Long Time

Well, it's been a long time since I've updated this and I've been getting a little bit of good natured ribbing about it. People really seem to have enjoyed reading my drivel and following Hope's progress. Hope is doing great! Thanks again -- I hope people aren't getting sick of me saying that, but we really are appreciative of all the love and support we've gotten/been getting throughout this process. At her most recent cardiologist appointment, the cardiologist gave a very positive report indicating that it should be normal pediatrician stuff from this point. Did you hear me knocking on wood? Yeah, yeah, superstition = false religion, yada, yada, I'm still knocking. But back to Hope, she's really developing into a little person. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing that transition -- the one of little pooper/eater/sleeper into a real live person. Hope is now smiling and laughing and even trying to talk. When you give the chance to respond after a question or just about any old thing you say, it's so cool to watch her trying to respond. There is such energy in her efforts to form her little mouth and tongue into some shape that she thinks might make a sound similar to the one's we're making.

Tonight, we took the three kids for some long overdue portraits. We used this guy who was one of the respiratory therapists we met during Hope's stay at the hospital. He did a great job -- look for a new album in the right nav very soon.

Oh, and speaking of long time, Hope has slept for seven hour stretches for two nights in a row now. Despite my previous stance on the matter, sleep is good.