PRAYER REQUEST:Maddison continues to do exceptionally well...which we PRAISE GOD daily for His remarkable work!
We want to take a moment to ask you once again to pray for Maddie. Thursday morning we are taking Maddie to have a follow-up blood test. We are asking God, once again, to provide us with great news and all normal results. This is the last blood test Maddie will need as a "precaution" from the bleed that she had post-op from her open heart surgery. They had to wait until Maddie was bigger as they have to take more blood to run this test. They want to close the door on any bleeding issues...and we certainly do to! Please God...we ask you to let everything be normal with this.
This test will be a challenge for us, but more importantly, Maddie. We are not able to feed her from 2:00 am until her test, which is "scheduled" for 8:00 am. Maddie is still up several times a night (to eat), so this will be stressful for her, which we are not looking forward to. We are looking forward to closing this chapter of the book though, and putting it on the shelf...FOREVER!
So...Please Pray!
Okay...onto the update on the fun and exciting stuff we've been up to. Miss Maddie & our family have been quite busy. It is hard to believe that it is August already and summer is nearing a close.
This past weekend we attended the Herma Heart Center Picnic at the Zoo. We had a great time, the best part being able to finally meet some of the amazing families that have been there for us that we met & found through this site. And I must say...all the kids looked even cuter in person than on the sites...
We even got to see the big guy himself, Maddie's surgeon. You are truly at a loss of words when you see him, as it is hard to come up with anything that seems to justify your gratitude for what he has done...given your child their LIFE!
We also got to see some of our favorite PA's...Mike & Mike and Maddie's special guardian angel, Maura. Okay, so she was disguised once again, this time as a sausage of some sort, but nonetheless, we were grateful to see her.
There were over 3,000 people at the Herma Heart Center Picnic!!!
Let's see...Maddie had her first pony ride at the Zoo (not that same day). To my surprise she really enjoyed it. She was very intrigued by the pony.
We had a famiy picnic with Jeff's side of the family. Maddie & her brothers got to spend some time with their cousins that we don't see nearly enough...wow...there are so many so close in age!
We went to State Fair...the Greendale Village Days Parade & Festival, have visited a few parks, and taken a few bikerides. We've been busy!
Maddie has several teeth coming in; I think 3 to be exact. I am hoping this is what is contributing to her overly fussy eating habits. She has pretty much said NO to all spoon fed foods, which rules out quite a bit. But, she's also developed quite the high maintenance diet. She needs some foods with iron, and she isn't having it. Not that all of these have high iron counts, but I've tried spinach, carrots, green beans, other beans, yogurt, egg yolk, avacado, cheese, and some others, all to which she clearly is NOT interested in. Any suggestions anyone???
Remember the Als Run & Walk is coming up September 20th. It isn't too late to participate, either by walking with us, or donating. This event helps a truly remarkable place...Children's Hospital of Wisconsin..the place that saves childrens' lives...one of which was Maddison's!
If you want to participate on September 20th and join Team Maddie, go to:
http://www.alsrun.com/
Click on 'Register Now'
Click on 'Register Online'
Select 'Register on a Team'
Enter Team Name - TEAM MADDIE
Select TEAM MADDIE when it comes up
Enter Password - maddiewatson
Enter Your Personal Information & Join!!!
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If you are interested in sponsoring TEAM MADDIE, please visit Maddie's very own fundraising page that has been set up for this event at:
www.firstgiving.com/maddiewatson
After you join our Team, you can set up your own http://www.firstgiving.com/ page if you are intereted to raise more money.
Please pass this information on to anyone you know who might want to help us. If anyone has questions, please email me!
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Once again...thank you for all of your thoughts & prayers and for continually checking in on our little girl and our family. It means so much to us, and never goes unnoticed!
I am trying to update the blog as well to include some additional pictures so check that out too...it might take me a little bit though;
http://www.maddisonisabella.blogspot.com/
Remember to keep all the other children who are in need of God's healing hand in your thoughts as well.
Love,
The Watson's
Jeff, Nicole, Devin, Jacob, & Maddie
"Live. Laugh. Love."
Check out these photos. Okay, one is a duplicate, as I couldn't get it to delete. But then we have Jacob at the VERY TOP of the rock wall; he is such a daredevil, and Devin, doing a flip on the trampoline!
Mommy & Her First Born, Devin!
