I'm so lazy when it comes to blogging. But, I owe all
6 7 of my readers a fresh post.
First, a warning there are TONS of pictures, and some of them are of Ruby's mass that may be hard to look at. I never wanted to share these before, I was too protective of her. I feel comfortable now and want to share.
I would say that it is unanimous that every member of our family absolutely LOVES Miss Ruby. She is our sunshine, especially to Mark and I. As your kids get older you value their babyness even more. They smile just at the sight of you, they are easy to please with food or play or sleep. They are so precious and snuggley and don't pick their boogers and wipe them who knows where, or refuse to put on a coat or shoes. Although, Ruby does poop in the bathtub a lot, which is a con. The pro is that I clean the tub much more often that I normally would.
Ruby recently had her 9 month checkup. She is 18lb (34%) and 28in (64%). Basically perfect :) Her mass is looking so much better all the time! It is more than a Christmas miracle, it is a direct blessing from Heavenly Father. He blesses and tries each of us in different ways, and I am grateful that Ruby is thriving and the mass (despite being told it would grow) seems to be shrinking. She will probably have another MRI next summer, but Dr.Grimmer doesn't think he would do surgery until she is 2 or 3 (or not at all if it consistently gets smaller).
Look at these pictures people, it is amazing how much better it gets!
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the day she was born.
I had a c-section and got to see her face, but when Mark showed me this it was very hard to look at. It looked worse than I had anticipated, but Mark said it was better than he had pictured it. Very nodular and exposed because there wasn't enough skin to cover it. |
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| post biopsy |
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| she has lost all that awesome hair! |
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| ahhh I love her! |
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| took these just a few days ago |
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| we love our own elf on the shelf, er, on the floor, ripping apart the readers digest |
p.s. we really love our other 2 girls. And we love how they love each other, and they love us. And then its like a party all the time, except when someone gets hurt or is mean. But mostly the time its a party around here.
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| Siri and my step dad John |
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| Siri wants a dress "that goes this way" and Jane wants a candy cane, or a hoola hoop |
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| Merry Christmas! Love, me in the 1980's |
p.p.s. Liz encourage me to blog and said "just do it, it won't take that long". She lied, this took a long time.
and then I just watched
this video and was so moved. You must watch if you haven't already.
5 comments:
You are awesome and brave for posting and I'm glad it doesn't feel as hard to share photos of Ruby's mass as it did at first! I've loved reading your blog but I've been so curious about what Ruby's mass looked like. You're right. It was very scary when she was born. Makes me grateful for skin.
I'm glad I've gotten to know Ruby's sweet smile and expressions through all the photos you've posted. She is so much more than a lump on the back of her head. You did good!
I miss Siri and Jane! And You! Merry Christmas! I'm a reader...so maybe that makes 8! Hugs!
Finally! I check in with the thacksmack at least once a week. Wondering when I will get an update on the beauties in your house. It's hard living so far away from you and never getting to see you guys. Love ya tons!
Oh my gosh! Those pics are amazing. Love you guys.
Jenn
Finally!! It's about time you posted.
Sweetest little Ruby! She has come a long way! And her mass looks like it's almost shrinking by the minute! She's such a darling. I love all your babies.
Love you miss! Hoping to see you soon for our friends extravaganza.
It's really amazing how awesome she is doing! It's crazy to look at the "mass" from the beginning. It's almost hard to remember just how bad and scary it was. But thank goodness it's so much better, I just love her!!!!!
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