Call the doctor...please!

Our little Emma happily playing with her favorite elephant! She loves her animals, even has conversations with them. :) Dolls stay in her room and do not ever move, much to my dismay. Is she not the sweetest little girl!!

Emma in China. Look at that little hopeful face!! Those eyes tell many stories of her past. We can only hope and pray that some of those stories will fade with time and new stories will take their place.

Well, we have spent the past 10 days visiting all sorts for doctors!! It's that time of year and we are trying to meet our deductible for our insurance in order to cover all the necessary surgeries facing us for Nov. and Dec.

The first Nov. appointment was the 7th with an ENT for Emma. She is a noisy sleeper and a mouth breather. Sure enough they want the tonsils and adenoids removed. This may aid her speech in the long run. If not, she will at the very least breath well and sleep well. :)

On the 10th of Nov. Emma had a visit with the speech path. for a full evaluation at Children's Hospital and she is doing ok. They will monitor her and review her again in the spring. Emma's speech while plentiful in vocabulary, her articulation is not quite where it needs to be. We have some exercises to do and I have to keep a check list for the speech doc. I hope I can get at least some of it done!! Then on the 11th Emma was at Children's for her heart echo and EKG. This is the long awaited visit that determined whether or not she would have surgery. While we did pray that she would have complete healing, we are not concerned and look forward to her having her little heart repaired once and for all!! This will be done on Friday, Dec. 5th at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. The plan is to do the surgery thru catherization, but we are aware that when they begin and if it does not work that way it will be open heart surgery. Big difference in her hospital stay and recovery. So please pray for this up-coming surgery. Once this is complete she will have her T&A surgery, likely right after Christmas. So, the Bergeron family is planning on a long Dec. of recovery. To add to this, Larry had a double hernia surgery last Thursday, the 13th. He is recovering nicely from the surgery although he has a terrible cough from a cold he picked up prior to the surgery. He cannot go near Emma as she needs to remain healthy to have these surgeries. :)

Here are some photos of our little shining star, Emma.

Tagged

Ok, this is my first. I am proud of myself for figuring out how to get this little clip onto my blog!!

Seven things about me...

1. I think I will never be an empty nester!! At my ripe old age, in my 50's, I still have a 3 year old running around!! Let's see, when she is 18 I will be...71!! Yikes!

2. I think I have some definate ADD symtoms. I often find myself in the middle of some task only to forget and begin another!! Maybe it's old age!!

3. I have to load my dishwaser a certain way. If one of the kids or my husband does it I usually have to unload it and begin again!! OCD Glassware in the right place etc. :) I want them to come out clean!!

4. I am a blogaholic!! Yes, I need some help! I am sure I would accomplish so much more each day if I stayed away for the blogs!! My best friends are my blog buddies!!

5. I procrastinate all the time!! Yes, I know what needs to be done, make lists of things to do and yet, I find a way not to get them done!! My husband hates this about me and I must admit that I feel the same way. Someday I will learn. Right?

6. All my life I have had a fear of heights!! As a child I can remember falling down the stairs because I just could not manage that first step down the staircase!! For years I would not even go near stairs. When I was on my honeymoon we went to the new Disney World and I tried to venture up the Swiss Family Tree house only to get stuck on the stairway at the 3rd level which blocked the stairway and everyone was yelling for me to move. I was terrified!! Never did that one again!! Today when we are in a mall or building I stay far away from the windows. Odd thing is, I love flying!!

7. I have a deep yearning to live in another country for a bit. I love traveling and meeting other folks. I have been putting this bug into the ear of my husband for a few years now with no success. I am not content to stay in my little box in my little town as life passes by. We only have one chance in this world as we know it now.

OK, not too interesting, but that's where my brain is tonight.

Another month gone...how?

Well, here I am again, another month gone by! I just don't know how that happens!! We have so enjoyed this fall weather, my favorite time of year! The days are warm and the nights are cool, great for sleeping. :) I love sitting by the window and watching the leaves fall from the trees with all their many colors. It's such a peacful time of year. The cold weather has made an appearance so we have tasted what is to come soon. I really could skip the winters all together!

Life at home has been busy with all the comings and goings of the girls. It seems we rarely have dinner as a family these days although we really do try! I guess that goes with having older children out seeking their paths in life as we continue at home raising our second family. Never a dull moment!!

We just booked tickets to Boston for Thanksgiving. We will spend a week with the family and with my husbands mom who has been unwell for the past weeks. She is nearly 85 and has been such a blessing in my life. Thank you mom!! We have other family arriving from Tampa, Fl. and hopefully our girls from Ct. I miss my little grandkids like crazy! We seem to have these famly reunions here and there with no planning so the logistics of who is camping out where is somewhat of a challenge. Jeanne and Tim, get ready for your visitors!!

Our Saturdays are full of Kids Against Hunger at the Berean Christian Bookstore Headquarters. It was a full house of volunteers today and both Larry and Aimee are exhausted after the days work. We are amazed at what God has done in such a short time with this ministry. Many mouthes will be fed as the result of so many caring people who have put their time and money out to help. Thank you to all who have blessed this ministry, we could not do this without you. If you haven't checked out the web site you should, it's on my blog side bar, and you can read Larry's blog from the home page too!

Emma continues to be such a bright star in our lives! She is so happy and full of life. :) We cannot imagine life without her and all the chattering that comes with her. LOL!! She has a busy week ahead with a speech evaluation at Children's Hospital on Monday morning and a heart echo on Tuesday morning bright and early!! She will then prepare for surgeries for her heart and then having both her tonsils and adenoids removed once cleared by the cardiologist. So we welcome your prayers for these things.

Larry will also have surgery this week for a hernia. This will take place on Thursday late AM and we are praying for a speedy recovery since he needs to work in order for us to get a paycheck. :)

I do have some photos of Emma on Halloween, but can't post them yet as they need to be put on my computer.

Off to check out some other blogs.