Rough week

First of all, congrats Julie! Issac is adorable and we can't wait to see more pics. And good luck settling in. You're a brave woman...3 kids ages 3 and under:)

So this is shaping up to be a pretty rough week for us, and it's only Tuesday morning. On Saturday (ok, technically last week, but close enough), Katie pulled a Humpty Dumpty on me. Yes, she had a great fall, from the changing table to the floor. It is true what they tell you, it only takes a second. She fell head-first on the floor, which is thankfully newly carpeted with a decently thick pile. She is ok. We had half of the Waterford emergency personnel in my family room, and she's fine. Who knew that when you call 911, and they tell you she's probably fine, but will send someone out to look if you'd like, that if you say yes, you end up with an entire street full of emergency vehicles, and 6 firemen/paramedics? I did not know, but I know now. We were all very shaken up, but Katie was her normal self after a bottle...alert, nosy, flirting with firemen (what girl wouldn't?), anxious to play. Thank God.

Then last night my grandfather passed away, unexpectedly, but not unexpectedly, if that makes sense. My cousin, who has been staying with him due to health problems, came home and found him passed out on the bathroom floor and not breathing. They obviously performed lifesaving techniques and took him to the hospital, but he didn't want life support or anything like that, so he passed away. He wasn't doing well lately, so it wasn't a shock. But at the same time, it was a bit of a shock because no one thought it was that imminent. Fortunately, Katie and I went down to visit him and my grandma last week, so I do feel like I got to see him, and he got to see Katie again. So the wake is scheduled for Wed and Thurs, and the funeral for Fri.

Also, Katie's surgery is tomorrow for her hemangioma. I've been thinking about it as little as possible lately, but I can't get away from it now. I'm more nervous and scared than I thought I'd be. It's just upsetting to know she'll be in a lot of pain afterward. We've decided to take off two, the one on the neck and one on her clavicle (we're leaving the one on her abdomen because I don't want the scar there, and I also don't want to inhibit her motorically more than necessary). The hospital will keep us overnight, so I'm hoping she'll be discharged Thurs morning, but you never know with that stuff. We're believing for a surgery with no complications, no bleeding problems, and a quick and easy recovery. I'm just hoping Katie is back to her normal self soon. So please keep us in prayer for these things this week. It's going to be a long week and I can't wait until it's over.