Thursday, November 20, 2008

oh how they grow








It's hard to believe that Natalie is already almost 8 months old. She is such a little cutie! She has the best smile and it just melts our hearts. (she rarely smiles for anyone outside her family) I love how anytime she does anything all 3 of the other girls go "OHHHHHHH" in a high voice. She has recently started saying "DaDa." It'sabsolutely adorable.
We celebrated Halie's 7th birthday a couple of weeks ago. She is such a beautiful girl and brings so much joy and many laughs into our home. We took her to Applebee's (of course we did, the girls love it when they get sung to), and then Richard took the girls to see High School Musical 3.
What a different birthday from last year. Last year she had a round of chemo a few days before her birthday and was totally fatiqued on her big day. This year we ran, laughed, played, and just enjoyed each other! What difference a year makes.
Oh and FYI...Halie had an appointment with her oncologist yesterday and she is doing GREAT! She is getting better at getting her blood drawn, that is to say that she isn't freaking out anymore. She still cries at first but she's trying! What a champ. She is growing perfectly and her remaining kidney looks great. It's such a relief after each appointment to get the phone call saying that everything looks good. We kind of hold our breath until we get it!

3 comments:

mom/Anne said...

I love your blog Adrienne! The girls are so precious. Congrats on Halie's good health. What a blessing! And congrats on losing weight. Way to go. I love the salon pictures. Richard is such a terrific dad.
love you guys!

anitawarnick.com said...

Hope you guys have a good thanksgiving tomorrow~ What a blessing to have such a different ( in a good way) birthday for Halie this year. We miss you guys!

Mums said...

How can Nattie be so OLD??? Wasn't she just born last week??? Wow! Love these babies!