tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post8914059722347190086..comments2023-10-26T09:39:37.884-04:00Comments on Our family's adoption journey to Mia: Goodbye to another tubeMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04127718586122503678noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-57776720581670266382009-09-27T08:36:50.273-04:002009-09-27T08:36:50.273-04:00thanks to Grandma for keeping us updated; I love h...thanks to Grandma for keeping us updated; I love her comments, they paint such a beautiful picture in my mind. Mia will be over this last hump and on her way home VERY soon, and then the fun begins again! Meals are lined up, we will contact you when to start (I can see you shaking your head no, too bad) so you have a little less pressure to do anything once you get home except play and love on Mia and the boys (Dan too...)<br />Will be calling you soon, WendyWendy in OHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722490920241540322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-9397600149149315422009-09-26T22:44:15.471-04:002009-09-26T22:44:15.471-04:00Great news that Mia is able to move down in the ho...Great news that Mia is able to move down in the hospital. One step closer to coming home!!<br /><br />Get some rest as you will be busy chasing your children at home very soon. Hopefully Mia will be able to go home this week! <br /><br />Praying.....Carey and Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484101623705672562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-14834412515363749702009-09-26T21:28:51.458-04:002009-09-26T21:28:51.458-04:00So glad for the good news!! God is still in contr...So glad for the good news!! God is still in control and will keep on healing little Mia! She is just precious!! Her smile is so infectious and to see it there after all that she's been through! Your mom is so right when saying that God gives us glimpses of heaven through children. Glad you are getting the rest that you need too! I had a teeny taste of that last night when I stayed with Gabriel at Akron Children's, he had to have an emergency appendectomy. But, thankfully, it didn't burst and we're home now. But I thought of how much you've endured with staying there, it's so exhausting but you can't think of being anywhere else. Well you all take care and so looking forward to continue to hearing good news! Hugs!!! JeanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-27404439467686551682009-09-26T20:37:11.271-04:002009-09-26T20:37:11.271-04:00Just spent the day with my beautiful precious gran...Just spent the day with my beautiful precious granddaughter Mia. Unfortunately she did not get moved to the stepdown unit and had to have a chest tube put back in. But I truly believe this is it-the last setback. I wish all of you who pray for her could see her. She is amazing. She is not only beautiful but she is captivating-she draws you in with her eyes and her smile and there is no escaping her charm. No one has had this whole journey harder than her and yet she smiles and laughs and is completely adorable. Such a lesson she teaches us. I know that God sends us children so that we can see a glimpse of heaven-Mia gives us a panoramic view! I have 3 wonderul grandsons but I am not ashamed to say I dreamed of having a granddaughter. Nothing I ever dreamed was this big or this special. We have never done anything so great to deserve her. I am humbled by God's graciousness and favor on our family. She is one of the best gifts I have ever received!Mia's Grandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-20380487226610486002009-09-26T02:33:43.211-04:002009-09-26T02:33:43.211-04:00Yeah stepdown unit!!!! Hooray for the chest tube o...Yeah stepdown unit!!!! Hooray for the chest tube out!!!!! Such HUGE strides!!! I am thrilled for you and praying for you!!!!! Get that much needed rest because you are right that once she comes home she will be running circles around you!!!!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737004644851988877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-87885173262112581642009-09-26T01:32:15.864-04:002009-09-26T01:32:15.864-04:00The nurses are right, Mia is absolute adorable! Wh...The nurses are right, Mia is absolute adorable! What a sweetie-pie. What great news that you will hopefully keep moving toward home little by little! And that you are getting an opportunity to rest up for that wonderful homecoming you have been dreaming of for so long. Your boys sound so supportive as well as the rest of your family. What a blessed you all are to each other! <br />Now Rest Up!Valerie and Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262396189658326210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-72228440881584245062009-09-26T00:50:51.881-04:002009-09-26T00:50:51.881-04:00Praying that rest and refreshing are instore for y...Praying that rest and refreshing are instore for you! What a journey you've had. Amazing. Praying that the next step will be "easy" for your family! We showed Eli Mia's pictures today. <br /><br />She's so beautiful!Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211086155305936399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-24177011060585490362009-09-26T00:07:43.403-04:002009-09-26T00:07:43.403-04:00This is a HUGE step forward...I am very happy to h...This is a HUGE step forward...I am very happy to hear it!! And I'm glad you are home and getting some MUCH needed, solid rest. I know exactly the depth of sleep you were in when your son tried to wake you. When I was in the hospital getting my back surgery over a year ago now, my husband was my main caregiver and 'nurse' so-to-speak...and when we got home, he was pretty delirious when ever I tried to wake him. I felt so bad, as he was giving SO much of himself for ME! And you are EXACTLY that kind of mama to Mia...she is truly, truly blessed! <><<br /><br />Have a blessed and refreshing weekend!<br />~TanyaTanyaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273839306382041488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-43208986684736428932009-09-25T23:12:26.680-04:002009-09-25T23:12:26.680-04:00This is wonderful news. Go to bed as early as you...This is wonderful news. Go to bed as early as you can these next few nights. You definitely need to get caught up on your beauty sleep. Remember that photo of me by the end of Josie's stay in the step-down cardiac unit? It wasn't a pretty picture. Take care of yourself.Musings from Kim K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09125473702962679391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-17079020009235917532009-09-25T22:37:28.055-04:002009-09-25T22:37:28.055-04:00So glad to hear she is moving down. Take care of y...So glad to hear she is moving down. Take care of yourself and know that be giving yourself a break, you will be refreshed and ready to go again!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405769783665930214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38048993.post-64738981869576369092009-09-25T22:01:14.560-04:002009-09-25T22:01:14.560-04:00I am so happy that you have good news!!! Glad you...I am so happy that you have good news!!! Glad you are letting your parents and Dan fill in for you this weekend. I hope you will be able to stay in your PJ's all day tomorrow. Maybe some of the other soccer moms can do double duty for you. Don't be afraid to ask for help!Lindynoreply@blogger.com