So Thankful

Recently a coworker of mine shared with me the battle that her 3 1/2 year old niece is facing...after dealing with hundreds of daily seizures since the age of six months and trying every medication available with no results, the decision was made to remove half of her brain, the half that the seizures were originating from. I have been reading the daily blog written by her parents, and every day I pray and cry with them. I cannot even begin to imagine seeing your child undergo such a drastic procedure, and not knowing what they outcome would be. By God's grace, Sophie is doing even better than they could have hoped and every day she returns more and more to her normal self. Her parents and family and friends surrounding them are so strong and brave for Sophie and I pray daily for them that Sophie is able to return to her new normal, seizure free. I also thank God every day for a baby who is so far healthy and happy, even with the heart valve problem. Marlie is "talking"--my favorite part of the day is when she has a full belly, right after her bath, and she lays on my lap and "talks" to me. I talk and sing to her and she stares at my face so intently and then starts to make all sorts of cooing and babbling noises. I am still so amazed every single day that we have been blessed with this miracle and that God saw fit for us to be her parents. Right now she is laying in her bouncy seat, staring at me and kicking her feet and making noises, letting me know that computer time is over, and it's time for me to play with her. It's Marlie's world, I just live in it. :)

New milestones

Marlie is 11 weeks old today! She is finally getting over her colic AND starting to sleep through the night, PTL. She smiles all the time and has started her "full body smile"--she squirms and squeals and blows bubbles, and she even laughs from time to time. Rich has been busy with work and softball two nights a week. I'm glad he has a hobby that he enjoys so much and is good at--and it's also nice for me and Marlie, we can go and watch him and that's fun for us, too! I'm back to work three days a week and spending time with my other "mommy friends" on my off days. Life has settled into a nice, predictable pattern, just the way Team Rose likes it!

Can we really ever have it all?

So, I'm "officially" back to work for two weeks now, and Marlie is with my sister and Rich when I'm gone. And even though they are two of the people that love Marlie (almost) as much as I do, I still feel so guilty and sad when I leave her. She is so tiny and yet changing and growing so much every day, that I honestly feel like she grows in the eight hours I'm gone. I don't want to miss any "firsts" and yet because we need the insurance for her specialist's visits, I have to be away from her. Sigh...

Sorry for the delay!

Sorry for the delay in creating a new post, as one can imagine, life at our house has gotten much busier in the last 2 months! But what an amazing two months...Marlie is getting so big so fast! She's already up to 23 1/2 inches and almost 13 pounds, wow! She's also finally starting to sleep longer through the night, thank goodness--Daddy and I have been on autopilot for a while. :) She is such a joy and a blessing from God, and we are so thankful for her every single day. Rich went back to work three weeks ago, I know he misses her during the day, but he makes a beeline for her when he gets home at night. I start back to work next week, but only three days a week, and two of the days she'll be with my sister and one day with her Daddy, so I know she'll be in awesome hands. I took her to get pictures taken a few days ago, and the results were so fantastic--the young photographer deserves every penny she is paid! We hope everyone has a great Easter!

Marlie's Here

On February 15th, at 7:15 AM, Marlie Beth Rose entered this world weighing 8lbs. 8 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long.