Friday, April 17, 2009










This is a short video from Easter morning when Emilee & Kaycee were looking for the eggs the Easter bunny left. They also received a few "gifts" that were hidden, which is the ball that you will see in Emilee hand.











Kaycee continues to change on a daily basis. Her eating has slowed down some, but she continues to like most foods. The only thing that she seems to not like on a constant basis is canned fruit, she prefers fresh fruit - but who wouldn't! We have gone to story time at the library, and she seems to enjoy the interaction with other kids. Mom has become a real bore at home! The first month everything was new and interesting, but now that she is use to things, mom is boring! She loves to play outside, and took right off on a big wheel and a 3-wheeled scooter. She gets frustrated when Emilee goes so much faster than her because Emilee is on a bicycle, so I am sure that it won't be long before Kaycee is on a bike. Kaycee enjoyed the Easter holiday. We had an egg hunt at Aunt Julie's when Granny & Pappy came to visit, and the Easter bunny left some eggs at our house on Easter morning - Kaycee was confused on why there were eggs scattered all over the house - she kept saying that the house was "messy". Kaycee was not too excited about the candy, except for the Reeses Peanut Butter eggs - darn, those are mom's favorite! We took our first trip to Deanna Rose park this spring - Kaycee loved it! Kaycee loved feeding the goats a bottle of milk, but would get mad when they would not sit on her lap.

We visited the cardiologist last week to have them exam her heart, and then validated all of the information that the Chinese doctors gave us. Kaycee has VSD (Ventricular Septum Defect), and the hole is about 11cm, which is a moderate size. She is not in any immediate danger, but it does need to be repaired. Doctors will put a patch over the hole, and then the muscle will grow over the hole, and she will lead a normal life with no restrictions. So, on Monday May 4th Kaycee will undergo open heart surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The procedure is very common and easy for the doctors to do, but that does not help parents that are sitting in the waiting room knowing that their child is having a bypass surgery. She will probably be in the hospital for 3-4 days - isn't that amazing! Then home for rest - any ideas on how to keep a 4yr old resting?