was it really only last sunday afternoon that we celebrated madeline turning 2 and a very special mother's day??
it could not have been more perfect...bubbles and a bike ride...
the events that followed, now seem like a distant nightmare.
(taken right before hannah's "fancy" haircut--the part she was excited about--and bandage changes. ouch.)
and yet, we are just amazed. what a miracle! every morning, i wake up amazed at the sound of my two little girls rustling in their beds and the pitter-pattering feet of a new day.
all things healing...
madeline has been such a little gift to our family, and especially to hannah during all of this. almost the moment madeline came to visit hannah in the hospital room, we started seeing our hannah girl again. after returning home, we went and got ice cream together. i guess madeline stuffed her ice cream cone in her mouth...and hannah could not stop laughing about it! it was the cutest thing. i think madeline helps us all feel normal again. and giggly.
hannah rocked it out at the children's hospital. so hannah. she made a lot of friends that day.
(fluffy bunny lives next door with our swedish friends)
what could be more healing than cuddly bunnies and babies??
(hannah just loves her cousin, baby lucas)
yesterday, was probably the best birthday to date. i felt so complete. so grateful.
UPDATE:
as you can see in the pictures, hannah looked better every day. she looks like herself! and i think pretty darn cute too in her 20's style "hat".
hannah will be getting her skin graft surgery this coming week. we are praying for a successful procedure--so it can be a one time deal. and who knows, the scar may even be pink! hannah's favorite color.
thank you again for all of your thoughtfulness...it has been overwhelming the love we have felt and the love (and generosity!) that has been shown to hannah.
xoxoxoxo
18 comments:
She looks fantastic!!! As beautiful as ever! Elle wants to be her friend (she is telling me what to write). If she needs more cheering up we would love to come down so Elle can play with her. We will be intouch to see if that would be helpful. We love you all SO much and can't stop thinking about all of you.
Tears, so many tears coming down my face. She is looking so much better in those later pictures. I hope the surgery goes well...
Wow! She looks so great! I hope that everything goes well in surgery. What cute, cute little girls you have! We will be praying for you.
She looks BEAUTIFUL! Callie, I am so glad she is doing well! What an amazing miracle! Thank goodness for little girls...
I am so glad Hannah is doing so well. She looks so good. Ches is with me as I write this, and he is very concerned about Hannah and why she has bandages. Tell her Ches is thinking about her.
p.s. the doggy party looked fun, sorry we couldn't make it.
So good to see that she is doing better. Loved the doggie party. Your girls are so beautiful!!
So glad she is doing better! You guys have been in our thoughts and prayers... I LOVE the pictures of Madeline's birthday party! What a fun mom you are :) Hugs to all of you guys- we hope everything goes well with the skin graft!
Callie, we are so grateful that things are looking up for your sweet little Hannah! We will keep her in our prayers.
my heart is melting right now..running down my arms and into my hands. i just want to give hannah my heart and help her feel better somehow. i don't even know her! i met her when she was just a wee one, but i feel like i know her through all of your cute posts. i totally believe in miracles (as i've seen many), and this is such a huge miracle. she is so precious. oh my gosh. just got overwhelmed with how sweet she seems. i'm praying for you, and i know things will be just fine with hannah. i just know it.
Callie, Thank you for the pictures and update. Give tons of kisses and hugs to Hannah for us. We missed you guys today.
Callie and Steve,
We are so glad Hannah is doing better. You are in our thoughts.
Both girls look so sweet in in the pictures! Thanks for sharing. Please let us know if we can help in any way.
Callie,
We are so grateful that dear Hannah is healing so well. What a beautiful little family. We will keep you all in our prayers.
So thrilled to see Hannah looking so good. We'll continue to pray for the surgery to go well. Thank heavens for little girls!
Hi, it's Leslie Arnold. I'm Marta's good friend who lives in Paris. So sorry to hear about little Hannah. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Sending love.
Your girls are so adorable. When I heard about what happen my heart dropped but I am so happy that your little Hannah is doing so well and looks so good. You are my thoughts and prayers..
Callie, you guys are such an amazing family. My heart was broken when I heard about Hannah, but I am so happy to see she is healing. I hope everything has gone well with her surgery. We love you guys and will continue to think and pray for your sweet Hannah.
Callie, I am so very sorry for what happened to your sweet little Hannah. After reading your story I am convinced it truly was a miracle as it seems she is recovering so well! She looks wonderful for all that she went through. You all will be in my thoughts and prayers! Please give Hannah our love and I will be checking your blog regularly for updates!! xoxo
We just heard today about Hannah, we ran into a friend here in Lubbock whose brother is a friend of Steve's. We are glad to here that your little one is healing up well, what a difficult time this must have been. We'll keep you in our prayers.
John & Maria Chiara
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