Beautiful Weather!

It is so very nice to be able to go outside and enjoy the fresh air! We are headed to my Mom's tomorrow for a BBQ. Everything is going great... Ava did end up with Eosinophilic Gastritis last fall, just a mild form that was cured with steroids. We are still avoiding milk/soy as much as possible, but... she seems to be OK with SOME things, but on the other hand, i notice she is moodier... so, honestly I have no idea... haha They have not diagnosed her with asthma, but... she seems to get wheezing and awful coughing with every cold/virus now-a-days we are thankful for the in-home nebulizer and albuterol!!! We had a super fun St. Patrick's Day party at our house. John made a kegorator!!! Mmmmm Draft beer at our convenience... mmmmm its NICE!!!!! (and dangerous at the same time) I am sure we will have perfected chicken wings in no time... haha

Biopsy results

The eosinophil count was not high enough to be EG... but, it was still elevated, so they're doing some testing (possibly more food allergies) and in the mean time, she is on a Steroid for the inflammation. THANK YOU Melissa (my cousin) She has been a wonderful sounding board and wealth of info as I have been so confused the last week. For now... this is what we know, the shortened version!

Biopsy/endoscopy for Ava

November 4th we head back to the Cleveland Clinic for what they call a EGD and biopsies of the esophagus, and a few other places lower in the GI tract... they are looking for this crazy Eosinophilic Esophagitis... ha... try and say THAT once!!! if it is positive... not too sure whats next, but if it is negative, we go up on her prevacid/pepcid or SOMETHING to treat the GERD more aggressively. She is still little, so they will have to put her out with the breathing tube... stinks, I wont lie, BUT! We were just through all of this with her in August! SO, kinda "Old Hat" because some of the worry was fear of the unknown... know what I mean? Ill know exactly what to expect this time! its in the same EXACT place!!! This makes us feel alot better about it. I think she might have a new BFF or first love... Her GI Dr. Krishnan... HAHAHA!!!! When we talked on the phone between last apt and now, he would remember her!!! He really couldn't have better bedside manners! He walks in the door and goes STRAIGHT to her! he kneeled on the floor with her, and they sang a little, counted fingers and got reacquainted. He picked her up, and then sat her on the table. While he does his exam, he tells her what he is doing and plays cute little games with her... the whole time, she is interrupting him to say "But, my SHOOOOOSSIEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!" We laughed at her... it was too funny! at the end of the apt, He held her hand and walked her to behind the check-in desk, and opened the treasure chest full of goodies... she picked a sucker out, handed it to him, and then picked one out for herself!!! HAHAHA!!! What a HOOT!!!

Fall pictures? Gread deal and BRILLIANT photographer!

Tegan has been photographing us for years!!!

Hurry and book your session today as spots will fill up fast. Please feel free to bring any fall decorations you may want to incorporate into the photos! Halloween costumes are most definitely welcome! For Directions please inquire, we will be holding this awesome session from 1-5 at beautiful Squire's Castle at the Chagrin Reservation off of Rt. 6 in NE Ohio. Your $35.00 deposit will be due before your session will begin! Contact me Tegan at dreamlandtree@yahoo.com to book your session time today! dreamlandtree@yahoo.com If you would like to view more of my portfolio please check out www. dreamlandtreephotodesign. com
ps... tell her I sent you!!!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

We are visiting Ava's friend Lilly and my good friend Jill in Indiana... the girls are sooooo cute and play so well! its adorable! and they both are feeling under the weather... its amazing... HAHA Here is a video of Ava singing 'Itsy Bitsy Spider" in the bathtub... we were singing nursery rhymes, and lately this is her favorite!!!

Ava's Surgery is OVER!!!!!

*HUGEST SIGH* what a nightmare!!! I never realized in the slightest how hard it is on the parents!!! sheewwww! She is just fine! a TROOPER!!! We are so incredibly proud of her! A close friend of mine offered to be there in support and then on top of it, she is a professional photographer, and said she could bring her camera... at first I didn't know what to think... a part of me didn't want to ever think about the surgery again because it was painful, but something told me to go along with it... to have the pictures to show Ava one day, so she can SEE what happened the day she got her battle scar... Boy am I EVER glad!!! Tegan did such a tasteful job of capturing the love we have as a family... I was speechless as I looked at them. She has been shooting Ava since before she was born, so it only made sense... Here is a slideshow... I hope you can see them the way I do... click here

I can not begin to try to thank you for thinking and praying for her... It really meant the WORLD to us!!! I think we had the lights to the table including all of the bodies in the room covered in prayer!!!

Sooo FUNNY!

hahaha!!!!!