Sons and Daughters of the King

This morning we all got dolled up (even Christopher) and attended a Royal Princess Tea. The girls were so excited about it that they were going crazy all morning. (and they even left the preeties in their hair for more than 10 minutes)

This event was part of a MOPS group activity and my neighbor and good friend invited us to go along. How could I resist? We all had such a great time and it was a treat to get out of the house and play with all things pretty. They put a lot of hard work into it and the girls got to have a little fun. My mom and sister and Sarah were able to come along too.

We had a little tea time with treats, a story and a craft :o) None of the girls really were able to sit and listen to the entire story... hopefully they have better attention spans in school! It was a neat story about being a princess of the Lord... I think I'll have to find out what the name of the book was. 

A few people have asked me about Christopher so I wanted to just let everyone know that he is indeed home with us, not in the hospital. Honestly, looking at him you might never really know that he even had a thing going on. Believe me, I had no idea... even taking him into the cardiology clinic I figured they would just think it was an innocent murmur. He is taking Lasix twice a day to help ease the burden on his heart. Right now is the watch and wait phase. We watch his weight, his breathing, his heart. If he does well this month, we'll watch it next month. There is a possibility of surgery but right now we don't want to think much about that... and hope that he will close it on his own. :o)


And really most of the symptoms of his heart issue you wouldn't notice unless you were me, and I thought it was a cold. He had just been struggling to eat, having to take more breaks and getting more tired. And he would sleep and sleep. When we came home from his appointment the other day he slept almost the entire afternoon and night... only up for brief periods. We just had worn him out completely. 


The not so visual signs of his heart failure are the enlarged left side of his heart. 


To everyone who has volunteered to bring us meals... Thank You. We cannot express how touched we are by the generosity of our friends and family for your prayers, thoughts and kind actions. Knowing we are not alone in this has brought a great deal of comfort to us. 

I heard this song when I was pregnant with Christopher and it would bring me tears. (Matt Hammit wrote it regarding his son that had heart issues when he was born) I always felt this song was meaningful about all of my children because I love them with all my heart. After my cousin Justin died I had a difficult time wanting to connect with people again because I was afraid of how much it hurt to lose someone I loved... eventually I realized I was only hurting myself in a different way. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, and I pray I won't find out with any of my precious ones.

This song means even more now...(All Of Me) <---- I encourage you to listen to it and be touched too.