Update

So sorry for the lack of updates lately. I'm either in blog mode or I'm not. We've been busy. We've been to umpteen doctor appointments, on vacation with dear friends, getting back in the groove of balancing school and the various extracurriculars, etc. Here's the long and the short of it...

Caroline's surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday, Sept. 22. We check in at UAB at noon on Monday and plan to be at the hospital for the week. She's doing really great. The few telltale symptoms that she does have don't seem to be getting any worse. If you didn't know better, you'd never know that Caroline has a significant heart defect. She is now 3 months old and weighed in today at 10 pounds 5 ounces! Praise God that she has grown to this point before the surgery. I'm thankful for sooooo much...

At 3 months, Miss Caroline can reach for objects, grab them and bring them to her mouth. She babbles back and forth in the most precious voice. She crinkles up her whole face when she gives big grins. She loves her sisters and finds them quite entertaining. She spent last night in her crib for the very first time. Our small rental house doesn't allow for much extra space, so we've delayed in putting up the crib. Now Caroline and Miss Julia are roomies. Julia is thrilled. I took the above picture last night as we all celebrated the new bed.

Scott is finishing up working full-time in Meridian and will start back with Delta soon after the surgery. Shelby & Julia have started pre and play school. They absolutely adore it. Grace is blowing me away with the reading and math that she's doing in school. So far, 1st grade rocks.

That's all I can handle for tonight. I've stayed up WAY too late folding the mountains of laundry that have been calling my name for days. More to come soon, I promise...

Thanks for caring about us enough to read about us...