Emma's Surgery what a SUCCESS!!!!!!

Well today was the big day. Emma went in for tubes. She was such a brave little girl and did so well. Daddy was the brave solider today and went in with her as she went under, it was very hard on all of us but this surgery was a must. Once she was out and in recovery we were able to see. Let me just tell you waiting 20 minutes was the hardest minutes of our life. Emma was quite cranky and angry from the anesthesia but all in all came out very well. After administering the Motrin we were on our way home. When we arrived at home Emma was given a special price to help her recover. After about being home for 20 minutes you would have never known she had surgery she ate a big breakfast, was dancing all around and acting her normal self. We enjoyed the day as a family and are looking forward to another great day tomorrow. I am so glad she did so well and is recovering so quickly. Thanks everyone for all the prayers and thoughts!

Curious George

Well we finally made our way to Boston Children's Museum on Sunday. It was a very special day for all of us because we were able to share our fun with Emma's godmother Shara, Jacob and Frank. The kids at a great time and played so well together which is always the way. We did not expect to actually see Curious George we only intended on seeing the exhibit but to our surprise George was there on Sunday. The kids were so excited to see him. Emma ran right up to him and gave him a big hug. We ended our day with cake for Kirstie's 19th birthday and dinner at the in-laws. It was such a great weekend and I am so glad that Emma and Jacob got to see the Curious George exhibit!

Birthday Weekend

Emma turned 2 on Saturday. What a great day it was! We had her party at our house with all our family and friends. Again this year the weather was terrific. Emma was so happy to have everyone to celebrate with. She received lots of nice clothes and cool toys. Here are some pictures. Hard to believe she is now two. Today we had our 2 yr well visit. And Emma is doing great. She is very smart for just 2 and extremely tall. She is now 37 1/2 inches tall and 28lbs which is great.

Date for surgery

So as most of you know Emma has had several issues with her ears since day one. She has had ear infection after ear infection and pretty much been living on antibiotics. Finally her pedi decided it was time to see an ENT. We met with the ENT on Monday and it was decided that Emma needs tubes. The surgery is a very basic surgery and she should be back to her normal activities the day after surgery. The surgery is about 12 minutes, the recovery is the longer part of the process. The date for surgery as of right now is May 24th. Robert and I are very nervous but completely confident that she will do just fine. We just can't wait for her to feel better. She told us last night that her ears were still hurting and Robert and I told her it will all be better soon. With the sadest face she said promise it will be better soon. It breaks our heart to know how much pain she is in. We will keep everyone posted on how she makes out and if the date changes. For now let's just focus on her 2nd birthday in 9 days!!!

Easter Sunday

Today was a great day. We started the day off with an egg hunt in the house, then we headed outside to continue. After the egg hunt we had a nice Easter breakfast then it was time to put on our Sunday best and make our rounds to family. We visited with Mamma, Papa, Auntie Kath and Uncle Ben and to Emma's surprise the Easter bunny had stopped there and left 2 baskets full of goodies. After running around with them and enjoying the nice weather it was off to visit Nonna, Gramps, Uncle Jeff and Abbey. Again the Easter bunny had stopped there as well and left another bag of goodies for Emma. We enjoyed a great ham lunch and then enjoyed the nice weather outside. Emma just loves playing with Abbey and it is just so sweet how well they play. Abbey and I played soccer for awhile then she threw the football with Robert. I must say my goddaughter can throw a mean spiral. It was a wonderful day all in all. Here are some great pictures from today,

Preparing for the Easter Bunny

Tonight was a fun night. We had a nice family dinner with Nonna and Gramps and then colored Easter eggs. It was so cute, Emma just kept throwing them into the containers and then taking them out and putting the egg into the next color. Needless to say the eggs are quite colorful. Here are some pictures from a great time!

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt

Today was a great day. Emma and I had breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the PACC with her godmother and Jacob. It was so fun and she had such a great time. After that we headed home for some lunch and then headed back out to Watson Pond for the annual egg hunt. This was Emma's first year doing both of these things but this is something I did every year with my Dad. It is so nice to be able to do these things with Emma. Here are some pictures from today!