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For two days now, I have attempted to get some pictures of the kids on their swing set that Grandaddy and Daddy built them, but for some reason I can't seem to get any good shots (maybe I'm out of practice)...I did like this picture of Laney.

Mya at 7

Mya is laid back and easy to get along with.

She wants to make people happy, and it's very easy to make her happy.

She still loves ballet and she also likes swimming and piano.

Mya is a (most of the time) patient big sister and she'll spend a large portion of her time sitting on the couch reading to her siblings (in fun voices.) 

Proof, that she might have only one brother, but he has lots of influence.

How old are you today? 7
What is your favorite color? yellow
What is your favorite food?  sweet potatoes
What is your favorite book? Little House on the Prairie
What do you want to be when you grow up?a teacher
Where is your favorite place to eat out? Chick-fil-A
What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? go shopping
What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? help Daddy fix things
What is the best thing about having Alena for a sister? that she likes to color
What is the best thing about having Gabe for a brother? that he likes to play Legos
What is the best thing about having Eden for a sister? she has curly hair
What is the best thing about having Laney for a sister? she can walk
What is your favorite thing to do with your friends? play outside
What can't you wait to do when you get bigger? be in the Nutcracker
Where is your favorite place to visit? the beach
What do you love about going to Mathu and Pathu's? we usually have egg rolls
What do you love about going to Grandmama and Grandaddy's? we get to see RuthAnne
What is your favorite thing to play? house
What thing do you most dislike doing? math
What is your favorite part of the day? supper time because Daddy is here
What would you do if you could stay up all night? read books
Where would you go if you could go anywhere in the world? to the beach
What makes you happy? playing with Alena and Eden
What makes you sad? when someone draws on my picture
What do you wish you could do? stand on my toes (I think this relates to being able to wear pointe shoes)
What made this the best birthday ever? getting to bring cupcakes to school

Seven years old

Happy birthday, Mya!

Oh, my poor neglected blog...our fall schedule has me scrambling to keep up which has left me with little time for picture taking or blogging. One of these days, I'll get caught back up.

So, Saturday morning brought with it a little change of plans when Laney woke up with the left side of her jaw/neck swollen. A quick trip to the pediatrician and we were headed to the ER. Turns out she had an infection in one of her lymph nodes. On Sunday, Laney went into surgery to have the abscess drained and a drainage tube inserted. Finally, on Monday night, the antibiotics seemed to start working, and Laney began to improve. We were able to come home last night with Laney on the most nasty smelling antibiotic you can imagine. The abscess will hopefully continue to go down over the next few days.

All these pictures were taken yesterday, the day we were discharged. She wasn't feeling quite this perky at the beginning of our little stay, so it was really nice to see our 'ole Laney returning.  You can see in this picture how the side of her face is still swollen. It was at least 3 times this big on Saturday morning - pretty scarey to see.

"The jail" aka crib which was her least favorite place in the room. Very little time was spent in here even at night - she was mostly on someone's lap in the rocking chair.

The "Don't come near me!" face that she gave to everyone who entered the room which was an improvement over the scream every time the door opens phase. Those fingers were a life saver over the past few days. When they went in her mouth, you knew things were going to quiet down.

I was really concerned that after receiving constant 24 hour a day attention for 5 days including being held while sleeping, coming home would be a jolt of reality for Laney. So far, though she seems to be adjusting to real life just fine - she laid down in her own bed last night without a complaint.

 

Sitting here this evening, it's still hard for me to believe all that went on over the last few days, and I'm reminded for the second time with this little girl of just how quickly life can change. We are so thankful, that God chose once again to heal our little Laney Lou.