What a relief!

We found out on Tuesday that Phoebe is OK! No surgery - no more probing! What a relief. Thank you everyone for your prayers.

We are now in Missouri hanging out with grandparents. I think she is loving it - she complains anytime she is put down because she knows that there are plenty of arms to hang out in. What a ham!

Really feeling like a mom ...

So Phoebe is growing and is a healthy baby except ... she refuses to poop on her own. We have had to go to the doctor several times for this issue. Today, we went to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital to see a GI specialist. When we first got into the examination room, Phoebe was happy as a lark. Talking and wiggling - poor girl had no idea what was coming. After the physical examination she was none too happy. The doctor wanted then to do a biopsy of her intestines. This involved a long tube and scaple. As I was trying to comfort her as she was screaming it brought to mind all the times my mom sat and held my hand when I was hurt -- whether it was a scraped knee or child birth. At that moment I realized I've made it -- I'm a mom. And whether Phoebe has a splinter or surgery -- I'll be there holding her hand no matter how much it hurts.