You know Sarah had surgery in January. She has recovered so well! Two weeks after the eye surgery the surgery coordinator called to check on Sarah, and I was able to tell her that she was doing really well. We just put ointment in her eyes once a day for a week, and since then she's been doing great. She never had the bloody noses that we had been warned she could have. Her eyes hardly water now, and I'm so glad we had the surgery done. Six weeks after her bilateral ureteral reimplantation we saw Dr. Coplen. I was so glad that we could see him on his one day a week that he comes down to southwest Missouri. Sarah gave a urine sample, and it looked good. He couldn't believe how good her scar looked. He pressed around, and she didn't feel pain. And that was it. Our two year journey with vesicoureteral reflux had been so consuming and a daily battle with taking medicine, and then it ended in a five minute post-op appointment. I cannot sing enough praises for Dr. Coplen and Dr. Song. They are incredibly knowledgeable, kind to Sarah, thorough with explanations with Robert and me, easily accessible when needed, and having clearly found their calling. It took a couple of weeks for Sarah to stop reminding me to give her her medicine every day. I think she thought I was just forgetting! The only thing remaining on this journey is that she will get one last (hopefully the last) renal ultrasound next winter to see if her smaller kidney is catching up so that both are more similar sizes now that the reflux has been corrected.
Robert is entering his busy season. He has DNow in a week. That's always a great weekend! Then this summer he'll have his normal local mission trip, VBS, summer camp, and international mission trip. I cannot say enough how thankful I am that Robert's busiest time of year is also my mom's most available time of year since she's a teacher.
I'll be wrapping up MOPS and BSF for the year in a couple of weeks. Glad to have been a part of both of those organizations again this year!
Sarah had a good dental checkup in February:
Our new niece, Eleanor, was born in February!
Sarah is 2 1/2. She's such a fun girl. Her imagination is soaring, we have funny and serious conversations, she's helpful, her highs are high and her lows are low, and she has a very sensitive heart that is in touch with people's feelings and emotions.
She also rocks the French braid and prairie bonnet.
I'm going to be in two weddings this summer! It's my first time to be a bridesmaid, and I get to do it on May 5 and June 9, so I've been going to wedding showers, working on projects, shopping for a dress and accessories, and participating in lots of group texts. :)
