What a trooper!

I finally found some time to send an update on Olivia. Many of you know the details of Olivia's surgery but for those who we don't see often here she is. Olivia had her hemangioma removed on July 31st. She was absolutely amazing. She never cried once in the long hours at the hospital and after the surgery was completed she didn't have a bit of pain medication and acted like her usual happy self! It has now been three weeks and her stitches are gone and the scar is already fading. The swelling is still there and after a year the doctor will determine if she needs any follow up surgery to minimize the scar or shape of her nose. We will just wait and see but for now Olivia is doing great and showing off a lot of new hats to shade her face from sun!

Here is Olivia at the beginning of July before the surgery.

Here is our happy girl the morning after her surgery!

Not the best picture but you can see how well she is doing. The scar is much lighter but the swelling is still there.

Before, After, and NOW!

With one child in the hospital Monday for a cosmetic procedure and the other one at the dentist on Friday for a cosmetic procedure I'm beginning to think we should be living in Beverly Hills! Actually Jacob's partial plate was put in so he didn't have future orthodontic issues and so that his speech would develop properly. Take a look at him now!

July 7th - Before the visit to the dentist!

July 10th - After the trip to the dentist!

August 4th - Looking good! You can't even tell his teeth aren't real.

Preschool

Now that Jacob is 3 1/2 we decided it was time to start preschool. Due to the fact that we both work full time we were having a hard time deciding how preschool was going to work out. Thanks to our good friends, Christina and Sharon, our problem was solved. Jacob will be taken to school and then dropped off at daycare three days a week and we are so grateful because now he can go to school with all his friends. Not wanting to miss out on the preschool experience we decided to enroll him in the summer program so that Jessica could take him to school and pick him up during the month of July. When school starts back up in September he will be comfortable going there and won't mind that Mom and Dad can't pick up or drop off. Jacob loves his new school and teacher and is very sad that he is now on a break.

July 5th - Jacob's very first day of preschool.

What a fun place, there are bikes to ride....

....painting with Jack....

....and Playdough with Kai!

This is Jacob's teacher Mrs. Jurish with her new baby! We went on a field trip to Coronado. We got to take the ferry over and back.

Mom and Jacob on the ferry.

Fun in the sand!