We did it!

We have officially survived the first week of real life! I haven't kept up with my daily posting as I wanted because, surprise, surprise, I was TOO TIRED! This has been an exhausting week for me. By Friday afternoon I had had enough and was worn out. My back ached from holding sweet Tess so much and still trying to care for the other two kiddos with her in my arms. The week went by so fast and went fairly well except for the dentist trip for Cale. He needs follow up and to have something done with an abscessed tooth, but overall it could be worse. It's amazing how time gives perspective.....please let this be the last of his dental issues! He is so scared of the dentist. This was his first visit where he let them clean his teeth and take an x-ray without fussing much at all, the other visits have been screaming. You always know it's bad when the dentist requests you schedule your child first thing in the morning without other patients in the office! On top of that, Miss Mary said a totally inappropriate and out of nowhere comment to our dentist, if the world could have opened up and swallowed me on command I would no longer be here. I will not be blogging the comment since it is absolutely offensive, but it is funny nonetheless what little minds and mouths will say. I will never forget it, nor will her Dad or Grandma! (Yes, Grandma, the payback came from when I did the same thing as a little 2 year old!) So, we will be switching dentists now. But not just because of Mary's comments!

On the positive side, today is my sweet Mary's birthday!!! She is 3 years old and we had a party like no other. First she opened presents, then we spent the entire day at the Mall of America and went on the rides, and then came home to have cake and ice cream. It was just the five of us but it was great! I love that girl so much and hope she has 100 more wonderful birthdays like today! She is just beautiful and such a joy! What a miracle she is....I still remember being terrified that something would happen and we would lose her when I was pregnant with her. What a bittersweet and amazing day her birthday was. I cried nearly all day with joy that our miracle little girl was here. She was wanted so badly and was a wish granted. Thank you God for this precious girl, she is more than I ever hoped for! What a journey we took until she joined our family. She is the best reward for many lessons learned along that long road we took. She has such a spirit and joy about her! Definitely fills my heart with joy and I just wish we could pause life at intervals to revisit, for she is growing up too fast. As much as we try to get video of what she is like it is near impossible, so instead I choose to live in and experience each moment as it is. Because when the camera comes out the real Mary disappears....sad but true. She is never quite as sparkly or like herself when we film her so I will need to rely on my memories of her. She is bubbly and sparkly and just full of life. You never quite know what she is going to do or say. She is so funny and silly and definitely one of my favorites!! I love you little Mary Macaroni, you are my everything. Sweet, Sweet Girlie!!!