And the hits just keep on coming....I don't know where you guys find your strength, but know that you are in our hearts and our prayers! (What a cool kid you have there Lady. )

Thanks for the update. Glad things are going well. My 3 year old fell out of a tree yesterday. Mom called and was worried because he said his tummy hurt. She let me talk to him and he told me, "I'm feeling a little tree-sick. I felled out of a tree and now I'm feeling a little tree-sick." By the end of the conversation, we figured out that he was OK.

Glad to hear Natalie is also OK.

Today's the 6 month aniversary of the first post on this. How far you have come!

Keep the good news coming.
PS- excellent picture on website.

The tube is back in. I guess that that is OK. A part of me wanted to be done with it. But she was losing so much bile that her poop had turned white. So they did an ultrasound and there are still pools of bile, must likely caused by "sludge." My poor kid has sludge;-).

We had labs drawn at 7:45. Went to the cafeteria and gave her her meds. Went up to clinic, but the doctors were running late. So we (Natalie and I) practiced walking the halls, and finally got seen around 10. They sent us to ultrasound, and while we were there IR called for us 3 times. Jason got a "little" aggravated, and shared this with the IR docs. I mean we can't be in 2 places at once. We then left ultrasound at noon, on our way to IR.

Then we finally get to IR, Natalie gets a IV put in her foot. She then gets some ketamine and is one HAPPY baby! Around 2 they take her in to put in a new tube. She got a bigger tube a we're hoping to keep this one in place for 6 more weeks.

She woke up in a pretty cranky mood, but she's also teething (in addition to all this tube stuff) so once she had a popsicle she was OK. They tell you not to give anything but clear liquids for a few hours, but she is SO HUNGRY when she comes out of sedation, so once released we went to McDonalds and she ate an entire happy meal. (I wonder where she gets her stubbornness!!!)

LOL Wow...give that little trooper a hug from me, and you and Jason hug each other too. I hope the 2 of you get a mom and dad night out soon, you deserve it.

Peace

Poor little bear, she is a trooper.

Becca,

We are here for you, Jason and Natalie. Hugs to the Bear!

You amaze me, when life hands you lemons, you make lemonaid!!! What a strong little one you have but she has really special parents so I should not be surprised. Love to you all.

Our local newspaper runs a special for Mother's Day where you can place an ad thanking your mom.
Jason had an ad run with a picture of me and Natalie that said, "Mommy, Thanks for saving my life. Love, Natalie"

It was so cute, I had to share!

That is adorable! Happy (almost) Mother's Day to you!

Aw... that is sweet.

Very Cool. You do get the mom of the year award. I don't think there is a parent here who wouldn't lay down their life for their child, but you put your money where your mouth is. Happy Mothers Day Becca. I wish you many more happy years.

Ditto Elena's comments, well said girl!

And all the work you did for months to get into shape to be able to donate must not go unmentioned either. That, to me, is even harder than "just" donating.

Here's the third vote for BOL's Mother of the Year award recipient, Becca.

Agreed! You deserve that and a whole lot more!

You have the most loving and wonderful family. Prayers still with you and remember how truly lucky you are as well.

I certainly hope you have big plans for mother's day... Like letting the little one make you laugh all day long!

Actually (little ape like Bengalsfan - I know who you are ) my sister just came home for a 2 week leave from Iraq - we surprised my mom!!! It's going to be a wonderful Mother's Day! And Happy Mom's day (a bit early) to all you Mom's out there!

Happy Mother's Day - your daughter is so blessed with you as a mother (and so are all of the rest of us!!)