scary for me....my poor baby! I do have a couple of pictures from the weekend of Tabitha "hangin out" with her Dad.




Let's put some more rocks in the tank.

FFF "Mommy and Me"

Sarah is one of our blogger friends; each week she chooses a theme for Favorite Friday Foto. The theme that Sarah chose for this week in honor of Mother's Day is "Mommy & Me". To see more FFFs check out:Sarah's blog http://www.kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com--I hope that I got that link in, if I didn't just click on Sarah's name in my list of blogger friends. I couldn't choose just one. The first picture is one of the first pictures I have with Tabitha. We had just gotten her from her foster mom. We had gone to visit her last May, May 24, to be exact. The second one is from Easter this year. The third one I love because I just love looking at her precious sweet face when she is sleeping. And the final picture is MY mother and me....after all she is MY mommy!

Prayer request

Those of you who have read my blog know what an important role that the Children's Minister at my church had in convincing me that I could become a mother. You also know that I've requested prayer for her in the past. I received this e-mail today from the assistant Children's Minister that was given to her and the staff from the Children's Minister: (I have not put names here to maintain some element of privacy--I hope that she won't mind)

"Therefore confess your sins to each other
and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
James 5:16

Results of my Monday PET scan reveals three tumors: one in my lower left belly, one in my back, and one on my brain in the left back. I have an MRI to deduce the size and exact location of the brain one today at 12:45. If it is in a place where they can, the brain one will be taken care of with a gamma knife and very soon. After a brief recovery period from that, I’ll begin strong Chemo once a month until October.

Please pray. Thank you. I appreciate your patience and support during this. God says this cancer might take my life but not today and not this time. Thank you, Lord for PET SCANS.
I pray that God heals her, I know that He can do anything. Please pray with me for her.
Thanks.

FFF #38 Having a ball!

Ok, so the theme for this weeks's favorite Friday photo is suppose to be-- what the kids love to do or trying something new for the first time. If you want to see more FFF go to Sarah's blog at http://www.kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com.
Tabitha loves to play, she doesn't care which toys, or whether she's inside or out, she could play with her toys for hours and hours. So I have posted a few of Tabitha doing what she loves, playing!