Fabienne

6:45PM - This time a year ago today I was sitting in a room designated to us in the hospital. It was our holding cell while we waited for our newly born daughter to be brought in to us "when she warms up". Little did we know that within hours she would be whisked off to a children's hospital that could offer more clarity on our situation. This began our year of becoming well known in Dr.'s Offices, Cardiologist Office's, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the PICU (Pediatric).
Fabienne was born with Trisomy 21, known also as Down Syndrome. What began as a rocky start has turned to be out to be the biggest blessing of my life! She's my little pal and is a total gift from God. Today, she's 1 and I celebrate her. Happy Birthday Love.

"And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years." ~ Unknown

LIFE ~ THE GIRL I KNEW...

Is BACK!! We are doing our final shuffling around the PICU and this little pal seems to know it! We love seeing that big ole' grin again! Packing up and heading home after 11 days. Thanks so much for your support friends!

LIFE ~ TODAY

Today is a rough day for Marla & I. It's the beginning of a process that we're not very excited about. She recently posted about this and I couldn't say it better so I've included her post. Thanks for your prayer friends.

"some days my biggest worry is if she will sleep long enough for me to make breakfast and wash the diapers. but other days i worry about what heart surgery will be like. if i'll be by her side when she wakes up. what the scar will be like. if we'll be able to stay in the room with her 24 hours a day. most days i can't let my mind go there. monday we have our monthly appointment with the cardiologist. this appointment will be a little different. she will have an echocardiogram. this will be the first time they have looked at her heart since she was in the NICU. we have been praying for a miracle. that her little heart would be healed and she wouldn't need surgery. we would so appreciate it if you could keep us in your prayers these next few days. pray for a miracle. pray for comfort. pray for wisdom. our sweet faba will have to be sedated for the echo and we're not looking forward to that. they want us to keep her awake and with an empty stomach before the appointment. seriously? ...this is a four month old we're dealing with. should be an interesting morning. no matter what happens we know that God is faithful and has us in His hands. we have experienced His love through friends & family in so many ways these past few months. thank you friends!

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.Psalm 121:1-2"

Life ~ A Vintage Weigh-In

Christmas time is here, / happiness and cheer, / fun for all that children / call their favorite time of year.... Yup from my favorite Christmas cartoon and I wouldn't hesitate to say its my favorite time of year. I sadly cheated this year and watched it on DVD as i knew with my schedule, I'd surely miss it. The holidays were great. I've been working on shooting with the new tiny person in my house and she doesn't hesitate to work it! So soon enough I will have more photos than you'd ever want to see of the wee one, but for now, a sweet girl and a tool we're seeing a lot of. Since little Fabienne was born we've had quite the struggle with feedings and weight gain. This shoot represented a milestone for us. Just this week she had significant weight gain and is eating like a "small bear", which is her nickname when she gets a bit grumpy. My vintage queen niece has all sorts of things relic. This scale happen to be one from her collection. Thanks Cait!

There are lots of exciting posts in the works. Two weddings (one from Lake Tahoe), a brand new engagement surprise, Fabienne Joy, Careo, and an expansion on our (Brothers McClurg) recent time in the studio. Stay tuned good people!
Have a great New Year!