Who knew hospitals could be so fun?!

How does time fly by so quickly?!   Thankfully for us it has!  Why do I say that?  Well, I didn't know if we could handle Reagan's surgery and the loss of her foot.  But here we are almost two months later,  as happy as ever and loving every day that we get to laugh at our girls and enjoy our life.  I have been amazed at my little family. 
Sage is growing up so quickly.  She is such a little smarty!  She listens to every word that comes out of my mouth and will usually repeat it (can be scary!)   We have to be careful these days.  She is learning so much at school.  She LOVES her teacher!  Her latest thing is playing on the computer.  She can't get enough of it.  I love it because I can get some things done around the house and I feel like she is at least learning something.  It has really helped her with her letters!  She is also very into telling me secrets.  So cute. 
Reagan is my sweet little bug!  She seriously melts my heart.  She is as active as ever, loves to empty drawers, loves to sit on everything that her little bum fits in, and loves her big sister.  It is so cute to hear them giggling at eachother in the back seat!  I can't get enough of their silliness!
This week is a big week for us!  We went to Shriners today to begin the process of making Reagan's leg!  We will go back on Friday morning to get it and we can't wait!!!  Have I ever mentioned that we LOVE Shriners!  Here is how our morning went at Shriners!

First we checked in, then we cruised around the waiting room.

Then Sage did some coloring.

Reagan's name was called and we were off to the exam room.  She is wearing a silicone liner.  She will wear this inside of her prosthetic.

Reagan was not happy.  She didn't want anything to do with that man or the cast he was making of her leg!

But don't worry, more FUN is to come!!

For the entire family!!

Yes, we LOVE Shriners!

One day at a time

Yesterday was a hard stressful day;

We had our follow up appointment on Monday with Reagan.

It was actually a good day,  not as hard as I had expected it to be.

I was calm and patient and felt like I could do anything.

Then on Tuesday it got tough.

We are wrapping and re wrapping Reagan's leg three times a day.

It is stressful.  She does not like it.

Today was a good day!

We are learning to wrap faster.

It can only get easier.

I hope.

My Special Girl

Reagan getting ready for surgery in her scooby doo gown.

Here we are in the holding room, Reagan was pretty sleepy at this point.

Finally I got to hold my baby.

Reagan and her Doctor.

Daddy took Reagan for a wagon ride!

Almost ready to go home!

Surgery day has come and gone.  I can't believe it and I am so relieved that it is over.  We arrived at the hospital on the day of surgery at 7 am.  It was not an easy day.  It was hell day in a lot of ways.  I was emotional from the moment we pulled out of the drive way.  I actually started to talk myself out of everything in my head.  As we took our exit I literally thought, "we could just keep going and run away from it all."  But the reality was that we could not run away.  As much as I knew in my heart and in my mind that Reagan needed to have surgery to amputate her foot it was soooo hard to send her into surgery.  Reagan was an absolute doll.  Everyone fell in love with her at the hospital.  Nurses would come to our room just to see her because they heard how beautiful she is.  Everyone involved in taking care of Reagan was amazing.  I felt so much support and so much love.  I could not have done this without all of the love from my family and friends.  I thank all of you for your phone calls and hugs.  Reagan is doing great.  She doesn't even act like she just had surgery.  She is crawling everywhere like usual and is as happy as she always has been.  We follow up with the Doctor on the 17th, meet with the Prosthesis department, fit her for a prosthetic in 5 weeks, and then get her leg soon after.  Sage is taking this all pretty well.  She is still trying to understand what has happened.  She has many questions.  I figure we just take it one day at a time.  There is one thing that I have learned through all of this, "TRUST in the Lord with all thine heart."  I have had complete faith in the Lord through all of this and I know that He has carried me along the way.     

Reagan Lynn ~ 9 months old

Sage Jewel ~ 3 1/2 years old

Partners in Crime

Merry Christmas 2010

Annual Christmas Eve Party at the Simons house!  With of course the matching jammies from Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Christmas morning!

Wells Fargo gave Reagan a giant horse for Christmas!  They usually donate these stuffed animals to charity but because they know that Reagan is having surgery they gave it to her!  It was a big hit Christmas morning! 

We had went to The Pie the other night and I thought these were some cute pic's.  How did we get a picture of Scott and I together?  Well Sage is an aspiring photographer!  She really does a great job!

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas!  We sure did!