Baby Doll

In the past couple of weeks we have watched our little girl transform from a preemie into a perfect little baby doll. It is the coolest thing to see the little nuances in her changing body each day. Some days we are able to identify what has appeared to change overnight like her eyes are a bit bigger and her mouth is a bit wider. Other days we just can’t quite put our fingers on it, but somehow she changed. She is filling out beautifully and we relish in the new found chunk on her upper arms, neck and upper thighs. Plus, just like a baby doll, the nurses have taken to dressing her up in silly hats, dresses and our most favorite Hawkeye visor. What is it about having a girl that invokes this crazy desire for dress up, slumber parties and chat time? The nurses have also taken to spoiling her by giving her lots and lots of snuggle time with Mommy and Daddy and as well as the night nurses. We feel so tremendously blessed by her nurse’s willingness to just love on our daughter when we are not able to be here with her. Emersyn is so very loved by everyone she comes in contact with and for that we are so grateful!
The other good news is that her next (and hopefully last) surgery has been scheduled for Monday, October 18th at 9:00am for her re-anastomoses of her tummy. If all goes well and she recovers nicely, we might be able to start talking about discharge in the next few weeks. Of course, it is with cautious anticipation that we look forward to getting our baby girl home. Sometimes, it is hard for us to look back and really believe that it has been almost 12 weeks since our life turned sideways for a while. On one hand, the time has gone so quickly and it feels a bit like you’ve stepped into a time warp, but on the other, we can see the passage of time now in the changing of seasons. We arrived in the heat of summer and will depart in the coolness of fall (we hope). Life has stood still for us for the past few months, but has moved forward all around us. We feel confident that we’ll emerge from this “season” with a new appreciation for family, for time spent together doing nothing, and for those little moments that can so easily slip by unnoticed. I kind of like this new pace of life – holding my children on a regular basis, spending quality time with a husband and father that continues to amaze and inspire me and relishing in a love that surpasses circumstance, distance and convenience. We are so BLESSED!