Happy Valentine's Day

Here's one of the pictures from our photo shoot today:

 

Hope your day has been full of love! ♥

*More pictures from our Valentine's Day Mini Session on the photography blog! Or check it out here.

Friday Favorite

Park day

Happy Friday

♥

Her Heart

At her last doctor's appointment we were informed that A has a heart murmur. It was mentioned in such a casual, nonchalant manner that we Brian didn't really stress about it. The doctor's exact words were, "I told you she has a heart murmur, right?"! Umm, actually doc, no you didn't. She went on and on about how it was very common, that it sounds "innocent" which means it's really nothing to worry about, and so forth...I'm sure I didn't hear most of what she said. I was still trying to figure out how it wasn't something that was detected at any one of her previous appointments and what a heart murmur really meant for her. Could you imagine what B would say if he was told she couldn't play sports?!

We were referred to a children's cardiologist, had chest x-rays done, and finally today she had her EKG and saw the specialist. She had her vitals taken then came time for them to check her blood pressure. Ha! There has to be a better way to check a toddler's bp than the cuff that most adults don't like. Come on people, really, you don't expect her to fuss when something is squeezing her arm so tightly?! Needless to say they weren't able to get an accurate reading since A was crying and fighting to get away the whole time. The geniuses then informed us that she would need to sit completely still for the EKG or else they'd get a false reading..."the test can read other emotions as well and won't be accurate." At that point I think I laughed at the nurse. Lady, you just squeezed the life out of her arm then leg (when her arm didn't work) and now you want her to sit still while you proceed to attach 23839215 different cords to her chest and legs "in order to get an accurate reading"??!! What the?! It's a good thing B took the afternoon off work to come with us because it took both of us distracting her, bribing her, letting her watch an Elmo video, all while holding her arms and legs still "in order to get an accurate reading"! What an ordeal!

Anyway, after the circus with the nurse we finally got to see the specialist. He then wanted to listen to her heart again and check her pulse. You guys are killing me! She definitely didn't want to sit still any longer so I had her sit in my lap while I distracted her with B's phone again. She cooperated just long enough for the doc to hear what he needed. The verdict is that yes she has a heart murmur but that it's "innocent" and totally normal. It's just the sounds that her heart makes. No medication, no restrictions in activity, nothing. Thank God! I didn't realize I had been holding my breath until after he gave us the news. After the week we've had it was refreshing to get some good news and it was a good reminder of how God is completely in control. His faithfulness never ceases to amaze me and I still cannot comprehend His love for us. 

His love for her.

Sports here we come! 

♥

Friday Favorite

Practicing...

Happy Friday! ♥

Fun At Sea World

Some of our family from Hawaii is in town and invited us to join them on some of their vacation excursions so we decided Sea World would be fun. It just so happened that they were going on a Thursday so Brian was able to join us :) 

Since A is still free I just had to find some tickets for me and B...Craigslist to the rescue. I managed to find 2 really cheap tickets...both were less than one at the gate...so we were good to go. My nephew is staying with my parents right now so we decided to bring him along for the fun. 

It's been a really long time since I was last there and wow has it changed since then! Of course the animals were all still there but they have rides and coasters and a mini water park for the kiddos in addition to the exhibits and shows. It was a really fun day and even though A had a mini meltdown because she refused to nap, she bounced back after lunch, and had a blast!

Here are a bunch of pictures of the animals for you to enjoy! 

And here are some others from the day

And of course the only picture of the three of us all day isn't the greatest but oh well.

Friday Favorite

Would you like some wine with that cheese?! Haha, too much sugar makes her crazy!

Happy Friday ♥

Sneak Peek :: Marisa's Mini Makeover

Here's a sneak peek at another makeover project I've been working on:

the room

 some inspiration:

Stay tuned for the full reveal!! It's pretty awesome.