Its hard to believe that exactly one year ago today, Alexandra had her third surgery. Its harder still to believe how far weve all come! On that day, I never expected the month of Hell we were to endure following that surgery. I went into it thinking she had sailed so easily through the first two, that this one would be easy. Now, I must admit, we were warned that we could be there up to three or four weeks, but nothing could have prepared us for the roller coaster ride we were on for that month. While this was technically the easiest of the three surgeries, it is the hardest in so many other ways. First of all, at 2 ½, children are much more aware of what is going on around them and are much more vocal about it than when they are little babies when the first two are performed. This surgery also has a huge impact on pressures which ultimately made the next month so miserable, as they needed to keep draining fluid off her lungs and from around her heart.
To see her today, however, you would never know she has any health issue. I cant imagine her being any more active than she is, or she would really be wearing Mommy and Daddy out! She loves to sing and dance and is so dramatic at times that we tease her about being our little actress! Shes also quite the storyteller, and sometimes we need to go through a series of questions to determine if it was something that actually happened or if she is making it up! Nine times out of ten, she’s making up at least part of the story!
She continues to be a great joy to us as well as to our family and friends, and we truly feel blessed to have her in our lives!