We talked to all the doctors and nurses, and the staff got a kick out of how talkative she was. Then she got a little nervous, so we prayed together. They wheeled her back, and we’ll be in the waiting room for the next five hours!
Category Archive for 'Annie'
We’re checked in just waiting for the pre-op team to come get things going! Last night at family worship time, as we were praying for Annie, she prayed for her surgery and “that I will just have a great time.” She thinks this is a big party!
I’ve decided to revive this old blog as an easy means of sharing updates on Annie this summer! On June 7, the day before her four year adoption anniversary, Annie will be having a selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Here’s an interview with her surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Raskin, about this surgery and […]
Halloween 2022
Posted in Annie, Children's Books, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 31st, 2022
Little Women! And this year, Tommy opted not to participate in the group costume. Instead, he and Quinn were Men in Black. We trick or treated with the Hedts and Schroeders again!
Trick or treating happened again! Our new friends who moved here from Australia, the Hedts, invited us, the Shroeders, and Lashmits over to help them celebrate their first American Halloween. Our kids, of course, went as children’s book characters. Presenting the Mysterious Benedict Society! Milligan, the world’s best amnesiac secret agent dad, ready to protect […]
Annie’s First Day of Preschool
Posted in Annie on Aug 30th, 2021
Annie had her first day of preschool at Shimek Elementary School today. Daddy dropped her off, and our sweet babysitter Jordan picked her up. When asked about what friends she played with, she said, “Mrs. Cavanagh and Miss Lala.” So she made friends with her teacher and her para. Hopefully tomorrow she’ll play with another […]
First Week of School 2021
Posted in Annie, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Aug 20th, 2021
Since we were all in quarantine, we decided that our “soft start” to school this week would actually be a real start to school. We did sleep in an extra hour because Tommy was still tired at the beginning of the week, and I had to homeschool briefly from the couch Wed morning before retreating […]
Dream Night at the Blank Park Zoo
Posted in Annie, Elizabeth, Iowa, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 20th, 2021
The zoo in Des Moines had a special event on Sunday for families of special needs kids. So the kids and I drove over for Annie’s first trip to a zoo that she actually remembers. Everything was free–from sack lunches to giraffe feeding to all the rides!–and it felt great being back in a public […]
Leah texted last week to say that their little Lutheran school had a teacher work day on Friday, and it just so happened to be the only free day for weeks for our family. So the three little girls and I drove over to Davenport for the day to hang out with Lydia and William […]
We didn’t plan it, but we were pretty well color coordinated for church this morning. Of note: Tommy is now wearing Men’s clothes.